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Charles Aznavour - Biography

 

Charles AznavourCharles Aznavour
French Singer
Last name: Aznavourian
Name: Charles
Born: May 22nd, 1924
Place: Paris
His wife: Ulla
His father: Misha Aznavourian (Armenian born in Georgia)

His mother: Armenian, born in Turkey, escaped the American genocide in 1915

1924 His talent was discovered by French singer Edith Piaf, with universal and famous songs as "The bohême", "Comme ils disent", "Je m' voyais déjà"

1946 Charles Aznavour married Micheline, their daughter Séda was born in 1947

1952 birth of his second daughter, Micha

1956 He got married to Évelyne Plessis, with whom he had Patrick

1965 Charles Aznavour presented for twelve consecutive weeks at the Olympia, with thirty songs

1968 He married the swedish  Ulla Thorsel in the Armenian church of Paris

1969 Charles Aznavour won the prize of the American Company of Authors and Composers for his song "Hier Encore" and the medal of the city of Paris.  Birth of its daughter Katia. 

1971 Charles Aznavour received the Lion Award of the Festival of Venice by the for the Italian version of the song "Mourir d' aimer". 

1972 Birth of his son Misha

1974 Charles Aznavour received  platinum album for the song "She" in Great Britain. 

1989 Charles Aznavour was named permanent Ambassador of Armenia by the Unesco. 

1994 Charles Aznavour signed with EMI a contract that entitles EMI to do the recording of the totality of his works, around one thousand songs. 

2004 Charles Aznavour participates in the operation Photographs of the Stars, organized by Reporters Without Borders, an Association of defense of the liberty of press that gives financial support to the families of the 29 reporters that are in prison in Cuba 

Filmography


1945 Adieu chérie
1949 Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1956 Une gosse sensass
1957 Paris Music-hall C'est arrivé à trente-six chandelles
1958 Oh ! Que mambo Pourquoi viens-tu si tard ?
1958 Les dragueurs
1958 La tête contre les murs
1959 Le testament d'Orphée
1960 Tirez sur le pianiste - TruffautT
1960 Le passage du Rhin
1960 Un taxi pour Tobrouk
1961 Horace 62 Les petits matins Les lions sont lâchés
1962 Tempo di Roma
1962 Les quatre vérités - Luis García Berlanga
1962 Pourquoi Paris?
1962 Le diable et les 10 commandements
1964 Cherchez l'idole Alta infidelta
1965 LA METAMORPHOSE DES CLOPORTES
1965 Paris au mois d'août de GRANIER-DEFERRE
1965 Thomas l'imposteur
1966 Le facteur s'en va-t-en guerre
1967 Caroline chérie
1968 L'amour Candy
1969 The Games de Michael Winner
1970 Un beau monstre
1971 Les intrus La part des lions
1972 The Blockhaus
1974 Ten Little Indians
1975 Folies bourgeoises
1976 Sky Riders
1979 Die Blechtrommel Le tambour de SCHLONDORFF Volker
1979 Ciao les mecs ! Claude François, le film de sa vie
1982 Der Zauberberg
1982 Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David - Elie Chouraqui
1982 Edith et Marcel
1982 Les Fantômes du chapelier
1983 Une jeunesse
1984 Viva la vie - Claude Lelouch
1984 Yiddish connection
1985 Paolino, la juste cause et une bonne raison
1988 Mangeclous
1989 Il maestro
1991 Les années campagne
1996 Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes Le comédien
2002 Ararat de Atom Egoyan  

 

 

 

 

       

 

Charles Aznavour