Tamar Kaprelian

Tamar Kaprelian
Kaprelian in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Tamar Mardirossian
Born	(1986-10-28) October 28, 1986 (age 30) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Genres	Pop, pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician, pianist
Instruments	Vocals, piano
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Interscope
Associated acts	Genealogy
Website	http://www.tamarkaprelian.com/

Tamar Kaprelian (Armenian: Թամար Գաբրելեան, born October 28, 1986) is an Armenian American musician and singer. She is best known for her single "New Day" and for winning the Cover Contest in March 2008 with "Apologize" by OneRepublic. She was selected to be part of Genealogy, a collective Armenian international music band to represent Armenia in 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with the song "Face the Shadow".

Born Tamar Mardirossian (Armenian: Թամար Մարտիրոսեան), better known by her artist name Tamar Kaprelian, was born in Scottsdale, Arizona to Armenian parents, but she grew up in Georgia and California. Kaprelian is her mother's maiden name and she chose it in honor of her grandfather who died a few years before her career began. Tamar is incredibly proud of her heritage and she wants people to know that she is an Armenian. Her great-grandparents are from Old Armenia. On her mother's side of the family, her grandfather Girair Kaprelian was born in Kharpert and her grandmother Hasmik Kaprelian was born in Mousel. They met in Iraq, where her grandfather owned a successful textile manufacturing business in the Middle East. On her father's side, her grandfather George Mardirossian was born in Jerusalem and her grandmother Victoria Ewin was born in Liverpool. They met in Egypt and moved to Manchester where they started an Armenian hotel/restaurant. Her parents, Avedis and Silva Mardirossian, met in Manchester and moved to the United States (Scottsdale, Arizona), where they raised her and her brother.