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Biography Beloved French chanson entertainer Charles Aznavour, who wrote more than 800 songs, recorded more than 1,000 of them in French, English, German and Spanish and sold over 100 million records in all, was born Chahnour Varinag Aznavourian on May 22, 1924, in Paris, the younger of two children born to Armenian immigrants who fled to France following the Turkish massacre...
| Talent Agent: |
Agents Associes (AA)
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| Profession: |
Actor / Soundtrack / Composer |
| Born: |
22 May 1924, Paris, France (age 85) |
| Birth Name: |
Chahnour Varinag Aznavourian |
| Height: |
5' 3" (1.60 m) |
| Spouse: |
Ulla Thorsell (11 January 1967 - present) 3 children
Evelyne Plessis (1955 - 1960) (divorced) 1 child
Micheline Rugel (1946 - ?) (divorced) 2 children
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| Also Known As: |
Charles Aznavour / Aznavour |
| Awards: |
1 win |
| Credited Years: |
1937 - 2009 |
Real Life Quotes
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Live now. Tomorrow, who knows? |
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The public and the critics ... sensed my passionate devotion to my profession. My love of the chanson towered above my other loves. |
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My shortcomings are my voice, my height, my gestures, my lack of culture and education, my frankness and my lack of personality. -- CA, in 1950 |
Trivia
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French singer/actor, a.k.a. Charles Aznavurian. |
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Married five times. |
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He is an Armenian-French singer-composer born in Paris but very popular among the French culture especially in Quebec. |
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Daughters: Seda, Patricia Aznavour and Katia Aznavour. Sons: Patrick and Mischa Aznavour (Micha Aznavour). |
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Worked with François Truffaut who petitioned for the release of Sergei Parajanov from the Soviet prisons; Aznavour also worked with Atom Egoyan, whose 2nd favourite film is Sergei Parajanov's Color of Pomegranates while Mikhail Vartanov, the best friend of Sergei Parajanov, regards Color of Pomegranates as his most favourite picture and Charles Aznavour as his most favourite singer. |
Other Works
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Singer : CD "Bon anniversaire, Charles" (2004) |
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