YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The results of the fifth National Music Awards were summed up on February 10 at A. Spendiarian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. Through the voting of the jury members, Arame was recognized The Best Singer of the Year, Arsen Grigorian (Mro) The Best People's Singer, Sirusho The Best Singer, Anna Mayilian The Best People's Singer. Vardan Badalian was recognized winner in the nomination Year's Discovery and the Armenian State Youth Orchestra conducted by Sergei Smbatian became Year's Discovery in the sphere of classical music. Akunk was recognized The Best Ethnographic Ensemble of the Year, Armenoids The Best Pop Group, the concert program dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Armenian State Jazz Band became winner in the nomination The Best Jazz Project, the concert of the Chamber Orchestra held in Artsakh in the nomination The Best Classical Project. Hayko's disk "There are no words" became The Best Album of the year, Anna Mayilian's Ethnovocal album The Best People's Album. The prize in the nomination The Best Hit was given to Sofi Mkheyan for her song "The day and the present." Director Hrach Keshishian received the prize in the nomination The Best Video Clip of the Year for Emmi's and Super Sako's song "If you go away." Tigran Naghdalian prize was given to RA Merited Artist Hayko for music written for the film "Don't be afraid." The special prizes of National Music Awards were given to the Sharm company for the concert dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Armenian army's formation, the Shant TV company for its project People's Singer, the Armenian State Youth Orchestra for its concert in Berlin, Armen Tutunjian for the Jazz Time program of Nor Alik TV company. For his considerable contribution in the radio sphere a special prize was posthumously given to Sedrak Davidian.

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