Adiss Harmandian
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Adiss Harmandian is a Lebanese
-Armenian
pop
singer (born in Beirut
, Lebanon
on January 14, 1945) but now residing in Los Angeles
, CA, United States
and is a naturalized American citizen.
He is an international pioneer of Armenian pop songs (known as Armenian "estradayin" music). Some say the whole Armenian "estradayin music" movement started with the big Adiss Harmandian hit "Nouné".
He continued on the momentum created by "Nouné" with another world Armenian hit "Karoun Karoun". Also famous of the genre are his songs "Dzaghigner", "Ayl Atcher", "Aghtamar" and many other songs that are still covered by other Armenian singers today.
Adiss Harmandian has released around 30 albums. He has been a renowned songwriter and composer who still travels all around the world keeping the Armenian pop songs alive for more than three generations.
of the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia the highest Armenian diaspora
religious award, the "Mesrob Mashdots Medallion" (with the degree of Prince) title for his 40 years of work
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
-Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer (born in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
on January 14, 1945) but now residing in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CA, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is a naturalized American citizen.
He is an international pioneer of Armenian pop songs (known as Armenian "estradayin" music). Some say the whole Armenian "estradayin music" movement started with the big Adiss Harmandian hit "Nouné".
He continued on the momentum created by "Nouné" with another world Armenian hit "Karoun Karoun". Also famous of the genre are his songs "Dzaghigner", "Ayl Atcher", "Aghtamar" and many other songs that are still covered by other Armenian singers today.
Adiss Harmandian has released around 30 albums. He has been a renowned songwriter and composer who still travels all around the world keeping the Armenian pop songs alive for more than three generations.
Awards
Adiss Harmandian has been awarded by His Holiness Catholicos Aram IAram I
His Holiness Aram I is the head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia and has been Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church since 1995...
of the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia the highest Armenian diaspora
Armenian diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the Armenian communities outside the Republic of Armenia and self proclaimed de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...
religious award, the "Mesrob Mashdots Medallion" (with the degree of Prince) title for his 40 years of work
- In 2005 he also received lifetime achievement award by the Armenian Music Awards and a certificate from the Los Angeles Council members for lifetime achievement.
- Upon the proposal of France's Armenian community, the then mayor of Paris Jacques ChiracJacques ChiracJacques René Chirac is a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He previously served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988 , and as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.After completing his studies of the DEA's degree at the...
honored the popular Armenian singer with a medal for recognition of his contributions.