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Charles Aznavour

1924 - 2018

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Charles Aznavour ( AZ-nə-VOOR; French: [ʃaʁl aznavuʁ]; Armenian: Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրյան; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: 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, in various languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Aznavour is the 11th most popular singer, the 126th most popular biography from France (down from 110th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Singer.

Charles Aznavour is a French-Armenian singer, songwriter, and actor. He was born in Paris to Armenian parents who had fled the Armenian Genocide. He became one of France's most popular and enduring singers. Aznavour's voice is shaded towards the tenor range. He has recorded over 1,200 songs in multiple languages, including French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, and Turkish. Aznavour is known for his unique tenor voice, which has been described as being a "light tenor".

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Charles Aznavour ranks 11 out of 4,381. Before him are Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Tom Jones. After him are Marvin Gaye, Jim Morrison, Plácido Domingo, Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, and David Bowie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Charles Aznavour ranks 4. Before him are Jimmy Carter, Marlon Brando, and George H. W. Bush. After him are Marcello Mastroianni, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Kim Dae-jung, Truman Capote, Robert Mugabe, Allan MacLeod Cormack, and Eli Cohen. Among people deceased in 2018, Charles Aznavour ranks 7. Before him are Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin, George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Kofi Annan. After him are Montserrat Caballé, Ingvar Kamprad, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Bernardo Bertolucci, Stan Lee, and Miloš Forman.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Aznavour ranks 126 out of 6,770. Before him are Nicolas Poussin (1594), Philippe Pétain (1856), Catherine of Valois (1401), Joseph Fourier (1768), Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736), and Philip II of France (1165). After him are Peter Abelard (1079), Pope Gregory XI (1370), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), François Hollande (1954), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), and Sully Prudhomme (1839).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Charles Aznavour ranks 2. Before him are Édith Piaf (1915). After him are Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Françoise Hardy (1944), France Gall (1947), Carlos Gardel (1890), Johnny Hallyday (1943), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Georges Brassens (1921), and Maria Malibran (1808).

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