Corporate Media News, CA
Jan 17 2009
Capitol/EMI to Digitally Release Charles Aznavour’s New Duets
Collection, ‘Duos,’ on February 10
By PR Newswire
Duos, Already Available On CD, Features Previously Unreleased Duets
Pairing Aznavour with Celine Dion, Placido Domingo, Bryan Ferry, Josh
Groban, Julio Iglesias, Elton John, Carole King, Liza Minnelli, Edith
Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Sting, and Others
Aznavour to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at MIDEM; NYC Concerts
Confirmed for April & May
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Charles Aznavour has long
been one of the world’s top entertainment legends, with decades of
music and film success and global album sales totalling more than 100
million. On February 10, Capitol/EMI will digitally release Charles
Aznavour: Duos, a new 28-track collection of mostly previously
unreleased collaborative recordings, via all major digital music
providers. Duos’ U.S. digital release follows its December release on
CD.
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Duos collects many of Aznavour’s greatest vocal collaborations with
top stars of the French and international stage, including Paul Anka,
Celine Dion, Placido Domingo, Bryan Ferry, Josh Groban, Herbert
Groenemeyer, Johnny Hallyday, Julio Iglesias, Elton John, Carole King,
Liza Minnelli, Nana Mouskouri, Laura Pausini, Edith Piaf, Frank
Sinatra and Sting. All of the tracks, with the exception of "Everybody
Loves Somebody Sometime" with Dean Martin (previously released on Dean
Martin: Forever Cool), make their commercial release debuts on Duos.
Charles Aznavour will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at MIDEM on
January 19 in recognition of his outstanding career. The 43rd edition
of MIDEM, the international music market, takes place in Cannes from
January 18 to 21.
"Charles Aznavour is, without doubt, the most famous French singer
throughout the world, and he is a living legend in the pantheon of
chanson francaise," said Paul Zilk, Chief Executive Officer of Reed
MIDEM. "His songs have become standards covered by some of the
greatest artists of successive generations, and the films in which he
has starred are classics. It is a pleasure for MIDEM to be able to
honour this incomparable personality."
Aznavour will travel to New York City in April for four concerts at
City Center (April 29 to May 2). For more information and to purchase
tickets, visit
Charles Aznavour has written more than 800 songs, many of which have
been interpreted by the world’s greatest artists (Fred Astaire,
Shirley Bassey, Ray Charles, Elvis Costello, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis
Junior, Juliette Greco, Liza Minnelli, Edith Piaf and Nina Simone, to
name but a few). He has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide,
and his career as an actor, which he began in the theatre at the age
of nine, includes more than 60 films, including "The Tin Drum," winner
of the Palme d’Or at the 1979 Festival de Cannes. Last October, a
musical comedy based on Aznavour’s songs, entitled "Je m’Voyais Deja"
("I Could Already See Myself"), opened in Paris.
At 84, the lyricist and/or composer of such classics as "La Boheme,"
"Je m’Voyais Deja," "Hier encore" and "La Mamma" continues to write
new songs and to appear on some of the most prestigious international
stages. Charles Aznavour is a dazzling symbol of universal artistic
talent coupled with unbounded energy. His latest studio album, Colore
ma Vie, was released in 2007 by EMI.
CHARLES AZNAVOUR: Duos (digital album) 1. TOI ET MOI (Charles Aznavour
/ Celine Dion) 2. QUE C’EST TRISTE VENISE (Charles Aznavour / Julio
Iglesias) 3. LES BATEAUX SONT PARTIS (Charles Aznavour / Placido
Domingo) 4. PARIS AU MOIS D’AOUT (Charles Aznavour / Laura Pausini)
5. HIER ENCORE (Charles Aznavour / Elton John) 6. IL FAUT SAVOIR
(Charles Aznavour / Johnny Hallyday) 7. MOURIR D’AIMER (Charles
Aznavour / Nana Mouskouri) 8. L’AMOUR C’EST COMME UN JOUR (Charles
Aznavour / Sting) 9. LA BOHEME (Charles Aznavour / Josh Groban)
10. TON NOM (Charles Aznavour / Carole King) 11. JE N’AI PAS VU LE
TEMPS PASSER (Charles Aznavour / Paul Anka) 12. MES EMMERDES (Charles
Aznavour / Herbert Groenemeyer) 13. C’EST UN GARS (Charles Aznavour /
Edith Piaf) 14. YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG (Charles Aznavour / Elton
John) 15. QUIET LOVE (Charles Aznavour / Liza Minnelli) 16. LOVE IS
NEW EVERYDAY (Charles Aznavour / Sting) 17. YOUNG AT HEART (Charles
Aznavour / Frank Sinatra) 18. TO DIE OF LOVE (Charles Aznavour / Nana
Mouskouri) 19. SHE (Charles Aznavour / Bryan Ferry) 20. I DIDN’T SEE
THE TIME GO BY (Charles Aznavour / Paul Anka) 21. YOU AND ME (Charles
Aznavour / Celine Dion) 22. LA BOHEME (Charles Aznavour / Josh Groban)
23. EL BARCO YA SE FUE (Charles Aznavour / Placido Domingo) [Spanish]
24. THE SOUND OF YOUR NAME (Charles Aznavour / Carole King) 25. YOU’VE
GOT TO LEARN (Charles Aznavour / Johnny Hallyday) 26. PARIGI IN AGOSTO
(Charles Aznavour / Laura Pausini) [Italian] 27. ALS ES MIR BESCHISSEN
GING (Charles Aznavour / Herbert Groenemeyer) [German] 28. EVERYBODY
LOVES SOMEBODY SOMETIME (Charles Aznavour / Dean Martin)
SOURCE Capitol/EMI
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