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ARMENIAN FESTIVAL SUCCESS FOR NICOLE
Times of Malta
Oct 29 2012
Earlier this month, Maltese singer Nicole Azzopardi was in Armenia to
participate in the Yerevan is Calling festival, where the former Junior
Eurovision contestant sang a song in Armenian, Im Annune Hayastan E
(My name is Armenia), for which she was awarded two trophies and
three diplomas.
Azzopardi won the prestigious title for the Best Performance of an
Armenian Song, which was presented to her by festival director Nadezhda
Sargsyan. She also came in second place for the Best Armenian Song,
which was awarded by the mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan.
Held under the auspices of the Armenian Ministry of Culture, Yerevan
City Hall and EMI-BI, Yerevan is Calling aims to promote Armenian
culture and develop cultural relations with artists from different
countries. In all, 18 artists from 17 nations took part in this first
edition of the festival, which also marked the 2,794th anniversary
of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.
Among the various artists who took part this year were Hila Ben
David, who was also the Grand Prix winner, Evelina SaĊĦenko from
Lithuania, Karolina Szczepanik, a former X-Factor finalist in Poland,
and Alisher Karimov from Kazakhstan, the Gold winner at the Hollywood
World Championship of Performing Arts.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121028/arts-entertainment/Armenian-festival-success-for-Nicole.443162
Times of Malta
Oct 29 2012
Earlier this month, Maltese singer Nicole Azzopardi was in Armenia to
participate in the Yerevan is Calling festival, where the former Junior
Eurovision contestant sang a song in Armenian, Im Annune Hayastan E
(My name is Armenia), for which she was awarded two trophies and
three diplomas.
Azzopardi won the prestigious title for the Best Performance of an
Armenian Song, which was presented to her by festival director Nadezhda
Sargsyan. She also came in second place for the Best Armenian Song,
which was awarded by the mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan.
Held under the auspices of the Armenian Ministry of Culture, Yerevan
City Hall and EMI-BI, Yerevan is Calling aims to promote Armenian
culture and develop cultural relations with artists from different
countries. In all, 18 artists from 17 nations took part in this first
edition of the festival, which also marked the 2,794th anniversary
of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.
Among the various artists who took part this year were Hila Ben
David, who was also the Grand Prix winner, Evelina SaĊĦenko from
Lithuania, Karolina Szczepanik, a former X-Factor finalist in Poland,
and Alisher Karimov from Kazakhstan, the Gold winner at the Hollywood
World Championship of Performing Arts.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121028/arts-entertainment/Armenian-festival-success-for-Nicole.443162