Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

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Lived 1924–2018, aged 94France

France MusiciansWriter / Author

Fame56.2
Momentum4.6
France rank#15
Musicians rank#49
Wikipedia181.4K

Wikipedia
81 languages
Cross-language footprint
Rank in France
#15
Musicians
Era
1924–2018
Aged 94

Summary

Updated 2026-05-29

Charles Aznavour spent seven decades churning out 1,200+ songs in multiple languages, anchored by a voice that swung from crystalline tenor to gravelly whisper. The French-Armenian singer-songwriter became synonymous with 20th-century chanson and won a second act as a diplomat.

Biography

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Charles Aznavour was a French and Armenian singer-songwriter, actor, and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs, in various languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in history and an icon of 20th-century pop culture.

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