Stevie Wonder to perform at concert timed to Armenian Genocide 100th anniversary
February 4, 2011 - 17:11 AMT 13:11 GMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government is teaming up with Stevie Wonder and a roster of international performers to bring a higher profile to Genocide recognition efforts.
Armenian dignitaries and music promoters in Glendale unveiled plans for a five-year series of concerts, dubbed “Never Again,” to keep the Armenian Genocide and other human rights atrocities in the public eye.
The series is scheduled to culminate with performances in 2015, the 100-year anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of Ottoman Turks. Supporters say the effort is a companion to long-standing political and legal efforts by Armenian-Americans to have the United States formally recognize the Armenian Genocide.
“Something that may not be done through the power of politics can be done through the power of music,” said Anush Hovsepyan, spokeswoman for Glendale-based nonprofit Artists for Peace.
Hovsepyan said the program also is intended to highlight the many atrocities that have occurred even after a 1948 United Nations resolution condemning genocide, including those in Rwanda, Cambodia and Sudan.
Armenian diplomats voiced their support for the effort.
Grigor Hovhannissian, the Glendale-based consul general for Armenia in the western United States, said the Armenian government supports the effort.
The first “Never Again” concert is scheduled to take place April 17 at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal City with Wonder; Canadian songwriter and producer David Foster — who has worked with Celine Dion, Josh Groban and others — and Flora Martirosyan, a popular Armenian performer who recently recorded the genocide-themed song and video “Never Again.”
Promoters are hoping to add other names to the roster of performers, Glendale News –Press reported.
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Vanessa Kachadurian-Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia
Awards
Special Jury Award
Gdansk DocFilm Festival, Poland
[2010]
Best Cinematography Award
Saratov Suffering International Film Festival
[2010]
Best Feature Length Documentary Award
Russia Documentary Film Festival
[2010]
Special Prize
Russia Documentary Film Festival
[2010]
Golden Apricot, Best Armenian Film
Golden Apricot International Film Festival - Yerevan
[2010]...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Vanessa Kachadurian- Vladimir Arzumanyan wins 2010 Junior Eurovision Award
ARMENIA WINS 8TH JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST!
Voters and juries from 14 countries have made up their mind and it’s Vladimir Arzumanyan from Armenia to win the 8th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest! Congratulations!!
Tonight, the show opened with Ksenia Sitnik (winner of the 2005 contest) and Alexey Zhigalkovich (winner in 2007) and Alexander Rybak (winner of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest).
But most of all, it featured the 14 young stars representing their countries, making them the real stars of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest!
After a very exciting voting it was Vladimir Arzumanyan from Armenia to win the 8th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the capital of Belarus – Minsk, by just one point
Above is from Armenian Pulse
Yesterday 12/21/2010 in the cultural center of the police was organized a meeting with the winner of Junior Eurovision 2010 song contest Vladimir Arzumanyan.
The guests of the cultural center of the police were the children from the orphanage of “Mari Izmiryan”, “Sos” and “Zatik” as well as the children of the police officers. Together with Vladimir Arzumanyan they sang the song “Mama” that brought victory to Armenia and danced with children from the “Nkaragir” (“Description”) dance assembly, the press service of the Police informs.
The head of the RA Police Alik Sargsyan by the initiation of who the event was organized wished success to the young singer who had presented our country with honor and gave him a souvenir.
http://aysor.am/en/news/2010/12/22/arzoumanyan-song/
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Vanessa Kachadurian-Emmy picked to represent Armenia in Eurovision contest
Emmy chosen to represent Armenia- Just announced on Eurovision Web site
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=22543&_t=It's+Emmy+for+Armenia!
It's Emmy for Armenia!
Above: Emmy. Source: Emmy
Emmy - Official Website
Yerevan, Armenia - Yesterday, the Armenian public broadcaster AMPTV held a press conference to announce the representative for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest: Emmy, one of the biggest stars of her country, will be flying the Armenian flag in Düsseldorf!
Unlike 2010, when a public national final was held to pick both the singer and song to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest, the representative for 2011 was internally selected. On a press conference on Saturday, December 11th, Alexan Harutyunyan, the Chairman of the Council of the Armenian Public Television and Radio Company, announced that the Art Council of the broadcaster had chosen Emmy to take part in Europe's Favourite TV Show.
Emmy is one of the most popular singers of the small Caucasian country. She is the daughter of Nadezhda Sargsyan, a famous Armenian singer, and Davit Bejanyan, a sculptor and jazz pianist. Thus, she grew up in a family where music and art has always played a key role, so it seemed quite natural that she would become an artist, too. Emmy got famous already at a very young age, and both as a member of the music group Hayer and, later, as a solo singer, she has toured the whole world and won several prizes.
Last year, Emmy already participated in the Armenian national selection, and she reached the second place with the modern pop song Hey (Let Me Hear You Say), which she performed together with Mihran. Now it's finally time for her to rock the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest! Her song will be selected in a televised national final, for which songwriters and producers were asked to send in their suggested entries.
What do you think about the Armenian choice? Tell us below!
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