Erik Karapetyan
# Erik Karapetyan

Erik Karapetyan (Armenian: Էրիկ Կարապետյան; born 5 June 1988), better known as simply Erik, is an Armenian singer-songwriter. He represented Armenia in the 2011 New Wave international contest for young performers and achieved fifth place. He also won "Audience's Choice" of that competition. In 2016, he became one of the jury members of the Armenian X-Factor.

## Life and career

### Early life

Karapetyan was born on 5 June 1988 in Tbilisi. In 2005, he graduated from Tbilisi's Dzabatdze N79 Georgian School, in which he subsequently studied violin, and after the graduation he transferred to Yerevan. There, he started to study in the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan until 2011.

### Career

In 2021, he won the first edition of Masquerade, the Armenian version of the Masked Singer contest.

## Discography

* Your Footprints (Russian: Твои следы) (2015)
* Siro Pandemia (2020)

## Filmography

List of appearance on television as himself :

| Year | Title | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| 2008 | Two Stars | with Masha Matveeva |
| 2016 | X-factor (Իքս-Ֆակտոր) | Judge/Mentor |
| 2016 | Benefis (Բենեֆիս) | Special guest |
| 2017 | Full House (Ֆուլ Հաուս) | Guest |
| 2017 | Hayastan Jan (Հայաստան Ջան) | Contestant |

## Awards and achievements

Karapetyan has received these awards:

| Year | Award | Category | City | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Yntsa Awards | The Grand Prize | Yerevan | Won |
| 2011 | New Wave | Audience Choice | Jūrmala | Won |
| 2012 | Armenian National Awards | The Best Singer of the Year | Yerevan | Won |
| 2015 | Armenian Pulse Music Awards | Best Pop Song | Yerevan | Won |
| 2016 | Pan Armenian Entertainment Awards | The Best Concert Singer | Los Angeles | Won |
