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Armenia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Jan Jan" written by Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan and Mane Hakobyan. The song was performed by the duo Inga and Anush. The Armenian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final ''Evrotesil 2009'', organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The national final took place on 14 February 2009 where twenty-one entries competed. "Jan Jan" performed by Inga and Anush was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a professional jury and a public televote. Armenia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 6, "Jan Jan" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Armenia placed fifth out of the 18 participating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga And Anush Arshakyan
Inga and Anush Arshakyan ( hy, Ինգա և Անուշ Արշակյաններ) or the Arshakyan Sisters ( hy, Արշակյան քույրեր) are an Armenian folk singing duo. The sisters represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, eventually finishing in 10th place in the final. Early life Anush was born on 24 December 1980 in Yerevan. She graduated from S. Aslamazyan music school, in piano. In 1994, she came first and was awarded the audience prize in the "Sonorous Voices" competition that took place in Omsk. In that period, she started promoting herself as a writer/composer. As soon as she graduated in 2001, she entered and graduated from A. Babajanyan music college, in piano. In 1999, she made her debut as a soloist together with Armenia State Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. From 2001 to 2005, she studied at Yerevan State Conservatory, and graduated in jazz-vocal. Her sister Inga was born on 18 March 1982, in Yerevan. She also graduated from S. Aslamazyan m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the Historical capitals of Armenia, capital since 1918, the Historical capitals of Armenia, fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BCE, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni Fortress, Erebuni in 782 BCE by King Argishti I of Urartu, Argishti I of Urartu at the western extreme of the Ararat Plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofig Guliyev
Tofig Alakbar oglu Guliyev ( az, Tofiq Ələkbər oğlu Quliyev, tr, Tevfik Elekber oğlu Guliyev; 7 November 1917, Baku – 4 October 2000, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and conductor. Biography Tofig Guliyev was born in Baku, in the family of salary worker. He became a student of the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire when he was 12 years old due to his musical talent. But in 1934, he became a student of Baku Conservatoire, where he studied in two faculties - fortepiano (in professor I.S.Aysberg’s class) and composer (in professor S. G. Strasser’s class). In the conservatoire young Tofig Guliyev familiarized with works of great classics of the past – Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Schubert and other composers. The brilliant talent of Tofig Guliyev drew music communities’ attention to him and soon, in 1936, Azerbaijan’s National Committee of Education sent Tofig Guliyev to Moscow State Conservatory named after Tchaikovsky on Uzeyir Hajibeyov’s advice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HT Hayko
Hayk Margaryan ( hy, Հայկ Մարգարյան; born June 28, 1985), better known by his stage name HT Hayko, ( hy, ՀՏ Հայկո) is an Armenian rapper from Yerevan, Armenia. Early life Hayk Margaryan was born on June 28, 1985 in Yerevan. He graduated from School No.55 after Chekhov. Then he went to Sayat-Nova Musical School, where he learned how to play piano and trumpet. Later, Hayk graduated from the State Engineering University as an electrician. Music career Hayko started his music career in 2001, when he founded the Hay Tgheq group with Misho. It was the first ever rap group in Armenia. Together they released two albums, eight music videos, and held concerts in Armenia as well as other countries. It dissolved in 2007. Since then, Misho and Hayko work separately. ''AntiSystem'' On May 15, 2012, a song named ''AntiSystem'' was uploaded oHT Hayko's YouTube Channel [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambir
Bambir is an Armenian rock band from Gyumri. Spanning 4 decades and with more than 50 musicians passing through its ranks, the band has moved into its second generation- as in, sons of the original members are operating as a separate four-piece that is still part of the original ensemble. Founded by Jag Barseghyan in the 1970s in Gyumri, Armenia, Bambir was lauded as one of the best rock groups in the Soviet Union, performing original material, traditional Armenian songs, and modern arrangements of Komitas and medieval Armenian music. Today, Jag Barseghyan records solo albums, ensemble albums, and performs with original members of The Bambir and other international musicians. In 1982 Bambir won the Folk Music Award at the International Festival in Lida, Belarus. They celebrated their 20th anniversary in Moscow in 1998 and in Gyumri at their first Biennial. On their 30th anniversary, they released Armenian Scotch,ARAJINLRATVAKAN“Album Launch of Bambir’s Armenian Scotch”1i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorians (band)
Dorians is an Armenian rock band founded in June 2008 by Vahagn Gevorgyan. In February 2009 the band participated at the first qualifying round of the international Eurovision Song Contest, which brought popularity to the band. In 2013 Dorians represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö. History In April 2009 Dorians won the "Best Newcomer" award at the annual ''Tashir Music Awards'' in Moscow. In June of the same year, the band performed its first big concert celebrating its one-year anniversary in Yerevan. Meeting legendary musicians Ian Gillan ( Deep Purple) and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) the band Dorians had a charity concert within the frame of the project ''Rock Aid Armenia'' and provided the profit to the reconstruction of a music school in Gyumri, Armenia. In November 2010 the band performed four solo concerts in Moscow. During the same year the band was announced as the "Best Rock Band of the Year" at the ''National Music Awards of Armenia''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mher Mesropyan
Mher Mesropyan ( arm, Մհեր Մեսրոպյան), better known as his stage name Mger Armenia (also Mher Armenia) is an Armenian singer. In 2017, Mesropyan was awarded with the title of Honored Artist of Armenia upon the decree of Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan. He attempted to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ... in 2009 and 2018, but did not succeed on either occasion, finishing 2nd and 9th respectively. He has a sister, Roza Filberg, who is an actress and a singer. In many occasions, Mesropyan has advocated for the recognition of the Artsakh Republic and has a song dedicated to the unrecognized country. Awards and nominations References 1981 births Living people Musicians from Yerevan 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DerHova
Harout Arthur Der-Hovagimian (sometimes spelled "Ter-Hovakimyan"; born 22 February 1974) is a Canadian-Armenian composer, songwriter and record producer. Career Harout Arthur Der-Hovagimian signed his first recording contract at the age of 17 with the newly found Canadian record label Hi-Bias Records. For the following 15 years, he was mainly credited under his stage name "Mark Ryan". For years, his main focus was his Temperance project. Starting out as a solo Tech house project, his debut commercial release was the five-track ''Phantasy'' EP, released early 1992. Temperance eventually crossed over into a more Dance-pop/Eurodance sound with the inclusion of Mark's schoolmate Lorraine Reid on vocals. Their first hit "Music Is My Life" was released in 1994, followed by a number of other hits, worldwide licenses, numerous Juno Award Nominations. By 19, Mark's on the side successful remix works also led to ''Billboard'' magazine titling him one of the top remixers from Canada. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayk Kasparov
Hayk Kasparov ( hy, Հայկ Կասպարով; born 14 December 1984) is an Armenian pop singer. Career In 2008, he won Radio Van's year revelation, and in 2009, the best song at the "Golden Lyre" awards. Also in 2009, he participated in the "Two Stars" musical project of the Public Television of Armenia and left the final. He has shot about 20 videos. He performed concerts in the cities of Sydney and Tehran, as well as many cities of Russia, England, the Netherlands, Belgium and elsewhere. In 2011, he participated in the Star Wars Festival in Tajikistan where he represented Armenia. Also in 2011, the song "I'm with you" was recognized as the best song of the month at "Accord" awards. In 2012, the songs "Gta" and "Songs of Love" also became popular in the month. Since 2014, Kasparov lives in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garik Papoyan
Garik Papoyan ( hy, Գարիկ Պապոյան , born 20 September 1984) is an Armenian actor, musician, presenter, writer and comedian. Early life Garik Papoyan was born on 20 September 1984 in Gyumri. He received secondary education No. 196 secondary school of Yerevan. In 2001, he entered the Faculty of Tourism and Advertisement of Russian-Armenian University, which he graduated in 2008. From 2003 to 2005 he served in the Armenian Army. Career He first came to prominence as a member of ''32 Atam'' club from 2006–2010, and later appeared on its spin-off titled '' Vitamin Club''. In 2014, he wrote " Not Alone" for Aram Mp3, which represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark and finished fourth in the final. In 2016, he formed the duo Garik & Sona with singer Sona Rubenyan, releasing several singles including " Lusin", "Esor Urbat e", "Nino" and more. Papoyan is the creator of the "Rock Generation" movement in Armenia. Personal life In August 2012, he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anytime You Need
Armenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Anytime You Need" written by Hayko and Karen Kavaleryan. The song was performed by Hayko. The Armenian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland was selected through the national final ''Evrotesil 2007'', organised by the Armenian broadcaster Public Television of Armenia (AMPTV). The national final and consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten entries competed in each semi-final with three from each semi-final alongside a wildcard qualifying to compete in the final on 25 February 2007. "Anytime You Need" performed by Hayko was selected by a professional jury as the winner. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2006, Armenia automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 23, Armenia placed eighth out of the 24 participating countries with 138 points. Background Prior to the 2007 Contest, Armenia had partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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