2. Charles Aznavour born Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian (Paris, May 22, 1924) is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor and public activist. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the most well-known singers in the world. He is known for his characteristic short figure and unique baritone voice; clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravely and soulful low notes. He has appeared in more than 60 movies, composed about 1000 songs (including 150 in English, 100 in Italian, 70 in Spanish, and 50 in German), and sold well over 100 million records. Charles Aznavour with his mother Knar
3. One of France's most popular and enduring singers, he began to perform by age nine and soon took the stage name Aznavour. His big break came when the singer Edith Piaf heard him sing and arranged to take him with her on tour in France and to the United States. Often described as the "Frank Sinatra of France", almost all of Aznavour's songs deal with love. He has written more than a thousand songs as well as musicals, made more than one hundred records, and has played in sixty movies. Aznavour sings in five languages and is the most well-known French singer abroad, performing at Carnegie Hall and other major venues around the world. Edith Piaf & Charles Aznavour
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5. Aznavour performs one of his most famous songs, La Bohème, at the Paris Olympia in 1968
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7. In 1996 Charles Aznavour was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
8. Charles Aznavour, elected Entertainer of the Century by CNN and Time (2000)
19. Russian-born cellist and conductor Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich and Armenian-born French singer Charles Aznavour perform during a concert given in honor of the French European presidency 25 January 1995 in Strasbourg
20. Charles Aznavour acknowledges applauses after he was awarded the rank of Officer of the Order of Canada by Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean at the Citadelle in Quebec City July 5, 2008
