Srbuk

Srbuhi Sargsyan ( ; born 3 April 1994), professionally known as Srbuk , is an Armenian singer. She first came to prominence after competing in season one of the Armenian version of The X Factor, where she placed as the runner-up. In 2018, she competed in season eight of The Voice of Ukraine, placing fourth. Srbuk represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "Walking Out".

Early life Sargsyan was born on April 3, 1994, in Yerevan. She studied at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, where she learned to play the qanun.

Career 2010–2018: X Factor and The Voice In 2010, Srbuk auditioned for the first season of the Armenian version of The X Factor, where she sang "Soon We'll Be Found" by Sia. She joined Garik Papoyan's team and ended up in the second place. In 2018, she competed in season eight of The Voice of Ukraine, being coached by Ukrainian singer Potap and placing fourth. In March 2019, "Walking Out" was revealed as her entry for the contest. Composed by Lost Capital and tokionine, the lyrics of the song were written by Garik Papoyan, who previously co-wrote Armenia's 2014 entry for Aram Mp3. Srbuk performed the song on 16 May 2019 in the second semi-final of the contest and did not advance to the final, finishing 16th in the semi-final. Shortly after, the song was removed from Spotify.

In October 2019, Srbuk released a cover album titled Armenian Folk.

Influences Her influences include Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Michael Jackson.

Discography Albums + Title Details Armenian Folk Released: October 14, 2019 Label: Factory Production Format: Digital download

Singles As lead artist

As featured artist