Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Emmanuel Macron during the summit of the European Political Community in Yerevan, and everything was preceded by a rather unusual scene.
During breaks during the meetings, Pashinyan and Macron decided to devote themselves to music, and Macron sang the chanson “La Boheme” from 1965, written by Charles Aznavour, one of the most famous French singers.
The text is about artists who fondly recall their days living in poverty during the bohemian period in Paris’s Montmartre district.
While Macron sang, Pashinyan accompanied him on the drums.
Their performance was followed with great attention by the guests and they applauded the two leaders at this performance.
Macron’s performance in Armenia was not the first time he was filmed singing. In March, he sang the Marseillaise, the French national anthem, aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle after the French navy was deployed to the Middle East to patrol the Strait of Hormuz.
The choice of La Boheme is significant for both France and Armenia – Aznavour was born in Paris to Armenian parents who fled the genocide.
Aznavour began his singing career as a child, entertaining guests at his parents’ Armenian restaurant, Caucasus, and during World War II, he and his family hid many Jews and Armenians in their apartment in Paris.
