French singer Charles Aznavour - best known for his 1974 hit 'She' - has died at the age of 94. 'Proudly French, viscerally attached to his Armenian roots, known all over the world, Charles Aznavour accompanied three generations through their joys and pains,' the 40-year-old French leader wrote of Aznavour on Twitter. Former French President Jacques Chirac speaks with French singer Charles Aznavour after making him commander of the Legion of HonourIn the English-speaking world he was often dubbed France's Frank Sinatra, but unlike the American crooner, he wrote his own songs, often breaking taboos about marriage, homosexuality and men talking about their emotions. Aznavour got his big break after the war when he opened for the then rising French star Edith Piaf. French singer Charles Aznavour and model Ulla Thorssel during their wedding ceremony in Las Vegas in 1967.

Source: Daily Mail October 01, 2018 12:31 UTC