Paul Baghdadlian

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Paul Baghdadlian

Paul Baghdadlian (birth name Krikor , Armenian Փօլ Պաղտատլեան , Arabic بول بغدادليان; * July 10, 1953 in Aleppo ; † June 28, 2011 in Glendale , California ) was a Syrian rebetiko singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur of Armenian descent. He was a singer of the Armenian diaspora and was also known as the "king of love songs".

Life

Baghdadlian was born to Armenian parents in Syria. He had a brother. His family later moved to the Lebanese capital Beirut . In 1965, his mother died when he was 12 years old. His father later remarried and moved to Pasadena . To make a living, Paul Baghdadlian began to sing for others in the streets.

In the early 1970s, Paul Baghdadlian was known as "Paul the Prince". After hearing the music of his compatriot Harout Pamboukjian , Baghdadlian began to sing in Western Armenian , mostly love songs. After achieving great success in this new phase of his career, he moved to Los Angeles in 1977 . In Los Angeles he produced hundreds of recordings, mostly ballads , which he sang mostly in Armenian, as well as in a number of other languages, especially Arabic. He toured the main centers of the Armenian diaspora and Armenia .

Paul Baghdadlian was married twice and had three children. He died in 2011 at Glendale Adventist Medical Center of complications from lung cancer .

Discography

Studio releases:

  • 1976 Antzrev E Kalis (It's raining)
  • 1977 Siroum Em Kez (I love each other)
  • 1977 Mor Sere (Mothes Love)
  • 1978 Sbasoum Em Kez (Waiting For You) (double album)
  • 1979 The Last Tango
  • 1981 Sev Acher (Black Eyes)
  • 1982 Zavgis (To my son)
  • 1983 Miayn Ints Siree (love me)
  • 1985 Arants Kez (Without You)
  • 1987 Siretsi Yes Megin (I loved one)
  • 1989 Happy Birthday
  • 1991 Naz Aghchig (Sweet Girl)
  • 1992 Sirem (I love)
  • 1993 Chkideyi Chkidem (didn't know, don't know)
  • 1994 Garodi Harts E (Missing)
  • 1995 Gyanki Dzaghig (Flower of Life)
  • 1998 Tou Im Ashkharn Es (You are my world)
  • 1999 Kez Pari Louys (Good day to you)
  • 2000 Gyankes ... (My Life)
  • 2001 Mortsir ... (forget)
  • 2004 Anoushigs (My Beauty)
  • 2008 Oor es (Where are you)
  • Hokis Im (My Soul) (unpublished)

Live concerts:

  • Paul In Concert: Sona Chan
  • 2001 Live in Damascus: Love songs
  • 2001 Live in Damascus: Azk Siretsek (love our nation)
  • Paul Live

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Asbarez : Paul Baghdadlian Passes Away
  2. ↑ ArmenianPulse: Rest in Peace Paul Baghdadlian 1953-2011
  3. ^ Armenian Weekly : Paul Baghdadlian Passes Away
  4. ↑ PerezHilton site: Beloved Armenian Superstar Singer Passes Away ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / perezhilton.com
personal data
SURNAME Baghdadlian, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baghdadlian, Kirkor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Syrian singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Aleppo
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 2011
Place of death Glendale , California