Ofelya Hambardzumyan
Background information
Birth name	Օֆելյա Կարապետի Համբարձումյան Офе́лия Ка́рапетовна Амбарцумя́н Ofelya Karapeti Hambardzumyan
Born	(1925-01-09)January 9, 1925 Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, USSR
Origin	Armenian
Died	June 13, 2016(2016-06-13) (aged 91) Yerevan, Armenia
Genres	folk, ashugh, popular

Ofelya Karapeti Hambardzumyan ( Armenian: Օֆելյա Կարապետի Համբարձումյան, January 9, 1925 – June 13, 2016) was an Armenian folk singer. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

She was born in Yerevan, Armenia SSR on January 9, 1925. From a young age, she was recognized for her beautiful voice. She underwent vocal training at Romanos Melikyan Musical College. In 1944, she became a solo-singer for the Ensemble of Folk Instruments of the Radio of Armenia, where she dedicated her efforts to the ensemble headed by Aram Merangulyan [ hy].

Her repertoire included classical Armenian music, ashughakan music, and folk songs. She was especially recognized for her interpretations of ashugh Sayat-Nova's songs, such as "Յարէն էրուած իմ Yaren ervac im", "Յիս կանչում եմ լալանին Yis kanchum em lalanin", and others. She also performed the music of Fahrad, Jivani, Sheram. In addition, she performed the songs of her contemporary ashughs, Gusan Shahen [ hy], Havasi [ hy], and Gusan Ashot [ hy]; she was often the first performer of these songs.

Ofelya Hambardzumyan died on June 13, 2016, in Yerevan. ^[3]

Awards

• People's Artist of Armenian SSR (1959)
• Mesrop Mashtots Medal for significant contribution to the art of Armenian song ^[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Ofelya Hambardzumyan at Wikimedia Commons