THIRTEEN YEARS OLD ARMENIAN GIRL WINS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY
JULY 31, 2009
SEVASTOPOL
SEVASTOPOL, JULY 31, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Thirteen years old
singer Berta Puzian from Leningrad region’s Otradnoye city became the
winner of the International Festival Pontos Arena (Pontosian Asparez)
held last month in Sevastopol. According to the Russian Armenian’s
Yerkramas newspaper, the future winner was having her holiday in
Sevastopol and learnt about the competition by chance.
More than hundred guests from 15 countries who were under eighteen
took part in the festival. Berta attracted the authoritive judges
by performing an ancient Armenian song. At that, the young singer
not only took the first place but also received several invitations:
to study at Kiev Conservatory, at Academy of Radio and Television,
as well as at Moscow Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS) (she
received the last invitation from the lecturer of that institute,
head of judges Marina Polteva).
In spite of her age Berta is not a beginner on the musical stage. She
was declared a prize-winner of many regional and Russian festivals
for many times. Particularly, in June she took the first place in
variety song competition held in Viborg and in May in the Musical
Umbrellas Ukrainian competition.