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French Star "Charles Aznavour" Is Dead! by Nobody: 8:06pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
The star died at one of his homes in
the south east of France.
The performer, born to Armenian
immigrants, sold more than 180
million records and featured in over
60 films.
He was best known for his 1974 hit
She and was awarded a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017.
Aznavour married three times and
had six children.
He was named entertainer of the
century by CNN in 1998.
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The singer was born in Paris in 1924
to Armenian parents who fled the
country's genocide to begin a new
life in the French capital.
Aznavour's lyrics drew on his own
experiences of growing up in
deprivation as an immigrant.
The singer was due to take on a
seven-date tour across France and
Switzerland, starting in November
this year.
He had recently returned from a
tour in Japan, having been forced to
cancel concerts this summer due to
a broken arm.
He recorded more than 1,200 songs
in seven different languages and
performed in 94 countries.
Aznavour's song She was famously
performed by Elvis Costello in the
opening credits of Richard Curtis'
film Notting Hill.
Dubbed France's Frank Sinatra,
Aznavour wrote his own songs on
taboo subjects about marriage,
homosexuality and male expression
of emotions.
His 1973 hit, What Makes a Man, was
about a gay transvestite.
Image copyright GETTY IMAGES
Still performing to packed stadiums
well into his 90s, Aznavour
continued to write songs about his
life, including his Swedish wife to
celebrate 50 years of marriage.
As well as a singer, he was a
successful actor and played the lead
in the 1960 film Shoot the Piano
Player.
He also appeared in the Oscar-
winning The Tin Drum, playing a
kindly Jewish toy seller.
Aznavour sang for presidents, popes
and royal families and at a number
of humanitarian events.
President Emmanuel Macron was a
big fan of Aznavour and sang many
of his songs during karaoke nights
with friends when he was a student,
according to former classmates.
He was heavily involved in charity
work and founded an organisation
after the 1988 Armenian earthquake
with friend Levon Sayan.
In 2009 he was appointed
ambassador of Armenia to
Switzerland and he also became
Armenia's delegate to the United
Nations in Geneva.
Thousands of fans from around the
world have paid their respects on
Twitter, including some celebrities.
Good Morning Britain presenter
Piers Morgan remembered the
singer as an "intelligent, eloquent,
graceful & charming man."
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RIP Charles Aznavour, 94.
One of the greatest singers
the world has seen & such
an intelligent, eloquent,
graceful & charming man.
Meeting & interviewing him
a few months ago was a
wonderful experience.
He was everything I hoped
he would be.
What a life.
Merci, Maestro.
pic.twitter.com/FENKZzenPj
— Piers Morgan (@
piersmorgan) October 1,
2018
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piersmorgan
Musician Reverend Richard Coles
suggested that Aznavour was a
"better singer" than Sinatra:
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RevRichardColes
Charles Aznavour has died -
RIP - the French Sinatra, it is
said, but I think he was a
better singer than Sinatra #
controversy
— Richard Coles (@
RevRichardColes) October 1,
2018
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RevRichardColes
BBC 6 Music's Gilles Peterson shared
one of his favourite songs by the
singer, Hier Encore:
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gillespeterson
I grew up with this man's
music in the house...
Charles Aznavour RIP
https:///TtXqRBrjwc
— Gilles Peterson (@
gillespeterson) October 1,
2018
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gillespeterson
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