- Armen Grigoryan
Infobox musical artist
Name = Armen Grigoryan
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Armen Sergeevich Grigoryan
Born = birth date and age|1960|11|24Moscow ,RSFSR ,Soviet Union
Instrument =Guitar
Genre = Rock
Occupation =
Years_active = 1978-
Label =Melodiya , Moroz,Soyuz , Kvadro-Disk
Associated_acts =Krematorij
URL = [http://www.crematorium.ru/ www.crematorium.ru]Armen Grigoryan ( _ru. Армен Григорян, _hy. Արմեն Գրիգորյան) is a
singer/songwriter and artist, the front man (and main songwriter) of "Krematorij " ("Crematorium")Russia n rock-band.Biography
Grigoryan was born on
November 24 ,1960 inMoscow byArmenia n parents. A player ofMoscow "Dinamo ", he became a two-time champion ofjunior football .Armen Grigoryan grew up listening to the magic sounds of
The Beatles mysteriously penetrating theIron Curtain . Inspired by Beatle's music, Grigoryan, while still in high school, started his musical career and in1983 he formed "Crematorium" which gained a reputation throughout the formerSoviet Union and begin to perform at concerts all over the country. A long search for his own unique sounds came to fruition in 1984, when "Krematorij" added a violin to their version ofRock-n-Roll . Since 1980's Armen Grigoryan participated in the development of Russian rock music. He composes multifaceted lyrics that frequently deal with the themes of life and death in various religious contexts. Grigoryan's "ironical and philosophical songs are fond of sincerity and humanity" [The faces of rock-n-roll, by I. Yakusheva, Sovetskaya kultura, april, 1990] .The red-haired trouble of the neighborhood
The first fiddle; that was understood All her days
Like a zebra’s skin
She used to be happy
But now she’s in
Chinese tank …
(transl. K. Leonov)
Discography (solo)
* Armen Grigoryan and "3' Angel" - "
Kitayskij Tank " (Chinese Tank) (2006 )Filmography
*
Tatsu (1994 film)
*Brother 2 (soundtrack: "Katmandu")
*How to Find the Ideal
*"Studenty",film serial (songtrack), 2006.Other websites
* [http://www.crematorium.ru Official site of Crematorium]
* [http://www.3angel.ru 3' Angel]
* [http://www.russmus.net/bands-krematorij.htm - RussMus.Net: Krematorij Lyrics and English translations] (English)
* [http://www.crematorium-club.com Fan-club (in Russian)]
* [http://www.peoples.ru/art/music/rock/krematory/ Crematorium at Peoples.ru]
* [http://www.crematorium.com.ua/ Songs collection]
* [http://www.lib.ru/KSP/kremator.txt Армен Григорян. Клубника со льдом. Песни, Москва, 2002(in Russian)]
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