Erik Karapetyan


Erik Karapetyan, better known as simply Erik, is an Armenian singer and songwriter. He represented Armenia in the international contest for young performers and achieved fifth place. He also won "Audience's Choice" of that competition. In 2016, he became one of the jury members of Armenian X-factor.

Life and career

Early life

Karapetyan was born on June 5, 1988, in the capital city of Georgia. In 2005, he graduated from Tbilisi's Dzabatdze N79 Georgian school and after the graduation transfer to Yerevan. He subsequently studied violin at the school. In Yerevan, he started to study in the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan till 2011.

Filmography

YearTitleNotes-
2016X-factor Judge/Mentor-
2016Benefis Special guest-
2017Full House Guest-
2017Hayastan Jan Contestant

Awards and achievements

Here is chronologically the awards Erik Karapetyan has received so far.
YearAwardCategoryCityResult
2006Yntsa AwardsThe Grand PrizeYerevan
2011New WaveAudience ChoiceJūrmala
2012Armenian National AwardsThe Best Singer of the YearYerevan
2015Armenian Pulse Music AwardsBest Pop SongYerevan
2016Pan Armenian Entertainment AwardsThe Best Concert SingerLA