Andre (singer)

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Andre ( Armenian Անդրե , actually Անդրեյ Հովնանյան , Andrej Hownanjan ; born July 8, 1979 in Stepanakert , Nagorno-Karabakh , Azerbaijani SSR , Soviet Union ) is an Armenian singer .

Life

He represented Armenia , which was participating for the first time, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens ( Greece ). With his song Without Your Love, composed by Armen Martirosjan and texted by Catherine Bekian , he took eighth place with 129 points. For the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 he read the Armenian scoring in the final.

Andre's birthplace Stepanakert is in Nagorno-Karabakh. In his official curriculum vitae, the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh is stated as the origin , which is still part of the national territory of Azerbaijan according to the United Nations and the Council of Europe . This has led to sharp diplomatic protests from Azerbaijan .

Discography

Albums

  • It em (2003)
  • My Love To You (single) (2005)
  • Miayn Ser (2005)
  • Without Your Love (single) (2006)
  • 1000x - Hazar Angam (2006)
  • My Love to You (DVD) (2008)
  • Yerjankutian Gaghtnik (2008)
  • ANDREnaline (2010)
  • Im Hogi (2014)

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personal data
SURNAME Andre
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Անդրե (Armenian); Հովնանյան, Անդրեյ (real name); Hownanyan, Andrei
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Armenian singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Stepanakert , Nagorno-Karabakh , Soviet Union