Biography of Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour - great singer of Armenian origin. It can be said to date he is the most famous Armenian who know and who admired throughout the world.


His parents were Armenian immigrants who moved to France after the horrific genocide of Armenians in 1915. They intended to move from there to America. But the U.S. denied a visa to his family, and, thus, C. Aznavour became a citizen of France.


Aznavour's first musical success was the role of children in the theater and song, written in 20 years to Edith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier. They say, Aznavour decided to become a singer after a 9 years old I heard one of the songs of Maurice Chevalier. He went to the musical Parnassus in the 40th in duet with a young and very talented composer Pierre Roche. They saw the great French diva Edith Piaf, Aznavour, who asked to write songs for her and took both of them with you on a tour of France and America. Introduction to Edith Piaf was the most important in professional life Aznavour. He learned it all that you can learn about the art of cabaret singer. On her insistence Aznavour left Roche and besides, he wrote songs, started his stunning career of the singer - soloist. The Armenian issue has been presented in several of his songs:''Jan'',''Autobiography,''''They have fallen''and''For you, Armenia''.


Since 1955. C. Aznavour played in the film, in French and American films, such as:''Taxi to Tobruk'',''Frequency''rule,''Edith and Marcel'', etc. He also published his poetry and an autobiography''of Aznavour Aznavour''. Having sold over 100 million records, C. Aznavour became king among singers, singing about love in French, as Elvis Presley in English and Julio Iglesias in Spanish. Working with translators, he recorded versions of their songs in English, Spanish and Italian.


In 1964. He organized his first sale at Carnegie Hall and his first world tour, which included countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Greece, Africa and the USSR. His songs are performed by such singers as Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Liza Minnelli. Titan world music short, and author of more than 1000 songs with no musical education, the recent poll by the magazine''Time''was chosen crooners of the 20 th century.


Being a legend, C. Aznavour - exceptional patriot. In 1988. after the tragic Spitak earthquake, which claimed thousands of lives, he founded a charitable association''Aznavour for Armenia''and organized several actions to help Armenia in those days. But he also made a charitable clip from Henri Verneuil and fratsuzskimi with 90 other singers and actors for the song''For you, Armenia,''which was sold a record number of 2 million later, during which he was awarded a diplomatic passport of the Republic of Armenia and was appointed a resident ambassador to UNESCO.