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French singer and songwriter (1924–2018) redirect|Aznavour|other uses|Aznavour (disambiguation) March 2023 Infobox person | honorific_prefix = National Hero of Armenia | name = Charles Aznavour | native_name = nobold|Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնաւուրեան | native_name_lang = hy | image = Charles Aznavour 1961.jpg | caption = Aznavour in 1961 | birth_name = Charles Aznavourian | birth_date = birth date|es|1924/5/22 | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = death date and age|es|2018|10/1/1924/5/22 | death_place = Mouriès, France | burial_place = Montfort-l'Amaury (Yvelines, France | citizenship = plainlist| * flag|France * flag|Armenia (from 2008) | occupation = flatlist| * Singer-lyricist * actor * public activist * diplomat | years_active = 1933–2018 | spouse = plainlist| * marriage|Micheline Rugel|1946|1952|reason=divorced * marriage|Evelyne Plessis|1954|1960|reason=divorced * marriage|Ulla Thorsell|1966| | children = 5, including Seda Aznavour|Seda | awards = Indented plainlist| * awards|Legion of Honour|1997, 2001, 2004 * see below|section link||Awards and recognition | module = Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = flatlist| *Pop *chanson | label = flatlist| *EMI Records|EMI *Barclay Records|Barclay *Mercury Records|Mercury *Monument Records|Monument *MGM Records|MGM *Polydor *Reprise Records|Reprise *Liberty Records|Liberty *RCA Victor *MusArm *Som Livre | associated_acts = | website = URL|charlesaznavour.com ''Charles Aznavour'' (IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|z|n|ə|ˈ|v|ʊər respell|AZ|nə|VOOR, IPA|fr|ʃaʁl aznavuʁ|lang; born ''Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian'',efn|This name appears on his birth certificate, although his parents originally wanted to name him lang|hy-Latn|Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian; langx|hy|Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրյան, lang|hy-Latn|Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavuryan, (also spelled Chahnour, and Varenaghcite book Katz Ephraim|author-link=Ephraim Katz The Film Encyclopedia HarperCollins|location=New York|isbn=9780062277114|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=OUujVPHXBZIC&q=%22Shahnour%22+Varenagh+Aznavourian%22&pg=PA1653 1653]|edition=7th 26 February 2013) 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France|French singer of Armenian descent, as well as a lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice:cite news Riding Alan|author-link1=Alan Riding 18 October 1998 Aznavour, The Last Chanteur|newspaper=The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/18/arts/music-aznavour-the-last-chanteur.html|quote=his highly distinct 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.Charles Aznavour recorded in French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, Armenian (''Yes kou rimet'n tchim kidi'', ''La goutte d'eau'' and ''Sirerk'', Neapolitan (''Napule amica mia'', Russian (''Vetchnai lioubov'') and Kabyle (''La bohème'' in a duet with Idir).[http://www.goplanete.com/aznavour/catalogue/catalogue.htm Charles Aznavour Songs Catalog] 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.Cite web 1 October 2018 Master of the chanson Charles Aznavour dead at 94 https://www.dw.com/en/master-of-the-chanson-charles-aznavour-dead-at-94/a-17649140 Deutsche Welle He performed in multiple languages: in French language|French, English language|English, Italian language|Italian, Spanish language|Spanish, German language|German, Armenian language|Armenian,Comme le titre ''Yes kou rimet'n tchim kidi''. Neapolitan language|Neapolitan,Comme le titre ''Napule amica mia''. Russian language|Russian, and later in his career, in Kabyle language|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 citizenshipcite news Itzkoff David|author-link=David Itzkoff 26 December 2008 Aznavour Granted Armenian Citizenship|newspaper=The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/arts/27arts-AZNAVOURGRAN_BRF.html?partner=rss&emc=rss 10 February 2014 and was appointed Armenia–Switzerland relations|ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland the following year, as well as Armenia's permanent delegate to the United Nations at Geneva.cite news Aznavour to become Armenian envoy http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7888243.stm|agency=BBC 13 February 2009 One of France's most popular and enduring singers,cite book|last1=Shea|first1=Michael The Freedom Years: Tactical Tips for the Trailblazer Generation 2006 John Wiley & Sons|location=Chichester|isbn=9781841127545|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=roN-4QHeZQYC&dq=Charles+Aznavour+%22best+known%22&pg=PA122 122]|quote=One of France's best known pop stars, Charles Aznavour he was dubbed France's Frank Sinatra,cite news Hunter-Tilney Ludovic Charles Aznavour, Royal Albert Hall, London – review http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/8174330c-3fce-11e3-8882-00144feabdc0.html#axzz365LcGLPa https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210221210/https://www.ft.com/content/8174330c-3fce-11e3-8882-00144feabdc0#axzz365LcGLPa 10 December 2022|url-access=subscriptionlive 30 June 2014|newspaper=Financial Times 28 October 2013 while music critic Stephen Holden described Aznavour as a "French pop deity".cite news Holden Stephen |author-link=Stephen Holden 30 April 2009 Aznavour Exploring Both Love and l'Amour https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/arts/music/01azna.html |work=The New York Times 30 June 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150102174118/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/arts/music/01azna.html 2 January 2015 Several media outlets described him as the most famous Armenians|Armenian of all time.cite news Cords Suzanne The master of the chanson http://dw.de/p/1C3LY 21 May 2014 30 June 2014|agency=Deutsche Welle|quote=Long a legend, Charles Aznavour is the best known French chansonnier and arguably Armenia's most famous son.cite book Akopian Aram Armenians and the World: Yesterday and Today 2001 Noyan Tapan|location=Yerevan|isbn=9789993051299|page=91|quote=It will be probably just to say that today he is the most famous Armenian, known and admired all over the world. Jean Cocteau, who cast him in his 1960's ''Testament of Orpheus|Le testament d'Orphée'', joked "Before Aznavour despair was unpopular".cite news|author=Alexis Petridis From drag queens to dead marriages, Charles Aznavour was far from easy listening https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/01/from-drag-queens-to-dead-marriages-charles-aznavour-was-far-from-easy-listening|newspaper=The Guardian 1 October 2018 5 October 2018 Between 1974 and 2016, Aznavour received around sixty gold and platinum records around the world.Cite web https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?interprete=charles%20aznavour|title = Les certifications Snepmusique.com According to his record company, the total sales of Aznavour's recordings were over 180 million units.Cite web https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000048069|title = Charles Aznavour Universalmusic.frCite web https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/a-la-une/rien-n-arrete-aznavour Musique : rien n'arrête Charles Aznavour 23 January 2018 lanouvellerepublique.frCite web https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/musique/1300-titres-80-films-8-langues-la-carriere-de-charles-aznavour-en-chiffres-01-10-2018-7908204.php 1300 titres, 80 films, 8 langues… La carrière de Charles Aznavour en chiffres 1 October 2018 Leparisien.fr 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, ill|Aida Aznavourian|hy|Աիդա Ազնավուրյան, were awarded the Raoul Wallenberg Award for sheltering Jews during World War II. His concert at the NHK Hall in Osaka, in September 2018,cite web https://www.rtl.fr/culture/musique/mort-de-charles-aznavour-le-japon-pleure-la-disparition-du-chanteur-7795010558 Le Japon pleure la disparition de Charles Aznavour RTL France 2 October 2018 14 October 2018|language=fr would be his final performance.
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