Bakian Chante Aznavour + guests

On 4 June 2026 at Le Silo in Marseille, Bakian made Aznavour resonate in his own way. An artist from the French Riviera, he moves between French chanson and pop, with a melodic writing style that keeps the lyrics at the centre. Close to Charles Aznavour, who wrote several songs for him and accompanied him until his final years, he carries that connection onto the stage with "Bakian chante Aznavour." Not adopting a preservationist stance, he favors spare pop arrangements, a direct interpretation and careful diction, allowing the words to speak. His rendition of "Désormais" is an example, treated in a personal and contemporary register.

Around him, guest artists join him on stage. Together they offer a multifaceted perspective on this repertoire and extend the dialogue between heritage and the present. The concert is anchored in an interplay between Aznavour’s words and Bakian’s trajectory, with measured emotion and without overload. Here, modernity is expressed through clarity rather than spectacle, and through the precision of words rather than display, for a lively reading of a repertoire that continues to circulate today.