Garik Papoyan

Garik Yurii Papoyan (, born 20 September 1984) is an Armenian actor, musician, presenter, producer, writer, comedian and singer.

Early life Garik Papoyan was born on 20 September 1984 in Leninakan (now called Gyumri). He received secondary education at No. 196 secondary school of Yerevan. In 2001, he entered the Faculty of Tourism and Advertisement of Russian-Armenian University, which he graduated from in 2008. From 2003 to 2005 he served in the Armenian Army.

Career He first came to prominence as a member of 32 Atam club from 2006–2010, and later appeared on its spin-off titled Vitamin Club. In 2014, he wrote "Not Alone" for Aram Mp3, which represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark and finished fourth in the final. In 2016, he formed the duo Garik & Sona with singer Sona Rubenyan, releasing several singles including "Lusin", "Esor Urbat e", "Nino" and more. Papoyan is the creator of the "Rock Generation" movement in Armenia.

Personal life In August 2012, he married Marianne from the "X Factor" project, Mars On. The pair now has 3 daughters.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Super Mother Menua 2015 Love Odd Rafo "Rafayel" 2017 Super Mother 2 Menua

+ Television and web Year Title Role Notes 2006–2010 32 Atam (32 ատամ) various 2007–2008 Two Stars (Երկու աստղ) various Singer, featuring Hasmik Karapetyan 2010 Our Yard (Մեր բակը) various 2010–2015 Vitamin Club (Վիտամին ակումբ) various 2016 Stone Cage Indian 5 episode

+As himself Year Title Notes 2009–2010 3 Wall (3 պատ) Host 2010 Hello Garik (Ալո գարիկ) Host 2010 X Factor Jury Member 2010–2011 No Problem (Հարց չկա) Host, featuring Aram MP3 2011–2012 Hay Superstar (Հայ Սուպերսթար) Jury Member 2012–2013 Cash humor (Կանխիկ հումոր) Jury Member 2016–2017 Suspicious Evening (Կասկածելի Երեկո) Host, featuring Robert Martirosyan 2017–2019 Nice Evening (Լավ Երեկո) Host, featuring Aram MP3 2021 Garik's Evening (Գարիկի Երեկոն) Host 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Host, alongside Iveta Mukuchyan and Karina Ignatyan

Songwriting Year Title Artist Notes 2014"Not Alone"Aram Mp3Represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 2019"Walking Out"SrbukRepresented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Recipient Result Ref 2014 LUXURY award Advertising faceHimself 2018 Swallow Music Awards The Hit of The Year "Lusin" (Garik & Sona)