Aram Asatryan

Aram Asatryan
Birth nameԱրամ Ասատրյան
Born(1953-03-03)March 3, 1953
Vagharshapat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedNovember 7, 2006(2006-11-07) (aged 53)
Oshakan, Armenia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • poet
  • filmmaker
  • actor
InstrumentVocals
Years active1985-2006
LabelsParseghian Records
PE-KO Records
Star Records
WebsiteAram Asatryan on Facebook

Aram Harpeti Asatryan (Armenian: Արամ Հարպետի Ասատրյան; 3 March 1953 – 7 November 2006) was an Armenian singer and songwriter of Armenian pop and rabiz music, known for his energetic concerts. He is widely regarded as the pioneer of the "rabiz" music genre and to this day remains the most popular rabiz singer of all time.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b de la Bretèque, Estelle Amy; Stoichita, Victor Alexandre (17 January 2012). Biliarsky, Ivan; Cristea, Ovidiu; Oroveanu, Anca (eds.). Musicians of the New Times: Romanian Manele and Armenian Rabiz as Icons of Post-Communist Changes (The Balkans and Caucasus: Parallel Processes on the Opposite Sides of the Black Sea). United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-4438-3652-4. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Gevorgyan, Siranouish; Grigoryan, Marianna. ""King of Rabiz" Dies: Heart attack claims Aram Asatryan during celebration". ArmeniaNow. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.