Alik Yashayi Gunashian or Gyunashyan (; born December 8, 1954) is an
Armenia
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n popular singer.
He started his career in the local clubs and restaurants of Leninakan (now called
Gyumri
Gyumri (, ) is an urban municipal community and the List of cities and towns in Armenia, second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th centur ...
) as an amateur singer. His
bootlegs and unofficial MC-recordings made his name popular since the
Soviet
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times. Among his most famous songs were "Leninakan", "Dzerutyun", "Yerkrasharzh", "Dadarel en jragners", "Dajan kyank e", and "Mi dzaghik er". After the
1988 Spitak earthquake, he moved to
Los Angeles
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, where he formed a folk band and recorded a number of CD's.
Discography
Studio albums
* "Tarinerov sharunak" (1997)
* "Chi hognel Haye" (1997)
* "Antsan orere" (1998)
* "Mi aragil" (1998)
* "Im Nona" (2000)
* "De ari yar" (2001)
* "Gusanakan husher" (2005)
* «50» (2005)
* «2007» (2007)
* "Surb Mayrer" (2010)
Compilation albums
* "The Very Best" (2008)
* "The Best" (2012)
External links
Armenian Sound Network - Alik Gunashian: 50
Living people
1955 births
People from Gyumri
20th-century Armenian male singers
Armenian pop singers
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