ArmInfo.Today - on the birthday of the world famous Frenchman of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour, a bust of the chansonnier was installed in Stepanakert.
As Artsakhpress reports, the opening ceremony of the bust of Charles Aznavour, a famous French-Armenian singer, chansonnier, composer, poet, writer, film actor and public figure, took place in the Armenian-French friendship park located in the territory of Stepanakert's Charles Aznavour Cultural Center. Author of the bust isYuri Hovhannisyan.
Charles Aznavour (Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian) was born on May 22, 1924, in Paris, and died on October 1, 2018, at his home in the south of France. Charles Aznavour is the pride of the Armenian people. During his music career he recorded about 1200 songs in different languages: French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, Armenian, Russian, Neapolitan. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. One of France's most popular and enduring singers,Aznavour sold between 180 and 200 million records during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He is one of the most famous French singers.