Marten Yorgantz to perform in Armenia August 25, 2011 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian-French singer Marten Yorgantz will perform in Armenia on occasion of the country’s 20th anniversary of independence. “I will sing in Armenian provinces mostly,” the singer told a press conference in Yerevan. “As majority of concerts are played in the capital, children from provinces do not have the opportunity to attend.” He said he will sing his Armenian songs only. Marten Yorgantz (born June 24, 1946 in Istanbul) is a popular singer and composer. He recorded 24 albums in different languages, mostly in Armenian, Italian and French. Among his well-known hits are "Chkuytik", "Hayi Achker", "Hayeren Ergenk", In 1980 he opened a restaurant at Saint Georges, in the heart of Paris, where he regularly sings. After the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, he gave about 100 concerts for the Armenian children. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |