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
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French-Armenian singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. His career spanning over 70 years and he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted 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.
Born: May 22, 1924 in Paris, France Died: October 1, 2018 in Mouriès, France at the age of 94 years. .
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- 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
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Charles Aznavour ( AZ-nə-VOOR, French: [ʃaʁl aznavuʁ]; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, Armenian: Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavuryan; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French singer, 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.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. In 1998, Aznavour was named Entertainer of the Century by CNN and users of Time Online from around the globe. He was recognized as the century's outstanding performer, with nearly 18% of the total vote, edging out Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. Jean Cocteau once said: "Before Aznavour despair was unpopular".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 Levon 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.He started his last world tour in 2014. On 24 August 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, on 19 September 2018, would be his final performance. Between 1974 and 2016, Charles Aznavour officially received around sixty gold and platinum records around the world, representing several million cumulative sales. He's one of the few French performers to hold a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. At the time of his death, according to his record company, the total sales of the artist's recordings were over 180 million units.
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