The legendary crooner would turn 97 if alive.
Born in Paris into a family of Armenian immigrants, Aznavour chose singing art as his lifetime career after meeting with actor Pierre Roche in 1944.
His first concert at the Paris Olympia Hall in 1955 marked an important milestone, making headlines in the French media.
In 1974, Aznavour became a major success in the United Kingdom when his song She was number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks during a fourteen-week run. An author of more than 1,000 songs (Maman, Hier Encore, La Bohème, Two Guitars, As They Say, etc. ), Aznavour also had a talent in acting. He starred in such movies as Head Against the Wall (Georges Franju , 1958) Shoot the Piano Player, (Tirez sur le pianiste, François Truffaut 1960) , Ararat (Atom Egoyan, 2002), etc.