Gohar Gasparyan ( hy, Գոհար Գասպարյան; is an Armenian TV personality, journalist, and model who currently works at Public Television of Armenia. From 2010 to 2018, she was head of the Armenian delegation in

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and

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Biography

Gasparyan was born on 19 October 1985 in

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. Her father is a military man and her mother is a French language teacher. In 2002 she graduated from high school No. 114 School after "

Khachik Dashtents Khachik Dashtents ( hy, Խաչիկ Դաշտենց; ''Khachik Tonoyi Tonoyan'', May 25, 1910 – March 9, 1974) was an ethnic Armenian Soviet writer, poet and translator.classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA Wo ...

" in

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. The same year she entered the State Linguistic University after

Valery Bryusov Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov ( rus, Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪdʑ ˈbrʲusəf, a=Valyeriy Yakovlyevich Bryusov.ru.vorb.oga; – 9 October 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, drama ...

, the department of English Language and International Journalism. Since 2003 she has been working at Armenian Public Television as TV host of international programs. In 2014 Gohar's childhood dream came true and she founded the first Armenian cotton candy brand called "Happyk". In July 2016 she married famous Armenian painter, lawyer Narek Van Ashughatoyan. She started hosting her first TV program at the age of 12. In 1996 she hosted two junior TV programs on The 3rd channel "Talented Children", "The Story of my childhood". On 3 December 2011 Gasparyan and

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 entr ...

were presenters of

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. Gasparyan was born in 1985 in Yerevan. In 2002 she graduated from Secondary School No. 114 after Kh. Dashtents. In 2002–07 she studied English language and international reporting at Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brjusov. In 2007–09 took a Master's Course at Yerevan State University Department of Journalism. Also received an international master's degree at SUA attached Armenian School of Journalism. In 1996–2001 was the host of program series for children and teens at Public TV 3rd Wave project (Talented Children, 3rd Wagon, etc.). Gohar has been working at Armenia Public TV as program host and author, commentator of international projects since 2003 (This Evening/Morning/Night, First Program, Rubicon, Top 10, etc. She is the commentator of Eurovision and Junior Eurovision song contests since 2006 and Head of Eurovision Armenian Delegation since 2010. In her activity as a host, a special place is with cultural and sport special projects, concerts and exclusive interviews (Junior Eurovision 2010 in Yerevan, Plácido Domingo, Jivan-80, Fanny Ardant, Arthur Abraham, Alain Delon, World Chess Champions, Eurovision National Selections, Golden Apricot, etc.), as well as organization of specific events (www.unistaff.am). Since October 2012 Gohar has been the host of ''Found Dream'' TV show on First Channel.

References

External links

Official website

Official Facebook page
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