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CHARLES AZNAVOUR TO PERFORM IN BASQUE COUNTRY
14:34, 4 March, 2015
YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS: The legendary French Armenian
chansonier Charles Aznavour, 91, will perform a concert in the Basque
Country. Armenpress reports, citing the French sudouest.fr website
that the concert will take place on May 9 in the Kursaal Hall in
San-Sebastian. The website states that Aznavour will perform here
after the concert in Spain. Before that the legend of the stage will
perform at Barclaycard Center of Madrid on May 7.
Charles Aznavour (Shahan Vaghinak Aznavouryan) was born in Paris in
1924 to a family of Armenian migrants Mikayel and Knar Aznavouryans.
As a young man he was fond of theatre, but in 1940s he started to
give performances in cabaret with Pierre Roche.
Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he
is also one of the best-known singers in the world. Aznavour is known
for his unique tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches,
with gravelly and profound low notes. He has appeared in more than
sixty movies, composed about a thousand songs (including at least
150 in English, 100 in Italian, 70 in Spanish, and 50 in German),
and sold well over 100 million records.
In 1974, Aznavour became a major success in the United Kingdom where
his song "She" went to Number One in the charts. His other well-known
song in the UK was "Dance in the Old Fashioned Way".
Artists who have recorded his songs and collaborated with Aznavour
include Edith Piaf, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra (Aznavour was one of
the rare European singers invited to duet with him), Andrea Bocelli,
Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan (he named Aznavour among the
greatest live performers he's ever seen), Liza Minnelli, Elton John,
Dalida, Serge Gainsbourg, Josh Groban, Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey,
Jose Carreras, Laura Pausini, Nana Mouskouri and Julio Iglesias.
Fellow French pop legend Mireille Mathieu has sung and recorded
with Aznavour on numerous occasions. In 1974, Jack Jones recorded an
entire album of Aznavour compositions entitled "Write Me A Love Song,
Charlie", re-released on CD in 2006. Aznavour and Italian tenor Luciano
Pavarotti sang Gounod's aria Ave Maria together. He performed with
famed Russian cellist and friend Mstislav Rostropovich to inaugurate
the French presidency of the European Union in 1995.
One of Aznavour's greatest friends and collaborators from the music
industry is legendary Spanish operatic tenor Placido Domingo. In
1994, Aznavour performed with Domingo and Norwegian soprano Sissel
Kyrkjebø at Domingo's third annual Christmas in Vienna concert. The
three singers performed a variety of carols, medleys, and duets, and
the concert was televised throughout the world, as well as released
on a CD internationally.
On 30 September 2006, Aznavour performed a major concert in Yerevan
to start off the cultural season "Armenie mon amie" in France.
In 2008, an album of duets, Duos, was released. It is a collaborative
effort featuring Aznavour and his greatest friends and partners
from his long career in the music industry, including Celine Dion,
Sting, Laura Pausini, Josh Groban, Paul Anka, Placido Domingo, and
many others.
Since the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, Aznavour has been helping the
country through his charity, Aznavour for Armenia. Together with his
brother in-law and co-author Georges Garvarentz he wrote the song
"Pour toi Armenie", which was performed by a group of famous French
artists and topped the charts for 18 weeks. There is a square named
after him in central Yerevan on Abovian Street, and a statue erected
in Gyumri, which saw the most lives lost in the earthquake.
In 2004 Aznavour received the title of "National Hero of Armenia"
for his humanitarian work, Armenia's highest award.
During a career that has lasted over 70 years, he has appeared in
over 60 films, composed over 1,000 songs and sold over 100 million
records worldwide.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/796367/charles-aznavour-to-perform-in-basque-country.html
14:34, 4 March, 2015
YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS: The legendary French Armenian
chansonier Charles Aznavour, 91, will perform a concert in the Basque
Country. Armenpress reports, citing the French sudouest.fr website
that the concert will take place on May 9 in the Kursaal Hall in
San-Sebastian. The website states that Aznavour will perform here
after the concert in Spain. Before that the legend of the stage will
perform at Barclaycard Center of Madrid on May 7.
Charles Aznavour (Shahan Vaghinak Aznavouryan) was born in Paris in
1924 to a family of Armenian migrants Mikayel and Knar Aznavouryans.
As a young man he was fond of theatre, but in 1940s he started to
give performances in cabaret with Pierre Roche.
Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he
is also one of the best-known singers in the world. Aznavour is known
for his unique tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches,
with gravelly and profound low notes. He has appeared in more than
sixty movies, composed about a thousand songs (including at least
150 in English, 100 in Italian, 70 in Spanish, and 50 in German),
and sold well over 100 million records.
In 1974, Aznavour became a major success in the United Kingdom where
his song "She" went to Number One in the charts. His other well-known
song in the UK was "Dance in the Old Fashioned Way".
Artists who have recorded his songs and collaborated with Aznavour
include Edith Piaf, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra (Aznavour was one of
the rare European singers invited to duet with him), Andrea Bocelli,
Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan (he named Aznavour among the
greatest live performers he's ever seen), Liza Minnelli, Elton John,
Dalida, Serge Gainsbourg, Josh Groban, Petula Clark, Shirley Bassey,
Jose Carreras, Laura Pausini, Nana Mouskouri and Julio Iglesias.
Fellow French pop legend Mireille Mathieu has sung and recorded
with Aznavour on numerous occasions. In 1974, Jack Jones recorded an
entire album of Aznavour compositions entitled "Write Me A Love Song,
Charlie", re-released on CD in 2006. Aznavour and Italian tenor Luciano
Pavarotti sang Gounod's aria Ave Maria together. He performed with
famed Russian cellist and friend Mstislav Rostropovich to inaugurate
the French presidency of the European Union in 1995.
One of Aznavour's greatest friends and collaborators from the music
industry is legendary Spanish operatic tenor Placido Domingo. In
1994, Aznavour performed with Domingo and Norwegian soprano Sissel
Kyrkjebø at Domingo's third annual Christmas in Vienna concert. The
three singers performed a variety of carols, medleys, and duets, and
the concert was televised throughout the world, as well as released
on a CD internationally.
On 30 September 2006, Aznavour performed a major concert in Yerevan
to start off the cultural season "Armenie mon amie" in France.
In 2008, an album of duets, Duos, was released. It is a collaborative
effort featuring Aznavour and his greatest friends and partners
from his long career in the music industry, including Celine Dion,
Sting, Laura Pausini, Josh Groban, Paul Anka, Placido Domingo, and
many others.
Since the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, Aznavour has been helping the
country through his charity, Aznavour for Armenia. Together with his
brother in-law and co-author Georges Garvarentz he wrote the song
"Pour toi Armenie", which was performed by a group of famous French
artists and topped the charts for 18 weeks. There is a square named
after him in central Yerevan on Abovian Street, and a statue erected
in Gyumri, which saw the most lives lost in the earthquake.
In 2004 Aznavour received the title of "National Hero of Armenia"
for his humanitarian work, Armenia's highest award.
During a career that has lasted over 70 years, he has appeared in
over 60 films, composed over 1,000 songs and sold over 100 million
records worldwide.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/796367/charles-aznavour-to-perform-in-basque-country.html