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Aznavour, Charles


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  • Variants

    • Aznavourian, Charles Varinag
    • Aznavur, Sharlʹ
    • Aznavuri︠a︡n, Sharlʹ
    • Aznavourian, Shahnourh Varinag
    • Azavourian, Chahnour Varenagh
    • Aznavourian, Chahnour Varenagh
    • Aznaourian, Charles
    • Aznavor, Sharl
    • Азнавур, Шарль
    • Азнавурян, Шарль
    • אזנבור, שארל
    • אזנבור, שרל
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1924-05-22
    • Death Date

        2018-10-01
    • Birth Place

        Paris (France)
    • Associated Language

        Armenian
    • Associated Language

        English
    • Associated Language

        French
    • Associated Language

        German
    • Associated Language

        Italian
    • Associated Language

        Kabyle
    • Associated Language

        Neapolitan Italian
    • Associated Language

        Russian
    • Associated Language

        Spanish
    • Field of Activity

      Popular music


    • Occupation

      Singers

      Composers

      Lyricists

      Actors

      Diplomats

      Authors, French

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  • Sources

    • found: Thierry Le Luron, l'épingleur épinglé, c1984:cover p. 4 (Charles Aznavour)
    • found: LC data base, 5-29-85(hdg.: Aznavour, Charles)
    • found: Petit frère, c1986:p. 10 (Charles Aznavour, b. Charles Varinag Aznavourian, 5/22/1924, Paris)
    • found: Aznavur v kino, 1994:p. 5 (Sharlʹ Aznavur (Aznavuri︠a︡n) b. in Paris, May 22, 1925)
    • found: New Grove dict. of mus. WWW site, Oct. 19, 2004(Aznavour, Charles (Aznavourian, Varenagh); b. May 22, 1924, Paris; French singer and songwriter)
    • found: Antsʻats ōrer, 2004:t.p. (Shaṛl Aznavur) p. facing t.p. (Charles Aznavour)
    • found: French Wikipedia, viewed Apr. 9, 2009(Charles Aznavour; b. Shahnourh Varinag Aznavourian, May 22, 1924, Paris; Franco-Armenian author, composer, performer, and actor); viewed Oct. 2, 2018 (d. Oct. 1, 2018, Mouriès; recorded songs performed in French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, Armenian, Neapolitan, Russian, and Kabyle)
    • found: Charles Aznavour WWW site, Apr. 9, 2009(Charles Aznavour; Charles Aznavourian; b. May 22, 1924, Paris)
    • found: Wikipedia, Aug. 11, 2014(Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian; better known by his stage name Charles Aznavour; singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. 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 2009, he was appointed ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland, as well as Armenia's permanent delegate to the United Nations at Geneva)
    • found: New York times WWW site, viewed Oct. 2, 2018(in obituary published Oct. 1: Charles Aznavour; b. May 22, 1924, Paris; most sources say his name at birth was Chahnour Varenagh Azavourian [i.e. Aznavourian?], but some give his original given name as Charles and his original surname as Aznaourian; d. at his home in Mouriès, aged 94; his death was announced on Monday [Oct. 1, 2018] by the French Culture Ministry; local authorities said he died overnight; one of France's most celebrated singers of popular songs as well as a composer, film star, and lifelong champion of the Armenian people)
    • found: LC database, Oct. 2, 2018(heading in less than full level bibliographic record: Aznaourian, Charles, 1924- ; usage: Charles Aznavour)
    • found: Matsilim (tsadiḳim) ṿe-loḥamim, 2017:t.p. (שארל אזנבור = Sharl Aznavur) p. 14 (שרל אזנבור = Sharl Aznavur)
    • found: Je m'voyais déjà, 2021 :LAC CIP application (Charles Aznavour)
  • LC Classification

    • ML420.A97
    • PQ2661.Z6
  • Editorial Notes

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  • Change Notes

    • 1985-06-03: new
    • 2021-07-19: revised
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