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The European Union Delegation to Azerbaijan has announced that a song by a Young European Ambassador from Azerbaijan, Leyla Taghiyeva, has been chosen to represent the global campaign #OurVoiceOurFuture. The 77th UN General Assembly campaign aims to empower young people to lead change and build a better tomorrow, especially during the European Year of Youth. Leyla...

STARMUS VI, an international festival of science communication founded by Garik Israelian andBrian May, will be hosting more than 50 speakers, among them Nobel laureates, astronauts,scientists, iconic artists and music stars who will gather this year in Yerevan, Armenia, toenhance and promote science communication.Co-founder of Queen, musician, singer, songwriter, astrophysicist, and photographer Dr. BrianMay has...

Greek composer topped US charts and won an Oscar with Chariots of Fire’s uplifting piano-led theme Timeless themes … Vangelis in 1976. Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com-Ben Beaumont-Thomas Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician whose synth-driven work brought huge drama to film soundtracks including Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, has died aged 79. His...

Klingen Choir and Cultural Association under the auspices of the Embassy of Armenia in the UK has taken the opportunity to organise a concert-exhibition “Multinational tribute to Alexander Arutiunian”. Event will take place in St Cuthbert’s church, Earls Court, Kensington on Saturday, 21st May 2022 at 19:00. Program: Concerto for Violin & string orchestra, capriccio...

Armenia’s Rosa Linn will perform 17th in the first semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2022 on May 10. In January, participating countries were randomly drawn into either the first or second half of either the First or Second Semi-Final; the running orders are based on that allocation draw and have been sequenced by Rai to...

Armenian surgeon Narek Amiryan stunned the jury during the 12th edition of The Voice of Ukraine on Sunday. All coaches turned as he performed the song Nessun dorma during the blind auditions. The 27-year-old doctor says he sings during the surgeries and adds he will never abandon medicine.

Estonian-Armenian Singer Stefan Airapetjan will represent Estonia at Eurovision Song Contest 2022 after winning the national selection – Eesti Laul, ArmRadio reports. Stefan will travel to Turin with the song ‘Hope,” he co-authored with Reismann. After a round of quarter-finals in December and 2 semi-finals which were broadcast earlier in February, Estonian broadcaster ERR hosted a final line-up of 10 songs in...

Born in Yerevan on 31 July, 1958, he studied at the Yerevan Music School after Tigran Chukhajyan, class of composition, then graduated from the Musical college after Romanos Melikyan /1979/. Artur Grigoryan has authored a number of songs, children’s musicals, organized events, festivals, pop concerts He is an author and producer of a number of...

Jivan Gasparyan, who is a world-famous Armenian composer, musician and one of the well-known duduk masters, died on July 6 at the age of 93, his grandson, Jivan Gasparyan Jr., announced on Facebook. “I am writing with great sorrow about my big loss. Rest in peace,” he said. Born in Solak, Armenia, Jivan Gasparyan started to play duduk when he was...