Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour: a French chansonnier, composer, poet, writer and actor of Armenian descent, and a National Hero of Armenia. He wrote about 1300 songs, appeared in 60 films and sold more than 200 million records.

“The doctors told me I should not sing, that with vocal cords like mine I would never succeed. And there you are: they were all wrong.”

In the photograph, a man in glasses embraces an elderly person seated at a table. There are bottles and glasses on the table and flowers behind.