▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁song ▁" Par lez - mo i ▁d ' amour ". ▁Her ▁im pres ario ▁was ▁Bruno ▁Co qu at rix . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁É mil ienne - Hen ri ette ▁Bo yer ▁in ▁the ▁Mont par n asse ▁Qu arter ▁of ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁Her ▁mel od ious ▁voice ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁chance , ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁model , ▁to ▁sing ▁in ▁the ▁cab are ts ▁of ▁Mont par n asse . ▁An ▁office ▁position ▁at ▁a ▁prominent ▁Paris ian ▁the ater ▁opened ▁the ▁door ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁she ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Luci enne ▁Bo yer , ▁singing ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁Paris ian ▁music ▁h alls . ▁ ▁Popular ▁success ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Bo yer ▁sang ▁at ▁a ▁concert ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁star ▁F éli x ▁May ol ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁im pres ario ▁Lee ▁Sh ub ert ▁who ▁immediately ▁offered ▁her ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Broadway . ▁Bo yer ▁spent ▁nine ▁months ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁returning ▁to ▁perform ▁there ▁and ▁to ▁South ▁America ▁numerous ▁times ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁record ings ▁for ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁of ▁France ▁including ▁her ▁signature ▁song , ▁" Par lez - mo i ▁d ' amour ". ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Jean ▁Len oir , ▁the ▁song ▁won ▁the ▁first -