Valya Samvelyan was a popular Armenia

Armenia

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

n female folk-singer.

She started her artistic career at Soviet samodeyatelnost (self activity) but then she won the competition by Yerevan

Yerevan

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

 Radio and became a solo-singer of the Ensemble of Folk Instruments of Radio of Armenia.

Among the most popular songs in her interpretation were "Anushik Im Quyrik", "Antsar Aygus Nayelov", "Zov Gisher" and "Shorora" by Sayat-Nova

Sayat-Nova

Sayat-Nova Sayat-Nova Sayat-Nova (born as Harutyun Sayatyan , was an Armenian poet, musician and ashik who had compositions in a number of languages. His adopted name Sayat Nova meant "Master of Songs" in Persian.- Biography :...

, gusan Sheram

Sheram

Sheram was an Armenian gusan , poet and composer.He is known as the founder of the modern gusan art...

, Alexey Ekimyan

Alexey Ekimyan

Alexey Ekimyan also Alexey Gurgenovich Hekimyan was a famous Armenian-Russian composer, and author of popular songs. Ekimyan was also a General of Soviet militsia and was the head of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow region...

 and others.

She died by a car accident.

Her son Ara Gevorgyan

Ara Gevorgyan

Ara Gevorgyan is an Armenian musician, composer and musical producer. In 2004 he was awarded by the Honorary Artist of the Republic of Armenia title by the President Robert Kocharyan.-Biography:...

is the producer of her posthumous "Toghetsir indz menak" (You did let me alone) and "Anushik im quyrik" (My sweet sister) albums.

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• Valya Samvelyan