1. Siranush Hrachyayi Harutyunyan, known professionally as Sirusho, is an Armenian singer and songwriter.
33 Facts About Sirusho
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Sirusho received her first award when she was nine years old for her song "Lusabats".
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Sirusho reached international recognition after representing Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with her co-written song "Qele, Qele" in Belgrade, Serbia.
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In 2012, Sirusho released the single "PreGomesh", which inspired her to launch a range of handcrafted silver jewelry of the same name, representing Armenian culture and craftsmanship mixed with modern fashion trends.
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Sirusho is the first Armenian artist to be twice-nominated at World Music Awards with "PreGomesh".
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In 2017, Sirusho was awarded with the title of Honored Artist of Armenia upon the decree of President Serzh Sargsyan.
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Sirusho was born in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia, on January 7,1987, to actor and director Hrachya Harutyunyan, and Syuzan Margaryan, one of the most popular singers in Armenia in the 1980s-1990s.
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Sirusho won her first award as a child at the Armenian National Music Awards for her performance of "Lusabats", an Armenian folk song written in the early 20th century by Komitas.
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At the age of seven, Sirusho began to write her own music and lyrics in Armenian and English.
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Sirusho released her first studio album Sirusho at the age of 13.
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Sirusho subsequently studied piano at the Sayat-Nova Music School and graduated Yerevan State University with excellence in international relations.
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Sirusho won the "Best Female Artist of the Year" award.
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Also in 2006, Sirusho received the award for Best Female Artist of the Year at the Annual Armenian-Russian Diaspora Music Awards held in Moscow, Russia.
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Sirusho won the "Best Female Artist of the Year" award at the Armenian Music Awards community at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
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Sirusho received her fourth Best Female Artist award at the 2008 Armenian national Music Awards.
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Sirusho was chosen to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
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Sirusho performed "Qele Qele", which was co-produced by the Canadian Armenian composer DerHova.
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Sirusho took the 4th place with 199 points, and still remains the only Armenian participant who has received the most number of 12 points.
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Sirusho performed the song live at the Tashir Armenian Awards ceremony in April 2009.
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In 2009 Sirusho recorded a song dedicated to peace along with the participants of Eurovision 2008; Boaz Mauda and Jelena Tomasevic, representing Israel and Serbia, respectively.
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In February 2010, Sirusho performed her new song Havatum em at the Armenian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
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In September 2011, the first single from Sirusho's upcoming studio album, "I Like It", was released on iTunes.
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On December 3, Sirusho was special guest in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held in Yerevan.
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On December 10,2012, Sirusho unveiled the new single "PreGomesh", a dance track co-written by her and Avet Barseghyan.
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In 2015 Sirusho released new song "Kga Mi Or" dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
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In January 2016, Sirusho released a new single "Mi Togh Indz Menak" along with its music video.
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In 2017 Sirusho released a new summer hit song "Vuy Aman" together with Armenian-American singer, songwriter, Sebu Simonian of the Capital Cities band.
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Sirusho performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup in the de facto Republic of Artsakh.
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In 2021, Sirusho released a collaboration single titled "Stay" featuring Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak, who won the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.
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In 2022, Sirusho has participation in the creation of foundation named after Armenian eminent and beloved artist Hayko.
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On June 6,2009, Sirusho married Levon Kocharyan, the son of Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan.
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Sirusho endorsed Robert Kocharyan and the Armenia Alliance party in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election, and performed on Kocharyan's behalf during his campaign.
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Sirusho is a supporter of The Republic of Artsakh's independence.