Elgiazar Farashyan

Summary

Elgiazar Farashyan (Armenian: Եղիազար Ֆարաշյան; Belarusian: Ягіазар (or Егіязар) Фарашян, also known by the mononym Egiazar born 2 November 1988) is a Belarusian singer. Born in Armenia, Farashyan and his family relocated to the Gomel region in eastern Belarus when he was five years old.[1]

Egiazar
Elgiazar Farashyan
Born (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35)
Armenia
OriginBelarus / Armenia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2005–present

Farashyan's musical ambitions were fostered by his mother, a vocal teacher. He studied at the Gomel College of Art.[2]

Along with pop group 3+2, Farashyan represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[3] Originally the song "Far Away" was chosen. But eventually Belarus decided wo take part with the song "Butterflies".

References edit

  1. ^ Miasin.by: Егиазар Фарашян: «Я целый год плакал – не хотел петь!» Archived 2 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. ^ Беларусь определилась с исполнителем! (in Russian)
  3. ^ Солистка «3+2»: «Меня загнали в ванную, и я стирала волосы порошком» (in Russian)

External links edit

  • YouTube EGIAZAR official page