# Lilit Hovhannisyan

Lilit Vachagani Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Լիլիթ Վաչագանի Հովհաննիսյան, born 7 December 1987), is an Armenian pop singer.

## Career
### 2006: Hay Superstar

Lilit was a finalist of the first season of Hay Superstar, the Armenian version of Pop Idol. She was eliminated on 3 July 2006, placing fourth out of the ten participants.

### 2011 - 2013: Early Success

Lilit has had several successful singles since 2011. As of September 2021, her music video for Im tiknikn es has over 117 million views, making it the 2nd most viewed song on YouTube by an Armenian artist (not including songs by American band System of a Down) after Super Sako's Mi Gna, her music videos for Gnchu and Es Em Horinel and De El Mi have achieved over 5 million views on YouTube. The videos for Im Srtin Asa, Te Axchiq Lineir, Eli Lilit and Armenian Girl have achieved over 3 million views. On 29 September 2013, Lilit performed a solo concert entitled 'Top Stars of Armenia' alongside Mihran Tsarukyan in Los Angeles, California at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

### 2014: Fashion Design

In 2014, Lilit launched an online platform for customers to purchase custom-designed outfits and accessories designed by Lilit.

### 2019: Dream World Tour

Lilit's Dream World Tour took place across 70 cities around the world, including the whole of Europe, with shows in countries such as France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Greece, Bulgaria, and Russia. The Tour also visited many capitals, with countries including Switzerland, Poland, Czechia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Denmark, Netherlands, Latvia, Ukraine, and the UK. There were other Northern and Southern American dates added, including the USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina. Lilit's tour also including dates in Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania, such as Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Israel, Lebanon and Australia. On 9 March 2019, the Tour started in Yerevan, Armenia and finished on 18 November 2019 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

### 2020 to present

In January 2022, Hovhannisyan released her second studio album Dream: Iconic Remakes.

## Personal life

Hovhannisyan is married to Armenian songwriter and record producer Vardan Petrosyan since June 29, 2011.
In August 2019, Hovhannisyan became the first ever Armenian artist to be awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Los Angeles.
As of April 2024, Hovhannisyan holds the most number of followers on Social Media and Youtube, and has the largest fan base of any Armenian artist. She also holds the record for one of the most views on Youtube for any Armenian singer.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Nran (2011)
* Dream: Iconic Remakes (2022)

### Singles

* "Voch-Voch" (2011)
* "Nran" (2011)
* "Mayrik" (2011)
* "Im Srtin Asa" (2012)
* "Too-Too-Too" (2012) (produced by DerHova)
* "Te Aghjik Lineir" (2012)
* "Es Em Horinel" (2012)
* "Requiem" (2013)
* "Qez Mi Or Togheci" (2013)
* "Gnchu" (2013)
* "Eli Lilit" (2013)
* "Elegia" (2013)
* "Qez Khabel Em" (2014)
* "Armenian Girl" (2014) (produced by DerHova)
* "Indz Chspanes" (2014)
* "De El Mi" (2014)
* "Im tiknikn es" (2015)
* "Mexican" (2015) (Armenian, Spanish)
* "Im Ser,Atum Em Qez" (2015)
* "Im bajin sere" (2016)
* "HETDIMO" (2016)
* "Hin Chanaparhov" (2016)
* "Avirel Es" (2017)
* "Balkan Song" (2018)
* "Bulgarian" (2018)
* "Tshnamus chem cankana" (2018)
* Ti ti ti (2021)
* Yeli Yeli (2023)
* Ush a (2024)
* Nor ynkeruhud asa (2024)
* Abnormal (2024)

### Soundtracks

* "Spanvats aghavni" ("Spanvats aghavni ", 2009)
* "Shatakhos andzrev" ("Tigrani moloraky", 2012)
* "Qami" ("Yntryalnery", 2013)

## Awards and achievements

Here is chronologically the awards Lilit Hovhannisyan has received so far.
| Year | Award | Category | City | Result |
| 2008 | Yntsa Awards | The Grand Prize | Yerevan | Won |
| 2008 | Armenian National Music Awards | The Revelation of the Year | Yerevan | Won |
| 2009 | | The Most Downloaded Song | | Won |
| 2009 | Armenian National Music Awards | Best female singer | Yerevan | Won |
| 2009 | Armenian National Music Awards | Best Soundtrack of the Year | Yerevan | Won |
| 2010 | | The Most Desirable Armenians prize | | Won |
| 2011 | Hayfanat | Best Duet of the Year | Armenia | Won |
| 2011 | Dar 21 TV Music Awards | Best Duet of the Year | | Won |
| 2012 | De facto magazine | Best Female-singer of the Year | | Won |
| 2012 | Dar 21 TV Music Awards. | Best Video of the Year | | Won |
| 2012 | Dar 21 TV Music Awards. | Best female singer | | Won |
| 2012 | Public Television company of Armenia | The best video of April | Yerevan | Won |
| 2012 | Public Television company of Armenia | The best video of September | Yerevan | Won |
| 2012 | Public Television company of Armenia | The best video of December | Yerevan | Won |
| 2013 | Armenian Pulse Music Awards | The 2013 Best Video (Es em Horinel) | Yerevan | Won |
| 2013 | Armenian Pulse Music Awards | The 2013 Best Song (Es em Horinel) | Yerevan | Won |
| 2013 | Armenia Music Awards | The Best Female Singer | Yerevan | Won |
| 2014 | World Armenian Entertainment | The Best Female Singer | | Won |
| 2014 | Dar 21 TV Music Awards. | The Best Female-singer | | Won |
| 2015 | Dar 21 TV Music Awards | The Best Dance Video ("De el mi") | | Won |
| 2015 | Dar 21 TV Music Awards | The Best Cover of the Year | | Won |
| 2016 | Pan Armenian Entertainment Awards | The Best Female Singer | LA | Won |
| 2017 | Armenia TV Music Awards Sochi | Song of the Year | Sochi | Won |
| 2018 | Armenia TV Music Awards Sochi | Song of the Year | Sochi | Won |