Biography
Charles Aznavour - a popular singer, the legend of the French chanson, composer, an actor. Its authorship owns 1300 songs, 200 million copies of discs sold worldwide. According to the results of the survey of readers of the Time magazine and the audience CNN, which was held in 1998, the singer took the first line of the ranking of the best pop artists of the XX century.
Shakhnak Aznavurian Shahnak - so the real name of the French chance of the Armenian origin of Charles Aznavour sounds true for the entire world. He was born in Paris in May 1924 in the Georgian-Armenian family emigrated from Georgia. His father is from the town of Akhaltsich, which is not far from Tbilisi. Mom was born in an Armenian family who lived in Turkey.
In the 1920s, a marriage couple of Aznavuryan left Russia. The ultimate goal of arrival was America. But in Paris, the spouses were detained in waiting for a visa. France liked the pair so much that they decided to stay here. Soon they had a son of Shahn Vakhnak. He became a second child, the spouses had already grown up the daughter of Aida.
Future singer, composer and actor grew in a creative atmosphere. Both parents were artists. Mom played on stage several Parisian theaters, father sang in operettas. Already at 5, Charles Aznavour made his debut on stage. He played the violin. After 3-4 years later, the boy performed the Russian dances and sang in the chapel of one of the churches.
The family lived modestly. The art of speedy brought satisfaction with the soul, but not food for the body. Therefore, the Aznavuryov family contained a small Armenian restaurant, where everything worked - both adults and children. Father and son sang in front of visitors to the institution. But the crisis that occurred in the late 1930s, forced to close the restaurant.
Charles Aznavour early realized that his future would certainly be associated with art, so he studied at a children's theater school. To help parents bring the ends with the ends, the boy performed in the crowd and played small roles first in the theater, and then in the movies. On the "Little Armenian" layout, as his friends called him, played young Henry IV. And on the screens, Aznavour appeared in the episodes of several films when he was 12 years old.
Music
The point of reference of the creative biography of Charles Aznavour can be considered the 1940s. During this period, his acquaintance with the colleague Pierre Rocher took place. Like Charles, Pierre was a young composer and a musician - played the piano. The duet was called "Rosh and Aznavour". Together they performed in the clubs of France and neighboring Belgium. More often sang Roche, but the voice of Aznavour liked not all. It happened, Charles was wrinkled. Therefore, he wrote more music and poems for songs that he performed his partner.
In 1946, the duet of talented, but still little-known performers paid attention to the famous Edith Piaf. The star invited a duet to go with her on tour in the USA. After that, Tour Charles Aznavour, like his partner, became recognizable.
In the early 1950s, it is no longer known as chanson, but as a songwriter and composer. Aznavour writes compositions for many famous performers, such as Patasha, Mystinvet and Greco. For Edith Piaf, he wrote hit "Jezebel". This is the converted american song named. Soon in the execution of the Piaf, it turns into a real hat.
In the mid-1950s, "Little Armenian" and a real Parisian, pose a suitable repertoire, went to the touring tour in North America. Thus began a brilliant biography of Charles Aznavour as a chanson. After return, he concluded a contract with the most famous French concert halls "Olympia" and "Alhambra". Critics coolly met the singer, but the simple French were captured by this, though not an ideal, but extremely attractive voice. Charles songs become harsh. After 3 years, every speech of the famous chanson turns into an event. His concerts pass with unchanged anchlats.
In 1960, the legendary American Carnegie-Hall opened its doors to the singer and composer. The speech of the star of the French chanson passed with a huge triumph. Now the critics recognized his talent. Emmenez-Moi hits, Trop Tard, Les Comediens, J'Me Voyais Deja appear in the artist repertoire. For the orchestra of songs, chanson takes Paul Moria. The maestro shifts the popular tunes for the orchestra than the more popularize the creativity of the Aznavour.
After a long tour of America, Europe and Asia, Charles Aznavour becomes a world-class star. His discs are bought by millions of circulation. His lies "My life", "this youth", "because", "after love" sing on all continents. The song of Charles Aznadavour "Eternal Love" becomes especially popular, which he later performed Mathieu with Mirere.
In 1971, a picture was published "to die from love", for which the composer wrote and performed the song of the same name. She instantly turned into a folk hit. Yes, and the film itself - the owner of the "Golden Lion" - becomes mega-popular largely due to the song.
In 1977, Charles Aznavour gives his fans a new hat called "Camarade" ("Comrade"). Song stays on the top lines of the charts. She, and many other old and new shaggers, Shason, entered the album of the Aznavour's album "I do not know the past", which came out in a year.
In the new century, Aznavour participated in the recording of the co-album "Color Ma Vie" with Cuban Chucho Waldez, who came out in 2007. In 2008, HIER ENCORE HIT 1964 Charles Aznavour fulfilled in a duet with Elton John. In 2013, the song "You and I" from the 1995 album of the same name was recorded with the Russian Gagarina's Russian performer. The Frenchman visited Russia with joy, periodically pleased fans with solo concerts, which were always held with the anchelages.
In 2014, a clip was released on the song Aznavour "La Bohème", which was written back in the 70s.
Films
Cinematic biography of Charles Aznavour is a separate head of his life. Acting is he inherited from Mom. The first notable roles of the artist played in the pictures of the "womanizer" and "head against the walls". And in the 1960s, when the film "Shoot the Pianist" came out on the screens, chanson invited to sing in Carnegie Hall.
In 1963, the actor starred in the main role in the Melodrame "Paris in August". Six months later, the audience saw the wonderful music comedy "Mr. Carnaval", in which a new hat from chanson "Bohemia" sounded.
For her long creative life, the artist starred in 60 paintings. He collaborated with such famous directors as Claude Lelouch, Claude Shabrol, Jean Cockeux and Rene Claire. The best films with the participation of the actor, besides the above mentioned: "Ower's will", "Tin drum", "Transition through Rhine", "Taxi in Tobruk", "Devil and Ten Commandments", "Time of Wolves", "Long live life" and detective The series "CHINA".
In the well-known Soviet political detective "Tehran-43", which was released in 1981, also sounds the song Charles Aznavour and George Garvarnets "Life in love".
The film "Father Gorio" filmography was the last work in the filmography of the Talented Frenchman of Armenian origin. Aznavour starred in the lead role.
Personal life
The legendary chanson was married for three times officially. He was married for the first time at 21. His wife Michelin Ryugel was 17 years old. Later, the artist will call this marriage, however, as the second, the mistakes of youth. In the Union with Michelin, the daughter of Seda was born with Seda. But after 5 years the couple divorced. Wonderful relationships have wonderful relations with her daughter.
Mysterious story with the birth of the Son of Charles. He was also born in marriage with Michelin. But changing the chance for some reason, the chance of the Aznavour, the youngest, is silent. Also come all members of his family.
The second marriage with Evelina Plesis was also shorter than the first. There were no children in it, which was the cause of the divorce.
Between the second and third marriages, Aznavor had a short novel. Soon after parting, the woman admitted that she was waiting for a child. After the birth of the son of Patrick, she got married. A few years later, the marriage crumbled, and Charles by agreement with his mother took Patrick to his family. Then Aznavour was already married on his third spouse - Swedish Ulle Topsel. They got married in 1967. Three children were born in this marriage - Katya's daughter and sons Misha and Nicolas.
Patrick grew together with the only sister and brothers. When the young man became independent, his father bought him an apartment. In it, and found a 25-year-old boyfriend dead. Near the body found beer and scattered tablets. It is not known, it was suicide or overdose by drugs.
The personal life of Charles Aznavour with the Third Wheel Ullah was truly happy. The couple lived together more than half a century. Now the widow of the singer lives in a small house on the shore of the lake in Switzerland. The fate of the children of Aznavour has developed in different ways. Seda, in the past singer, lives in California. Nicolas, a neurologist, remained in France. Misha is a writer and musician - one time lived in Russia, but later returned to Paris. In the footsteps of the Father, the youngest daughter Katya went: she, like the older brother and sister, was fond of music. Later, Katya married Algeria's native.
In an interview, Charles Aznavour argued that he did not consider Armenia the country in which could live. But the artist never forgot about his homeland. The singer became the author of the songs dedicated to Armenia - "they fell", "Autobiography", "Dzhan" and "Tender Armenia". In 1988, after an earthquake in Sportak, Aznavour showed the initiative to create a charitable organization "Aznavour for Armenia". The fund collected material assistance for victims.
A year later, the artist creates a clip on the musical composition "For you, Armenia", in the filming of which 90 singers and actors participated. Circulation of the single amounted to 1 million copies. In 2001, Chance supported the decision of the French Parliament to recognize the genocide of the Armenian people, and a year later the film of the Ararat atom was released on the screens, in which this burning topic was touched upon. Charles Aznavour played in a movie chief of the main character of Edward Saroyan.
Charles becomes an honorary ambassador of the republic, and in Yerevan it is called Square in Yerevan. In 2008, Armenian citizenship is assigned to Aznavour.
During the change of power in April 2018 in Yerevan, Charles Aznavour supported the people. Appeal to the nation appeared on the official website of the artist charitable foundation. In it, Maestro called for abstaining from violence and preserving democratic values.
Last years and death
In 2017, Charles Aznavour received the medal Raul Wallenberg for helping the Jews during World War II. The honor sign was awarded the French chanson in the presidential residence in Jerusalem from the hands of Revillin's hands. In the same year, the personal star of the artist opened in Hollywood on the "Alley of Glory".
Charles Aznavour continued to live concert activities, but no longer so actively as before. In April 2018, a concert of chanson in St. Petersburg was to take place, but the performance was canceled due to the poor state of artist. From the rehearsal, Aznavore was taken out at the ambulance in one of the clinics of St. Petersburg. The artist promised to return to the Russian Federation in a year.
On October 1, 2018, Charles Aznavour died on the 95th year of life. The Great Musician died in his house in the south of France. As doctors say, Aznavour was in the bath, when he developed a pulmonary swelling. This led to cardiorespiratory failure. Inadvertent drowning as a cause of death is excluded.
Discography
- 1953 - Jézébel.
- 1962 - IL FAUT SAVOIR
- 1963 - La Mamma
- 1965 - Hier Encore
- 1974 - Visages De L'Amour
- 1990 - The Old Fashioned Way
- 1990 - She.
- 1994 - TOI ET MOI
- 1995 - You and Me
- 1997 - Plus Bleu
- 2003 - Je Voyage
- 2005 - Insolitement Vôtre
Filmography
- 1958 - "Head of the Wall"
- 1960 - "Shoot a pianist"
- 1960 - "Transition through Rhine"
- 1960 - "Taxi in Tobruk"
- 1976 - "Heavenly Riders"
- 1982 - "Magic Mountain"
- 1983 - "Edith and Marseille"
- 1989-92 - "CHINET"
- 2002 - "Ararat"
- 2004 - "Father Gorio"