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André (singer)
André Sergeyi Hovnanyan (; born July 8, 1979), better known by the mononym André (), is an Armenians, Armenian singer. He was one of the most popular pop stars of Armenia during the mid-2000s, winning the Best Male Singer trophy at various Armenian Music Awards, Armenia Music Awards in 2004–2018. Upon winning the musical contest "Road to Renaissance" at the age of fifteen, he laid the foundation of his professional career. While working for 5 years at the State Theater of Music, he pursued his education at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, Yerevan State Conservatory of Music and obtained his PhD. He has also been a judge in several television shows like ''Hay Superstar, Pop Idol'', ''My name is…'', ''Premiere'' and ''X-Factor (Armenian TV series), The X Factor''. André also has his own reality show called ''Andrenaline''. Since 2005, André's producer is Anush Hovnanyan. Early life André Hovnanyan was born on July 8, 1979 in Stepanakert in the Nagorno-Karabakh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepanakert
Stepanakert officially Khankendi is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It was the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in the region. The city is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of the Karabakh mountain range, on the left bank of the Qarqarçay (Karkar) river. The area that would become Stepanakert was originally an Armenian settlement named Vararakn. During the Soviet Union, Soviet period, the city was made the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, becoming a hub for economic and industrial activity. In addition, the city became a hotbed for political activity, serving as the center for Armenian demonstrations calling for the unification of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Stepanakert suffered extensive damage following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the outbreak of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and passed into the hands of loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Jade
Samantha Jade Gibbs (born 18 April 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She has written tracks for artists including JoJo and Ashley Tisdale. In 2012, Jade won the fourth season of '' The X Factor Australia'', the first woman to win the Australian series. She subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia and released her winner's single " What You've Done to Me", which debuted at number one on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. On 16 August 2024, Jade released her new EP, ''Love.Sick. Vol 2'', debuting at #5 on the Australian iTunes Album Charts. Early life Samantha Jade Gibbs was born in Perth, Western Australia. Her father, Kevin Gibbs, is of Anglo-Indian descent, while her mother, Jacqueline Deans Gibbs, is of Scottish descent. Her mother died on 8 June 2014 after a short battle with cancer. Jade began modeling at the age of four and at age nine she won a talent show after singing "Amazing Grace". She attended Good Shephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to the China–Kazakhstan border, east, Kyrgyzstan to the Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border, southeast, Uzbekistan to the Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border, south, and Turkmenistan to the Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan border, southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, while the largest city and leading cultural and commercial hub is Almaty. Kazakhstan is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country. Steppe, Hilly plateaus and plains account for nearly half its vast territory, with Upland and lowland, lowlands composing another third; its southern and eastern frontiers are composed of low mountainous regions. Kazakhstan has a population of 20 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Almaty stands as a pivotal center of culture, commerce, finance and innovation. The city is nestled at an elevation of 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 feet), with the Big Almaty (river), Big Almaty and Small Almaty (river), Small Almaty rivers running through it, originating from the surrounding mountains and flowing into the plains. Almaty is the second-largest city in Central Asia and the fourth-largest in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Almaty served as the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997 during the Soviet era and after independence from 1991 until the capital was relocated to Astana, Akmola (now Astana) in 1997. Despite no longer being the capital, Almaty re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of with a population of . The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into Regions of Belarus, six regions. Minsk is the capital and List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status. For most of the medieval period, the lands of modern-day Belarus was ruled by independent city-states such as the Principality of Polotsk. Around 1300 these lands came fully under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and subsequently by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; this period lasted for 500 years until the Partitions of Poland, 1792-1795 partitions of Poland-Lithuania placed Belarus within the Belarusian history in the Russian Empire, Russian Empire for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogilev
Mogilev (; , ), also transliterated as Mahilyow (, ), is a city in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper, Dnieper River, about from the Belarus–Russia border, border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from Bryansk Oblast. As of 2024, it has a population of 353,110. In 2011, its population was 360,918, up from an estimated 106,000 in 1956. It serves as the administrative centre of Mogilev Region, and is the List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, third-largest city in Belarus. History The city was first mentioned in historical records in 1267. From the 14th century, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and since the Union of Lublin (1569), it has been part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, where it became known as ''Mohylew''. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city flourished as one of the main nodes of the east-west and north-south trading routes. In 1577, Grand Duke Stefan Batory granted it Magdeburg law, city rights under Magdeburg law. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and List of cities in Ukraine, largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of early Slavs, early Slavic expansion and later became a key centre of East Slavs, East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. Kievan Rus' became the largest and most powerful realm in Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, but gradually disintegrated into rival regional powers before being d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. The population was estimated at in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine. Administratively, Donetsk has been the centre of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin (''Donbas'') region. Donetsk is adjacent to another major city, Makiivka, and along with other surrounding cities forms a major urban sprawl and conurbation in the region. Donetsk has been a major economic, industrial and scientific centre of Ukraine with a high concentration of heavy industries and a skilled workforce. The density of heavy indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the contest was held at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Olympic Indoor Hall, and consisted of a semi-final on 18 May, and a final on 20 May 2006. Both live shows were presented by the American television personality Maria Menounos and the Greek singer Sakis Rouvaswho had represented . Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest. Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Armenia took part for the first time. Meanwhile, Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest, Austria, Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, Hungary, and Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest, Serbia and Montenegro announced their non-participation in the contest. Serbia and Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARMTV
Public Television of Armenia (; 1TV), also known as AMPTV or ARMTV, is an Armenian public television station that began transmissions in 1956. History Early years Armenia Public Television dates back to September 5, 1955, when the USSR Council of Ministers made the decision to construct 27 programme centres and five transmission stations in the Union Republics. On November 29, 1956, the date of Sovietization of Armenia, the first programme of Armenian television was transmitted. Until December 31, the station mostly aired films; on that day, a New Year's special was broadcast, and on January 2, 1957, the first programme for children. In this phase, Armenian television was still a pilot service. The official opening of the Armenian television took place on February 9, 1957, as regular programmes began to air. Initially, the staff believed that television would deliver cultural values to viewers. The station broadcast four days a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ara Torosyan
Ara Arshaki Torosyan ((; born May 10, 1972), known in the Armenian music industry by his pen name ''Murzo'', is a music arranger and record producer.http://giftabound.com/podcasts/Ara-Torosyan.html He is widely recognized to be one of the best music arrangers in his native country of Armenia. Torosyan arranged music and produced records for Andre, Tata Simonyan, Eva Rivas, as well as Armenian folk music stars Inga and Anush Arshakyan. He is a permanent member of the jury panel for the hit music television show ''Two Stars'' that airs on Armenia 1. Torosyan arranged and produced Eva Rivas's song " Apricot Stone", which was the Armenian entry for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest held in Oslo, Norway. Awards Ara Torosyan received the following national awards in Armenia: * 2010 Tashir Music Award in the Best Musical Producer of the Year Category * 2008 Voske Qnar recognizing his "Contributions to the Popularization of the Armenian National Music" * 2007 Armenian Music Award (USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Martirosyan (musician)
Armen Martirosyan (Armenian Արմեն Մարտիրոսյան; born 18 February 1963, in Yerevan) is an Armenian musician and composer. Biography His first music lessons were given in his early childhood by his grandmother, who taught him the rudiments of the notes. At the same time, his parents introduced him to different genres of musical art (ballet, opera and concerts of symphonic music). In 1970, aged seven, he entered the well-known music school being already familiar with the notes, having perfect pitch and a sense of rhythm. Teachers noticed the absolute composing abilities and rare intuition for performing musical composition. In 1978, aged fourteen, he met Edvard Mirzoyan, the Chairman of the Composers’ Union of Armenia. It was a historical event for the teenager. 2 years later in 1980, Martirosyan would enter Mirzoyan's composition class in the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. A strong innovative character distinguished Martirosyan. He was the first composer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
