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17 unusual facts about Charles Aznavour


Abdou Cherif

Abdou Cherif dedicates body and soul to satisfy its faithful audience; so, from Abdelhalim Hafez's repertoire, to Charles Aznavour's, or Salim Hallali's, so many schools of vocal interpretation which require control and skill.

Agnès Bihl

Invited by Charles Aznavour, she introduced him during his tour between October and December 2007.

Armenian Cathedral of Lviv

Among the guests were: speaker of the Armenian parliament Armen Khachatryan, former president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, president of the Union of Armenians in Ukraine, French singer of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour with his son, Armenian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Armenian Ambassador to Ukraine Hrachya Silvanyan.

Artashat

The city has a cultural palace, an art centre named after Charles Aznavour and a dramatic theatre named after Amo Kharazyan.

Barry Mason

His songs have been recorded by Tom Jones, P. J. Proby, David Essex, The Drifters, Rod Stewart, Petula Clark, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Fortunes, Charles Aznavour, Tony Christie, Mireille Mathieu, Barbra Streisand, and The Dave Clark Five.

Corry Brokken

Brokken was one of the most popular women singers of the 1950s and 1960s, performing in the Sleeswijk Revue alongside Snip en Snap and scoring hits, some of which with translated chansons by Charles Aznavour.

Délizia

She had a comeback in 1982 with "Une première danse", a song co-written by Michel Legrand and Charles Aznavour.

European Year of Intercultural Dialogue

The fifteen international intercultural Ambassadors of the Year of Intercultural Dialogue come from all over the world (but mostly France and Belgium) and include intercultural luminaries of the calibre of Charles Aznavour, Abd al Malik, the Dardenne brothers and Marjane Satrapi.

Koert Vermeulen

Je m’voyais déjà”, a musical based on songs of Charles Aznavour, which lighting video and content were also designed by Koert.

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

The cast list includes several famous French actors: Fernandel, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Simon, Louis de Funès, Lino Ventura, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Aznavour, and a very young Alain Delon, but according to Bosley Crowther only one from seven episodes tickled him, in which play Louis de Funes and Jean-Claude Brialy.

Charles Aznavour : Denis Mayeux, brother of Catherine (the committing suicide)

Lévon Sayan

He has also been the impresario of Liza Minnelli, Plácido Domingo and Mario del Monaco, and he is widely known as the long-time (since 1964) impresario and friend of Charles Aznavour.

Little Singers of Armenia

The Little Singers of Armenia often perform under famous conductors, participate in significant state programs, such as the Cultural Days of Armenia in Russia (2001), the 80th anniversary of Charles Aznavour in Paris (2004), the Year of Armenia in Russia (2006), and the Year of Armenia in France (2007).

Mildred Huxtetter

She also danced with Charles Aznavour to "The Old Fashioned Way" in episode 109 and appeared in two panel discussions: in episode 109, where she was performed by Richard Hunt, and in episode 115, where she was performed by Dave Goelz.

Paris — Palais des Congrès: Intégrale du spectacle

Paris — Palais des Congrès: Intégrale du spectacle is a 1995 live album featuring the performers Charles Aznavour and Liza Minnelli, recorded at the Palais des congrès de Paris.

Philippe Clay

He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey.

The Bangin' Man

This was thought to be a major cause of the single only reaching #3 in the UK charts, whilst Charles Aznavour with 'She' reached the top.


Alain Terzian

On 12 March 2009, among with Charles Aznavour, André Santini and Hélène Ségara he attended the opening ceremony of the Yerevan Park in the center of Paris.

Alphonse Boudard

1965: La Métamorphose des cloportes (The Metamorphosis of woodlice) (adaptation and dialogue with Michel Audiard and Albert Simonin) - Director: Pierre Granier Deferre, with Lino Ventura, Charles Aznavour, Irina Demick, Pierre Brasseur, Georges Geret Maurice Biraud, Francoise Rosay

Anna Kasyan

In 2012, Anna Kasyan was selected by Ararat (brandy) as being among top 50 most influential Armenians today, among other notable names such as Charles Aznavour, Serj Tankian, Ruben Vardanian and others.

Daniel Darc

1988: Parce que, concept album with Bill Pritchard (with a song written by Charles Aznavour - the title track - and an adaptation of "Stephany Says" - song of Velvet Underground)

Roy Budd

He also arranged for and accompanied such artists as Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, and Charles Aznavour.

Vjekoslav Šutej

Throughout the 1990s Šutej also often conducted many concerts with some of the biggest names in both classical and popular music, such as José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Charles Aznavour, Diana Ross, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Andrea Rost, Ramón Vargas, Maria Guleghina, Ruggero Raimondi, Leo Nucci and many others.