Meri "Masha" Mnjoyan ( hy, Մերի "Մաշա" Մնջոյան, born February 7, 1995), is an

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singer, the winner of ''

The Voice of Armenia ''The Voice of Armenia'' (Armenian: ''Հայաստանի Ձայնը'' pronounced ''Hayastani Dzayne'') is an Armenian television singing competition created by John de Mol. The first season was broadcast on Armenia TV. The show premiered in late ...

'' television singing competition in 2013.

Life and career

Meri Mnjoyan was born at February 7, 1995 in

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, Armenia. Starting from 1999 she was involved with Deghcanik junior ensemble, and in 2000 had the first solo concert. From 2001 to 2009 she have studied at the No. 7 basic school of Gyumri and at Gyumri Art School named after N. Tigranyan faculty of vocals and piano from 2002. From 2009 to 2013 studied at the Yerevan State Culture college. In 2013 she has been enrolled at the

Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned colleg ...

, faculty of jazz-vocals which she graduated from in 2017. From 2009 to 2019 she was performing at the "Our Lady of Armenia Boghossian Educational Centre's" choir, and with the choir she performed at

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in 2015 as part of a holy communion commemorating the centenary after

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2013: ''The Voice of Armenia''

In 2013, Mnjoyan auditioned for

. All the coaches turned around. She picked Sona as her coach.

2020: ''The Voice of Australia''

In 2020, Mnjoyan auditioned for '' The Voice of Australia''. All the coaches turned around. She picked

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as her coach.

Other singing contests

* 2007 – an award at "Pearl Berlona" contest in

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, Germany. * 2008 – third at the primary selections of junior

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in Armenia. The same year she wrote the lyrics of, and was a backing vocalist for the song from Armenia at

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in Cyprus. * 2008 – "Grand Prize" at the "Violet Nana" international competition in

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, Georgia. * 2010 – third place at the "I love Tbilisi" international contest in

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, Georgia. * 2011 – first place at the "Alania 2010" international contest in Turkey. * 2012 – semi-finalist of the " New Wave" international contest in Moscow, Russia. * 2013 – victory in the mega-competition "The Voice of Armenia".Победительницей конкурса «Голос Армении» признана Мэри Мнджоян (video)
* 2013 – seventh place at the "New Wave" international contest in Yurmala, Latvia. * 2016 – backing vocalist at the

in Stockholm, Sweden.

References

External links

Mary Mnjoyan – the voice of Armenia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mnjoyan, Masha 1973 births Living people The Voice (franchise) winners 21st-century Armenian women singers Armenian pop singers Armenian-language singers Russian-language singers People from Gyumri