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Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Birthday: 1924-05-22 | Place of Birth: Paris, France

Charles Aznavour, OC (May 22, 1924 - October 1, 2018) was an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world. Charles Aznavour (pronounced in French as Sharl Aznavour) is known for his characteristic short figure and unique tenor voice; clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. He has appeared in more than 60 movies, composed about 1,000 songs (including 150 at least in English, 100 in Italian, 70 in Spanish, and 50 in German), and has sold well over 100 million records. In 1998, Charles 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. He has sung for presidents, popes, and royalty, as well as at humanitarian events, and is the founder of the charitable organization Aznavour for Armenia along with his long-time friend and impresario Levon Sayan. Aznavour started his global farewell tour in late 2006, which continues through this day. In 2009 he was appointed ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland, as well as Armenia's permanent delegate to the United Nations at Geneva. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Aznavour, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

as    Self (archive footage)

2020
Le Terminus des prétentieux

as    Self (archive footage)

2019
Aznavour by Charles

as    Self - Singer (archive footage)

2015
Senza Lucio

as    Self

2013
Piaf intime

as    Self

2006
The Colonel

as    le père Rossi

2005
Emmenez-moi

as    Charles Aznavour

2004
Old Goriot

as    Jean-Joachim Goriot

2002
Ararat

as    Edward Saroyan

2002
2001
Hotel Laguna

as    Tony Castellano

1997
Last Trading Post in India

as    Léo Bauman

1997
The Comedian

as    M. Maillard

1997
1992
The Country Years

as    Le Grand-Père / Grandfather

1988
Nailcruncher

as    Jérémie

1985
1984
Long Live Life

as    Edouard Takvorian

1984
Die Fledermaus

as    Prince Orlofsky's Guest

1982
The Magic Mountain

as    Naphta