Seda "Patricia" Aznavour (born Seda Aznavourian; May 21, 1947) is a French singer and artist, the daughter of

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...

. She studied at the Armenian Virgins College of Paris, at Jan-Luciere and Matie Alter musical schools. She started her musical career in the 1960s, as a radio and TV singer, then released "Rien Que Nous" album (with ''David Alexandre Winter''). She recorded the "Safo" (1970) movie songtrack (written by

Georges Garvarentz Georges Diran Garvarentz ( hy, Ժորժ Տիրան Կառվարենց, 1 April 1932 - 19 March 1993) was an Armenian- French composer, noted for his music for films and Charles Aznavour's songs. Biography Georges Garvarentz was born in Athens, G ...

), played in several French films. In the 1960s she moved to the United States, where in 1980 she gave a concert tour with

Lucy Saroyan Lucy Saroyan (January 17, 1946 – April 11, 2003) was an American actress and photographer. Life and career Saroyan was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of the writer William Saroyan and the actress Carol Grace. Her brothe ...

. In 1988 Seda recorded "Chants traditionnels Armeniens" album where she performs ''Yes Qo Ghimetn Chim Gidi'' (Ես քո ղիմեթն չիմ գիտի) song by

Sayat-Nova Sayat-Nova ( Armenian: Սայեաթ-Նովայ ( сlassical), Սայաթ-Նովա ( reformed); ka, საიათნოვა; ; ; born Harutyun Sayatyan; 14 June 1712 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and ''ashugh'', w ...

in a duet with Charles Aznavour. In 2010 they recorded a new duet in Armenian.New duo in Armenian
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Selected discography

*Suis le soleil, United Artists Records *On ne valse plus à Vienne, FTC / Discodis *Les marins, FTC *Juste un dernier verre, FTC / Sofrason - Saïga *Pour moi toute seule, United Artists Records *Rien que nous, (David Alexandre WINTER et Seda AZNAVOUR), 1971, Barclay *Peut-être…!, 1971, Barclay *Les champignons hallucinogènes, 1972 *Chants traditionnels Armeniens, 1988, MusArm

Filmography

*La Part des lions (The Lion's Share, 1971) *Paris au mois d'août (Paris in August, 1966)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aznavour, Seda French women singers 1947 births French people of Armenian descent Living people French emigrants to the United States