Ara Gevorgyan

Ara Gevorgian (Gevorgyan) (born April 19, 1960, Yerevan) is an Armenian musician, composer and musical producer. In 2004 he was awarded by the Honorary Artist of the Republic of Armenia title by the President Robert Kocharyan.

Biography

Gevorgian is the son of well-known Armenian folk-singer Valya Samvelyan. He studied at #31 school of Yerevan and at the A. Tigranyan musical school at the same time. During the two years he studied at Yerevan #8 college of Fine Arts. From 1983 to 1987 he studied at Armenian pedagogical institute after Khachatur Abovyan at the faculty of wood wide instruments and pop music department. In 1987-1989 Gevorgian taught conducting at the same Institute, then he worked at Armenian Television ("3-Aliq" TV program).

In 1983 he founded the "Rally" Armenian pop-rock band, the participant of "Song - 85" festival.

He participated in the Opening Ceremony of the Cultural Year of Armenia in Russia hosted at the Moscow Kremlin Music Hall and honored by the presence of the presidents of Armenia and Russia Robert Kocharyan and Vladimir Putin respectively and the famous singer Charles Aznavour.

Ara Gevorgian co-operates with Jivan Gasparyan, Ian Gillan, Demis Roussos, Pedro Eustache, Daniel Decker and others. Among his most popular songs are "Adana", "Artsakh", "Ov Hayots Ashkharh" and "Ovkyanosits ayn koghm".

Discography

• 1995 "Ovkianosits Ayn Koghm" (Over the ocean)
• 1997 "Nostalgie"
• 1999 "Ani" (a prize winner of All-Armenian Music Awards in the USA)
• 2001 "Khor Virab" (a prize winner of All-Armenian Music Awards in the USA).

Other websites

• Ara Gevorgian's Official site Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Gevorgyan at Persons.AM Archived 2008-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Armenian Music Center Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine