Charles Aznavour
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Via Morrissey Central(2018), Morrissey said of him:
Charles Aznavour dies. Impossible, but true. We shared May 22nd (birthday, but 2 or 3 years apart.) A few years ago I invited him to sing on my album World peace is none of your business. He listened, but declined - a wise man, indeed ! Music lasts longer than life, and Charles Aznavour is music : now, today, tomorrow and always.
Mentioned In
- World Peace Is None Of Your Business Tour 2014-2017 Pre-show Tracks
- DIM THE LIGHTS - Morrissey Central (October 1, 2018)
- North America Tour 2019 Pre-show Tracks
- Live In Concert 2024 Pre-show Tracks
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French-Armenian singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat born May 22, 1924 in Paris and died October 1, 2018 in Mouriès, France (aged 94). His career spanned over 70 years and he recorded more than 1,200 songs performed in 9 languages. Brother of Aïda Aznavour, married to Micheline Rugel (1946-1952), father of Seda Aznavour, Katia Aznavour and Misha Aznavour. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1996.
External Links
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/339220-Charles-Aznavour
- https://www.aznavourfoundation.org/
- https://www.facebook.com/aznavourofficiel
- https://twitter.com/MrAznavour
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Aznavour
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090421135737fw_/http://www.c-aznavour.com/SITE/accueilEN.html
- https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356040
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Charles Aznavour ( AZ-nə-VOOR, French: [ʃaʁl aznavuʁ]; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian, 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French singer of Armenian descent, as well as a lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a composer, singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time and an icon of 20th-century pop culture. He performed in multiple languages: in French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, Armenian, Neapolitan, Russian, and later in his career, in Kabyle. He wrote or co-wrote more than a thousand songs, either for himself or for other artists. Aznavour sang for presidents, popes and royalty, as well as at humanitarian events. In response to the 1988 Armenian earthquake, he founded the charitable organization Aznavour for Armenia along with his long-time friend impresario Lévon Sayan. In 2008, he was granted Armenian citizenship and was appointed ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland the following year, as well as Armenia's permanent delegate to the United Nations at Geneva. One of France's most popular and enduring singers, he was dubbed France's Frank Sinatra, while music critic Stephen Holden described Aznavour as a "French pop deity". Several media outlets described him as the most famous Armenian of all time. Jean Cocteau, who cast him in his 1960's Le testament d'Orphée, joked "Before Aznavour despair was unpopular". Between 1974 and 2016, Aznavour received around sixty gold and platinum records around the world. According to his record company, the total sales of Aznavour's recordings were over 180 million units. He started his last world tour in 2014. In 2017, Aznavour was awarded the 2,618th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Later that year, he and his sister, Aida Aznavourian, were awarded the Raoul Wallenberg Award for sheltering Jews during World War II. His concert at the NHK Hall in Osaka, in September 2018, would be his final performance.
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