Sofi Gagiki Mkheyan (, born April 8, 1984) is an

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singer and the winner of Best Newcomer award at the Armenian National Music Awards in

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in 2005.

Early life

Mkheyan was born in

, the daughter of Parliament member Gagik Mkheyan, who previously served as the Vice President of

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. She has one brother, Gor. She started singing at the Doremi Vocal Studio and later Sayat Music School and Romanos Melikyan Musical College; all three are in Yerevan. She then attended

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Career

Mkheyan won the Best Newcomer award at the Armenian National Music Awards in 2005; Best Modern Pop Female in 2009; and Best Female Singer in 2010. As of 2022, she has released 4 albums: ''Kyanke Qo'', ''Luys Khavarum'', ''2012'', and ''The Best of Sofi Mkheyan'', as well as a number of singles.

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is a frequent producer and she has collaborated with singers such as

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and Vigen Hovsepyan. In 2007, "Ore Yev Nerkan", a single later added to ''Kyange Qo'', won the Hit of the Year award in 2007 at the Armenian National Music Awards. She made a music video for ''Hayastani erge'' (''Armenia's Song''), her first patriotic song, in 2012; the video was filmed in both Armenia and

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. She judged and coached for ''

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'' between 2012 and 2017; fellow judges included

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, and

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Personal life

She is politically active and patriotic. In 2020, she participated in a protest against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision to sign a

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over the conflict for the Nagorno-Karabakh area.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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