1924 - 2018
Charles Aznavour ( AZ-nə-VOOR, French: [ʃaʁl aznavuʁ]; born Charles Aznavourian, 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French singer of Armenian ancestry, as well as a 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Aznavour has received more than 3,294,311 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Aznavour is the 9th most popular singer (up from 12th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from France (up from 147th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Singer.
Charles Aznavour is a French-Armenian singer, songwriter, and actor. He was born in Paris to Armenian parents who had fled the Armenian Genocide. He became one of France's most popular and enduring singers. Aznavour's voice is shaded towards the tenor range. He has recorded over 1,200 songs in multiple languages, including French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, and Turkish. Aznavour is known for his unique tenor voice, which has been described as being a "light tenor".
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Among singers, Charles Aznavour ranks 9 out of 3,528. Before him are Aretha Franklin, Cher, Janis Joplin, Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. After him are Dalida, Tina Turner, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Joan Baez, and Julio Iglesias.
1942 - 2018
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 4
1943 - 1970
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 5
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 6
1923 - 1977
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 8
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 9
1933 - 1987
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 10
1939 - 2023
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 11
1915 - 1998
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 12
1947 - 2016
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 13
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 14
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 15
Among people born in 1924, Charles Aznavour ranks 4. Before him are Jimmy Carter, Marlon Brando, and George H. W. Bush. After him are Marcello Mastroianni, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Kim Dae-jung, Robert Mugabe, Eli Cohen, Truman Capote, Sarah Vaughan, and Jacques Le Goff. Among people deceased in 2018, Charles Aznavour ranks 5. Before him are Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin, George H. W. Bush, and Kofi Annan. After him are Ingvar Kamprad, Stan Lee, Montserrat Caballé, Miloš Forman, Bernardo Bertolucci, Charles K. Kao, and Amos Oz.
1924 - Present
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 1
1924 - 2004
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 2
1924 - 2018
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 3
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 4
1924 - 1996
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 5
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 6
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 7
1924 - 2019
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 8
1924 - 1965
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 9
1924 - 1984
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 10
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 11
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 12
1942 - 2018
HPI: 86.45
Rank: 1
1942 - 2018
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 2
1924 - 2018
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 3
1938 - 2018
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 4
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 5
1926 - 2018
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 6
1922 - 2018
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 7
1933 - 2018
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 8
1932 - 2018
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 9
1941 - 2018
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 10
1933 - 2018
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 11
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Charles Aznavour ranks 100 out of 6,011. Before him are Madame de Pompadour (1721), Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736), Henry II of France (1519), Philip V of Spain (1683), Peter Abelard (1079), and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708). After him are Louis XVII of France (1785), George Sand (1804), Charles VII of France (1403), André Gide (1869), Philippe Pétain (1856), and Sarah Bernhardt (1844).
1721 - 1764
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 94
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 95
1519 - 1559
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 96
1683 - 1746
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 97
1079 - 1142
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 98
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 99
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 100
1785 - 1795
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 101
1804 - 1876
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 102
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 103
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 104
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 105
1844 - 1923
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 106
Among singers born in France, Charles Aznavour ranks 2. Before him are Édith Piaf (1915). After him are Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), Johnny Hallyday (1943), France Gall (1947), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Françoise Hardy (1944), Maria Malibran (1808), Caterina Valente (1931), and Georges Brassens (1921).
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 1
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 2
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 4
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 5
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 6
1947 - 2018
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 7
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 9
1808 - 1836
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 11
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 12