André Sergeyi Hovnanyan (Armenian: Անդրե Սերգեյի Հովնանյան; born July 8, 1979), better known by the mononym André (Armenian: Անդրե) is an Armenian singer. Andre is currently one of the most popular pop stars of Armenia, winning the Best Male Singer trophy at various Armenia Music Awards in 2004–2018.
Andre started singing at the age of three using a chair as his first stage and his family as his first audience. Three years later he was enrolled into a musical school. Although a war was taking its toll on the country and its people, the only guiding light and hope for Andre was the music and his dream of singing. These events led him to write his first song “Prayer” at the early age of nine.
Upon winning the musical contest “Road to Renaissance” at the age of fifteen, he laid the foundation of his professional career. While working for 5 years at the State Theater of Music, he pursued his education at the Yerevan State Conservatory of Music and obtained his PHD. Though his journey began on a small stage, he has gone on to perform on many stages while conquering the hearts of millions throughout the world.
Besides, he has been a judge in several big television shows like “Pop Idol”, “My name is…”, “Premiere” and “The X Factor”. During “The X Factor” his team became an absolute winner and he made a world record in “The X Factor” history. Andre also has his own reality show called “Andrenaline”
At the age of three André started singing with his family as audience. Three years later he began taking piano classes, and at the age of nine he wrote his first song, which he called Prayer, showing his appreciation towards God. His professional singing career started at the age of 15 when he won the music contest Road to Renaissance. For the last few years, André has been the lead vocalist of the pop-jazz band Karabakh, with whom he has toured all over Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. He has participated in numerous music festivals in Asia, Eastern Europe and the United States, winning many of them and finishing top three in a few others. He performed a track with Australian R&B/Pop Singer Samantha Jade titled Come Back.
Armenia enters Eurovision
In 2006 he was the first artist to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest,[1] performing one of the 37 songs in Athens. There André sang "Without Your Love", a mixture between modern Western and traditional Armenian music. The song was composed by an Armenian celebrity, Armen Martirosyan, the conductor of the Armenian Jazz Orchestra. The instrumentation and arrangement was done by one of Armenian music business' most highly regarded persons, Ara Torosyan. The producer and director of the song and Andre's performance at Eurovision was Anush Hovnanyan. ARMTV presented their Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry to the public on March 15, 2006. After qualifying through the semi-final André finished in 8th place in the competition with 129 points.
2006 – Tashir 2006 – Moscow, Russia – Prize "Avance"[2]
2006 – M Club Music awards – Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, USA – Best Male singer & Best Armenian International artist – The Varduhi Vardanyan Achievement Award[3]
2009 – Tashir 2009 – Moscow, Russia – Singer of Decade
2009 - Armenian music awards & M Club music awards - Nokia Theatre, USA - The ambassador of Armenian music
^Simon Barclay (2010). Eurovision Song Contest – The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. p. 126. ISBN978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
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Andre Sergeyi Hovnanyan Armenian Անդրե Սերգեյի Հովնանյան born July 8 1979 better known by the mononym Andre Armenian Անդրե is an Armenian singer Andre is currently one of the most popular pop stars of Armenia winning the Best Male Singer trophy at various Armenia Music Awards in 2004 2018 AndreBackground informationBirth nameAndre HovnanyanBorn 1979 07 08 8 July 1979 age 43 Stepanakert Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast Soviet UnionGenresPop folk worldInstrument s VocalYears active1995 1995 presentLabelsAndre ProductionWebsiteandre am Andre started singing at the age of three using a chair as his first stage and his family as his first audience Three years later he was enrolled into a musical school Although a war was taking its toll on the country and its people the only guiding light and hope for Andre was the music and his dream of singing These events led him to write his first song Prayer at the early age of nine Upon winning the musical contest Road to Renaissance at the age of fifteen he laid the foundation of his professional career While working for 5 years at the State Theater of Music he pursued his education at the Yerevan State Conservatory of Music and obtained his PHD Though his journey began on a small stage he has gone on to perform on many stages while conquering the hearts of millions throughout the world Besides he has been a judge in several big television shows like Pop Idol My name is Premiere and The X Factor During The X Factor his team became an absolute winner and he made a world record in The X Factor history Andre also has his own reality show called Andrenaline Since 2005 Andre s producer is Anush Hovnanyan Contents 1 Early life 2 Armenia enters Eurovision 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 4 Awards and nominations 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life EditAt the age of three Andre started singing with his family as audience Three years later he began taking piano classes and at the age of nine he wrote his first song which he called Prayer showing his appreciation towards God His professional singing career started at the age of 15 when he won the music contest Road to Renaissance For the last few years Andre has been the lead vocalist of the pop jazz band Karabakh with whom he has toured all over Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic He has participated in numerous music festivals in Asia Eastern Europe and the United States winning many of them and finishing top three in a few others He performed a track with Australian R amp B Pop Singer Samantha Jade titled Come Back Armenia enters Eurovision EditIn 2006 he was the first artist to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1 performing one of the 37 songs in Athens There Andre sang Without Your Love a mixture between modern Western and traditional Armenian music The song was composed by an Armenian celebrity Armen Martirosyan the conductor of the Armenian Jazz Orchestra The instrumentation and arrangement was done by one of Armenian music business most highly regarded persons Ara Torosyan The producer and director of the song and Andre s performance at Eurovision was Anush Hovnanyan ARMTV presented their Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry to the public on March 15 2006 After qualifying through the semi final Andre finished in 8th place in the competition with 129 points Discography EditAlbums Edit Es em It s Me 2003 Miayn Ser Only Love 2005 1000x 1000 times 2006 My Love to You DVD 2008 Yerjankutyan Gaghtnik 2008 ANDREnaline 2010 Im Hogi 2014 Singles Edit My Love To You 2005 Without Your Love 2006 Awards and nominations EditThis is a list of the awards won by the Armenian singer Andre 2001 International music contest Golden Skif Donetsk Ukraine The first runner up 2001 International music contest Golden shlyager Mogilev Belarus Third runner up 2002 International music festival Voice of Asia Almaty Kazakhstan 2003 International Youth music festival Festos Moscow Russia Golden Diploma Award 2003 Shanghai Asia International Music Festival Shanghai China Excellent New Singer 2003 Armenian Song of the Year Moscow Russia The greatest contributor in Armenian Music 2003 Best Song of the Year at Hit FM Radio for song Antsa gnatsi 2004 World Championships of Performing Arts Hollywood USA 3 golden and 1 silver medals is found The Champion of the world 2004 Krunk pan Armenian music festival Yerevan Armenia Best singer of the year 2004 Golden Qnar contest festival Yerevan Armenia Best Song of the Year My love to you 2005 National Music awards Best singer of the year 2005 Los Angeles USA The Key of Glendale 2006 Moscow Russia Person of the year 2006 Tashir 2006 Moscow Russia Prize Avance 2 2006 M Club Music awards Kodak Theatre Hollywood USA Best Male singer amp Best Armenian International artist The Varduhi Vardanyan Achievement Award 3 2009 Tashir 2009 Moscow Russia Singer of Decade 2009 Armenian music awards amp M Club music awards Nokia Theatre USA The ambassador of Armenian musicSee also EditList of awards received by Andre Eurovision Song Contest 2006References Edit Simon Barclay 2010 Eurovision Song Contest The Complete amp Independent Guide 2010 Simon Barclay p 126 ISBN 978 1 4457 8415 1 Retrieved February 13 2011 Armenia Music Awards Archived 2015 02 07 at the Wayback Machine Eurovision Young Musicians Awards and achievementsPreceded bynone Debut entry Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest2006 Succeeded byHaykowith Anytime You Need Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre singer amp oldid 1128092446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
