Raffi Boghosyan
Raffi РафиՐաֆֆի | |
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 A shot from the song "Find Me" | |
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| Birth name | Raffi Aghasi Boghosyan |
| Born | 29 January 1993 Burgas, Bulgaria |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Raffi Aghasi Boghosyan (Bulgarian: Рафи Ахаси Бохосян, romanized: Rafi Akhasi Bokhosyan; Armenian: Րաֆֆի Աղասի Բողոսյան; born 29 January 1993), also known simply as Raffi or Rafi, is a Bulgarian singer and percussions player of Armenian origin who won the first ever Bulgarian X Factor on the final held on 11 December 2011.[1][2][3][4] He won a contract with Virginia Records and the chance to record a single with a foreign composer and producer in a studio outside Bulgaria.
Boghosyan was born in Burgas to Aghas and Elizabeth Bohosyan, both Armenians. He studied in Business in Burgas majoring in Economics and Management. He is a self-taught percussion player. He is also interested in photography, martial arts and activities and is the President of "Младежки глас" (Youth Voice) Cultural Association.
Singles and videography
[edit](In parentheses, peak positions on Bulgarian Top 40[5])
- 2012: "4-3-2-1" (BUL: #2)
- 2013: "Ne me razbra" (in Bulgarian "Не ме разбра") (BUL: #27)
- 2016: "Nameri me" (in Bulgarian "Намери ме) (Find me))[6]
- Collaborations
- 2013: "4D" (Deo, Leo, Raffi & Igrata)
- 2014: "Nali taka" (Raffi & Hoodini)
- 2014: "V Nashija film" (with Deo featuring Leo, Raffi and Igrata)
- 2014: "Mr. Comandante" (Raffi featuring Deo, Leo and Igrata)
- 2015: "Nov Den (New Day)" (Raffi feat. REWIND)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ News.Am: Young armenian wins X-Factor Song Contest of Bulgaria (in English)
- ^ BurgasInfo: Рафи Бохосян стана X-Factor на България (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Avtora: Рафи Бохосян спечели X Factor България (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Dnes.com: Рафи Бохосян е победител в „X Factor“ (in Bulgarian)
- ^ aCharts.us: Raffi discography on Bulgarian Top 40
- ^ "Рафи представи новото си самостоятелно парче "Намери ме"". www.njoy.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ^ Raffi Official (2015-11-27), Raffi – Нов Ден (ft. Rewind), retrieved 2016-03-23