Elgiazar Farashyan

Belarusian singer

Egiazar Elgiazar Farashyan
Born	(1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35) Armenia
Origin	Belarus / Armenia
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2005–present

Musical artist

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]

Farashyan's musical ambitions were fostered by his mother, a vocal teacher. He studied at the Gomel College of Art.^[2]

Along with pop group 3+2, Farashyan represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.^[3] Originally the song "Far Away" was chosen. But eventually Belarus decided wo take part with the song "Butterflies".

References

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