Monday, May 22 2017 13:19

ArmInfo. Legendary Chansonnier Charles Aznavour celebrates his 93th anniversary Charles Aznavour, born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian is  a French,  later naturalised Armenian, singer, songwriter, actor, public  activist and diplomat. Aznavour is known for his unique tenorvoice:   clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound  low notes. He has written over 1300 songs and recorded over 1,400,  sung in eight languages and sold more than 180 million records.

He is one of France's most popular and enduring singers. He has been  dubbed France's Frank Sinatra, while music critic Stephen Holden has  described Aznavour as "French pop deity. He is also arguably the most  famous Armenian of his time. In 1998, Aznavour was named Entertainer  of the Century by CNN and users of Time Online from around the globe.  He was recognized as the century's outstanding performer, with nearly  18% of the total vote, edging out Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.

He has sung for presidents, popes and royalty, as well as at  humanitarian events. In response to the 1988 Armenian earthquake, he  founded the charitable organization Aznavour for Armenia along with  his long- time friend impresario Levon Sayan. In 2009, he was  appointed ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland, as well as Armenia's  permanent delegate to the United Nations at Geneva. Aznavour is the  longest standing "A list" star, still filling major venues all over  the world. He started his most recent tour in 2014.  Due to  chansonnier's  birthday celebration an open air concert to be held in  Yerevan nearby Cascade park at 19:30 .