On October 1, 2018, France mourned Charles Aznavour. The famous artist passed away at the age of 94 in his bathtub. According to the autopsy report, the singer fell victim to an acute pulmonary edema, leading to cardiorespiratory failure. On October 5, a national tribute was paid to him in the courtyard of Les Invalides. Despite achieving immense success in his career, Charles Aznavour also had a rich romantic life. In fact, Charles Aznavour was married three times.
Firstly, he was married to Micheline Rugel Fromentin. From this first marriage, his daughter Patricia, known as Seda, was born in 1947. However, during this first marriage, Charles Aznavour engaged in an extramarital relationship with Arlette Bordais, a cabaret dancer. From this forbidden union, his son Patrick Bordais was born in 1951, whom he only recognized nine years later. Unfortunately, Patrick passed away at the age of 25 from an overdose. In 1955, Charles Aznavour married Évelyne Plessis. However, five years later, the couple divorced without having children. Finally, in 1966, the singer met Ulla Thorsell, a Swedish model whom he married a year later. Together, the couple had three children: Katia, born in 1969, Misha in 1971, and Nicolas in 1977.
But before marrying Ulla Thorsell, Charles Aznavour had a secret romance with the singer Liza Minnelli. A relationship that was kept silent for a long time, probably due to their significant age difference. In fact, when the two artists were together, he was 40, and she was 17! During an interview with Tele Stars, Charles Aznavour recounted the beginning of this forbidden relationship. “She came to see me on Broadway. Two days later, there was a cocktail party in my honor. She was there, in a corner, shy. She said to me, ‘I want to sing like you,'” he revealed. He added, “We lived together for a year.” Liza Minnelli confirmed this relationship after the death of her friend. “Charles was my mentor, my friend, my love. I will miss him forever. With love, Liza,” she wrote in a statement to pay tribute to him.
On the other hand, Liza Minnelli also had a colorful romantic life! In fact, the singer was married four times! Firstly, with Peter Allen, then with producer Jack Haley Jr. After this second divorce, she tried her luck with sculptor and show director Mark Gero. And after a long 13-year relationship, she finally said yes to producer and concert organizer David Gest. Despite these numerous relationships, Liza Minnelli never had children. “It’s not like I didn’t want to have children, I tried, unfortunately it didn’t work out… But it helped me because now I work with many children around the world, sick children with AIDS, that’s how I compensate. I was meant to do something else,” she explained on Access Hollywood. A beautiful way to bounce back!
