AlternatiV

AlternatiV (Armenian: Ալտերնատիվ) is an Armenian alternative rock band, formed in 2015 in Yerevan, Armenia.[1]

AlternatiV
OriginYerevan, Armenia
Genres
Years active2015 – present
MembersAreg Petrosyan
Harutyun Saryan
Karapet Burnazyan
Sargis Burnazyan
Past membersAlen Amiryan
Garik Avakian
Hayk Hayrumyan

They became famous after their successful performance at The X Factor television music competition in 2016, where they reached the finals and entered the top ten.[2] The band was mentored by famous Armenian showman and musician Garik Papoyan. In 2018, the band competed in the national selection to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Stare at Me".[3][4][5]

History

AlternatiV band was formed in 2015 at the Russian-Armenian University.[6][7] The band members are Sargis Burnazyan, Karapet Burnazyan, Areg Petrosyan and Harutyun Saryan. The band’s name has no connection to their music genre. At first, the band only covered famous songs, then started writing their own. In 2016, they successfully participated in X-Factor. In May 2017, they had their first solo concert at the Russian-Armenian University.[8] The band participated in the contest 7 Notes Music Challenge by Serj Tankian.

Members

References
  1. "Depi Evratesil: AlternatiV band". eurovision.am. 2018.
  2. "AlternatiV group on Shant TV". shanttv.com. 2016.
  3. "Wiwibloggs jury rates "Stare at Me"". wiwibloggs.com. Antranig Shokayan. 2018.
  4. "Depi Evratesil line-up complete following result of second semi-final". EuroVisionary. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. News, Eurovision; News, Participants; Participants, Eurovision; Fans (2018-01-16). "Eurovision Armenia: Next 5 Depi Evratesil 2018 entries unveiled - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  6. ""AlternatiV"-ный источник вдохновения. Inter-View. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  7. ""ALTERNATIV" в РАУ. Микрофон. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  8. "AlternatiV live at RAU". Tomsarkgh.am. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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