French-Armenian singer and actor Charles Aznavour has died, France’s Minister of Culture Françoise Nyssen announced today (October 1). He was 94. A cause of death was not revealed. He died at his home in Alpilles in southeastern France, according to the AFP.

Aznavour was born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian to Armenian parents in Paris in 1924. His parents were performers, and he left school at a young age to pursue acting. Aznavour’s first break came in 1946 when Édith Piaf discovered him and then invited him on a U.S. tour. He later released his first record, Charles Aznavour chante... Charles Aznavour, in 1953.

In his eight-decade career, Aznavour released albums in French, English, Spanish, Italian, and German, selling over 180 million records along the way. He worked with Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, and many more. His songs were covered by Ray Charles, Bing Crosby, and Fred Astaire, among others.

Beyond his entertainment career, Aznavour has been recognized for his and his family’s heroism during World War II. His family is said to have hid Jews, communists, and those persecuted by the Nazis in their Paris home during the war. In October 2017, Aznavour and his sister Aida were presented the Raoul Wallenberg Award for their war efforts.

French president Emmanuel Macron posted a tribute to Aznavour on Twitter, as NPR notes. “Profoundly French, viscerally attached to his Armenian roots, known across the world, Charles Aznavour has accompanied the joys and pains of three generations,” Macron wrote in French. “His masterpieces, his timbre, his unique radiance will survive him for a long time.”