Lilit Pipoyan

Lilit Pipoyan
Lilit Pipoyan performing in Los Angeles
Lilit Pipoyan performing in Los Angeles
Background information
Born (1955-06-16) June 16, 1955 (age 69)
OriginYerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
GenresContemporary folk
Years active1988–present
Websitewww.lilitpipoyan.com

Lilit Pipoyan (Armenian: Լիլիթ Պիպոյան; born June 16, 1955) is an Armenian musician, singer, and architect.

Pipoyan belongs to a narrow circle of modern Armenian musicians whose works present an alternative to the traditional folk, classical, spiritual and pop music.

Biography

Born in Yerevan to a family of artists,[1] she graduated from the Spendiaryan specialized music school and later studied architecture, receiving her PhD in the Theory and History of Armenian Architecture.

Pipoyan's compositions are based on Armenian poetry and folklore. She is fond of medieval secular songs, for which she creates modern arrangements or new melodies when the originals are lost, with distinctly Armenian character.

She has performed on stages in Armenia, Switzerland, Syria, and the United States. She sings and lives in Yerevan with her husband and two children.

Discography

  • Lialousin (1998)
  • Rouben & Lilit (feat. Ruben Hakhverdyan) (1999)
  • One Day of the City (2003)[2]
  • Blue Flower (2006)
  • Nav (2012)
  • Selected Songs of Komitas, Karaoke (2013)[3]

References

  1. ^ "New songs to be performed during Lilit Pipoyan's concert dedicated to her father". Armenpress. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Timely Hymns to a Timeless City (Published 2004)". 2004-03-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  3. ^ Jones, Alex; Masters, Tom; Maxwell, Virginia; Noble, John (2016). Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan (5th ed.). Footscray: Lonely Planet. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-76034-145-9. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Modern artists of note include Lilit Popoyan, a Joni Mitchell-esque singer and songwriter whose most recent album was Selected Songs of Komitas, Karaoke (2013)