''Benefis'' is a weekly one-hour

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hosted by an Armenian presenter

Avet Barseghyan Avet Barseghyan ( hy, Ավետ Բարսեղյան, ) is an Armenian songwriter and TV host, who hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Yerevan, Armenia, alongside Gohar Gasparyan. Barseghyan has also written several of Armenia's en ...

, and airing on

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

-based Public Television company of Armenia. The show featured one-on-one interviews with notable residents of Armenia, their best performances, and interesting facts about their lives and creative paths. The talk-show aired every Sunday.

Episodes

Episode 1

The episode aired on September 17, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer-songwriter

Hayko Hayk "Hayko" Hakobyan ( hy, Հայկ Հակոբյան; 25 August 1973 – 29 September 2021) was an Armenian singer and songwriter. Biography Hayko was born on 25 August 1973 in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union). He studied at Y ...

Episode 2

The episode aired on September 24, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Silva Hakobyan.

Episode 3

The episode aired on October 1, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer

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Episode 4

The episode aired on October 8, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer-songwriter Forsh.

Episode 5

The episode aired on October 15, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer

Varduhi Vardanyan Varduhi Vardanyan ( hy, Վարդուհի Վարդանյան; June 26, 1976 – October 15, 2006) was an Armenian singer. She has participated in many international song contests and always won many awards and was awarded best singer of Armenia. ...

, who died in a car accident on Sevan - Martuni highway on October 15, 2006.

Episode 6

The episode aired on October 22, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer

Razmik Amyan Razmik Amyan ( hy, Ռազմիկ Ամյան; born January 8, 1982) is an Armenian singer. In 2017, Amyan was awarded with the title of Honored Artist of Armenia upon the decree of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, ...

, his friend Hayko was also there.

Episode 7

The episode aired on October 29, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Nune Yesayan.

Episode 8

The episode aired on November 5, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer

Hasmik Karapetyan Hasmik Karapetyan ( Armenian: Հասմիկ Կարապետյան; born 4 July 1977) is an Armenian pop singer. Career Hasmik started singing at a young age and composed some songs at the age of 13. (in Armenian) Her debut song was in 1995 at th ...

Episode 9

The episode aired on November 19, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Erik.

Episode 10

The episode aired on November 26, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Arminka.

Episode 11

The episode aired on December 3, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Emmy.

Episode 12

The episode aired on December 17, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer SONA.

Episode 13

The episode aired on December 24, 2016. The talk-show was about Armenian singer-songwriter Artur Grigoryan.

Episode 14

The episode aired on February 11, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Arsen Safaryan.

Episode 15

The episode aired on February 18, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Shushan Petrosyan.

Episode 16

The episode aired on March 4, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Zaruhi Babayan.

Episode 17

The episode aired on March 11, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer-songwriter Arsen Grigoryan.

Episode 18

The episode aired on March 25, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Christine Pepelyan.

Episode 19

The episode aired on April 8, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer and presenter Aram MP3.

Episode 20

The episode aired on March 25, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer-songwriter Edgar Gyanjumyan.

Episode 21

The episode aired on April 8, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer-songwriter Leyla Saribekyan.

Episode 22

The episode aired on April 29, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Andre.

Episode 23

The episode aired on May 20, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian musician and actress

Iveta Mukuchyan Iveta Mukuchyan ( hy, Իվետա Մուկուչյան, ; born 14 October 1986) is an Armenian singer. Born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, she moved to Hamburg, Germany, in 1992. Mukuchyan returned to Armenia in 2009 and placed ...

. The show was also featuring

Gohar Gasparyan Gohar Gasparyan ( hy, Գոհար Գասպարյան; 14 December 1924 – 16 May 2007), also known as the "Armenian nightingale", was an Armenian opera singer. Life Born in an Armenian family in Cairo, Egypt, Gasparyan studied at a Music ...

, Hayk Petrosyan.

Episode 24

The episode aired on May 27, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Elvina Makaryan, who died in a car accident on Los Angeles on July 9, 2007.

Episode 25

The episode aired on June 3, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer

Sona Shahgeldyan Sona Shahgeldyan ( hy, Սոնա Շահգելդյան, born on November 18, 1986), is an Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national p ...

Episode 26

The episode aired on June 24, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Arman Aghajanyan.

Episode 27

The episode aired on July 1, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer Ani Christy.

Episode 28

The episode aired on July 8, 2017. The talk-show was about Armenian singer-songwriter

Alla Levonyan Alla Levonyan ( hy, Ալլա Լևոնյան, born June 26, 1975) is an Armenian singer, who is a recipient of the Honorary Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia award, which is an honorary title in Armenia. In 2007, she was appointed the U ...

Episode 29

The last episode of the series aired on July 29, 2017 at 22:20 pm. The talk-show was about Armenian musician

(the presenter of the show). The episode was hosted by many Armenian well-known artists, such as Aram Mp3 and

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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