Ara Torosyan (born May 10, 1972), known in the

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n music industry by his pen name ''Murzo'', is a music arranger and record producer. 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 Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsatouryan ( hy, Վալերիա Ռուստետնիկովա-Ծատուրյան, russian: Валерия Александровна Решетникова-Цатурян; born 13 July 1987), better known by her stag ...

, as well as Armenian folk music stars Inga and Anush Arshakyans. He is a permanent member of the jury panel for the hit music television show Two Stars aired on Armenia 1 сhannel. Torosyan arranged and produced Eva Rivas's song ''

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'', which was the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway.

Awards

Ara Torosyan received the following national awards in

: * 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) for The Best Instrumental Album category * 2004 Armenia National Music Award in the Best Arranger of the Year Category * 2001 Sayat-Nova National Contest * 2001 Krounk Award in the Best Arranger of the Year Category * 1993 Asoup in the Best Arranger of the Year Category

Film Credits

Torosyan arranged music and produced soundtracks for the following feature and documentary films: * Documentary Film
From Ararat to Zion
', a film directed b
Edgar Baghdasaryan
and narrated by

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. * Feature Film ''Yerevan Jan'', directed by Michael Poghosyan * Feature Film ''Unwritten Law'', directed by Gor Vadanyan * Feature Film ''Yerevan Blues'', directed by Michael Poghosyan * Feature Film ''Mariam'', directed by Edgar Baghdasaryan * Documentary Film ''The Land of Holy Rites'', directed by Edgar Baghdasaryan

Education

Ara Torosyan is a graduate of the

Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan ( hy, Երևանի Կոմիտասի անվան պետական կոնսերվատորիա), also known as Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory (YKSC) or Yerevan State Conservatory (YSC), is a state-owned colleg ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torosyan, Ara 1972 births Musicians from Yerevan Living people Armenian record producers Place of birth missing (living people) Tchaikovsky Secondary Music School alumni