ARMENIAN GIRL FROM ASTRAKHAN PASSES TO SEMI-FINAL OF EUROVISION-2006 CHILDREN'S CONTEST
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 05 2006
KRASNODAR, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Selective tours
of the Eurovision-2006 children's contest were held in 2006 in RF
regions. Armenian girl from Astrakhan Luara Hayrapetian from 150
participants of the national selective contest of child-singers
Eurovision-2006 passed to the semi-final. Five bids were sent to
the contest from Astrakhan region but the jury chose Luara and her
song "Red Hat." According to the Yerkramas (Territory) newspaper
of Armenians of Russia, Luara Hayrapetian is only 8 years old, she
attends grammar school N 3. The girl has been engaged in singing when
she was 5. She has been attending children's variety studio Vesnushki
of Viktoria cultural center of Astrakhangazprom LTD for already
three years. In spite of her young age Luara has repeatedly become a
winner at different international and Russian conests. She received
grand prix at the Rainbow (Raduga) international festival in 2003
in Volgograd, in the nomination "Little Miracle." This year she has
also received grand prix in the Russian contest of variety song in
the city of Tuapse. Luara also registered victories in the region:
she recieves scholrarship of the government of Astrakhan region.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 05 2006
KRASNODAR, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Selective tours
of the Eurovision-2006 children's contest were held in 2006 in RF
regions. Armenian girl from Astrakhan Luara Hayrapetian from 150
participants of the national selective contest of child-singers
Eurovision-2006 passed to the semi-final. Five bids were sent to
the contest from Astrakhan region but the jury chose Luara and her
song "Red Hat." According to the Yerkramas (Territory) newspaper
of Armenians of Russia, Luara Hayrapetian is only 8 years old, she
attends grammar school N 3. The girl has been engaged in singing when
she was 5. She has been attending children's variety studio Vesnushki
of Viktoria cultural center of Astrakhangazprom LTD for already
three years. In spite of her young age Luara has repeatedly become a
winner at different international and Russian conests. She received
grand prix at the Rainbow (Raduga) international festival in 2003
in Volgograd, in the nomination "Little Miracle." This year she has
also received grand prix in the Russian contest of variety song in
the city of Tuapse. Luara also registered victories in the region:
she recieves scholrarship of the government of Astrakhan region.