Adiss Harmandian

Adiss Harmandian (in Western Armenian: Ատիս Հարմանտեան; in Eastern Armenian Ադիս Հարմանդյան 14 January 1945 – 1 September 2019)[1] was a Lebanese-Armenian pop singer.

He was born Avedis Harmandian on 14 January 1945 in Beirut, Lebanon from Armenian genocide survivours. His stage name Adiss is a derivative of his given name. His career began in the 1960s, and his first single was the song "Dzaghigner" (Armenian: Ծաղիկներ), which quickly gained popularity among Lebanese and diaspora Armenians.[2][3] Harmandian is considered a pioneer of the estradayin genre of Armenian music.[4] Songs in the genre, such as Harmandian's own "Nouné" (Armenian: Նունէ) or "Karoun Karoun" (Armenian: Գարուն գարուն) are primarily sung in Armenian, and were influential in the formation of Armenian identity in Lebanon, the Middle East and throughout the Armenian diaspora.[2]

Harmandian has released 29 albums and around 400 songs and has received numerous awards,[5][6] both abroad and in Armenia.[3] During the Lebanese Civil War, Harmandian emigrated to the United States and resided in Los Angeles, CA.[7]

He died on 1 September 2019 at the age of 74 in UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, after a long 15-year fight with cancer.[8]

References
  1. Sharoyan, Levon. "«Ատիս. Երգի ճամբով»". Hairenik Weekly Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. Alajaji, Sylvia Angelique (2015). Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile. Indiana University Press. p. 118-127. ISBN 0253017610. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. "Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan awards Diaspora Armenian singer Adiss Harmandian". Panorama.am. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. "Adiss Harmandian - NTS Live". NTS Radio. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. "Legendary Adiss Harmandian to entertain Sydney for Mayis 28". ArmeniaOnline. Armenia Media Inc. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. "Adiss Harmandian". Armenia Zone. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. Dorian, Frederick; Duane, Orla; McConnachie, James (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 335. ISBN 9781858286358. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  8. Adiss Harmandian 1945-2019
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