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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.
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.