1. Hovig Demirjian, known professionally as Hovig, is a Cypriot singer.
10 Facts About Hovig Demirjian
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Hovig Demirjian represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Gravity", finishing in 21st place.
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Hovig Demirjian or Demirdjian was born on 3 January 1989 in Nicosia, Cyprus and is of Armenian descent.
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Hovig Demirjian studied marketing and worked in business, but quickly gave up in order to become a singer.
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Hovig Demirjian learned to play the guitar and piano and studied jazz and vocals.
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In 2009, Demirjian took part in the second season of The X Factor Greece broadcast on the Greek television station ANT1.
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Hovig Demirjian auditioned with the Greek song "Pote" and qualified for the Boys category mentored by Nikos Mouratidis.
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Hovig Demirjian ended up finishing in seventh place in the competition.
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On 21 October 2016, Hovig Demirjian was announced as the Cypriot entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
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Hovig Demirjian performed in the first semi-final of the contest and qualified to the final, where he placed 21st.