Karen Kavaleryan
Karen Kavaleryan is a Russian-Armenian lyricist. He currently holds the record for representing the most countries in the Eurovision Song Contest with five. The countries are Russia in 2002 and 2006, Belarus in 2007, Armenia in 2007 and 2010, Ukraine in 2008 and 2013 and Georgia in 2008.
Karen Kavaleryan is widely considered as the most successful Russian lyricist, he is 27 times finalist of "Song of the Year" gala, author of anthem of 2014 Winter Olympics and the final song 2014 Winter Paralympics, performed by José Carreras and Diana Gurtskaya, during his career has published more than 700 songs performed by Gorky Park, Bravo, Prime-Minister, Alla Pugacheva, Philip Kirkorov, Nikolay Baskov, Valeriya, Dima Bilan and many others.
Artyom Kavaleryan, son of Karen Kavaleryan, is the lyricist of the Russian entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 "Doroga k solntsu" performed by Vlad Krutskikh.†1 Lyrics co-written with Evgene Fridlyand & Irina Antonyan
†2 Lyrics co-written with Irina Antonyan
†3 Lyrics co-written with HaykoNational Finals entries
- 2005 Russia Alexandr Panaiotov & Alexey Chumakov, Balalayka and Russian version Balalayka
- 2005 Russia A-Sortie, Keep On Shinin' and Russian version Sharik
- 2006 Russia Dima Bilan, Lady Flame
- 2006 Russia Jasmin, Foreigner
- 2007 Belarus Diana Gurtskaya, How Long
- 2008 Russia Alexandr Panaiotov, Crescent & Cross
- 2008 Russia Anatoliy Alyoshin, One More Try
