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Berlusconi says he can sing better than Aznavour
(AFP) - Jul 19, 2010
MILAN - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday said he could
sing better than French songwriting legend Charles Aznavour during an
event on top of the northern city of Milan's cathedral.
"Someone wrote that I would have sung with him, but my institutional
position prevents me from doing so. Also, I would have surely been
better than him," joked Berlusconi while introducing Aznavour, the ANSA
news agency reported.
Berlusconi, who was a cruise ship crooner in his youth, was presenting
Aznavour after receiving an institutional prize for his political career
amid the pinnacles and spires that overlook the roof of the gothic
cathedral.
Before beginning his concert, Aznavour replied saying Berlusconi was
"the most prestigious artist to have ever opened a show for me."
In receiving the prize, Berlusconi touted his government's achievements,
including solving a rubbish crisis in the southern town of Naples and
successes in the fight against organised crime, ANSA reported.
Berlusconi also took credit for halting the Russia-Georgia crisis in
2008 and for bringing France and the United States closer together.
The event marked the first time Berlusconi visited the cathedral since a
man with a history of mental problems hit him in the face with a replica
of the church after a rally on December 13 2009.
The attack left the 73-year-old billionaire with a broken nose and two
teeth knocked out.
From: A. Papazian
(AFP) - Jul 19, 2010
MILAN - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday said he could
sing better than French songwriting legend Charles Aznavour during an
event on top of the northern city of Milan's cathedral.
"Someone wrote that I would have sung with him, but my institutional
position prevents me from doing so. Also, I would have surely been
better than him," joked Berlusconi while introducing Aznavour, the ANSA
news agency reported.
Berlusconi, who was a cruise ship crooner in his youth, was presenting
Aznavour after receiving an institutional prize for his political career
amid the pinnacles and spires that overlook the roof of the gothic
cathedral.
Before beginning his concert, Aznavour replied saying Berlusconi was
"the most prestigious artist to have ever opened a show for me."
In receiving the prize, Berlusconi touted his government's achievements,
including solving a rubbish crisis in the southern town of Naples and
successes in the fight against organised crime, ANSA reported.
Berlusconi also took credit for halting the Russia-Georgia crisis in
2008 and for bringing France and the United States closer together.
The event marked the first time Berlusconi visited the cathedral since a
man with a history of mental problems hit him in the face with a replica
of the church after a rally on December 13 2009.
The attack left the 73-year-old billionaire with a broken nose and two
teeth knocked out.
From: A. Papazian