1. Ruben Levoni Hakhverdyan is a popular Armenian poet, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and lyricist.
10 Facts About Ruben Hakhverdyan
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Ruben Hakhverdyan attended Yerevan's theater institute and in 1975, earned his degree in television and theater direction.
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Three songs that Ruben Hakhverdyan himself says have influenced him most and have been his all-time favorites are Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles, Amsterdam by Jacques Brel and It's a Man's World by James Brown.
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Ruben Hakhverdyan was born in 1950 in Yerevan to the family of linguist and academician Levon Hakhverdyan and philologist, critic and translator Sona Ayunts.
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Ruben Hakhverdyan staged plays at Yerevan Sundukyan State Academic and at Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama theaters.
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In 1989 Ruben Hakhverdyan left his job at television and acted as a free artist.
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Ruben Hakhverdyan is an author of a number of CDs, the first one being "Songs of Love and Hope" issued in Paris in 1985.
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In 1990, Ruben Hakhverdyan starred in Harutyun Khachatryan's "Wind of Oblivion" film and in 2009, he starred in the film "Endless Return" by Harutyun Khachatryan.
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Ruben Hakhverdyan has performed in France, United States, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Italy, Lebanon, Germany, Czech Republic, Serbia, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon.
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Ruben Hakhverdyan is a member of the European Party of Armenia and was the EPA's candidate in the Yerevan Council of Elders elections in 2022.