Elgiazar Farashyan

Elgiazar Farashyan (Armenian: Եղիազար Ֆարաշյան; Belarusian: Ягіазар (or Егіязар) Фарашян, also known by the mononym Egiazar born 2 November 1988) is a Belarusian singer. Born in Armenia, Farashyan and his family relocated to the Gomel region in eastern Belarus when he was five years old.[1]

Egiazar
Elgiazar Farashyan
Born (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988
Armenia
OriginBelarus / Armenia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
Associated acts3+2

Farashyan's musical ambitions were fostered by his mother, a vocal teacher. He studied at the Gomel College of Art.[2] In 2005, he won the Grand Prix at the Land under White Wings and in 2006, he won the Grand Prix at Kind Stork. Farashyan is also a laureate to the Presidential Fund that supports Belarusian youth.

Along with pop group 3+2, Farashyan represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[3]

He also tried to take part in the Belarusian National Selection for Eurovision 2018 with the song "Run Away", but was not selected for the final 10.

References
  1. Miasin.by: Егиазар Фарашян: «Я целый год плакал – не хотел петь!» Archived 2 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. Беларусь определилась с исполнителем! (in Russian)
  3. Солистка «3+2»: «Меня загнали в ванную, и я стирала волосы порошком» (in Russian)


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