Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Berlusconi says he can sing better than Aznavour

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Berlusconi says he can sing better than Aznavour

    Berlusconi says he can sing better than Aznavour
    (AFP) - Jul 19, 2010

    MILAN - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday said he could
    sing better than French songwriting legend Charles Aznavour during an
    event on top of the northern city of Milan's cathedral.

    "Someone wrote that I would have sung with him, but my institutional
    position prevents me from doing so. Also, I would have surely been
    better than him," joked Berlusconi while introducing Aznavour, the ANSA
    news agency reported.

    Berlusconi, who was a cruise ship crooner in his youth, was presenting
    Aznavour after receiving an institutional prize for his political career
    amid the pinnacles and spires that overlook the roof of the gothic
    cathedral.

    Before beginning his concert, Aznavour replied saying Berlusconi was
    "the most prestigious artist to have ever opened a show for me."

    In receiving the prize, Berlusconi touted his government's achievements,
    including solving a rubbish crisis in the southern town of Naples and
    successes in the fight against organised crime, ANSA reported.

    Berlusconi also took credit for halting the Russia-Georgia crisis in
    2008 and for bringing France and the United States closer together.

    The event marked the first time Berlusconi visited the cathedral since a
    man with a history of mental problems hit him in the face with a replica
    of the church after a rally on December 13 2009.

    The attack left the 73-year-old billionaire with a broken nose and two
    teeth knocked out.




    From: A. Papazian
Working...
X