Genealogy (band)
Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Armenia |
| Years active | 2015 |
| Members | 6 members, including: Essaï Altounian (France) Tamar Kaprelian (USA) Vahe Tilbian (Ethiopia) Stephanie Topalian (Japan) Mary-Jean O'Doherty Vasmatzian (Australia) |
| Website | www |
Genealogy is an Armenian supergroup that was formed to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. All six members come from a different continent but all are of Armenian descent whose families once spread all over the world after the Armenian Genocide of 1915.[1] The sixth member is Armenian.[1] The group will perform the song “Don't Deny” in the contest.[2]
The five artists at the same time symbolize the five petals of the forget-me-not flower. In their centre, the group will be unified by a sixth artist, who will be from Armenia.
The first member of the group, Essaï Altounian, a French Armenian, was announced on 16 February 2015.[3]
The second member of the group, Tamar Kaprelian, an American-Armenian singer, was announced on 20 February 2015.[4]
The third member being Vahe Tilbian, an Armenian-Ethopian singer, was announced on 23 February 2015.[5]
The fourth member was Stephanie Topalian, a U.S. born Armenian-American-Japanese singer residing in Japan. Her father is Armenian and her mother Japanese. Her membership was announced on 27 February 2015, Topalian becoming the Asian Continent representative in the group.[6]
The fifth member is Mary-Jean O'Doherty, an Australian opera singer of Armenian descent. Her membership was announced on 3 March 2015.[7]
Members
| Continent | Country | Artist | Birth date | Date announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) Africa |
 Ethiopia
|
Vahe Tilbian | 2 May 1980 | 23 February 2015 |
.svg) Americas |
 United States
|
Tamar Kaprelian | 28 October 1986 | 20 February 2015 |
.svg) Asia |
 Japan
|
Stephanie Topalian | 5 August 1987 | 27 February 2015 |
 Europe |
 France
|
Essaï Altounian | 5 November 1980 | 16 February 2015 |
.svg) Australia |
 Australia
|
Mary-Jean O'Doherty Vasmatzian | 2 April 1982 | 3 March 2015 |
.svg) Armenia |
 Armenia
|
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) | DEN | FIN | IRE | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | |||
| 2015 | "Don't Deny" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single(s) |
References
- ^ a b "Eurovision Armenia: Geneaology will fly to Vienna!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ William Lee Adams. "Armenia: Eurovision Supergroup Genealogy will sing "Don't Deny"". Eurovision 2015 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings - wiwibloggs. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: First artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Second artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Third artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Fourth artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Marco Brey. "Armenia: Fifth artist of Genealogy known!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 3 March 2015.