ARMENIAN TEEN WINS GLOBAL TALENT SEARCH

Armenpress
Dec 11 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS; A 17-year-girl from Armenia, Silva
Hakobian, has won a contest to find the hottest new musical talent
in the world.

Silva Hakobian won the BBC World Service’s Next Big Thing competition,
beating six other acts in a final in London.

Second place in the competition was split between a rapper called NiC
from Malawi and London duo Stefan and Mya. The judges said Silva’s
song I Like, which was written by her brother, was "fresh and new"
and described her performance as "second to none".

The seven finalists were selected by a panel of music journalists and
experts from a group of 20 acts, who all entered the competition on
the BBC’s website.

The Next Big Thing competition was part of a big BBC event called
Generation Next.