Flowers placed on Hollywood Walk of Fame star for Charles Aznavour
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · Entertainment
(1 Oct 2018) CHARLES AZNAVOUR HONORED IN HOLLYWOOD Charles Aznavour was honored in Hollywood on Monday (1 OCTOBER) -- with flowers and a wreath placed atop his Walk of Fame Star. Aznavour's performing career endured eight decades, with a prompter in his final years the sole concession to age — or to difficulty recalling a 1,000-song repertoire. Known as France's Frank Sinatra, the dapper crooner and actor, who got his start as a songwriter and protege of Edith Piaf, died Monday at 94. His versatile tenor, lush lyrics and kinetic stage presence endeared himself to fans the world over, but nowhere more so than in France. He sang to sold-out concert halls into his 90s and said he wrote every single day. Often compared to Sinatra, Aznavour started his career as a songwriter for Piaf, but it was she who took him under her wing, encouraging him to sing his own material. Like her, his fame ultimately reached well outside France, including being awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/2ac3fb7dd4459b76562366ee9de2a785
