CHARLES AZNAVOUR TO HAVE CONCERTS IN SOUTH AMERICA

Noyan Tapan
April 30, 2008

MONTEVIDEO, APRIL 30, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. World-famous
chansonier Charles Aznavour is in South America and will have concerts
in big cities of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, including
Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo.

In his interview to "El Clarin" newspaper the singer said that he
will continue his services to Armenia and the Armenian Cause.

According to Radio Liberty, in response to a question of why he does
not sing in Armenian, Aznavour said: "That language is the language
of my emotions, and not of my occupation. It is on the stage that I am
Aznavour, then I am nothing. I don’t want to speak about Aznavour. The
Armenian language belongs to that field."

The singer also said that the series of concerts is not a farewell
to the stage but "a way of saying goodbye." "We, the artists, are
like criminals, who always commit new crimes," he joked.

There is a certain discontent among the local Armenians concerning
Aznavour’s concerts, because a very limited number of people have a
possibility to be present at the concerts.