Aïda Aznavour-Garvarentz, sister of Charles Aznavour, dies at 102

PARIS — The Aznavour family and the Aznavour Foundation have announced the passing of Aïda Aznavour-Garvarentz, sister of the late French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour (1924-2018), at the age of 102.

Born in 1923 in Thessaloniki, where her parents had taken refuge after fleeing the Armenian Genocide of 1915, Aïda shared a lifelong close bond with her brother Charles, who often described her as a steady presence in his family and a keeper of their shared memories.