Ara Torosyan, who is known in the Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n music industry by his pen name Murzo, is a multi-award-winning music arranger and record producer. With a special gift for music, he is widely recognized to be one of the best music arrangers in his native country of Armenia. Torosyan arranged music and produced chart topping records for Andre

André (singer)

André, born Andrey Hovnanian is an Armenian singer. He won the Best Male Singer trophy at the Armenian Music Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In addition, he performs as a actor at the local theater in Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh.-Early life :At the age of three André started...

, Tata Simonyan, Eva Rivas

Eva Rivas

-Early life:Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Russian and Greek descent. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother...

, as well as Armenian folk music stars Inga and Anush Arshakyans

Inga and Anush Arshakyans

Inga and Anush Arshakyan , or, the Arshakyan Sisters , are an Armenian folk singing duo. The sisters represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, eventually finishing in 10th place in the final.-Early life:...

. He is a permanent member of the jury panel for the hit music television show Two Stars aired on Armenia First Channel.
Torosyan arranged and produced Eva Rivas's smash hit song Apricot Stone

Apricot Stone

"Apricot Stone" , a song by Armenian-Russian singer Eva Rivas, was the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway...

, which was the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 2010 held in Oslo, Norway.

Awards

Ara Torosyan received the following national awards in Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

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• 2010 Tashir Music Award in the Best Musical Producer of the Year Category
• 2008 Voske Qnar recognizing his "Contributions to the Popularization of the Armenian National Music"
• 2007 Armenian Music Award (USA) for The Best Instrumental Album category
• 2004 Armenia National Music Award in the Best Arranger of the Year Category
• 2001 Sayat-Nova National Contest
• 2001 Krounk Award in the Best Arranger of the Year Category
• 1993 Asoup in the Best Arranger of the Year Category

Film Credits

Torosyan arranged music and produced soundtracks for the following feature and documentary films:

• Documentary Film From Ararat to Zion, a film directed by Edgar Baghdasaryan, and narrated by Aidan Quinn
  Aidan Quinn
  -Early life:Quinn was born in Chicago, Illinois to Irish parents. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and raised in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois, as well as in Dublin and Birr, County Offaly in Ireland. His mother, Teresa, was a homemaker, and his father, Michael Quinn, was a professor of...
  
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• Feature Film Yerevan Jan, directed by Mikael Poghosyan
• Feature Film Unwritten Law, directed by Gor Vadanyan
• Feature Film Yerevan Blues, directed by Mikael Poghosyan
• Feature Film Mariam, directed by Edgar Baghdasaryan
• Documentary Film The Land of Holy Rites, directed by Edgar Baghdasaryan