| Charles Aznavour | |
|---|---|
| Aznavour in 1961 | |
| Born | Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian22 May 1924 Paris, French Third Republic |
| Died | 1 October 2018 (aged 94) Mouriès, France |
| Burial place | Montfort-l’Amaury (Yvelines), France |
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Non merci.” Aznavour was born Shahnour Aznavourian, in Paris, in 1924, to parents who had escaped the Armenian genocide in Turkey. Back home, his father, Misha, had been a singer, and his mother, Knar, an actress.
Charles Aznavour (22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was an Armenian-French singer, songwriter and actor.
Édith Piaf As France’s most famous singers, Edith Piaf turned romantic strife into exquisite art with her enduring ballads “La Vie En Rose” and “Je Ne Regrette Rien.” As one of first true crossover stars, her melancholic melodies won the world over and then some.
Death and funeral On 1 October 2018, Aznavour was found dead in a bathtub at his home at Mouriès at the age of 94.
Trenet, who never married, left no close relatives. He was born on May 18, 1913 in Narbonne, a southeastern town. His father, a lawyer, reared him after his parents were divorced when he was still a child.
Later offered a writing contract by Charles Trenet’s music publisher, Raoul Breton, his new and unique style was to produce great demand for his work from such artists as Gilbert Becaud, Juliette Greco and Edith Piaf, among others.
