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1 Biography  



1.1  Early life  





1.2  Dorians  





1.3  Eurovision  







2 Awards  





3 Television  





4 References  














Gor Sujyan






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Gor Sujyan
Gor Sujyan at ESC2013 press conference
Gor Sujyan at ESC2013 press conference
Background information
Born (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR
GenresRock
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2008–

Gor Sujyan (Armenian: Գոռ Սուջյան; born 25 July 1987) is an Armenian rock singer and lead singer of the Armenian rock band Dorians. He represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013inMalmö, Sweden, with the song Lonely Planet.[1][2]

Biography

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Early life

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Gor Sujyan was born on 25 July 1987 in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the son of guitarist, jazzman Mkrtich Sujyan.[citation needed]

Dorians

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At the age of 17, Gor has created band "Gor & Friends". It has been performing cover-version of popular rock songs. Since June 2008 – lead singer and main composer of a new rock band Dorians. In April 2009 Dorians won the "Best Newcomer" award at the annual Tashir Music Awards in Moscow.[citation needed]

On 22 December 2011, the band presented their first album named "Fly".[citation needed]

Eurovision

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At the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Gor was one of the back-up singers for Eva Rivas during her performance of "Apricot Stone."[3]

On 21 January 2013, it was announced by ARMTV, that Gor would represent Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held in Malmö, Sweden. He sang the song "Lonely Planet", written by legendary Tony Iommi, the English guitarist and songwriter, a founder member of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath and Armenian lyricist Vardan Zadoyan.[4][5][6] On 16 May, "Lonely Planet" competed in the second semi-final, and qualified to the finals, placing 7th in a field of 17 songs and scoring 69 points.[7] In the final, the song placed 18th with 41 points.[8]

Awards

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Singer

References

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  1. ^ Brey, Marco (21 January 2013). "National final to select Armenian entry". EBU.
  • ^ Brey, Marco (2 March 2013). "Gor Sujyan to sing "Lonely Planet" for Armenia". EBU.
  • ^ Ross, Samantha (21 April 2013). "Eurovision 2013: By The Numbers". ESC Insider.
  • ^ "Sabbath star Tony Iommi writes Eurovision entry". BBC. 6 March 2013.
  • ^ "Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi writes Armenian Eurovision entry". NME. 7 March 2013.
  • ^ Michaels, Sean (8 March 2013). "Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi says Eurovision song may be 'slagged off'". NME.
  • ^ "Second Semi-Final of Malmö 2013". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  • ^ "Grand Final of Malmö 2013". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  • Awards and achievements
    Preceded by

    Emmy
    with "Boom Boom"

    Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest
    2013
    Succeeded by

    Aram Mp3
    with "Not Alone"


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