Aznavour, who was born Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian in Paris to Armenian parents, sold more than 100m records in 80 countries and had about 1,400 songs to his name, including 1,300 he wrote himself. He was sometimes described as the French Sinatra because of his stirring, melancholic style.
That's some achievement but just 2 hits in the UK,"She" and "Dance in the old fashioned Way", sure i heard this morning that "Time" magazine voted him the greatest singer of the 20th century ahead of Sinatra, Elvis and all! RIP little fella!
Aznavour, who was born Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian in Paris to Armenian parents, sold more than 100m records in 80 countries and had about 1,400 songs to his name, including 1,300 he wrote himself. He was sometimes described as the French Sinatra be