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GROONG-(Asbarez) - Famous Armenian Singer Passes Away
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YEREVAN (Armenpress)Prominent Armenian singer Hovanes Badalian passed away on
August 19 at the age of 77. Badalian was born in 1924 in the Iranian
village of
Shavari. His family repatriated to Armenia after the end of World War II. He
sang Armenian folk music for more than half a century.
There were no Armenians anywhere in the world that did not enjoy the art of
Hovanes Badalian. Badalian was also a splendid teacher having trained numerous
of singers who now teach at the Yerevan Conservatory.
"We lost a great artist. He was the father of Armenian folk songs. We lost
very honest man. I am shocked," said Armenian composer Vardan Ajemian.
President Robert Kocharian send his condolences to Badalian's family Monday.
The special government commission, headed by Minister of Culture Roland
Sharoyan will organize Hovaness Badalian's funeral.
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