Ruben Hakhverdyan

Ruben Levoni Hakhverdyan (; born December 3, 1950) is an Armenian popular poet, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and lyricist. He attended Yerevan's theater institute and in 1975, earned his degree in television and theater direction. His songs are extremely popular and well known in Armenia, such as Navak (, meaning "Boat"), which is his most famous children's song, and Mer Siro Ashuny (, meaning "The Autumn of Our Love"), which is one of Armenia's best known romantic songs. Three songs that Hakhverdyan himself says have influenced him the most and have been his all-time favorites are Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles, Amsterdam by Jacques Brel and It's a Man's World by James Brown. the capital of Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union), to the family of linguist and academician Levon Hakhverdyan and philologist, critic and translator Sona Ayunts. From 1969–1974 he studied and graduated from Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. In 1971 he got a 2-month internship at the Moscow Satire Theatre in the class of Mark Zakharov. In 1968–1989 Hakhverdyan worked in the Armenian State Television Network, initially as an assistant director and later as a director.

Ruben Hakhverdyan is the author of a number of CDs, the first one being "Songs of Love and Hope" issued in Paris in 1985. His best known songs include "Snow" , "The Dogs" , "In the Nights of Yerevan" and many others. In 1996 he created the "My Home on the Wheels" concert-performance, as well as many children's songs.

Hakhverdyan's songs "Snow" and "Star-Spangled Night" were used in the "Found Dream" (1976) animated cartoon, which is very popular in Armenia. In 1990 Hakhverdyan starred in Harutyun Khachatryan's "Wind of Oblivion" film

Hakhverdyan is a member of the European Party of Armenia (EPA) and was the EPA's candidate in the Yerevan Council of Elders elections in 2022.

Discography Songs of Love and Hope (1985) The Best of Ruben Hakhverdyan (1985) Rouben, Lilit & Vahan (1989) Destiny (1994) Midnight (1997) This is Yerevan (1997) Yerke Nayev Aghotk E (2000) Yerg (2000) Anthology (2001) For the Children from 0 to 100 Years Old (2002) That Our Mountains Are Not Left Orphan (2014) Testament (2017)

Filmography Composer 1976 – Found Dream (Animated short) 1990 – Wind of Oblivion 1998 – Yerevan Blues 2001 – Roof to Roof 2014 – Seeds (Short)

Actor 1990 – Wind of Oblivion

Awards Movses Khorenatsi medal, 1998. 2008.