Biography
Who is Iveta Mukuchyan?
Early life and education
Iveta Mukuchyan was born in Yerevan to parents Ruben Mukuchyan and Susanna Ambaryan. Her mother worked at a tourist information center. In 1992, the family moved to Hamburg, Germany, after her father traveled there to buy a car. They returned to Armenia in 1995 but soon moved back to Germany due to poor conditions. Iveta attended the Catholic Sankt-Ansgar-Schule from 1998 to 2006. She also worked as a waitress in a cafe during this period. Her father was a strict man who insisted the family speak Armenian at home. Her sister, Marianna, works as a stylist.
Music and television career
Iveta began design studies in Germany but did not finish the degree. She later studied at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory for vocal training. In 2009, she competed in the fourth season of Hay Superstar and took fifth place. She won an award for Discovery of the Year at the Armenia Awards in Moscow. In 2010, she featured on the song L'amour n'a pas de loi for the album Amalgame by rapper Ararat 93. She appeared on talk shows like Pop Encyclopedia and Found Dream. El Style magazine featured her on its cover and named her the Sexiest Armenian in 2012.
Eurovision and acting roles
In 2012, Iveta participated in the second season of The Voice of Germany. She joined the team of Xavier Naidoo and won the second phase of the contest. She released the single Simple Like a Flower in October 2015. Iveta Mukuchyan sang for Armenia in the Eurovision contest of 2016. The song LoveWave was written by Lilith and Levon Navasardyan. She finished seventh in the final and won the Best Female Solo Vocalist title. During the contest, she held the flag of the Artsakh Republic. The EBU called this a serious breach of political rules. Iveta responded that she wanted peace.
That same year, she starred in the film Run Away Or Get Married and recorded its music. She released the EP IvaVerse on December 25, 2016. In 2017, she and Aram Mp3 released the song Dashterov, which won a Song of the Year Award. Their joint project won an award for Collaboration of the Year at the Armenian Europe Music Awards. She released the album Armenian Folk on October 3, 2017. Iveta also appeared in the movie The Path of Our Dream. She performed the song Depi Nor Irakanutyun at the Miss Armenia beauty pageant on September 24.
Awards and recent projects
In 2018, she won the top female singer of the year title at the Swallow Music Awards. She received an honor from the Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards in Dubai in 2020. Iveta Mukuchyan hosted the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Yerevan. She also served as a jury member for the first season of Depi Evratesil. In June 2017, she released the song Hayastan Jan. She also recorded the song De Jpta to help children with cancer. In October 2017, she received three nominations at the Daf Bama Music Awards in Germany.
Birthday and age
Iveta Mukuchyan was born on October 14, 1986, which makes Iveta 40 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Iveta shares the date with 21 other famous people.
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