Hovig Demirjian | |
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 Hovig Demirjian in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (age 36) Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www |
Hovig Demirjian (Greek:Χοβίγκ Ντεμιρτζιάν;Western Armenian:Յովիկ Տէմիրճեան;Eastern Armenian:Հովիկ Դեմիրճյան; born 3 January 1989), known professionally asHovig, is a Cypriot singer. He representedCyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Gravity", finishing in 21st place.[1]
Hovig Demirjian or Demirdjian was born on 3 January 1989 inNicosia, Cyprus, and is ofArmenian descent.[2] He studied marketing and worked in business, but quickly gave up in order to become a singer. He learned to play the guitar and piano and also studied jazz and vocals. His first major achievement was placing second in a musical competition inLarnaca.
In 2009, Demirjian took part in thesecond season ofThe X Factor Greece broadcast on the Greek television stationANT1. He auditioned with the Greek song "Pote" (in Greek "Ποτέ") and qualified for the Boys (16-24) category mentored by Nikos Mouratidis. In the inaugural live show, he sang "How to Save a Life" fromThe Fray and in second week the Armenian-themed "Menos ektos" fromEleftheria Arvanitaki. In week 3 of the live shows he sang "Unchain My Heart" fromRay Charles andJoe Cocker followed byBon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name in week 4 and "With a Little Help from My Friends" fromThe Beatles and Joe Cocker in week 5. He continued with various interpretations like "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" fromThe Rolling Stones, "Feel fromRobbie Williams and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" again from Cocker and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World". In the 11th live show, he performed two songs: the Greek-language "Pou Na Sai" fromAntonis Remos and "Hello" fromLionel Richie. He ended up finishing in seventh place in the competition.[3]
FollowingThe X Factor Greece, Demirjian competed torepresent Cyprus in theEurovision Song Contest on two occasions;2010 and2015. In 2010, he placed third with "Goodbye", and in 2015, he placed fourth with "Stone in a River".[4]
On 21 October 2016, Demirjian was announced as the Cypriot entrant in theEurovision Song Contest 2017.[5] His song, "Gravity", was written by Swedish composerThomas G:son and was released on March 1, 2017.[6] He performed in the first semi-final of the contest and qualified to the final, where he placed 21st. The following two years, he was the Cypriot spokesperson.[7]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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| SWE Heat [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Den mou milas alithina" (Δεν μού μιλάς αληθινά - ιστορία έχει τελειώσει) | 2009 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Ksana" (Ξανά) | 2010 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Goodbye" | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Mystika" (Μυστικά) | 2012 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Ekho ya mena" (Εγώ για μένα) | 2013 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Stone in a River" | 2015 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Gravity" | 2017 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Words Are Never Easy" | 2018 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Hayi Achqer" (in Armenian: Հայի Աչքեր) | 2021 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Lusabats | Gnórimi Skiá" (with Arpi) (Armenian: Լուսաբաց | Greek: Γνώριμη Σκιά) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Minus One with "Alter Ego" | Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | Succeeded by |
