Alik Gunashian or Gyunashyan (born 1955,

Leninakan Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the 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 century, when the city w ...

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) is an

n popular singer. He started his career in the local clubs and restaurants of Leninakan as an amateur singer. His bootlegs and unofficial MC-recordings made his name popular since the

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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 The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake ( hy, Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ, ), occurred on December 7 at with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (''Devastating''). The shock occurred ...

, he moved to

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, where he formed a folk band and recorded a number of CD's.

Discography

* "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)

External links

Armenian Sound Network - Alik Gunashian: 50

Living people 1955 births People from Gyumri 20th-century Armenian male singers Armenian pop singers {{pop-singer-stub