Iveta Mukuchyan
| Iveta Mukuchyan | |
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Mukuchyan in May 2016
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14 October 1986 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | ivetamukuchyan |
Iveta Mukuchyan (Armenian: Իվետա Մուկուչյան, born 14 October 1986) is an Armenian singer, songwriter, model and actress. Born in Yerevan, she moved to Hamburg, Germany in 1992. In 2009, Mukuchyan returned to Armenia and auditioned for the fourth season of talent competition Hay Superstar, where she came in fifth place. In 2012, she auditioned for the second season of The Voice of Germany. In the same year El Style magazine named her "Sexiest Armenian".
In May 2016, Mukuchyan represented Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "LoveWave" and finished in 7th place in the final. In 2016, she also made her acting debut in Run Away Or Get Married.
Iveta Mukuchyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union) on 14 October 1986. She went to kindergarten in Yerevan. Her family moved to Germany in 1992. She went to school in Germany and from 1998 to 2006, she attended the Catholic Sankt-Ansgar-Schule in Hamburg. She returned to Armenia in 2009 as she says by "parents' advice" and stayed in her home country despite all the difficulties she had. Mukuchyan started studying jazz-vocal at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. She has a sister, Marianna, who is a stylist.
In 2009, Mukuchyan auditioned for the fourth season of talent competition Hay Superstar (Armenian version of the Pop Idol), where she came in fifth place. In 2010, Mukuchyan received the Discovery of the Year award at the Armenia Awards, which was held in Moscow, Russia.
In 2012, she participated on the second season of The Voice of Germany reality talent show. She performed Loreen's "Euphoria". She was chosen by Xavier Naidoo to be part of his team. Mukuchyan was the winning contestant from Naidoo's team in the second phase of the contest, where the participants sang "Many Rivers to Cross". In December 2012, El Style named her "Sexiest Armenian" and featured her on the magazine's cover. In the same year Mukuchyan was featured in record producer Lazzaro's single "Freak", which gained wide reaction in Armenian media. In 2014, Lazzaro released another single titled "Summer Rain", which again features vocals by Mukuchyan.
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