Garik Papoyan

Garik Papoyan
Գարիկ Պապոյան
Born (1984-09-20) 20 September 1984 (age 40)
Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
EducationRussian-Armenian University
Occupation(s)Actor, musician, presenter, humorist, lyricist, writer
Years active2006–present

Garik Yurii Papoyan (Armenian: Գարիկ Յուրիի Պապոյան, born 20 September 1984) is an Armenian actor, musician, presenter, writer and comedian.[1][2]

Early life

Garik Papoyan was born on 20 September 1984 in Leninakan (now called Gyumri). He received secondary education at No. 196 secondary school of Yerevan. In 2001, he entered the Faculty of Tourism and Advertisement of Russian-Armenian University, which he graduated from in 2008. From 2003 to 2005 he served in the Armenian Army.

Career

He first came to prominence as a member of 32 Atam club from 2006–2010, and later appeared on its spin-off titled Vitamin Club. In 2014, he wrote "Not Alone" for Aram Mp3, which represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark and finished fourth in the final.[3][4] In 2016, he formed the duo Garik & Sona with singer Sona Rubenyan, releasing several singles including "Lusin", "Esor Urbat e", "Nino" and more.[5] Papoyan is the creator of the "Rock Generation" movement in Armenia.[6]

Personal life

In August 2012, he married Marianne from the "X Factor" project, Mars On. The pair now has 3 daughters.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Super Mother Menua
2015 Love Odd Rafo "Rafayel"
2017 Super Mother 2 Menua
Television and web
Year Title Role Notes
2006–2010 32 Atam (32 ատամ) various
2007–2008 Two Stars (Երկու աստղ) various Singer, featuring Hasmik Karapetyan
2010 Our Yard (Մեր բակը) various
2010–2015 Vitamin Club (Վիտամին ակումբ) various
2016 Stone Cage Indian 5 episode
As himself
Year Title Notes
2009–2010 3 Wall (3 պատ) Host
2010 Hello Garik (Ալո գարիկ) Host
2010 X Factor Jury Member
2010–2011 No Problem (Հարց չկա) Host, featuring Aram MP3
2011–2012 Hay Superstar (Հայ Սուպերսթար) Jury Member
2012–2013 Cash humor (Կանխիկ հումոր) Jury Member
2016–2017 Suspicious Evening (Կասկածելի Երեկո) Host, featuring Robert Martirosyan
2017–2019 Nice Evening (Լավ Երեկո) Host, featuring Aram MP3
2021 Garik's Evening (Գարիկի Երեկոն) Host
2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Host, alongside Iveta Mukuchyan and Karina Ignatyan

Songwriting

Year Title Artist Notes
2014 "Not Alone" Aram Mp3 Represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
2019 "Walking Out" Srbuk Represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Recipient Result Ref
2014 LUXURY award Advertising face Himself Won [7]
2018 Swallow Music Awards The Hit of The Year "Lusin" (Garik & Sona) Won [8]

References

  1. ^ "ԳԱՐԻԿ ՊԱՊՈՅԱՆ (Armenian)". zarkfoundation.com.
  2. ^ "Garik Papoyan: "I want Dorians to go to Eurovision…"". Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Original Lyrics | Aram MP3 – Not Alone – Armenia 2014 | Eurovision.TV". www.eurovision.tv. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Aram MP3 to sing "Not Alone" for Armenia". Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ^ ""Գարուն ա". Կոմիտաս՝ Գարիկ Պապոյանի և Սոնա Ռուբենյանի մշակմամբ (Տեսանյութ)". Aysor.am. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Առավոտ – Լուրեր Հայաստանից". Առավոտ – Նորություններ Հայաստանից (in Armenian). Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ KamoTovmasyan. "LUXURY. ՏԱՐՎԱ ՄԱՐԴԻԿ մրցանակաբաշխությունը, հաղթողները, հյուրերը". Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Առաջինը ԿամոԲլոգում! ԾԻԾԵՌՆԱԿ 2018 Ազգային Երաժշտական Մրցանակաբաշխությունը, մրցանակները, հյուրերը". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
Preceded by Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenter
2022
With: Iveta Mukuchyan and Karina Ignatyan 		Succeeded by
France Olivier Minne and Laury Thilleman


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