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

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( ; ; ; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France, French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringi ...

, she studied at the Armenian Virgins College of Paris, at the 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 soundtrack of the 1970 movie ''Safo'' (written by

Georges Garvarentz Georges Diran Garvarentz (, 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, Greece, to a family of Armenian immigrants. Hi ...

), played in several French films. In the 1960s, Aznavour 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, she recorded the album ''Chants traditionnels arméniens'', which included "Yes Qo Ghimetn Chim Gidi" (), a 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'', who ...

, in a duet with her father. 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'' (with David Alexandre Winter), 1971, Barclay *''Peut-être... !'', 1971, Barclay *''Les Champignons hallucinogènes'', 1972 *''Chants traditionnels arméniens'', 1988, MusArm

Filmography

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

References

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