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Siranush Harutyunyan ( hy, Սիրանուշ Հարությունյան; born 7 January 1987), known professionally as Sirusho ( hy, Սիրուշո), 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 people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
singer and songwriter. She received her first award when she was nine years old for her song "Lusabats". Sirusho's first studio album, ''Sirusho'', was released in 2000; followed by the second album ''Sheram'' in 2005. In the same year, she was awarded the Future of Armenian Music, Best Album and Best Female Performer awards in the first Armenian National Music Awards. Sirusho reached international recognition after representing Armenia in the
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with her co-written song " Qélé, Qélé" in Belgrade, Serbia. The song finished fourth in the final and became a hit in Europe. The
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described her as "national treasure" of
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during the contest. In 2012, Sirusho released the single " PreGomesh", which inspired her to launch a range of handcrafted silver jewelry of the same name, representing
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and craftsmanship mixed with modern fashion trends. Sirusho is the first Armenian artist to be twice-nominated at
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with "PreGomesh". In 2013, '' W'' magazine featured Sirusho in their list of "6 un-American idols", with the author saying "the door is still open for Sirusho to introduce the world to a sound and language largely unknown in the West". In 2017, Sirusho was awarded with the title of Honored Artist of Armenia upon the decree of President
Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...
. Sirusho's musical style reflects the Armenian traditional sounds mixed with modern music.


Life and career


1987–2004: Early life and career beginnings

Sirusho was born in
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 ...
,
Soviet Armenia The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...
, on January 7, 1987, to actor and director Hrachya Harutyunyan, and Syuzan Margaryan, one of the most popular singers in Armenia in the 1980s-1990s. Sirusho won her first award as a child at the Armenian National Music Awards for her performance of "Lusabats", an Armenian folk song written in the early 20th century by
Komitas Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, ( hy, Կոմիտաս; 22 October 1935) was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national sch ...
. At the age of seven, Sirusho began to write her own music and lyrics in
Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
and English. At the age of nine she won another award at the Young Talents Contest for one of her own compositions. She released her first studio album ''Sirusho'' at the age of 13. Sirusho graduated from Yerevan's Khachik Dashtents School #114 in 2004. She subsequently studied piano at the Sayat-Nova Music School and graduated
Yerevan State University Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 ...
with excellence in international relations.


2005–2009: ''Sheram'' and ''Hima''

Although Sirusho mainly performed soul and pop for most of her career, she decided to work on an album of Armenian folk songs by '' gusan'' titled
Sheram Sheram (born Grigor Talian, 20 March 1857, Alexandropol – died 7 March 1938, Yerevan) was an Armenian composer, poet-musician ('' gusan''), and folk musician ('' ashug''). He is known as the founder of the modern gusan (Armenian popular compos ...
, which was released in 2005. The album also included the single "Shorora", which was very well received. In 2005, ''Sheram'' was awarded the Best Album of the Year award at the Armenian National Music Awards. Sirusho also won the "Best Female Artist of the Year" award. In 2006,
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. ...
, a renowned Armenian singer, died. Varduhi has been a close friend of Sirusho's since her childhood. After her death, Sirusho dedicated a song titled "Mez Vochinch Chi Bazhani" ("Nothing Will separate Us"), which is included in Sirusho's album "Hima" ("Now"), to Varduhi. Also in 2006, Sirusho received the award for Best Female Artist of the Year at the Annual Armenian-Russian Diaspora Music Awards held in
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, Russia. A few days later, she released her single "Heranum em" ( hy, Հեռանում եմ) (I am leaving), which soon became a hit. The single was included in Sirusho's album "Hima", which also includes "Arjani E", a track with singer Sofi Mkheyan. The album proved to be a breakthrough in Armenian music, unleashing a fresh wave of mixing
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and R&B with traditional instruments such as duduk,
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, and
zurna The zurna ( Armenian: զուռնա zuṙna; Old Armenian: սուռնայ suṙnay; Albanian: surle/surla; Persian: karna/Kornay/surnay; Macedonian: зурла/сурла zurla/surla; Bulgarian: ''зурна/зурла''; Serbian: зурла/zu ...
. Sirusho won the "Best Female Artist of the Year" award at the Armenian Music Awards community at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Sirusho received her fourth Best Female Artist award at the 2008 Armenian national Music Awards. Sirusho was chosen to represent Armenia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...
. She performed " Qele Qele", which was co-produced by the Canadian Armenian composer DerHova. The song entered the first semi-final on May 20 and advanced to the final which took place on May 24, 2008 in Belgrade. Sirusho took the 4th place with 199 points, and still remains the only Armenian participant who has received the most number of 12 points. During the official after-party following the final, the four winners of the Marcel Bezençon Award 2008 were announced and prizes were given out. They presented a new Fan Award by Swedish website Gylleneskor.se. Readers of the site had the opportunity to vote online for their favorite 2008 artist. "Qélé, Qélé" became a hit for Eurovision Song Contest-following fans around the world, especially in Greek-speaking areas. The 'Yerevan Remix' version of the song was regularly played in Greek clubs, on '' London Greek Radio'' in the United Kingdom, and in an episode of the Greek and Cyprus ''
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'' television series. On April 1, 2009, Sirusho released the song "Erotas"—also known as "Erotas Ksafnikos" (''Sudden Love'')—an up-tempo dance song with heavy traditional Greek laiko influence sung entirely in
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. It was composed by singer
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 ...
and written by
Natalia Germanou Natalia Germanou ( el, Ναταλία Γερμανού; born 22 June 1965 ) is a Greek songwriter, television hostess, radio producer and journalist. Germanou has written lyrics for many popular singers such as Anna Vissi, Despina Vandi, Mihal ...
. Sirusho performed the song live at the Tashir Armenian Awards ceremony in April 2009.Sirusho – Erotas Ksafnikos (Tashir Armenian Awards 2009)
, ''ESCToday'' ''Erotas'' went on to become a number-one hit on the Armenian Singles Chart. In 2009 Sirusho recorded a song dedicated to peace along with the participants of Eurovision 2008;
Boaz Mauda Boaz Ma'uda ( he, בועז מעודה, born April 23, 1987) is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He won the fifth season of ''Kokhav Nolad'', the Israeli version of ''Pop Idol'', and represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, finishin ...
and Jelena Tomasevic, representing Israel and Serbia, respectively. "Time To Pray" was released in May; its lyrics were written by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.


2010–2015: ''Havatum em'' and "PreGomesh"

In February 2010, Sirusho performed her new song ''Havatum em'' (''I Believe'') at the Armenian national selection for
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. The lyrics and the music are written by Sirusho. At the end of February she was invited to Malta as a special guest to perform at the Maltese Eurovision selection. During the visit she appeared on local television shows and took part in the Maltese annual charity, performing ''Havatum em''. Sirusho's fourth official studio album, ''Havatum em'', was released in mid-2010 along with new singles. The album includes previously released songs ''Erotas'', the title track, ''Time to Pray'', new songs, and songs she had written for the Armenian national final for Eurovision 2008. During an interview in Malta with esctoday.com, Sirusho was asked whether she would return to the Eurovision Song Contest; she said if people and her fanbase want her to, she will return to represent Armenia again. In September 2011, the first single from Sirusho's upcoming studio album, "I Like It", was released on iTunes. The video was released on 11 November that year. On December 3, Sirusho was special guest in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held in
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. She performed DerHova's Yerevan Remix of Qélé, Qélé. On December 10, 2012, Sirusho unveiled the new single " PreGomesh", a dance track co-written by her 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 en ...
. The song was inspired by an Armenian folk song "Lorva Gutanerg", which was preserved by
Komitas Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, ( hy, Կոմիտաս; 22 October 1935) was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national sch ...
. The video is reviving Armenian traditions and presenting them in a modern way. In the same month, Russian singer
Grigory Leps Grigory Viktorovich Lepsveridze (russian: link=no, Григо́рий Ви́кторович Лепсверидзе, ka, გრიგორი ვიქტორის ძე ლეფსვერიძე), known as Grigory Leps (born 16 July ...
released his new album featuring the song “Судьба Зима” written by Sirusho. Sirusho and
Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Co ...
announced they were to record and release a duet song "See" in October 2013. In 2014, she was nominated for The Best Armenian Singer, The Best Armenian Song and The Best Armenian Music Video at
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. Mixing traditions of different generations, Sirusho released the remake of " Tariner" ( hy, Տարիներ) ("Years") with her compatriot
Harout Pamboukjian Harout Pamboukjian ( hy, Հարութ Փամբուկչյան; hyw, Յարութ Փամպուքճեան; born July 1, 1950), known as Dzakh Harut ( hy, Ձախ Հարութ, literally "Left Harout"), is an Armenian pop singer living in Los Ang ...
. On November 9 Sirusho's first solo concert took place at Nokia Theater,
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, U.S. In 2015 Sirusho released new song " Kga Mi Or" ("Where Were You") dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The song was released in Armenian and English, and both versions were available on iTunes. She also released a video for the song.


2016–present: ''Armat''

In January 2016, Sirusho released a new single "Mi Togh Indz Menak" (Do released Leave Me Alone) along with its music video. In August 2016 she performed live at
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in
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, Germany, and was announced as the Best Armenian Female Act at Daf BAMA Music Awards and performed Qele Qele (Remix version). In the same month Sirusho announced the upcoming release of her new album called ''Armat'' (''Root'') that would represent the Armenian culture. In 2017 Sirusho released a new summer hit song " Vuy Aman" together with Armenian-American singer, songwriter, Sebu Simonian of the
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band. She performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup in the ''de facto''
Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...
. In 2021, Sirusho released a collaboration single titled "Stay" featuring Norwegian singer
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, who won the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2022, Sirusho has participation in the creation of foundation named after Armenian eminent and beloved artist
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 ...
. The purpose of Hayko Hakobyan foundation is to save and publish Hayko’s musical heritage. In August 2022, Sirusho has participated and sang during the concert dedicated to the celebration of Hayko's 49th birthday.


Personal life

On June 6, 2009, Sirusho married Levon Kocharyan, the son of Armenia's second president
Robert Kocharyan Robert Sedraki Kocharyan ( hy, Ռոբերտ Սեդրակի Քոչարյան ; born 31 August 1954) is an Armenian politician. He served as the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh fro ...
. Their first son, Robert, was born in 2014. They welcomed their second son, Michael, in May 2016. Their third child, Zabelle, was born in June 2022.


Views and Activism

Sirusho endorsed Robert Kocharyan and the Armenia Alliance party in the
2021 Armenian parliamentary election Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 20 June 2021. The elections had initially been scheduled for 9 December 2023, but were called earlier due to a political crisis following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and an alleged attempted ...
, and performed on Kocharyan's behalf during his campaign. She is a supporter of The Republic of Artsakh's independence. During the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, after the removal of an image of the We Are Our Mountains statue located in the capital city of Stepanakert from Armenia's introductory postcard, she taped a photo of the statue to her clipboard and stood in front of the statue's image while presenting Armenia’s votes. Following the display, The National Security Committee of
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
seized tele-voting records and interrogated forty-three Azerbaijani citizens that voted for Armenia that year. During the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbai ...
, she stated on social media that her husband was "in Artsakh" and she would be engaging in volunteer efforts at the border. She supports global recognition of the
Armenian Genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...
, a common theme in her work. During a documentary series filmed in 2017, she detailed how she and her crew were forced to leave their recording equipment at the Armenian border and denied permits to film a music video for "''Der Zor''", a song about the Genocide, in
Ani Ani ( hy, Անի; grc-gre, Ἄνιον, ''Ánion''; la, Abnicum; tr, Ani) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia. Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the ...
. The music video, as well as documentary footage covering its recording, was done on iPhones, sparking controversy in Turkey.


Discography


Studio albums

*''Sirusho'' (2000) *''Sheram'' (2005) *''Hima'' (2007) *''Havatum Em'' (2010) *''Armat'' (2016)


Singles

}) , - , 2005 , , "Sery Mer" (Սերը Մեր) , - , 2006 , , "Mayrik" (Մայրիկ) , - , 2006 , , "Heranum em" (Հեռանում եմ) , - , 2007 , , "Hima" (Հիմա) , - , 2007 , , "Arjani e" (Արժանի է) (featuring Sofi Mkheyan) , - , 2007 , , "Mez Vochinch Chi Bajani" (Մեզ ոչինչ չի բաժանի) , - , 2008 , , " Qélé, Qélé" , - , 2009 , , "Erotas" , - , 2009 , , "Time to Pray" (featuring
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and Jelena Tomasevic) , - , 2009 , , "Alphabet" (featuring with Arsen Grigoryan) , - , 2010 , , "Havatum Em" (Հավատում եմ) , - , 2011 , , "I Like It" , - , 2012 , , " PreGomesh" , - , 2013 , , "See" (featuring
Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas ( el, Αναστάσιος "Σάκης" Ρουβάς, ; born 5 January 1972), also known mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek singer, film and television actor, businessman and former pole vaulter and model. Born in Co ...
) , - , 2014 , , "Antarber Ashkhar" (Անտարբեր Աշխարհ) , - , 2014 , , "Tariner" (Տարիներ) (featuring
Harout Pamboukjian Harout Pamboukjian ( hy, Հարութ Փամբուկչյան; hyw, Յարութ Փամպուքճեան; born July 1, 1950), known as Dzakh Harut ( hy, Ձախ Հարութ, literally "Left Harout"), is an Armenian pop singer living in Los Ang ...
) , - , 2015 , , " Where were you" (Կգա մի օր) , - , 2016 , , "Mi togh indz Menak" (Մի թող ինձ մենակ) , - , 2016 , , "Zartonq" (Զարթոնք) , - , 2016 , , "Der Zor" , - , 2017 , , "Vuy Aman" (Վույ Աման) , - , 2019 , "Tightrope Walking" , - , 2019 , "Summer Love: Vuy Aman" , - , 2019 , "Zoma Zoma" , - , 2020 , "Yare Mardun Yara Kuta" (Յարը Մարդուն Յարա Կուտա)


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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