oikotimes.com, Greece
May 11 2008
Sirusho’s performance in Athens; the report
Athens was Sirusho’s last stop in her tour around Europe. The Armenian
representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 visited over eight
countries in the last ten days and it was Greece’s turn to welcome
her. After appearing on several TV shows, last night she had the
chance to perform live in front of the Armenian community in Athens,
in an event organised by the cultural society HAMAZKAIN. OIKOTIMES.com
team were there to bring you the exclusive report.
SIRUSHO SPEAKS TO OIKOTIMES.com
Despite her 21 years, Sirusho is quite an experienced performer. She
has been performing on stage since she was eight years old and she has
been singing ever since she was a baby. She says that it came
naturally to her, nothing surprising considering the fact that her
mother is the well-respected Armenian singer Susan
Margaryan. Sirusho’s musical career, which besides singing includes
also song writing, didn’t however prevent her from studying in the
University of Yerevan, where she is a student of Diplomacy. She states
that she may have a tight schedule but nothing is impossible, and
education is very important to her. As far as an English album is
concerned, considering that in her previous album songs in English
were included, she’s positive. Although she has declined similar
offers in the past, because of her not wanting to leave her country,
she doesn’t rule out the possibility of a career abroad in the
future. Last, she declared herself optimistic about her entry Qele
Qele, since she has received such a positive feedback in all the
places she has visited.
SIRUSHO ON STAGE
The atmosphere in the Armenian community was warm and hospitable. The
evening started with young boys and girls performing traditional
dances and later on Sirusho’s mother and acclaimed Armenian singer,
Susan Margaryan, appeared before an enthusiastic audience to perform a
couple of songs. After a while everyone was anticipating impatiently
for the young singer to appear. When it was Sirusho’s turn to take on
the microphone the audience applauded wholeheartedly, and at the sound
of Qele Qele everyone was taken away.
After Athens Sirusho is heading straight towards Belgrade, where she
begins her rehearsals on Monday 12th May. She will be taking part in
the first qualifying round on Tuesday 20th May.
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