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Vahe Tilbian is an Ethiopian singer of Armenian descent.

Last day of voting is December 31st at http://vmafm.am/.

We’re on entertainment Saturday, hoping you are on a good weekend starter’s pack, we might as well add up some tunes to your days.

Vahe Tilbian is an Ethiopian singer of Armenian descent. A solo artist, a lead singer for the Ethiopian group Zemen Band for 2 years. He worked with well-established Ethiopian singers Zeritu Kebede and Michael Belayneh and the musical group Nubian Arc Band. He also was the backing vocalist as well as an opening act for artists like Ledj Leo, Abby Lakew, Nhatty, Tsedenya Gebremarkos, Eyob Mekonnen, Shewandagn Hailu, as well as artists from other African countries like Oliver Mtukudzi, Vee and Liz Ogumbo when they visited Ethiopia. He released his debut solo album Mixology in 2012. In May 2013, Vahe released a music video for the song “Yene Tizita”, meaning nostalgia or memories, directed and produced by Aramazt Kalayjian and Mulugeta Amaru. This was a new rendition of the old Ethiopian song form.

Vahe was part of the pan-Armenian music formation Genealogy who represented Armenia in Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song “Face the Shadow” finishing 16th overall. He is known for his style – from rock to techno, reggae to R&B, Armenian to Ethiopian and a lot of Latin Music.

Recently, Vahe was nominated for “Radio Van” peoples alternative “Music Award” with anew Armenian song Mot u Heru Im Hayastan meaning “Far My Armenia” about having 2 homes, being far from one or the other. The “ Radio Van” music awards ceremony has been going on since 2011. Active voting on the project’s site reveals the winner of the month, the same becomes the winner of the people’s voting, and the competition’s jury notes the winners in the special nomination, who take part in a Gala concert. Award “Van Music Awards” presents statue as “like”. All “likes” are created by team of experts-artists, who create handmade prizes, each in its style. Prizes are not repeated and made only ones. Each award encloses official diploma from “Radio Van”.

Though the music is about Armenia, he is mostly known through his awe for his upbringing, safeguarding his cultural marque as an Ethiopian and also Armenian. Continuously on the alleyway to keep the olden times betwixt the two realms alive. Running both cultural pedigrees through his life. And so today, with the weekend groove out and about, why not send the votes in so we could see him all way through the finish line. Last day of voting is December 31st at http://vmafm.am/.

Source: http://www.addisinsight.com/2016/12/24/ethio-armenian-vahe-tilbian-just-thumbs-away-radio-van-music-awards/

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The Public Television of Armenia has announced the name of the Eurovision 2015 Song Contest’s participant from the African continent.

Vahe Tilbian, who is from Ethiopia, is thus the third representative of Geneology which aims to bring together ethnic Armenian singers from different continents across the globe at the international music event set to be held in Vienna, Austria in May.

Tilbian is represented as a popular musician known for his outstanding image and energetic character. His unique music style is said to range from rock to techno, raggie to R&B, Armenian to Ethiopian and Latin.

The band’s six singers will be representatives of different continents sharing a common history.
The first two named participants are Yesai Altunian from France and Tamar Kaprielian from the United States.
The band will perform the song “Don’t Deny” at the contest.
The fourth participant will be named on February 27.
This year’s song contest will unite participants from 40 countries under the slogan Building Bridges.

Vahe was born in Ethiopia to a family of Armenia parents (Garo Tilbian and Ani Aslanian). His grandfather on father’s side settled in the country after narrowly escaping the Genocide. His mother’s ancestors left Western Armenia in the later 1890’s and early 1900’s.

A graduate of the Vancouver University, Canada, Vahe began demonstrating a serious interest in music upon obtaining his bachelor’s degrees in biology. He commenced as a senior tenor in the choir “The Motley Singers”.

The young singer’s first song, “Life or Something Like it”, was released in 2010. In 2012, his single “Don’t Stop” won the third place in the Armenian Pulse Music Award.
Later the same year, he completed the disc “Mixology” which was released for free.
In 2013, the singer released the song Yene Tizita (Nostalgia or Memories), which was a reproduced version of an old Ethiopian prototype. Its director and producer are Aramazd Kalajian and Mulugeta Amaru.

For the past two years, Vahe has been the soloist of Zemen Band. He has collaborated with singers Zeritu Kebede and Michael Belayneh, and the Nubian Arc Band. The ethnic Armenian singer has also been a back vocalist and first concert performer for Abby Lakew, Nhatty, Tsedenya Gebremarkos, Eyob Mekonnen and Shewandagn Hailu. He has performed concerts with Oliver Mtukudzi and Vee and Liz Ogumbo during tours in Ethiopia.

Vahe has been a correspondent for the Ethiopia-based Zoma Magazine; he can freely expresses his thoughts in Armenian, English, Amharic, Italian and French.

The young singer now intends to release two more discs, of which one will be completely Armenina, while the other will feature the Ethiopian musical culture, at the same time presenting a mix of equivalent elements.

Vahe is now training for the contest.
The Eurovision 2016 semifinals are due on May 19 and 21. The final concert will take place on May 23.