History Music / CharlesAznavour

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Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, better known as [[StageNames Charles Aznavour]] (May 22th, 1924 – October 1st, 2018), was a French-UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}}n [[SingerSongwriter singer, songwriter]], composer, actor and activist. He was born in Paris within the Armenian diaspora that fled the [[UsefulNotes/TheArmenianGenocide genocide]] in the [[UsefulNotes/{{Turkey}} Ottoman Empire]], and was granted Armenian citizenship in 2008.

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** Recurring Franchise/{{Gundam}} antagonist (and franchise BreakoutCharacter) [[Characters/GundamCharAznable Char Aznable]] got his most famous alias back in 1979 by playing with the Japanese ''kana'' transliteration of Aznavour's name; when returning to Roman letters, "Aznable" can be derived instead. As a further tribute, it's not Char's birth name, either.
** Canadian figure skater Nicolas Nadeau performed to "For Me, Formidable" for [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5eykqs his short program]] during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 competitive seasons. At the 2017 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Che_oUmnp3Q his exhibition number]] was set to "Je m'voyais déjà."
** A quest in Maldraxxus in the French version of ''[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]]'' is called "Je m'voyais déjà en haut de l'affiche", from the song of the same name.
** American figure skater Nathan Chen performed his [[https://youtu.be/hpJIDfFoiqM short program at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics]] to "La Bohème" and ended up taking home the gold.

His most famous hit songs include "La Bohème", "Hier encore"[[note]]Known to English language audiences as "Yesterday, When I was Young"[[/note]], "Emmenez-moi"[[note]]"Take Me Along"[[/note]], "Non je n'ai rien oublié"[[note]]"Take Me Along"[[/note]], "For Me Formidable", "She"... American music critic Stephen Holden called him "the divinity of French Pop music".

His most famous hit songs include "La Bohème", "Hier encore", "Emmenez-moi", "Non je n'ai rien oublié", "For Me Formidable", "She"... American music critic Stephen Holden called him "the divinity of French Pop music".

** Recurring Franchise/{{Gundam}} antagonist Char Aznable got his name from a mistranslation of Charles' name.

** A quest in Maldraxxus in ''[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]]'' is called "Je m'voyais déjà en haut de l'affiche", from the song of the same name.

He was a major figure of French {{Chanson}}, recording about 1300 songs in eight languages (including Armenian) over a career spanning 72 years. He wrote and co-wrote about 1000 songs for himself and for other prominent singers, including Music/EdithPiaf. [[note]]He actually was Piaf's factotum for about eight years when he was young, without Piaf ever encouraging his burgeoning career. She did not believe in him unlike other young talents she supported such as Georges Moustaki or Creator/YvesMontand, [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail but it didn't prevent him from rising to stardom]], even outclassing either Moustaki or Montand in popularity and iconic status.[[/note]]

He was a major figure of French {{Chanson}}, recording about 1300 songs in eight languages (including Armenian) over a career spanning 72 years. He wrote and co-wrote about 1000 songs for himself and for other prominent singers, including Music/EdithPiaf. [[note]]He actually was Piaf's factotum for about eight years when he was young, without Piaf ever encouraging his burgeoning career. She did not believe in him unlike other young talents she supported such as Georges Moustaki or Yves Montand, [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail but it didn't prevent him from rising to stardom]], even outclassing either Moustaki or Montand in popularity and iconic status.[[/note]]

* AuthorAvatar: The song "Je m'voyais déjà" ("I fancied already") is about a singer who struggles to find success. Just like Aznavour's early career in a nutshell.

He was a major figure of French {{Chanson}}, recording about 1300 songs in eight languages (including Armenian) over a career spanning 72 years. He wrote and co-wrote about 1000 songs for himself and for other prominent singers, including Music/EdithPiaf. [[note]]He actually was Piaf's factotum for about eight years when he was young, without Piaf ever encouraging his burgeoning career. She did not believe in him unlike other young talents she supported such as Georges Moustaki or Yves Montand, [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail but it didn't prevent him from rising to stardom]], even outclassing either Moustaki or Montand in popularity.[[/note]]

Aznavour also built himself a sizeable acting portofolio in about 80 movie and TV productions, which included Creator/JeanCocteau's ''Testament of Orpheus'', Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/ShootThePianoPlayer'', Denys de La Patellière's ''Film/UnTaxiPourTobrouk'', the 1974 film version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Volker Schlöndorff's ''Literature/TheTinDrum'' and Creator/AtomEgoyan's ''Film/{{Ararat}}''. He also had a cameo AsHimself in ''Film/TheTruthAboutCharlie'' and was the French voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.

He was a major figure of French {{Chanson}}, recording about 1300 songs in eight languages (including Armenian) over a career spanning 72 years. He wrote and co-wrote about 1000 songs for himself and for other prominent singers, including Music/EdithPiaf. [[note]]He actually was Piaf's factotum for about eight years when he was young, without Piaf ever encouraging his burgeoning career. She did not believe in him unlike other young talents she supported such as Georges Moustaki or Yves Montand, [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail but it didn't prevent him from rising to stardom]].[[/note]]

** Canadian figure skater Nicolas Nadeau performed to "For Me, Formidable" for [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5eykqs his short program]] during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 competitive seasons. At the 2017 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, [[https://streamable.com/wstgt his exhibition number]] was set to "Je m'voyais déjà."

Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, better known as [[StageNames Charles Aznavour]] (May 22th, 1924 – October 1st, 2018), was a French-UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}}n [[SingerSongwriter singer, songwriter]], composer, actor and activist. He was born in Paris within the Armenian diaspora that fled the genocide in the [[UsefulNotes/{{Turkey}} Ottoman Empire]], and was granted Armenian citizenship in 2008.

* [AuthorAvatar: The song "Je m'voyais déjà" ("I fancied already") is about a singer who struggles to find success. Just like Aznavour's early career in a nutshell.

* [[invoked]]RealitySubtext: The song "Je m'voyais déjà" ("I fancied already") is about a singer who struggles to find success. Just like Aznavour's early career in a nutshell.

* RealitySubtext: The song "Je m'voyais déjà" ("I fancied already") is about a singer who struggles to find success. Just like Aznavour's early career in a nutshell.
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Aznavour also built himself a sizeable acting portofolio in about 80 movie and TV productions, which included Creator/JeanCocteau's ''Testament of Orpheus'', Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/ShootThePianoPlayer'', Denys de La Patellière's ''Film/UnTaxiPourTobrouk'', the 1974 film version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Volker Schlöndorff's ''Literature/TheTinDrum'' and Creator/AtomEgoyan's ''Film/{{Ararat}}''. He was also had a cameo AsHimself in ''Film/TheTruthAboutCharlie'' and was the French voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.

Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, better known as [[StageNames Charles Aznavour]] (May 22th, 1924 – October 1st, 2018), was a French-UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}}n [[SingerSongwriter singer, songwriter]], composer, actor and activist. He was born in Paris within the Armenian diaspora that fled the genocide in the Ottoman Empire, and was granted Armenian citizenship in 2008.

His most famous hit songs include "La Bohème", "Hier encore", "Emmenez-moi", "Non je n'ai rien oublié", "For Me Formidable", "She"...

Aznavour also built himself a sizeable acting portofolio in about 80 movie and TV productions, which included Creator/JeanCocteau's ''Testament of Orpheus'', Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/ShootThePianoPlayer'', Denys de La Patellière's ''A Taxi for Tobruk'', the 1974 film version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Volker Schlöndorff's ''Literature/TheTinDrum'' and Creator/AtomEgoyan's ''Film/{{Ararat}}''. He was also had a cameo AsHimself in ''Film/TheTruthAboutCharlie'' and was the French voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.

Aznavour also built himself a sizeable acting portofolio in about 80 movie and TV productions, which included Creator/JeanCocteau's ''Testament of Orpheus'', Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/ShootThePianoPlayer'', Denys de La Patellière's ''A Taxi for Tobruk'', the 1974 film version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Volker Schlöndorff's ''Literature/TheTinDrum'' and Creator/AtomEgoyan's ''Film/{{Ararat}}''. He was also the French voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.

Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, better known as [[StageNames Charles Aznavour]] (May 22th, 1924 – October 1st, 2018), was a French-Armenian [[SingerSongwriter singer, songwriter]], composer, actor and activist. He was born in Paris within the Armenian diaspora that fled the genocide in the Ottoman Empire, and was granted Armenian citizenship in 2008.

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He also built himself a sizeable acting portofolio in about 80 movie and TV productions, which included Creator/JeanCocteau's ''Testament of Orpheus'', Creator/FrancoisTruffaut's ''Film/ShootThePianoPlayer'', Denys de La Patellière's ''A Taxi for Tobruk'', the 1974 film version of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', Volker Schlöndorff's ''Literature/TheTinDrum'' and Creator/AtomEgoyan's ''Film/{{Ararat}}''. He was also the French voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.