Andre (singer)
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)
Web links
- Andre's website (English and Armenian)
- Andre at Myspace.com
- Armenia: Andre at eurovision.de
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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 |