Elgiazar Farashyan
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Egiazar Elgiazar Farashyan | |
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| Born | 2 November 1988 Armenia |
| Origin | Belarus / Armenia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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]
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]- ^ Miasin.by: Егиазар Фарашян: «Я целый год плакал – не хотел петь!» Archived 2 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Беларусь определилась с исполнителем! (in Russian)
- ^ Солистка «3+2»: «Меня загнали в ванную, и я стирала волосы порошком» (in Russian)
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