In France died one of the most popular singer in the history of this country Charles Aznavour. He has over 1300 songs and 60 movies.
French actor of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94 at his home in the South of France. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown, but indirect data suggests that 94-year-old Aznavour was struck by some serious illness, because only 19 of September he gave a concert in the Japanese city of Osaka, and at the end of October already planned a new tour. According to some reports, the singer died of a heart attack and doctors were unable to restart his heart.
Aznavour, a legendary name, not only for France but for many other countries, including Russia, where it is well known and loved. He came to our country even during Soviet times, and then repeatedly and in a new time. Charles Aznavour was in April of this year to give concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but he canceled them because of muscle spasm of the back. A little later, in mid-may after a hand injury the singer has cancelled concerts in Japan and Uzbekistan. Behind Aznavour unique for the duration of a career that lasted 85 (!) years, since he first came on the scene in 9 years. Aznavour was a co-author of 1300 songs, he played 60 roles in film and sold worldwide more than 200 million copies of their albums. In 1998, Time magazine and CNN recognized him as the best pop artist of the twentieth century.
However, the special veneration of this artist, composer and writer and public figure has been observed in Armenia, which he has helped. Charles Aznavour the son of Armenian immigrants, he was always proud of his origins and did a lot to their historical homeland, include assistance in the most difficult times like the earthquake in Spitak. Aznavour was the honorary Ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland and the permanent representative of the historical homeland in the UN. (READ MORE)
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