Charlie Armstrong is the grandson of Louis Armstrong. Video: Louis Armstrong's false grandson on the show "The Voice"

Published 06.10.16 17:56

While the 6th episode of the 5th season of the show “The Voice” is preparing to air, the media continue to find out the details of the filming of the project. So, it recently turned out that Grigory Leps’s eldest daughter Inga decided to take part in the “blind” auditions. She prepared on her own and successfully passed the first castings, which she informed her father about shortly before the “blind” auditions. Now Leps has told why his daughter never got into the show.

"Inga always intkbbach showed interest in music. She went to the “Voice” casting without asking anyone, she understood that I would be against it. I heard my daughter more than once; she and her friends often go to karaoke. I can say that she sings decently. Like any father, I will always support my child, otherwise it will be unmanly. Naturally, I always recognize her voice. But I said from the very beginning that I would not turn to her,” he explained.

The appearance of a man at the blind auditions of the show “The Voice,” season 5, who introduced himself as the grandson of the legendary Louis Armstrong, Charlie, caused heated discussion on social networks.

The singer performed the song “My first my last my everything” by Barry White and was able to turn Polina Gagarina’s chair towards him.

As the artist told the audience and mentors of the project, he came to Russia from the Caribbean islands. Other participants in the show said that behind the scenes he behaved like a star, and members of the singer's support group invited everyone to take a photo with the star.

However, Life obtained documents from a black man, according to which his last name is not Armstrong at all, but Parnell, and the 46-year-old singer lives in the Netherlands. It also turned out that he had been known for a long time in the metropolitan crowd.

Charlie really has a musical voice, has lived in Moscow for about 4 years, positions himself as the grandson of Louis Armstrong and has an “unbearable” character. According to some reports, he has already changed many jobs due to the fact that he constantly swears, yells at everyone and throws hysterics.

Charlie Parnell himself has already responded to the accusations against him.

"Look, I don't want to talk about this. You see, this is something very personal to me. I have my birth certificate. It's all gossip! Do you really believe everything that is said?" - he explained.

He stated that biographical sources misinform people that Louis Armstrong had no direct descendants.

"If you want to believe the media or the museum, please. I don't care. No one saw it, no one knows. What evidence do they have? Believe anyone. I know who I am. That's all. Everyone lies in order to get their benefit," the singer said.

A musician named Charlie Armstrong passed the blind auditions, posing as a relative of the great jazz player. Heated discussions on the Internet revolved around the participation of an artist named Charlie Armstrong in Channel One’s most popular project, “The Voice.”

The man appeared at the blind auditions, introducing himself as a relative of the world jazz legend and performing Barry White's immortal hit My first my last my everything. We managed to find out who the man who ended up on the Russian music show really is by discovering his real documents.

Having heard the first notes of Charlie Armstrong's singing, the mentors began to wonder whether it was Barry White or not. However, only Polina Gagarina turned to the man, thereby selecting the vocalist for her team. Charlie told the audience and mentors his story that he came to the show from the Caribbean, his mother from Suriname, and his father from Barbados. When Grigory Leps finally decided to clarify whether this was Louis Armstrong’s nephew, in response he received a statement that was unexpected for everyone: “No, grandson.” Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the artist was already behaving like a world star. According to the project participants, during the casting the foreigner kept himself apart, demonstrating a contemptuous attitude towards others.

“At the same time, members of his support group invited all the contestants to take a photo “with the star,” said one of the casting participants. “To be honest, everyone behind the scenes had serious doubts about the authenticity of his relationship with Louis Armstrong.

Doubts were confirmed when they saw the passport of the vocal show participant. According to the document, he was not Charlie Armstrong from the Caribbean, but a 46-year-old citizen of the Netherlands, a certain Charlie Parnell.

As we managed to find out, “Armstrong’s grandson” appeared in the metropolitan party long before his visit to the show “The Voice”. The singer’s calling card at social events was the performance of Louis Armstrong’s famous compositions in the same manner, with an identical voice timbre. The man skillfully diluted his speech with heart-warming stories about his star relative. The legend about the relationship with the world star was believed not only by ordinary people, but also by representatives of show business. For example, DJ Smash released a joint video with a black artist.

Doubts about the existence of Louis Armstrong’s grandson are supported by materials in the foreign press. Thus, authoritative foreign publications Daily Mail and New York Times, including the official website of the Louis Armstrong house-museum, report that the musician and his wives did not have children, pointing to the possible infertility of the jazz legend.
What is known for certain is that Armstrong established guardianship over the three-year-old mentally ill son of his cousin’s daughter, who died shortly after giving birth, but the man also had no children. It is also noteworthy that Charlie Armstrong does not tour in his homeland, performing only in Russia and Eastern Europe. At the same time, according to the singer’s ex-directors, Charlie is in great demand among representatives of the business elite who want to enjoy his velvety voice at their corporate events and birthdays.

We invite you to watch the video of his performance on the show “The Voice” and enjoy a truly excellent performance of the song!

The false grandson of Louis Armstrong, Charlie Cassels Armstrong, passed the blind auditions for the show “The Voice” and ended up on Polina Gagarina’s team.

The singer, who called himself Charlie Cassels Armstrong - the grandson of the world famous jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong - passed the blind auditions on the show "The Voice" and made the team.

Allegedly, the grandson of the famous musician caused heated discussions on the Internet.

At the blind auditions, he performed Barry White's immortal hit My first my last my everything.

However, as it turned out, the artist is not who he claims to be - Life ru published his real documents.

Having heard the first notes of Charlie Armstrong's singing, the mentors began to wonder whether it was Barry White or not. However, only Polina Gagarina turned to the man, thereby selecting the vocalist for her team.

Charlie told the audience and mentors his story that he came to the show from the Caribbean, his mother from Suriname, and his father from Barbados.

When Grigory Leps finally decided to clarify whether this was Louis Armstrong’s nephew, in response he received a statement that was unexpected for everyone: “No, grandson.”

Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the artist was already behaving like a world star. According to the project participants, during the casting the foreigner kept himself apart, demonstrating a contemptuous attitude towards others.

“At the same time, members of his support group invited all the contestants to take a photo “with the star.” To be honest, everyone behind the scenes had serious doubts about the authenticity of his relationship with Louis Armstrong,” said one of the casting participants.

Doubts were confirmed when the passport of the vocal show participant became known.

According to the document, he was not Charlie Armstrong from the Caribbean Islands, but a 46-year-old citizen of the Netherlands, a certain Charlie Parnell.

Charlie Cases Armstrong's passport in the name of Charlie Parnell

It became known that “Armstrong’s grandson” appeared in the Moscow crowd long before his visit to the “Voice” show.

The singer’s calling card at social events was the performance of Louis Armstrong’s famous compositions in the same manner, with an identical voice timbre. The man skillfully diluted his speech with heart-warming stories about his star relative. The legend about the relationship with the world star was believed not only by ordinary people, but also by representatives of show business.

For example, DJ Smash released a joint video with a black artist.

Journalists contacted Charlie Armstrong's former PR manager, who admitted to having a fake birth certificate for the artist.

“I am ashamed of my professionalism and reputation, for this work with a swindler. When Charlie asked me: “Are you even related to that same Louis?” the answer was ambiguous: “It’s up to you to decide what you think and “It will be.” This immediately alerted me, and then I learned that the birth certificate, which Charlie is so proud of, is fake,” said the ex-director of Armstrong.

Charlie Cassels Armstrong - false grandson of Louis Armstrong

According to promoters who worked with “Armstrong’s grandson,” during his four years of work in the capital, he replaced several Russian-speaking PR people and directors: people were fired as soon as they started asking too many questions.

“Charlie was annoying everyone, one day he took my phone, realizing that our cooperation was coming to an end, and began to leak all my contacts with representatives of the media and various channels. He sings really well, always live, his voice is really indistinguishable from Armstrong. But he only looks like a parodist akin to Galkin or Penkin. Charlie is a very inadequate person. He allowed himself to constantly yell at everyone, swear and throw tantrums over trifles," the director shared his memories of working with Armstrong.

Doubts about the existence of Louis Armstrong’s grandson are supported by materials in the foreign press.

Thus, authoritative foreign publications Daily Mail and New York Times, including the official website of the Louis Armstrong house-museum, report that the musician and his wives did not have children, pointing to the possible infertility of the jazz legend. What is known for certain is that Armstrong established guardianship over the three-year-old mentally ill son of his cousin’s daughter, who died shortly after giving birth, but the man also had no children.

It is also noteworthy that Charlie Armstrong does not tour in his homeland, performing only in Russia and Eastern Europe. At the same time, according to the singer’s ex-directors, Charlie is in great demand among representatives of the business elite who want to enjoy his velvety voice at their corporate events and birthdays.

A few weeks ago, the media reported on the participation of the grandson of the legendary jazz musician, singer Louis Armstrong, in the popular project “The Voice” on Channel One.

According to Life, a musician named Charlie Armstrong passed the show's blind auditions, performing Barry White's immortal hit My first my last my everything.

The publication managed to find out who the man who appeared on the Russian music show really is by discovering his real documents.

Having heard the first notes of Charlie Armstrong's singing, the mentors began to wonder whether it was Barry White or not. However, only Polina Gagarina turned to the man, thereby selecting the vocalist for her team. Charlie told the audience and mentors his story that he came to the show from the Caribbean, his mother from Suriname, and his father from Barbados. When Grigory Leps finally decided to clarify whether this was Louis Armstrong’s nephew, in response he received a statement that was unexpected for everyone: “No, grandson.” Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the artist was already behaving like a world star. According to the project participants, during the casting the foreigner kept himself apart, demonstrating a contemptuous attitude towards others.

“At the same time, members of his support group invited all the contestants to take a photo “with the star,” one of the casting participants told Life. “To be honest, everyone behind the scenes had serious doubts about the authenticity of his relationship with Louis Armstrong.”

Doubts were confirmed when Life obtained the passport of a vocal show participant. According to the document, he was not Charlie Armstrong from the Caribbean, but a 46-year-old citizen of the Netherlands, a certain Charlie Parnell.




As Life managed to find out, “Armstrong’s grandson” appeared in the capital’s party scene long before his visit to the show “The Voice.” The singer’s calling card at social events was the performance of Louis Armstrong’s famous compositions in the same manner, with an identical voice timbre. The man skillfully diluted his speech with heart-warming stories about his star relative. The legend about the relationship with the world star was believed not only by ordinary people, but also by representatives of show business. For example, DJ Smash released a joint video with a black artist.

Life contacted Charlie Armstrong's former PR manager, who admitted to having a fake birth certificate for the artist.

“I’m ashamed of my professionalism and reputation, for this work with a swindler,” the ex-director of Armstrong told Life, who asked not to use his last name. “When Charlie asked me: “Are you even related to that same Louis?” , - the answer was ambiguous: “It’s up to you to decide what you think, so it will be.” This immediately alerted me, and then I learned that the birth certificate, which Charlie is so proud of, is fake.

According to promoters who worked with “Armstrong’s grandson,” during his four years of work in the capital, he replaced several Russian-speaking PR people and directors: people were fired as soon as they started asking too many questions.

“Charlie drove everyone crazy,” the director shared his memories of working with “Armstrong,” “He sings really well, always live, his voice really cannot be distinguished from Armstrong. But he only looks like a parodist akin to Galkin or Penkin. Charlie is a very inadequate person. He allowed himself to constantly yell at everyone, swear and throw tantrums over trifles."

Doubts about the existence of Louis Armstrong’s grandson are supported by materials in the foreign press. Thus, authoritative foreign publications Daily Mail and New York Times, including the official website of the Louis Armstrong house-museum, report that the musician and his wives did not have children, pointing to the possible infertility of the jazz legend. What is known for certain is that Armstrong established guardianship over the three-year-old mentally ill son of his cousin’s daughter, who died shortly after giving birth, but the man also had no children. It is also noteworthy that Charlie Armstrong does not tour in his homeland, performing only in Russia and Eastern Europe. At the same time, according to the singer’s ex-directors, Charlie is in great demand among representatives of the business elite who want to enjoy his velvety voice at their corporate events and birthdays.