Heghine Grigorian (Armenian: Հեղինե Գրիգորյան, born 1989) or Egine (Armenian: Իջին, Russian: Иджùн) or Ezhine,[1] is an Armenian-Russian singer and songwriter based in Miami.

Egine Grigorian
Background information
Birth nameHeghine Grigorian
Also known asEGINE / Иджùн
Born (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 35)
Yerevan, Armenia
GenresPop, R&B
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
Websiteegineofficial.com

Biography

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Egine was born in Yerevan, Armenia[2] and raised in Russia.[1] Egine inherited the gift of music on a genetic level. Her father is an accomplished Guitar player and her mother is a singer and a vocal Teacher.Her musical instruction started at the age of 7, continued through high school and saw her ultimately enroll at the Gnessin State Musical College of Pop & Jazz Arts in Moscow, Russia which She graduated with honors Gnessin State Musical College.[3] After the Championship of Performing Arts, Egine began receiving offers from production companies worldwide. And she got noticed by a production company that was based in Miami which Egine signed a contract with for 7 years. Since then her career has started in the US.

Career

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Depi Evratesil

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In 2016, Grigoryan took part in Depi Evratesil (the national final organised by AMPTV to select the artist to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017).[4][5]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result
2012 Armenia Music Awards Discovery of the Year[1] Won
Year Award Category Result
2019 Art & Business Awards The Best Musical Project [1] Won
Year Award Category Result
2019 Great Personaz 2019 Best new artist [1] Won

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Интервью с певицей Egine (Иджùн) на Премии Art & Business Awards 2019". womenstime.ru/. April 5, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Egine (Иджин): "Не приемлю двуличие"". www.gobananasmag.com/ (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. ^ "Gnessin State Musical College – Russia". www.cinecafe.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  4. ^ Brey, Marco (July 1, 2016). "Armenia launches ambitious search for Eurovision 2017 act". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Armenia unveils 'Dream Team' for 2017". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. August 22, 2016. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2016.