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Erik Karapetyan (Armenian: Էրիկ Կարապետյան; born June 5, 1988), better known as simply Erik, is an Armenian singer-songwriter. He represented Armenia in the 2011 New Wave international contest for young performers and achieved fifth place. He also won "Audience's Choice" of that competition.[1] In 2016, he became one of the jury members of the Armenian X-Factor.

Erik Karapetyan
Background information
Birth name	Erik Karapetyan
Born	(1988-06-05) June 5, 1988 (age 34) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2010–present

Life and career

Early life

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (October 2022)

Karapetyan was born on June 5, 1988, in Tbilisi. In 2005, he graduated from Tbilisi's Dzabatdze N79 Georgian School, in which he subsequently studied violin, and after the graduation he transferred to Yerevan. There, he started to study in the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan until 2011.

Career

In 2021, he won the first edition of Masquerade, the Armenian version of the Masked Singer contest.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

• Your Footprints (Russian: Твои следы) (2015)

Filmography

List of appearance on television as himself

Year	Title	Notes
2016	X-factor (Իքս-Ֆակտոր)	Judge/Mentor
2016	Benefis (Բենեֆիս)	Special guest
2017	Full House (Ֆուլ Հաուս)	Guest
2017	Hayastan Jan (Հայաստան Ջան)	Contestant

Awards and achievements

Karapetyan has received these award:^{[citation needed]}

Year	Award	Category	City	Result
2006	Yntsa Awards	The Grand Prize	Yerevan	Won
2011	New Wave	Audience Choice	Jūrmala	Won
2012	Armenian National Awards	The Best Singer of the Year	Yerevan	Won
2015	Armenian Pulse Music Awards	Best Pop Song	Yerevan	Won
2016	Pan Armenian Entertainment Awards	The Best Concert Singer	LA	Won

References

External links

• Official site Archived 2018-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
• bravo.am article
• armstar.am article
• armtimes.com article

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