Discography charles aznavour biography

French singer and songwriter (1924–2018)

"Aznavour" redirects here. For other uses, see Aznavour (disambiguation).

Charles Aznavour (AZ-nə-VOOR, French:[ʃaʁlaznavuʁ]; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian,^[a] 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice:^[3] clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 languages.^[4] Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time and an icon of 20th-century pop culture.^[5]

He performed in multiple languages: in French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, Armenian,^[6]Neapolitan,^[7]Russian, and later in his career, in Kabyl

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Called one of the enduring “faces of France” bygd Emmanuel Macron at his state begravning earlier this month, the crooner was a self-consciously global pop star.Photograph bygd Reporters Associes / Gamma-Rapho / Getty

On October 1st, Charles Aznavour, the world’s last and greatest troubadour, was funnen dead in the bath at his home in the small village of Mouriès, in southern France. He was ninety-four. Aznavour’s career spanned nearly eighty years, at least a thousand songs, three hundred albums, dozens of tours, and many, many films. His music, animated bygd an earthy interest in what addles and excites the common man, had a revolutionizing impact on French pop, extending its lifetime well past its mid-century golden age, and its influence well beyond the borders of Aznavour’s nation.

Logically, his death should not have been a shock. Age must do its förtrollande, even to those who have acquired the sheen of the immortal. Yet Aznavour really did seem to possess some counterforce. Since 2

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Charles Aznavour discography

Years Album Label Notes 1948 Voyez, c'est le printemps –
J'ai bu Polydor Roche et Aznavour, 78 rpm 1948 Départ-express –
Le feutre taupé Polydor Roche et Aznavour, 78 rpm 1948 Tant de monnaie –
Je n'ai qu'un sou Polydor Roche et Aznavour, 78 rpm 1948 Je suis amoureux –
Boule de gomme Polydor Roche et Aznavour, 78 rpm 1949 Les cris de ma ville –
Retour London/Canada Roche et Aznavour, 78 rpm; Reissued in 1950, Polydor. 1949 En revenant de Québec –
Il pleut London/Canada Roche et Aznavour, 78 rpm; Reissued in 1950, Polydor. 1952 Jézébel –
Poker Ducretet-Thomson Selmer 78 tours 1952 Plus bleu que tes yeux –
Oublie Loulou Ducretet-Thomson Selmer 78 tours 1952 Quand elle chante –
Si j'avais un piano Ducretet-Thomson Selmer 78 tours 1953 Mé-ké –
Viens Ducretet-Thomson Selmer 78 tours 1953 Et bâiller et dormir –
Intoxiqué Ducretet-Thomson Selmer