Sad news for the Aznavour family. This Wednesday, October 22, the Aznavour Foundation announced the death of Aïda Aznavour-Garvarentz, the older sister of Charles Aznavour, at the age of 102 yearsIn an emotional message shared on Instagram, the deceased's loved ones praised a woman "full of grace, strength and dedication."
"Our hearts are heavy with grief, but filled with gratitude for the years we spent with Aida. Her love and warmth will remain with us forever," the Foundation wrote. No details were given about the circumstances of her death.
She will rest alongside her brother and her husband, Georges Garvarentz.
Aïda Aznavour will be buried in the family vault in Montfort-l'Amaury, alongside her brother Charles Aznavour, who died in 2018, and her husband Georges Garvarentz, who passed away in 1993. The latter was also a major figure in French song: a composer and arranger, he wrote numerous hits for Aznavour, but also for Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou and Sylvie Vartan.
Born in Thessaloniki in 1923, Aïda Aznavour shared with her brother not only Armenian origins, but also a common passion for music and art. Together, they spanned the century, united by a complicity that Charles described as "one of the constant landmarks of his existence."
An indestructible brotherly relationship
Raised like twins, only sixteen months apart, Aïda and Charles were inseparable. She accompanied him in his first artistic steps and was one of his most loyal supporters. In her book "Petit frère," published in 1986, she recounted their childhood marked by exile, their difficult beginnings in Paris, and the meteoric rise of the future monument of French song.
For the Aznavour Foundation, Aida represented "a bridge between generations" and "the living memory of the family." Faithful to her brother's humanist spirit, she was involved in several cultural and memorial initiatives around Armenia.
With his disappearance, it is a page of the family and artistic history of the Aznavour who turns, but his legacy of love, loyalty and humanity will continue to shine.
