Erik Karapetyan

Erik Karapetyan (Armenian: Էրիկ Կարապետյան; born 5 June 1988), better known as simply Erik, is an Armenian singer-songwriter. He represented Armenia in the 2011 New Wave international contest for young performers and achieved fifth place. He also won "Audience's Choice" of that competition.[1] In 2016, he became one of the jury members of the Armenian X-Factor.

Erik Karapetyan
Background information
Birth nameErik Karapetyan
Born (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres
  • Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active2008–present

Life and career

Early life

Karapetyan was born on 5 June 1988 in Tbilisi. In 2005, he graduated from Tbilisi's Dzabatdze N79 Georgian School, in which he subsequently studied violin, and after the graduation he transferred to Yerevan. There, he started to study in the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan until 2011.

Career

In 2021, he won the first edition of Masquerade, the Armenian version of the Masked Singer contest.

Discography

  • Your Footprints (Russian: Твои следы) (2015)
  • Siro Pandemia (2020)

Filmography

List of appearance on television as himself
Year Title Notes
2008 Two Stars with Masha Matveeva
2016 X-factor (Իքս-Ֆակտոր) Judge/Mentor
2016 Benefis (Բենեֆիս) Special guest
2017 Full House (Ֆուլ Հաուս) Guest
2017 Hayastan Jan (Հայաստան Ջան) Contestant

Awards and achievements

Karapetyan has received these awards:

Year Award Category City Result
2006 Yntsa Awards The Grand Prize Yerevan Won
2011 New Wave Audience Choice Jūrmala Won
2012 Armenian National Awards The Best Singer of the Year Yerevan Won
2015 Armenian Pulse Music Awards Best Pop Song Yerevan Won
2016 Pan Armenian Entertainment Awards The Best Concert Singer Los Angeles Won

References


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