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Charles Aznavour

1924 - 2018

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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 3,395,083 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Charles Aznavour is the 11th most popular singer (down from 9th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from France (down from 100th 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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  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Charles Aznavour ranks 11 out of 4,381. Before him are Janis Joplin, Maria Callas, Cher, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Toto Cutugno. After him are Tina Turner, Julio Iglesias, David Bowie, Dalida, Adriano Celentano, and Frank Sinatra.

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Contemporaries

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, Süleyman Demirel, Sarah Vaughan, and Jean-François Lyotard. 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, Montserrat Caballé, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Stan Lee, Bernardo Bertolucci, Miloš Forman, and Amos Oz.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Aznavour ranks 110 out of 6,770. Before him are André Gide (1869), Philip V of Spain (1683), Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), Henry II of France (1519), Georges Danton (1759), and Philippe Pétain (1856). After him are Maurice Ravel (1875), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Jean de La Fontaine (1621), Hector Berlioz (1803), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), and Charles VII of France (1403).

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Among SINGERS In France

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), France Gall (1947), Johnny Hallyday (1943), Françoise Hardy (1944), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), and Manu Chao (1961).

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