Honored Artist of Armenia is an award given by the

Republic of Armenia A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

. It was established in 2002 as "Honorary Titles of the Republic of Armenia in Science, Education, Journalism, Culture, Arts, Health, Physical Culture and Sports".Ա Ն Կ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՊԵՏԱԿԱՆ ՊԱՐԳԵՎՆԵՐՈՎ ՊԱՐԳԵՎԱՏՐԵԼՈՒ ԵՎ ՊԱՏՎԱՎՈՐ ԿՈՉՈՒՄՆԵՐ ՇՆՈՐՀԵԼՈՒ ՄԻՋՆՈՐԴՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ՆԵՐԿԱՅԱՑՆԵԼՈՒ ԻՐԱՎԱՍՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ՈՒՆԵՑՈՂ ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱՏԱՐ ԱՆՁԱՆՑ
/ref> The award was reestablished in 2004 with the adoption of the National Assembly and the signature of the Armenian president. The first awards were given in 2008 by the Armenian president

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

. Currently, 115 Armenian citizens and one United States citizen have received the award. The most recent recipient is Armenian singer-songwriter

Sirusho Siranush Harutyunyan ( hy, Սիրանուշ Հարությունյան; born 7 January 1987), known professionally as Sirusho ( hy, Սիրուշո), is an Armenian singer and songwriter. She received her first award when she was nine years old fo ...

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Armenian musicians Music Awards

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