Instruments Vocals, guitar Genres Rock music Role Singer | Name Gor Sujyan Years active 2008– Associated acts Dorians | |
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Also known as The Armenian Jon Bon Jovi Born 25 July 1987 (age 36)
Yerevan, Armenia ( 1987-07-25 ) Similar People Adrian Lulgjuraj, Eyþor Ingi Gunnlaugsson, Moran Mazor, Eva Rivas, Gianluca Bezzina | ||
Gor Sujyan Jesus
Gor Sujyan (Armenian: Գոռ Սուջյան, born 25 July 1987) is an Armenian rock singer and lead singer of the Armenian rock band Dorians. He represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song Lonely Planet.
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- Gor Sujyan Jesus
- Armenia in eurovision 2013 gor sujyan lonely planet
- Early life
- Dorians
- Eurovision
- Awards
- References
Armenia in eurovision 2013 gor sujyan lonely planet
Early life
Gor Sujyan was born on 25 July 1987 in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the son of guitarist, jazzman Mkrtich Sujiyan.
Dorians
At the age of 17, Gor has created band "Gor & Friends". It has been performing cover-version of popular rock songs. Since June 2008 – lead singer and main composer of a new rock band Dorians. In April 2009 Dorians won the "Best Newcomer" award at the annual Tashir Music Awards in Moscow.
On 22 December 2011, the band presented their first album named "Fly".
Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Gor was one of the back-up singers for Eva Rivas during her performance of "Apricot Stone."
On 21 January 2013, it was announced by ARMTV, that Gor would represent Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, to be held in Malmö, Sweden. He will sing the song "Lonely Planet", written by legendary Tony Iommi, the English guitarist and songwriter, a founder member of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath and Armenian lyricist Vardan Zadoyan. On 16 May, "Lonely Planet" competed in the second semi-final, and qualified to the finals, placing 7th in a field of 17 songs and scoring 69 points (they received 12 points from France). In the final, the song placed 18th with 41 points.