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By Paul Chaderjian June 11, 2005 The woman who set the standard for introducing and reacquainting Diasporans and non-Armenians all over the world to Armenian songs and Armenian culture is returning to concert halls in the US and Canada with new songs, her biggest hits, dazzling costumes, and that recognizable voice which captures the drama, emotion and perseverance of the collective, enigmatic Armenian soul. She is known simply by her first name, Nune, and those who like her music all agree that they can't get enough. As a matter of fact, thousands congregate when she appears anywhere. Her summertime concert at the Cascade in Yerevan attracted fans from all corners of Armenia. A week before the Children's Day concert in Yerevan, Nune traveled to the remotest corners of Russia, where Armenians families have created small communities and financially support their cash-strapped extended families back home. Her Russian tour took her to the cities of Gorky, Perma, Samara, and Tumen....

By Paul Chaderjian June 11, 2005 The woman who set the standard for introducing and reacquainting Diasporans and non-Armenians all over the world to Armenian songs and Armenian culture is returning to concert halls in the US and Canada with new songs, her biggest hits, dazzling costumes, and that recognizable voice which captures the drama, emotion and perseverance of the collective, enigmatic Armenian soul. She is known simply by her first name, Nune, and those who like her music all agree that they can't get enough. As a matter of fact, thousands congregate when she appears anywhere. Her summertime concert at the Cascade in Yerevan attracted fans from all corners of Armenia. A week before the Children's Day concert in Yerevan, Nune traveled to the remotest corners of Russia, where Armenians families have created small communities and financially support their cash-strapped extended families back home. Her Russian tour took her to the cities of Gorky, Perma, Samara, and Tumen....

by Paul Chaderjian Sept 29, 2004 Nune Yesayan was born in Yerevan, Armenia, on August 5, 1969. Even before studying music in college, Yesayan made a name for herself at her high school for being a gifted vocalist and talented performer. She graduated from high school in 1986 and was accepted to the Polytechnic University of Yerevan to study engineering. During her first year in college, Yesayan excelled in her engineering studies and received high marks in both math and physics. She spent her time away from school performing Armenian folk music with an amateur band. The group, which included long-time friend and collaborator Arthur Hagopian, appeared at small venues and a few concerts. After successfully completing her first year of course work at the Polytechnic University in 1987, Yesayan decided to change her major and focus on her passion for music. She applied for admission and was accepted to the Jazz and Pop College of Yerevan, where she began her studies in the Fall of 1988. Ye...

by Paul Chaderjian September 14 2002 San Francisco, California - Center stage at the 900-seat Herbst Theatre in the heart of the City by the Bay, Nune Yesayan, Armenia's pop diva, effortlessly romanced her audience with great passion and grand emotion on Sunday night.  "The concert was amazing," said 30-year-old Cory Shakarian, who stood in suit and tie in the lobby of the War Memorial Performing Arts Center after the concert, observing several hundred people waiting for autographs and photographs. "Nune's voice was captivating and mesmerizing. She captured the audience's attention with her soothing voice and brought them to their feet with joyful bursts of energy." Under the gleaming spotlight of the most elegant and intimate stage in San Francisco, Nune's presence permeated from center stage to the last row of the balconies, enveloping her diverse audience in the essence of Armenian culture and history. Enjoying Nune's renditions of Armenian f...

By Paul Chaderjian Aug 20, 2002 Fresno – Popular Armenian recording star Nune Yesayan will make her return to Fresno television this Sunday, August 25th at 8:00pm on KVPT TV 18, Central California's PBS affiliate (Cable 8). The KVPT "Nune Special" will feature the performer's two most recent music videos and performances from her recent concert in Armenia called "NY for NY" (Nune Yesayan for New York). The solidarity concert in May was dedicated to the victims of the September 11th terror attacks against the US. "I wanted to send a message to New York that we Armenians know what it's like to lose thousands of our loved ones," said Nune. Believing in the message of the "NY for NY" concert, nearly 6,000 Armenians from Yerevan and the Armenian Diaspora attended the May concerts at the Hamalir Stadium in Yerevan. "Armenians have suffered similar pains, different in nature, of course, but that's why we can relate much easier to th...

By Paul Chaderjian May 25, 2002 Yerevan, Armenia - Unprecedented, unexpected and unbelievable were a few of the words used to describe last weekend's Nune Yesayan musical stage production called "NY for NY - Armenia for America." Locals and tourists alike were amazed at the caliber and high quality of the show that involved more than five hundred actors, dancers, musicians, singers and crew members. The overwhelming enormity of the Broadway-like musical and the talent showcased in this grand stage production left the six thousand who attended the show in disbelief. Many, including the Republic's first foreign Minister Raffi Hovanissian, were surprised that the local art community could envision and effortlessly execute such a grand, professional and entertaining theatrical production. Hovanissian reacted by simply saying it was "unprecedented." "The production we created was like a living movie for us," said Hrand Vardanyan, the director of the sho...

By Paul Chaderjian May 20, 2002 (Yerevan) - The largest group of artists assembled in Armenia this year are spending long hours in preparation for what organizers are calling 'a Spartacusian Spectacular.' This extraordinary concert, called "NY for NY", is creation of Armenia's most popular entertainer, Nune Yesayan, and it will be dedicated to the memory of the victims of the attacks against the US last September. Yesayan has hired nearly 150 actors, dancers and singers, who are now in rehearsal to master their roles, learn their choreography, speak their lines, sings their songs and sound their instruments in unison, like a finely tuned philharmonic of 150 voices. Together, with the help of nearly 50 technicians, audio specialists, stage managers and stage hands, these artists in their prime will create a world of magic, music, dance and drama. "NY for NY"(Nune Yesayan for New York) will take place on Friday and Saturday nights, May 24th and May 25th at...

The World Wide Web of Nune March 6, 2001 By Paul Chaderjian (Anywhere, March 2001) -- While most artists talk-the-talk, they don't necessarily walk-the-walk. They plan, plot, prepare, promise and dream but fail to materialize their object d’art. That's not the case with one of the hardest working Armenian performers in the world, Nune Yesayan. Her world wide web is now so vast and her music so popular, that the singer sometimes wonders how she keeps up. That’s the theme of one of Nune’s new songs. In her new CD ‘Love’ Nune sings about her meteoric career with infinite jest. She raps about her endless jaunts across the oceans and around the globe, her concerts in halls, arenas and auditoriums, interviews with multilingual journalists and reporters and meeting with officials, civilians and clergy. All that, she sings, leaves her no time to find her true love. 'Tu eents, yess kez' is one of the many original songs on Nune's latest album. Due out this month, Nune's...