Erik Valerayi Karapetyan (Armenian: Էրիկ Վալերայի Կարապետյան; born 5 June 1988), better known as simply Erik, is an Armenian singer-songwriter. He represented Armenia in the 2011 New Wave international contest for young performers and achieved fifth place. He also won "Audience's Choice" of that competition.[1] In 2016, he became one of the jury members of the Armenian X-Factor.
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| Birth name | Erik Karapetyan |
| Born | 5 June 1988 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Life and career
editEarly life
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Karapetyan was born on 5 June 1988 in Tbilisi. In 2005, he graduated from Tbilisi's Dzabatdze N79 Georgian School, in which he subsequently studied violin, and after the graduation he transferred to Yerevan. There, he started to study in the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan until 2011.
Career
editIn 2021, he won the first edition of Masquerade, the Armenian version of the Masked Singer contest.[citation needed]
Songs
edit| Song Name | Year | Album |
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| Hoy Nar | 2010 | - |
| Yerani imanam | 2013 | - |
| Arajin u miak | 2013 | - |
| Anirakan | 2014 | - |
| Im karotn e | 2014 | - |
| I'll do anything | 2014 | - |
| Anhasaneli | 2015 | - |
| Siro Zanger | 2015 | - |
| Im poqrik | 2015 | - |
| Ser | 2016 | - |
| Gaghtniq u Karot | 2016 | - |
| Im amenalav | 2016 | - |
| Tiezerq | 2017 | - |
| Im sireli | 2017 | - |
| Im ashxarh ek | 2018 | - |
| Erazanqi im see | 2018 | - |
| Siraharvats | 2018 | - |
| Voch avel,voch pakas | 2019 | - |
| Irenov Ani | 2019 | - |
| Zovi | 2020 | - |
| Baxte Im | 2020 | - |
| Ser lines | 2020 | - |
| En vor asum en | 2021 | - |
| Lovi Lovi | 2020 | Siro Pandemia |
| Sirts Tsavi | 2020 | Siro Pandemia |
| Qani or,Qani gisher | 2020 | Siro Pandemia |
| Qani Kam | 2020 | Siro Pandemia |
| Im u qo | 2020 | Siro Pandemia |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2008 | Two Stars | with Masha Matveeva |
| 2016 | X-factor (Իքս-Ֆակտոր) | Judge/Mentor |
| 2016 | Benefis (Բենեֆիս) | Special guest |
| 2017 | Full House (Ֆուլ Հաուս) | Guest |
| 2017 | Hayastan Jan (Հայաստան Ջան) | Contestant |
Awards and achievements
editErik Karapetyan has received these awards:[citation needed]
| Year | Award | Category | City | Result |
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| 2006 | Yntsa Awards | The Grand Prize | Yerevan | Won |
| 2007 | Discovery International Music Festival | The Grand Prize | Bulgaria | Won |
| 2011 | New Wave | Audience Choice | Jūrmala | Won |
| 2011 | National Music awards. | The Best Singer of Year | Yerevan | Won |
| 2012 | Armenian National Awards | The Best Singer of the Year | Yerevan | Won |
| 2013 | World Armenian Entertainment | Best song of the year | USA | Won |
| 2015 | Armenian Pulse Music Awards | Best Pop Song | Yerevan | Won |
| 2016 | Pan Armenian Entertainment Awards | The Best Concert Singer | Los Angeles | Won |
| 2017 | The Armenian Music Awards | The Best singer of the Year | Paris | Won |
| 2018 | Tsitsernak National Music Awards | The Best singer of the Year | Yerevan | Won |
| 2021 | The Masked Singer Armenia | Winner | Yerevan | Won |
References
editExternal links
edit- Official site Archived 2018-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- bravo.am article
- armstar.am article
- armtimes.com article
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