Emma Bejanyan (; born 12 April 1984), better known as Emmy () is an

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singer. She is considered one of Armenia's most popular and influential singers, being labelled as a "pop princess" and "Armenian pop icon". Emmy represented Armenia in the

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and became the country's first non-qualifier.

Early career

Emmy's career took off immediately after she recorded her first song, "Hayastan," and released its video, in 1993. She earned numerous awards at song competitions in Armenia, Russia, Turkey, Europe, and elsewhere. She sang and toured with the all-female folk-pop quartet Hayer from 1994 to 2000.

Other projects

Emmy also runs Emmy-B Production Center, a music-production company searching for new young talents in Armenia. As of 2014 she's also a judge in the Armenian talent competition

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's 3rd season.

Eurovision Song Contest

In February 2010, Emmy along with singer Mihran participated in the 2010 Armenia pre-selection for the

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with the entry "Hey (Let Me Hear You Say)" which was even endorsed by

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. The pair came second losing out to eventual winner,

Eva Rivas Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsatouryan ( hy, Վալերիա Ռուստետնիկովա-Ծատուրյան, russian: Валерия Александровна Решетникова-Цатурян; born 13 July 1987), better known by her stag ...

with " Apricot Stone" for the ticket to the 2010 Contest in

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. Bejanyan represented

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. On May 10, Emmy failed to qualify for the final, making her the first Armenian Eurovision act to miss the final.

Awards and nominations

References

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