Ruben Hakhverdyan

Ruben Hakhverdyan (Armenian: Ռուբեն Հախվերդյան) is a popular Armenian poet, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and lyricist. Hakhverdyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1950.[1] He attended Yerevan's theater institute and in 1975, earned his degree in television and theater direction. He worked for the city's State Television Network.[2][1]

Ruben Hakhverdyan
Hakhverdyan (in the middle) during a concert in 2016
Background information
BornDecember 3, 1950
Yerevan, Soviet Armenia, Soviet Union
InstrumentsVocals
guitar
Years active1968—
Websitewww.roubenhakhverdyan.net

Hakhverdyan's songs are extremely popular in Armenia. They include the song Navak (Armenian: Նավակ – Boat), which is his most famous children's song. Other popular songs include Mer Siro Ashuny (Armenian: Մեր Սիրո աշունը – The Autumn of Our Love) which is one of Armenia's best known romantic songs. Three songs that Hakhverdyan himself says have influenced him most and have been his all-time favorites are Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles, Amsterdam by Jacques Brel and It's a Man's World by James Brown.[1]

Biography and career

Ruben Hakhverdyan was born in 1950 in Yerevan to the family of linguist and academician Levon Hakhverdyan (Armenian: Լևոն Հախվերդյան) and philologist, critic and translator Sona Ayunts (Armenian: Սոնա Այունց). 1969–1974 he studied and graduated from Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. In 1971 he got 2-month internship at Moscow Satire Theatre in the class of Mark Zakharov. In 1968–1989 Hakhverdyan worked in the Armenian State Television Network, initially as an assistant director and later as a director.[1]

Hakhverdyan staged plays at Yerevan Sundukyan State Academic and at Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama theaters. In 1989 Hakhverdyan left his job at television and acted as a free artist.[3]

Ruben Hakhverdyan is an author of a number of CDs, the first one being "Songs of Love and Hope" issued in Paris in 1985. The best known songs are "Snow" ("Ձյունը")[4], "The Dogs" ("Շները"), "In the Nights of Yerevan" ("Երևանի գիշերներում") and many others[5]. In 1996 he created "My Home on the Wheels" concert-performance, as well as children's songs.

One of the most popular songs by the composer is the song called "Star-Spangled Night"[6] since it appeared in "Found Dream" animation cartoon[7].

He has performed in France, United States, Yugoslavia, Italy, Lebanon, (Germany), Czech Republic, Serbia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon.[8]

Films
  • 1988–1989 Hakhverdyan was filmed in Harutyun Khachatryan's "Wind of Oblivion" film[1]
  • In 2009 he starred in the film "Endless Return" by Harutyun Khachatryan[1]

Awards
  • Movses Khorenatsi medal, 1998[1]
  • Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture, 2006[1]
  • In 2008 Hakhverdyan's album "From the Age of 0 to 100 Years Old"[9] won "Ara and Maral" Award by Tekeyan Cultural Union

References
  1. "Ruben Hakhverdyan" by Shushan Argakanyan, Yerevan. Bureaucrat, 2011, 536 pages. ISBN 978-9939-9046-0-3
  2. Ruben Hakhverdyan's music profile Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Armenian Music Center. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  3. Ruben Hakhverdyan
  4. Ռուբեն Հախվերդյան – Ձյունը իր երգն է երգում – YouTube
  5. Ռուբէն Հախվերդեան, երգերի ժողովածու – Best of Ruben Hakhverdyan – YouTube
  6. Ruben Haxverdyan – Astghazart nkar – YouTube
  7. Vahag Rush – Gtnvac Eraz / Gisherva astxazard / Ruben Hakhverdyan Cover / – YouTube
  8. Who is who? Armenians. Biographical encyclopedia, volume, Yerevan, 2005.
  9. "Ruben Hakhverdyan – 0-Ic 100 Tarekan Yerexanerin". imusic.am. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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