Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted September 23, 2014 Touting round the BBC here he is on Front Row from last week He has said that he wants to still be performing when he is 100. Maybe he will challenge Tony Bennett for the worst Deathlist pick 2014. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,323 Posted October 29, 2014 I have just been watching this old concert and the only comment I can make is "nice jacket!" :D I want to buy one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Kettley 49 Posted May 15, 2015 Looking good at 90 on a BBC4 documentary about chanson this evening. Likewise Juliette Greco... whose age a gentleman weather forecaster would never reveal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,839 Posted May 15, 2015 Looking good at 90 on a BBC4 documentary about chanson this evening. Likewise Juliette Greco... whose age a gentleman weather forecaster would never reveal. So there are at least two of us watching then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,910 Posted May 22, 2015 Joyeux anniversaire! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mijkediablo 79 Posted June 21, 2015 New interview here: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/19/charles-aznavour-i-wanted-to-break-every-taboo Sounds sprightly. Has a new album coming out. A song on his new album, in which he declares, “I love the smell of your underarms,” worried his Swedish wife of 50 years, but Aznavour knows his audience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,910 Posted September 16, 2015 Charles is back on stage and says it's not his last set of performances: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.bfmtv.com%2Factualite-people%2Fcharles-aznavour-de-retour-sur-scene-a-91-ans-914822.html&edit-text= Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted September 16, 2015 I wasc Charles is back on stage and says it's not his last set of performances: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.bfmtv.com%2Factualite-people%2Fcharles-aznavour-de-retour-sur-scene-a-91-ans-914822.html&edit-text= I was in a hotel in Paris this morning and Charles was on screen I was searching the French text for any suggestion he had died. I only ever studied German at school. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,323 Posted September 28, 2015 I am trying to determine how many other major chanson stars born pre-1940s are still alive. There don't seem to be that many. We have: Leo Marjane (born 1912): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o_Marjane Juliette Greco (born 1927): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Gr%C3%A9co Francesca Solleville (born 1932): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Solleville Anne Sylvestre (born 1934): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sylvestre Alain Barriere (born 1935): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Barri%C3%A8re Are there any others? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,980 Posted September 29, 2015 Greco, thanks for the prompt, highly obitable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,323 Posted November 9, 2015 I just heard Charlie's latest album (recorded earlier this year) and he is in fine voice. If he is as healthy as he sounds, he will be around for a few more years yet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,201 Posted November 24, 2015 Postpones two concerts due to ill health: http://www.newser.com/article/f0c3bddc6f974ae980f22d2e04f3e90c/veteran-french-singer-charles-aznavour-cancels-dutch-concerts-due-to-ill-health.html An acute infection... ouch... the concerts are rescheduled to January, so I guess they are optimistic. But then you never know when the decline of a nonagenarian sets in. Also just the right time for Death List considerations... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,011 Posted November 24, 2015 Postpones two concerts due to ill health: http://www.newser.com/article/f0c3bddc6f974ae980f22d2e04f3e90c/veteran-french-singer-charles-aznavour-cancels-dutch-concerts-due-to-ill-health.html An acute infection... ouch... the concerts are rescheduled to January, so I guess they are optimistic. But then you never know when the decline of a nonagenarian sets in. Also just the right time for Death List considerations... Or duping people into choosing him. I've got a couple like that this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,323 Posted January 14, 2017 I am trying to determine how many other major chanson stars born pre-1940s are still alive. There don't seem to be that many. We have: Leo Marjane (born 1912): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léo_Marjane Juliette Greco (born 1927): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Gréco Francesca Solleville (born 1932): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Solleville Anne Sylvestre (born 1934): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sylvestre Alain Barriere (born 1935): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Barrière Are there any others? As mentioned in another thread, Leo died a few weeks ago in late December, her death being completely overshadowed by the Michele Morgan/George Michael/Carrie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds quadrilogy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,893 Posted January 14, 2017 I wonder if these (non Aznavour) Chanson stars chances at a Qualifying Obit are closer to Michel Delpech or Leo Marjane? With Greco she would get an obit because of her associations with Miles Davis and Jean Cocteau,the rest I wouldn't know one way or the other if they peak the Obit writers interest in the UK. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,132 Posted January 14, 2017 'She' is my guilty pleasure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,264 Posted January 14, 2017 Everybody (with bad french accent and slight vibratto)......She, may be the face I can't forget.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,323 Posted February 7, 2017 Greco's 90 today: http://www.dw.com/en/legend-of-chanson-juliette-gréco-turns-90/a-37441665 Didn't know she was a bisexual (what celeb isn't these days, I guess) or that she was one of Sartre's pals. Turns out she had a stroke last year so one to watch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,264 Posted February 7, 2017 Greco's 90 today: http://www.dw.com/en/legend-of-chanson-juliette-gréco-turns-90/a-37441665 Didn't know she was a bisexual (what celeb isn't these days, I guess) or that she was one of Sartre's pals. Turns out she had a stroke last year so one to watch. Kind of a qulaification to be one of Sartre's pals. He liked a stroke as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 18,910 Posted February 7, 2017 Greco's 90 today: http://www.dw.com/en/legend-of-chanson-juliette-gréco-turns-90/a-37441665 Didn't know she was a bisexual (what celeb isn't these days, I guess) or that she was one of Sartre's pals. Turns out she had a stroke last year so one to watch. Kind of a qulaification to be one of Sartre's pals. He liked a stroke as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r7dveDEv-I 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImissMontpellier 73 Posted March 9, 2017 French rocker Johnny Hallyday has cancer https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/08/french-rock-star-johnny-hallyday-being-treated-for-cancer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,323 Posted March 19, 2017 On 01/01/2014 at 12:42, Davey Jones' Locker said: Cahrles Aznavour and Tony Bennett (both on the 2014 list) are just about the last of the classic crooners so I will go against the spirit of DeathList and say that I hope they both survive the year. In fact, I'd like to see them outlast some of those upstart whippersnappers like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis... Charlie Aznavour outlives yet another rocker. I lost track of how many rockers died last year but Chuck Berry must make it about a zillion since I started keeping score of crooners versus rockers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted January 20, 2018 Charles Aznavour plans to buy a car & visited the Renault factory in Flins-sur-Seine last week. Today he will give a concert in Lyon & tuesday in Marseille. There's one place he won't visit this year: the otherworld. http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/flins-sur-seine-aznavour-en-balade-incognito-a-l-usine-renault-12-01-2018-7497600.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted January 21, 2018 Pictures from yesterday's concert in Lyon. Charles Aznavour will celebrate his centenary in a couple of years. He's incredibly tough. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone-69-edition-lyon-metropole/2018/01/20/harles-aznavour-a-la-halle-tony-garnier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 10,905 Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, ThePrematureBurial said: Pictures from yesterday's concert in Lyon. Charles Aznavour will celebrate his centenary in a couple of years. He's incredibly tough. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone-69-edition-lyon-metropole/2018/01/20/harles-aznavour-a-la-halle-tony-garnier A couple is two. Aznavour won't be 100 for another six years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
