Charles Aznavour
22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018
Charles Aznavour was a French singer, songwriter and actor of Armenian descent whose career spanned more than seventy years. He wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs, including La Boheme and Hier encore, performed in several languages and appeared in films such as Shoot the Piano Player and The Tin Drum. He also served as Armenia's ambassador to Switzerland and as its permanent delegate to the United Nations in Geneva.
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Life events
He was born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe left school young to work on stage and in small film roles in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe pair performed together in France and Canada in the 1940s.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgPiaf took him on tour in France and the United States and encouraged his career.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe song established him as a solo performer after years of mixed reviews.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe played the lead role in the New Wave film Tirez sur le pianiste.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe song about a painter's youth in Montmartre became one of his best-known recordings.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe founded the charity Aznavour pour l'Armenie and recorded the fundraising song Pour toi Armenie.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe also served as Armenia's permanent delegate to the United Nations in Geneva.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCharles Aznavour died at the age of 94.
Source: en.wikipedia.org