Charles Aznavour dead: ‘France’s Frank Sinatra’ dies

Emil Lazarian 2018
The Guardian, UK
Oct 1 2018
 
Charles Aznavour, ‘France’s Frank Sinatra’, dies aged 94
 
French singer sold more than 80m records worldwide
 
Reuters
 
Mon 1 Oct 2018 13.14 BST Last modified on Mon 1 Oct 2018 13.20 BST
 
          
Charles Aznavour on stage in Geneva in March. Photograph: Valentin Flauraud/EPA
 
The French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94, French media has reported, citing his spokesman.
 
Aznavour, who was born Shahnour Varinag Aznavourian in Paris to Armenian parents, sold more than 100m records in 80 countries.
 
He was often described as France’s Frank Sinatra.
 
 

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