Born on May 22, 1924 in Paris, Charles Aznavour would have been 100 years old on Wednesday May 22, 2024. During his life, the legend of the French music scene was married three times. He also gave birth to several children. Having been born in 1977, his youngest son, Nicolas Aznavour, is now releasing a book which pays tribute to his father, who died on October 1, 2018.
Working as a neurobiology researcher, Charles Aznavour’s youngest son agreed to help his father on his tour in 2012.It was an opportunity to spend time with him. The lost time of my childhood“, revealed Nicolas Aznavour in the columns of Parisian. Following the death of his father, he made the decision to settle in Yerevan (Armenia) in 2019 with his wife and child.
Charles Aznavour: his son Nicolas perpetuates his legacy through his foundation
“We lead a pleasant life, contrary to what the French can imagine. My son is five years old. He speaks four languages. French. His grandparents speak to him only in Armenian. He went to an English school. And also learn Russian. The best gift we can give him is this language learning“, specified the son of Charles Aznavour.
Today, Nicolas Aznavour is the president of the Aznavour Foundation. In his book, called Aznavour, unpublished: life according to Charles, the son of Charles Aznavour retraces the memories of his father, in order to salute his memory. “I put out this book for everyone to remember their thoughts. I miss him a lot and a lot of people miss him too“, said Nicolas Aznavour.
Tahar Rahim will slip into the singer’s shoes on the big screen
The royalties generated by this work will be entirely donated to the humanitarian projects of the Aznavour foundation. As a reminder, the latter was created by Charles Aznavour and his son, following the terrible earthquake of 1988 which occurred in Armenia. “We run a program for war victims, widows“, specified Nicolas Aznavour.
In order to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Charles Aznavour, several projects have been put in place. For example, Universal is preparing the release of a complete box set containing 1,700 tracks by the singer, including 1,200 in French. In addition, a biopic directed by Grand Corps Malade will be released in theaters this year. Baptized “Mr Aznavour“, this feature film will be notably carried by Tahar Rahim in the title role.
