World stars mourn the death of Charles AznavourOctober 2, 2018 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hollywood stars and world famous artists have been mourning the death of legendary French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour who passed away on Monday, October 1 at the age of 94. Spanish singer and songwriter Julio Iglesias wrote on his Twitter account: "Rest in peace, my lovely friend." English singer said, in turn, that Aznavour personified French culture and was a world star, adding that he was lucky to sing with him. American actress and singer Liza Minnelli, who too performed with Aznavour, said in a Facebook post: "Charles was my mentor, my friend, my love... I will miss him forever..." Aznavour, born to Armenian immigrants, sold more than 180 million records and featured in over 60 films. He was best known for his 1974 hit She and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. Fans and admirers have been holding candlelit vigils all around the globe to mourn the passing of the beloved singer and songwriter. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |