Editing Charles Aznavour (section)

==Career==

=== Musical career ===
Aznavour was already familiar with performing on stage by the time he began his career as a musician. At the age of nine, he had roles in a play called ''{{lang|fr|Un Petit Diable à Paris}}'' and a film entitled ''{{lang|fr|La Guerre des Gosses}}''.<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite book|editor1-last=Henderson|editor1-first=Lol|editor2-last=Stacey|editor2-first=Lee|title=Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century|date=2014|publisher=Taylor and Francis|page=35|location=Hoboken|isbn=978-1135929466}}</ref> Aznavour then turned to professional dancing and performed in several nightclubs. In 1944, he and actor [[Pierre Roche (musician)|Pierre Roche]] began a partnership and in collaborative efforts performed in numerous nightclubs. It was through this partnership that Aznavour began to write songs and sing. Meanwhile, Aznavour wrote his first song entitled ''{{lang|fr|J'ai Bu}}'' in 1944.<ref name=encyclopedia /> The partnership's first successes were in Canada in 1948–1950.<ref>{{cite book |last=DiMartino |first=Dave |date=2016 |title=Music in the 20th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sB4GDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA35 |location=London and New York |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=35 |isbn=978-0-76568-012-9}}</ref>

[[File:Charles Aznavour 1963.jpg|thumb|upright|Aznavour in 1963]]

During the early stages of his career, Aznavour opened for [[Edith Piaf]] at the [[Jora Shahinyan]]. Piaf then advised him to pursue a career in singing. Piaf helped Aznavour develop a distinctive voice that stimulated the best of his abilities.<ref name=encyclopedia />
 
Sometimes described as "France's [[Frank Sinatra]]",<ref name="Deming">{{cite web|last=Deming|first=Mark|title=Charles Aznavour 40 Chansons D'or|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/40-chansons-dor-mw0000475684|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref> Aznavour sang frequently about love. He wrote or co-wrote [[musical theater|musicals]], more than one thousand songs, and recorded ninety-one studio albums. Aznavour's voice was shaded towards the tenor range, but possessed the low range and coloration more typical of a baritone, contributing to his unique sound. Aznavour spoke and sang in many languages (French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, [[Armenian language|Armenian]], [[Neapolitan language|Neapolitan]] and [[Kabyle language|Kabyle]]), which helped him perform at [[Carnegie Hall]], in the US, and other major venues around the world. He also recorded at least one song from the 18th-century Armenian poet [[Sayat-Nova]] (in 1988), an Armenian-French song with [[Bratsch (band)|Bratsch]] (in 2007),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aravot-en.am/2018/10/08/219837/|title=What song was the French soldier singing at Aznavour's memorial service? Connection between Bratsch group and Aznavour |website=Aravot-en.am|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> and a popular song, ''{{lang|hy-Latn|Im Yare}}''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armenianweekly.com/2010/01/11/charles-and-seda-aznavour-record-new-duo-in-armenian/|title=Charles and Seda Aznavour Record New Duo in Armenian|publisher=Armenian Weekly|date=12 January 2010|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> (in 2009) in Armenian. "[[Que C'est Triste Venise]]", sung in French, Italian ("{{lang|it|Com'è Triste Venezia}}"), Spanish ("{{lang|es|Venecia Sin Ti}}"), English ("How Sad Venice Can Be") and German ("{{lang|de|Venedig in Grau}}"), was very successful the mid-1960s.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20181001/muere-charles-aznavour-canciones-7064567| title=5 canciones para recordar a Charles Aznavour| publisher=El Periódico|date=1 October 2018| access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>

1972 saw the release of his 23rd studio album, ''{{lang|fr|Idiote je t'aime...}}'', which contained among others, two of his classics - "{{lang|fr|Les plaisirs démodés}}" (Old-Fashioned Pleasures) and "{{lang|fr|Comme ils disent}}" (As They Say), the latter dealing with homosexuality, which at the time, was revolutionary.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haloche |first=Laurence |date=16 August 2011 |title=Comme ils disent , quand Aznavour aborde l'homosexualité sans tabou |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2015/12/13/03006-20151213ARTFIG00013--comme-ils-disent-quand-aznavour-aborde-l-homosexualite-sans-tabou.php |work=[[Le Figaro]] |language=French |access-date=29 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213174409/http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2015/12/13/03006-20151213ARTFIG00013--comme-ils-disent-quand-aznavour-aborde-l-homosexualite-sans-tabou.php |archive-date=13 December 2015}}</ref>

In 1974, Aznavour became a major success in the United Kingdom when his song "[[She (Charles Aznavour song)|She]]" was number 1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] for four weeks during a fourteen-week run. His other well-known song in the UK was the 1973 "[[The Old Fashioned Way (song)|The Old Fashioned Way]]", which was on UK charts for 15 weeks.<ref>Talent in Europe / Billboard 22 January 1977, p. 36</ref><ref>Songwriters: a biographical dictionary with discographies - by Nigel Harrison - 1998 - p. 28</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Charles+Aznavour|title=Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/cw8ahr.htm|title=Song artist 642 - Charles Aznavour|publisher=Tsort.info|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref>

Artists who have recorded his songs and collaborated with Aznavour include [[Édith Piaf]], [[Fred Astaire]], [[Frank Sinatra]] (Aznavour was one of the rare European singers invited to duet with him<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/108/article_8139.asp|title=Album review - Charles Aznavour's "Duos"|publisher=RFI Musique|date=28 December 2009|access-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121339/http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/108/article_8139.asp|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>), [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Bing Crosby]], [[Ray Charles]], [[Bob Dylan]] (he named Aznavour among the greatest live performers he had ever seen),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expectingrain.com/dok/int/RS1987.html#ca|title=Bob Dylan interview: Rolling Stone Nov/Dec 1987|publisher=Expectingrain.com|date=10 December 1995|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/bob-dylan-the-times-weve-known.html|title=Song of the Day: Bob Dylan, 'The Times We've Known' (Charles Aznavour cover) » Cover Me|publisher=Covermesongs.com|date=13 August 2010|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> [[Dusty Springfield]], [[Liza Minnelli]], [[Mia Martini]], [[Elton John]], [[Dalida]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], [[Josh Groban]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[José Carreras]], [[Laura Pausini]], [[Roy Clark]], [[Nana Mouskouri]], [[Peggy Lee]] and [[Julio Iglesias]]. Fellow French pop singer [[Mireille Mathieu]] sang and recorded with Aznavour on numerous occasions. The English singer [[Marc Almond]] was noted by Aznavour as his favourite interpreter of his songs, having covered Aznavour's "What makes a man a man" in the 1990s. Almond cited Aznavour as a major influence on his style and work. In 1974, [[Jack Jones (singer)|Jack Jones]] recorded an entire album of Aznavour compositions entitled ''Write Me A Love Song, Charlie'', re-released on CD in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jackjones.lolipop.jp/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412044204/http://jackjones.lolipop.jp/lovesongcharlie.htm|url-status=dead|title=HOME|archive-date=12 April 2008|website=The official Jack Jones website|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jack Jones|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GALD46|title=Jack Jones - Write Me a Love Song Charlie (Mini Lp Sleeve) - Amazon.com Music|website=Amazon|date=29 August 2006|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> Two years later, in 1976, Dutch singer [[Liesbeth List]] released her album ''Charles Aznavour Presents Liesbeth List'', which featured Aznavour's compositions with English lyrics. Aznavour and Italian tenor [[Luciano Pavarotti]] sang [[Charles Gounod|Gounod's]] aria "[[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Ave Maria]]" together. He performed with Russian cellist and friend [[Mstislav Rostropovich]] to inaugurate the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union#1958 to 2006|French presidency of the European Union]] in 1995. [[Elvis Costello]] recorded "She" for the film ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]''. One of Aznavour's greatest friends and collaborators from the music industry was Spanish operatic tenor [[Plácido Domingo]], who often performs his hits, most notably a solo studio recording of "{{lang|fr|Les bâteaux sont partis}}" in 1985 and duet versions of the song in French and Spanish in 2008, as well as multiple live renditions of Aznavour's "Ave Maria". In 1994, Aznavour performed with Domingo again and Norwegian [[soprano]] [[Sissel Kyrkjebø]] at Domingo's third annual ''[[Plácido Domingo#Christmas in Vienna|Christmas in Vienna]]'' concert. The three singers performed a variety of carols, medleys and duets, and the concert was televised throughout the world, as well as [[Christmas in Vienna III|released on a CD]] internationally.<ref name=bach-cantatas>{{cite web|author=Aryeh Oron|url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Sissel.htm|title=Sissel Kyrkjebø (Soprano)|publisher=Bach-cantatas.com|date=October 2005|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>

At the start of autumn 2006, Aznavour initiated his farewell tour, performing in the United States and Canada, and earning very positive reviews. Aznavour started 2007 with concerts all over Japan and Asia. The second half of 2007 saw Aznavour return to Paris for over 20 shows at the [[Palais des congrès de Paris|Palais des Congrès]] in Paris, followed by more touring in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the rest of France. Aznavour had repeatedly stated that this farewell tour, health permitting, would likely last beyond 2010; after that, however, Charles Aznavour continued performing worldwide throughout the year. At 84, 60 years on stage made him "a little hard of hearing".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expatica.com/fr/uncategorized/aznavours-long-goodbye-83-and-still-singing-111651/|title=Aznavour's long goodbye – 83 and still singing|publisher=Expatica.com|date=8 October 2007|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> In his final years he would still sing in multiple languages and without persistent use of teleprompters, but typically he would stick to just two or three (French and English being the primary two, with Spanish or Italian being the third) during most concerts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/arts/music/18azna.html?ex=1167368400&en=5b722c96ea2a5172&ei=5070|title=At 82, Charles Aznavour Is Singing a Farewell That Could Last for Years|last=Riding|first=Alan|date=18 September 2006|newspaper=The New York Times|quote=There are some people who grow old and others who just add years. I have added years, but I am not yet old}}</ref> On 30 September 2006, Aznavour performed a major concert in [[Yerevan]], the capital of Armenia, to start off the cultural season "{{lang|fr|Arménie mon amie}}". Then Armenian president [[Robert Kocharyan]] and his French counterpart [[Jacques Chirac]], at the time on an official visit to Armenia, were in front-row attendance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6059.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203075202/http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6059.asp|url-status=dead|title=Biographie|archive-date=3 December 2013|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Charles Aznavour Cannes.jpg|thumb|165px|Aznavour at the 1999 [[Cannes Film Festival]]]]

In 2006, Aznavour recorded his album ''{{lang|fr|Colore ma vie}}'' in Cuba, with [[Chucho Valdés]].<ref>{{cite news | author=François-Xavier Gomez | url=https://next.liberation.fr/musique/2018/10/02/un-tropisme-latino-pour-aznavour_1682505 | title=Un tropisme latino pour Aznavour | newspaper=Libération | date=1 October 2018 | access-date=2 October 2018 | language=fr | archive-date=3 October 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003133347/https://next.liberation.fr/musique/2018/10/02/un-tropisme-latino-pour-aznavour_1682505 | url-status=dead }}</ref> A regular guest vocalist on ''[[Star Academy]]'', Aznavour sang alongside contestant [[Cyril Cinélu]] that same year.<ref>{{cite web | author=Marie Boscher| url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/hommages-outre-mer-charles-aznavour-mort-94-ans-633416.html | title=Hommages de l'Outre-mer à Charles Aznavour, mort à 94 ans | publisher=France Info | date=1 October 2018 | access-date=2 October 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> In 2007, he sang part of "[[Une vie d'amour]]" in Russian during a Moscow concert.<ref>{{cite news | author=Yan Shenkman| url=https://fr.rbth.com/art/2014/05/22/le_destin_russe_daznavour_29243 | title=Le destin russe d'Aznavour | newspaper=Russia Beyond the Headlines | date=22 May 2014 | access-date=2 October 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> Later, in July 2007, Aznavour was invited to perform at the [[Vieilles Charrues Festival]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Anaelle Berre | url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/people/charles-aznavour/charles-aznavour-un-rappel-exceptionnel-aux-vieilles-charrues-2007-5996134 | title=Charles Aznavour. Un rappel exceptionnel aux Vieilles Charrues 2007 | newspaper=Ouest-France | date=1 October 2018 | access-date=2 October 2018|language=fr}}</ref>

''[[Forever Cool]]'' (2007), an album from Capitol/EMI, features Aznavour singing a new duet of "[[Everybody Loves Somebody|Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime]]" with the voice of [[Dean Martin]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.giornaledibrescia.it/italia-ed-estero/la-francia-dice-addio-a-charles-aznavour-1.3304611 | title=La Francia dice addio a Charles Aznavour | newspaper=Giornale di Brescia | date=1 October 2018 | access-date=2 October 2018|language=it}}</ref>

Aznavour finished a tour of Portugal in February 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://visao.sapo.pt/actualidade/cultura/2018-10-01-Morreu-cantor-e-compositor-Charles-Aznavour | title=Morreu cantor e compositor Charles Aznavour | magazine=Visão | date=1 October 2018 | access-date=2 October 2018|language=pt}}</ref> Throughout the spring of 2008, Aznavour toured South America, holding a multitude of concerts in [[Argentina]], Brazil, Chile and [[Uruguay]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2008/05/06/303093/aznavour-llega-a-chile-con-su-ultimo-disco-recien-editado-en-espanol.html | title=Aznavour llega a Chile con su último disco recién editado en español | newspaper=El Mercurio | date=6 May 2008 | access-date=2 October 2018|language=es}}</ref>

An admirer of [[Quebec]], where he played in [[Montreal]] cabarets before becoming famous, he helped the career of Québécoise singer-lyricist [[Lynda Lemay]] in France, and had a house in Montreal. On 5 July 2008, he was invested as an honorary officer of the [[Order of Canada#Honorary officer|Order of Canada]]. He performed the following day on the [[Plains of Abraham]] as a feature of the [[Quebec City Summer Festival|celebration]] of the 400th anniversary of the founding of [[Quebec City]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Andy Blatchford |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080705.waznavour0705/BNStory/Entertainment/home |title=Aznavour receives Order of Canada honours in Quebec |publisher=globeandmail.com |access-date=1 May 2011 |url-status=dead |location=Toronto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116025859/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080705.waznavour0705/BNStory/Entertainment/home |archive-date=16 January 2009 }}</ref>

In 2008, an album of duets, ''Duos'', was released. It is a collaborative effort featuring Aznavour and his greatest friends and partners from his long career in the music industry, including [[Céline Dion]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Laura Pausini]], [[Josh Groban]], [[Paul Anka]], Plácido Domingo and many others.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason Birchmeier|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/duos-mw0000805903|title=Charles Aznavour – Duos|website=AllMusic}}</ref> It was released on various dates in December 2008 across the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voir.ca/blogs/manuel_champagne/archive/2008/10/22/charles-aznavour-se-paie-la-171-totale-187-dans-son-nouvel-album.aspx|title=Charles Aznavour se paie "la totale" dans son nouvel album|trans-title=Charles Aznavour pays himself "it all" in his new album|publisher=Voir.ca|date=22 October 2008|access-date=1 May 2011|language=fr|archive-date=14 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614072133/http://www.voir.ca/blogs/manuel_champagne/archive/2008/10/22/charles-aznavour-se-paie-la-171-totale-187-dans-son-nouvel-album.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> His next album, ''Charles Aznavour and The Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra'' (previously known as ''Jazznavour 2''), is a continuation in the same vein as his hit album ''Jazznavour'' released in 1998, involving new arrangements on his classic songs with a jazz orchestra and other guest jazz artists. It was released on 27 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Aznavour|url=http://www.rfimusic.com/artist/chanson/charles-aznavour/biography|publisher=RFI Music|access-date=14 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415230151/http://www.rfimusic.com/artist/chanson/charles-aznavour/biography|archive-date=15 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:2014.06.23. Charles Aznavour Fot Mariusz Kubik 01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Aznavour in 2014]]

Aznavour and [[Senegal]]ese singer [[Youssou N'Dour]], with the collaboration of over 40 French singers and musicians, recorded a music video with the music group [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] in the aftermath of the [[Disaster|catastrophic]] [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], titled ''{{lang|fr|1 geste pour Haïti chérie}}''.<ref>{{cite news|agency=AFP|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQCv5Op1eurkYtoZz7S_ba5vpMkg|title=French music stars mobilise for Haiti|date=15 January 2010|access-date=1 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123021824/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQCv5Op1eurkYtoZz7S_ba5vpMkg|archive-date=23 January 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Aznavour also toured across America. The tour, named ''{{lang|fr|Aznavour en liberté}}'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patwhite.com/node/5598|title=Aznavour en Liberté|publisher=Patwhite.com|date=23 April 2009|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> started in late April 2009 with a wave of concerts across the United States and Canada, took him across Latin America in the autumn, as well as the USA once again. In August 2011 Aznavour released a new album, ''{{lang|fr|Aznavour Toujours}}'', featuring 11 new songs, and ''{{lang|fr|Elle}}'', a French re-working of his greatest international hit, "[[She (Charles Aznavour song)|She]]". Following the release of ''{{lang|fr|Aznavour Toujours}}'', then 87-year-old Aznavour began a tour across France and Europe, named ''{{lang|fr|Charles Aznavour en Toute Intimité}}'', which started with 21 concerts in the Olympia theatre in Paris.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songkick.com/artists/302900-charles-aznavour/calendar?page=1|title=Charles Aznavour upcoming concerts|publisher=Songkick.com|date=9 January 2011|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> On 12 December 2011, he gave a concert in Moscow [[State Kremlin Palace]] that attracted a capacity crowd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/13/62116389.html|title=Charles Aznavour wows Moscow|date=13 December 2011|work=[[The Voice of Russia]]|access-date=20 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108165851/http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/13/62116389.html|archive-date=8 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The concert was followed by a standing ovation which continued for about fifteen minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.am/eng/news/85654.html|title=Moscow impressed by Charles Aznavour (VIDEO)|publisher=News.am|date=13 December 2011|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref>

In 2012, Aznavour embarked on a new North American leg of his ''{{lang|fr|En toute intimité}}'' tour, visiting [[Quebec (Province)|Quebec]] and the [[Gibson Amphitheatre]] in Los Angeles, the third-largest such venue in California, for multiple shows. However, the shows in New York were cancelled following a contract dispute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/charles-aznavour-cancels-new-york-shows-in-contract-dispute/?_r=0|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Jennifer|last=Schuessler|title=Charles Aznavour Cancels New York Shows in Contract Dispute|date=24 April 2012}}</ref> On 16 August 2012, Aznavour performed in his father's birthplace, [[Akhaltsikhe]], in Georgia in a special concert as part of the opening ceremony of the recently restored Rabati castle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/690552/|title=The star of Charles Aznavour was placed in Akhaltsikhe|work=[[Armenpress]]|date=17 August 2012|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>

On 25 October 2013, Aznavour performed in London for the first time in 25 years at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]; demand was so high that a second concert at the Royal Albert Hall was scheduled for June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/charles-aznavour/default.aspx|title=Charles Aznavour — Royal Albert Hall|publisher=Royalalberthall.com|date=3 November 2015|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> In November 2013, Aznavour appeared with [[Achinoam Nini]] (Noa) in a concert, dedicated to peace, at the Nokia Arena in [[Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Noa and Charles Aznavour – She|url=http://www.noasmusic.com/noa-charles-aznavour-she/|website=Achinoam Nini's Official Website|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> The audience, including Israeli president [[Shimon Peres]] (Peres and Aznavour had a meeting prior to the performance), sang along.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fay|first=Greer|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/Peres-among-Israeli-fans-attending-Aznavour-concert-332878|title=Peres among Israeli fans attending Aznavour concert - Arts & Culture - Jerusalem Post|publisher=Jpost.com|date=24 November 2013|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> In December 2013, Aznavour gave two concerts in the Netherlands at the [[Heineken Music Hall]] in Amsterdam, and again in January 2016 (originally scheduled for November 2015, but postponed due to him suffering a brief bout of [[stomach flu]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Brulin |first=Gael |date=26 November 2015 |title=Charles Aznavour : des concerts aux Pays-Bas reportés pour raisons de santé |url=https://www.24matins.fr/charles-aznavour-nassurera-pas-ses-concerts-aux-pays-bas-pour-raisons-de-sante-253961 |work=24matins |language=French |access-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204082136/https://www.24matins.fr/charles-aznavour-nassurera-pas-ses-concerts-aux-pays-bas-pour-raisons-de-sante-253961 |archive-date=4 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leprovost |first=Pierre-Maxime |date=22 December 2016 |title=En plein concert au Palais des Sports, Charles Aznavour se moque de Michel Polnareff [Photos] |url=https://www.telestar.fr/culture/en-plein-concert-au-palais-des-sports-charles-aznavour-se-moque-de-michel-polnareff-photos-256860 |work=Télé Star |language=French |access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>

Aznavour continued his international tour performing in many cities around the world between 2014 and 2018. On 19 September 2018, what was to be his last concert took place in the NHK Hall of Osaka.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/search?query=artist:(Charles+Aznavour)+date:%5B2018-01-01+TO+2018-12-31%5D|title=Search for setlists: artist:(Charles Aznavour) date:[2018-01-01 TO 2018-12-31]|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

===Film appearances===
''See: [[#Filmography|Filmography]]''

Aznavour also had a long and varied parallel career as an actor, appearing in over 80 films and TV movies. In 1960, Aznavour starred in [[François Truffaut]]'s ''[[Shoot the Piano Player|Tirez sur le pianiste]]'' (released in America as ''Shoot the Piano Player''), playing a character called Édouard Saroyan, a café pianist. He also put in a critically acclaimed performance in the 1974 movie ''[[And Then There Were None (1974 film)|And Then There Were None]]''. Aznavour had an important supporting role in 1979's ''[[The Tin Drum (film)|The Tin Drum]]'', winner of the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] in 1980. He co-starred in [[Claude Chabrol]]'s [[Les Fantômes du chapelier]] from 1982. In the 1984 version of ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'', he appears and performs as one of Prince Orlovsky's guests. This version stars [[Kiri Te Kanawa]] and was directed by Plácido Domingo in the Royal Opera House at [[Covent Garden]].<ref>{{cite web|last=IMDB|title=Die Fledermaus|website=[[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263346/}}</ref> Aznavour starred in the 2002 movie ''[[Ararat (film)|Ararat]]'', reprising his role of Edward (Édouard) Saroyan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Kevin |date=15 November 2002 |title=Genocide haunts and connects them |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-15-et-ararat15-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>