Editing Charles Aznavour (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:90th anniversary of Charles Aznavour in Yerevan 03.jpg|thumb|Presidents [[Serzh Sargsyan]] and [[Francois Hollande]] attended concert on 90th anniversary of Charles Aznavour]]
When [[Bob Dylan]] was asked who some of his favorite musicians are, he stated, "I like Charles Aznavour a lot. I saw him in sixty-something at [[Carnegie Hall]], and he just blew my brains out."<ref>''[[Rolling Stone]]'', 1987 (precise issue and date unknown)</ref>

[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] has stated that "To me he [Aznavour] is an icon. Not only as a singer, but as an actor, as a personality, as a master of 'chanson'."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03yfR1jaq6A |title=Sting Discusses DUETS - L'Amour C'est Comme Un Jour with Charles Aznavour |author=Sting |author-link=Sting (musician) |date=2 March 2021 |website=YouTube |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>

Aznavour was also highly regarded by [[Frank Sinatra]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Viscusi |first=Gregory |date=4 October 2018 |title=Charles Aznavour, a French singer compared to Sinatra, dies at 94 |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2018/10/04/Charles-Aznavour-a-French-singer-compared-to-Sinatra-dies-at-94/stories/201810040222 |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803054317/https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2018/10/04/Charles-Aznavour-a-French-singer-compared-to-Sinatra-dies-at-94/stories/201810040222 |archive-date=3 August 2021}}</ref> [[Celine Dion]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Kocharyan |first=Stepan |date=2 October 2018 |title='Monsieur Charles, you will always remain For me Formidable' – Celine Dion's touching words on Aznavour's death |url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/949305.html |work=Armenpress |access-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002081736/https://armenpress.am/eng/news/949305.html |archive-date=2 October 2018}}</ref> [[Edith Piaf]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Leigh |first=Spencer |date=3 October 2018 |title=Charles Aznavour: French singer championed by Edith Piaf who never forgot his Armenian roots |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/charles-aznavour-dead-french-singer-frank-sinatra-edith-piaf-armenian-a8564646.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 October 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005203507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/charles-aznavour-dead-french-singer-frank-sinatra-edith-piaf-armenian-a8564646.html |archive-date=5 October 2018}}</ref> and [[Liza Minnelli]], with whom he performed and recorded. Minnelli has said of the singer, "He changed my entire life."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liza Minnelli, the one and only|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liza-minnelli-the-one-and-only/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Cbsnews.com|date=16 January 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2017, at age 93, he was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/25/french-singer-charles-aznavour-gets-hollywood-star-age-93/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/25/french-singer-charles-aznavour-gets-hollywood-star-age-93/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=French singer Charles Aznavour gets Hollywood star at age of 93|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|via=Reuters News|date=25 August 2017|access-date=5 May 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Aznavour has been widely regarded as one of the most famous [[Armenians]] of his time,<ref>{{cite news |last=Mkrtchyan |first=Hasmik |date=2 October 2018 |title=Armenians pay last tribute to beloved singer Aznavour |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-aznavour-armenia/armenians-pay-last-tribute-to-beloved-singer-aznavour-idUSKCN1MC1QX |work=Reuters |access-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002155716/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-aznavour-armenia/armenians-pay-last-tribute-to-beloved-singer-aznavour-idUSKCN1MC1QX |archive-date=2 October 2018}}</ref> and a major pop culture icon of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dupont |first=Veronique |date=25 August 2017 |title=Charles Aznavour, the 'French Frank Sinatra', honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star |url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20170825/french-legend-charles-aznavour-dubbed-the-french-frank-sinatra-honoured-with-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/ |work=[[The Local]] |access-date=6 December 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206081932/https://www.thelocal.fr/20170825/french-legend-charles-aznavour-dubbed-the-french-frank-sinatra-honoured-with-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/ |archive-date=6 December 2017}}</ref>

His musicality and fame abroad had a significant impact on many areas of pop culture. Aznavour's name inspired the alias of the character [[Char Aznable]] by [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] in his 1979 [[mecha anime]] series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''. Char would become a Japanese pop cultural icon and the most famous character over a decades-long franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/mobile-suit-gundam-char-aznable-facts-true-fans-know/ |title=Mobile Suit Gundam: 10 Things Only True Fans Know About Char Aznable |last=Ashford |first=Sage |date=31 December 2019 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=31 December 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101141829/https://www.cbr.com/mobile-suit-gundam-char-aznable-facts-true-fans-know/ |archive-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>

Music critic Stephen Holden described Aznavour as a "French pop deity".<ref name="holden-tnyt" />

His song "[[Parce que tu crois]]" was sampled by producer [[Dr. Dre]] for the song "What's the Difference" (featuring [[Eminem]] & [[Xzibit]]), from his album ''[[2001 (Dr. Dre album)|2001]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiser |first=Danny |date=2021-10-25 |title=FRANCE/ARMENIA: La Bohème - Charles Aznavour |url=https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/france-armenia-la-boh%C3%A8me-charles-aznavour |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=200worldalbums.com |language=en}}</ref>
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At the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] American figure skater [[Nathan Chen]] skated his team event and singles short programs to Aznavour's "La Bohème".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/nathan-chen-team-event-clean-short-program|title=Nathan Chen makes a statement with commanding short program in Olympic team event &#124; NBC Olympics|website=Nbcolympics.com|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>

In one of the [[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978 TV series)|Morecambe & Wise]] sketches of 1978, Wise, as part of his play "What Ern Wrote", [[Pun|punned]] the singer's name as "Charles as Navour".