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Srbuhi Sargsyan
Srbuhi Sargsyan ( hy, Սրբուհի Սարգսյան ; born 3 April 1994), professionally known as Srbuk, is an Armenian singer. She first came to prominence after competing in season one of the Armenian version of ''The X Factor'', where she placed as the runner-up. In 2018, she competed in season eight of ''The Voice of Ukraine'', placing fourth. Srbuk represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "Walking Out". Early life Sargsyan was born on April 3, 1994 in Yerevan. She studied at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, where she learned to play the qanun. Career 2010–2018: ''X Factor'' and ''The Voice'' In 2010, Srbuk auditioned for the first season of the Armenian version of ''The X Factor'', where she sang "Soon We'll Be Found" by Sia. She joined Garik Papoyan's team and ended up in the second place. In 2012, Srbuk decided to form a band, called Allusion, to play alongside her at small gigs and shows locally. In 2014, ... [...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] |
Not Alone (Aram Mp3 Song)
"Not Alone" is a song by Armenian singer Aram Mp3. It was internally selected to represent Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark. The song was revealed on 14 March 2014. Background and composition On 31 December 2013 Aram Mp3 was selected by Armenian First Channel to represent Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. On 21 February 2014 it was announced that Aram's song is already chosen, but the song will be premiered together with a music video by March. Overall the broadcaster received 75 songs from domestic and foreign composers. The song recording works begun in February 2014. On 14 March the song and music video officially premiered on AMPTV. The music of the song was written by Aram himself, while the author of the lyrics is Aram's friend Garik Papoyan. When asked about the song message, Aram said, "You should never give up and always fight for love. One kiss can change everything." "Not Alone" is a mix of ballad and dubstep. It starts with piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma. Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two ''Modern Sounds'' albums. While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. Charles's 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, Gospel music, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of Contemporary R&B, R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LP record, LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Visual impairment, Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1963, at the age of 13, making him the List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After a tumultuous adolescence, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country but most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Her rendition of the nursery rhyme "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" helped boost both her and Webb to national fame. After taking over the band when Webb died, Fitzgerald left it behind in 1942 to start her solo career. Her manager was Moe Gale, co-founder of the Savoy, until she turned the rest of her career over to Norman Granz, who founded Verve Records to produce new records by Fitzgerald. With Verve she recorded some of her more widely noted works, particularly he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etta James
Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as " The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album '' Seven Year Itch''. James's deep and earthy voice bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. She won six Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world's best-selling music artists. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Hit songs such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", " Respect", " (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "I Say a Little Prayer", propelled Franklin past her musical peers. Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as ' ... [...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] |
Sona Rubenyan
Sona Rubenyan ( arm, Սոնա Ռուբենյան, born December 14, 1993) is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She is best known for winning the fifth edition of ''Hay Superstar''. Career In 2011, Rubenyan became the winner of the fifth edition of ''Hay Superstar'', which is the Armenian version of the British television hit show ''Pop Idol''. In 2014, she also represented Armenia at the New Wave international contest in Jūrmala. Since 2016, Rubenyan has been collaborating with Garik Papoyan as a duo under the name Garik & Sona, releasing several singles including " Lusin", "Esor Urbat e", "Nino" and more. In November 2020, amid the Nagorno-Karabakh war she was featured on a charity single titled "Mez vochinch chi haghti" (Nothing Will Win Us) along with Arthur Khachents, Iveta Mukuchyan, Gor Sujyan, Srbuk, Sevak Khanagyan and Sevak Amroyan Sevak Amroyan ( hy, Սևակ Ամրոյան; born July 10, 1990) is an Armenian singer, who is best known as the winner of Shant TV' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevak Khanagyan
Sevak Khanagyan ( hy, Սևակ Խանաղյան, russian: Севак Тигранович Ханагян, Sevak Tigranovich Khanagyan; born 28 July 1987) is a Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter. Khanagyan came to prominence while competing in season four of ''The Voice of Russia'' in 2015, and he later won season seven of '' X-Factor Ukraine'' the following year. He has been a coach on '' The Voice of Armenia'' since its fourth season in 2017. Khanagyan represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " Qami" (Wind). Early life Khanagyan was born on 28 July 1987 in Metsavan, a village in the Lori Province. When he was in seventh grade, his family left Armenia and moved to Kursk in Russia. He went on to study music in Moscow, and graduated with a degree in 2014. Career 2015–2017: Beginnings and ''X-Factor Ukraine'' In 2015, Khanagyan competed in the first season of ''Glavnaya Stsena'', the Russian version of ''The X Factor''. He was mentored by Maxim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevak Amroyan
Sevak Amroyan ( hy, Սևակ Ամրոյան; born July 10, 1990) is an Armenian singer, who is best known as the winner of Shant TV's folk music competition . Amroyan has released three albums so far, (2016), (2020), and (2022) Early life Amroyan was born in the capital Yerevan, but grew up in the village of Proshyan, Kotayk Province, where he went to school. Career Amroyan came to prominence in 2007, after winning the first season of Shant TV's folk music competition (Folk Singer). Since then he has released multiple singles such as "", "" and "" with millions of views on YouTube. In 2015, he recorded the song "" with Mher Mesropyan amid the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, with the music video being shot in the Genocide Memorial in Yerevan. In 2016, Amroyan released his debut album, . One of the songs from the album, "" featuring Nune Yesayan, received an award at Armenia TV's Song of the Year Awards in 2017. In 2019, he was chosen as one of the four judges for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gor Sujyan
Gor Sujyan ( hy, Գոռ Սուջյան, born 25 July 1987) is an Armenian rock singer and lead singer of the Armenian rock band Dorians. He represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song Lonely Planet. Biography Early life Gor Sujyan was born on 25 July 1987 in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the son of guitarist, jazzman Mkrtich Sujyan. Dorians At the age of 17, Gor has created band "Gor & Friends". It has been performing cover-version of popular rock songs. Since June 2008 – lead singer and main composer of a new rock band Dorians. In April 2009 Dorians won the "Best Newcomer" award at the annual Tashir Music Awards in Moscow. On 22 December 2011, the band presented their first album named "Fly". Eurovision At the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Gor was one of the back-up singers for Eva Rivas during her performance of "Apricot Stone." On 21 January 2013, it was announced by ARMTV, that Gor would represent Armenia at the Eurovisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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