ELVINA MAKARIAN DIED SUDDENLY

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Famous jazz singer Elvina Makarian died suddenly some hours ago in the USA.

"What a miracle!" exclaimed the great Aram Khachaturyan after listening to her perform. "How could I not have heard of her until now?" continued maestro while enthusiastically applauding. The young rising star, Elvina Makarian, was only 16 years old.

Elvina was born in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan. She graduated with honors from the music school of Chaykovski and later the music conservatory of Komitas. She studied to become a pianist but deep in her heart she always knew she belonged to the big stage. She was only 12 when she participated in a music festival at the Philharmonic Hall of Yerevan. She won the first award at the festival; but most importantly she won the hearts of her audience who would later follow her art for the next four decades.

At the age of 14 she received an invitation to be the soloist of Robert Amirchanyan's newly opened jazz band. Two years later she received another offer this time from Constantin Orbelyan to join his famous Yerevan State Entertainment Band.

Elvina has sung in many stages in the world and her song has enraptured many fans of art despite their nationality.

In 1973 young Elvina was awarded with the Grand-Prize at the First World Music Awards in Moscow. Later that year she received her second Grand-Prize this time at the 10th World Music Awards in Berlin. The star of Elvina Makarian was heading one way, straight to the top.

During the last years Elvina resided in the United States where she released three CDs and numerous music videos. She recently opened her Music Studio where Maestro trained new voices and discovered new young talents.

“A1+” expresses its condolences to the family of Elvina Makarian, her relatives and friends.