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    Charles Aznavour is 87

    May 22, 2011 - 13:55 AMT
    PanARMENIAN.Net -

    May 22 marks 87th birth anniversary of Armenian French singer Charles
    Aznavour. He is the author of around 1,000 songs. Besides, he starred
    in 60 films and sold around 100mln discs. According to a joint poll
    conducted by TIME and CNN (1998), Aznavour is recognized as the best
    pop singer of the 20th century. Since May 5, 2009, Aznavour has been
    Armenia's Ambassador to Switzerland and permanent representatives to
    the UN headquarters.

    Musicians, artists and community leaders from across the globe
    gathered to pay tribute to one of the world's greatest musicians and
    entertainers - Charles Aznavour - in a star-studded event in New York
    on May 20.

    The evening served as an opportunity to highlight not only Aznavour's
    talents, but his decades-long service to Armenia on the eve of the
    republic's 20th anniversary of independence.

    Presenting the award to Aznavour was famous actress and singer Liza
    Minnelli. Seeing Aznavour perform on stage for the first time was
    `magnetic' for Minnelli. `The minute he walked onstage, I stopped
    breathing,' she said.

    The event featured guest of honor, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward
    Nalbandian. The evening's proceeds will benefit the disadvantaged
    elderly people of Armenia, including the Vanadzor Old Age Home in
    Armenia.

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