Charles Aznavour
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Armenian-French singer and diplomat
Why Is Charles Aznavour Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Charles Aznavour was a French singer of Armenian ancestry, as well as a singer, lyricist, 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 composer, singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 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 of all time and an icon of 20th-century pop culture.
