Haig Papazian


Haig Papazian is a Lebanese-Armenian musician who is the lead violinist of alternative rock band Mashrou' Leila.

Biography

Haig Papazian was born in Beirut. He started to play the violin at an early age, studying in an Armenian music school. Papazian co-founded Mashrou' Leila in 2008 while studying architecture at the American University of Beirut. Besides a successful musical career, he pursued architectural studies, receiving Fawzi Azar Architectural Award in 2008.
Papazian has been featured on the cover of and Jordan's My.Kali magazine. and on the cover of the Middle East edition of Rolling Stone magazine as part of Mashrou' Leila.