# Stefan Airapetjan

Stefan Airapetjan (Armenian: Ստեֆան Հայրապետյան, romanized: Stefan Hayrapetyan; born 24 December 1997), known simply as Stefan, is an Estonian singer and songwriter, best known for winning the first edition of Maskis Laulja, the Estonian version of Masked Singer in 2020 and representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hope", placing 13th in the final.

## Early life

Airapetjan was born and raised in Viljandi, Estonia as the son of Armenian immigrants. He has a sister named Stefania.

## Career
### Early career

Airapetjan has been singing since his early childhood, with Hedi-Kai Pai his vocal coach, and won a number of contests. In 2010, he entered Laulukarussell, a singing competition for children organised by Eesti Rahvusringhääling, and reached the final.

### 2018–2020: Eesti Laul and Maskis Laulja

Airapetjan entered the music competition Eesti Laul on four occasions, winning once. His first entry was in 2018 as part of a duo called Vajé with the song "Laura (Walk with Me)", finishing third in the superfinal. His first solo entry was in 2019 with the song "Without You", which won the jury vote in the grand final and qualified for the superfinal, finishing third. He then entered in 2020 with the song "By My Side", which finished seventh in the grand final.
In 2020, Airapetjan won as Aries (Estonian: Jäär) in the first edition of The Masked Singer. He made his way to the finals, where he was declared the winner of the competition.
Maskis Laulja performances and results :
| Episode | Song | Original artist | Result |
| 1 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Frank Sinatra | Advanced |
| 4 | "für Oksana" | Nublu | Advanced |
| 5 | "Jailhouse Rock" | Elvis Presley | Advanced |
| 6 | "Human" | Rag'n'Bone Man | Advanced |
| 7 | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | Advanced |
| 8 | "Chop Suey!" | System of a Down | Winner |

### 2022–present: Return to Eesti Laul and Eurovision

In 2022, Airapetjan participated in Eesti Laul 2022 with the song "Hope" and won, besting out 40 entries. The win earned him the right to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he performed 12th in the second semi-final and placed 5th, which qualified him to the final. In the final, he finished 13th place overall with 141 points.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Hope | Released: 30 November 2022 Label: Moonwalk Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Kiri külmkapi peal 2.0 | Released: 23 May 2023 Label: Moonwalk Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
| Title | Year | EST | EST Air. | ICE | LTU | NLD Tip | SWE | UK Digital | Album or EP |
| "Without You" | 2018 | 5 | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Better Days" | 2019 | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "We'll Be Fine" | 2019 | 36 | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "By My Side" | 2019 | 30 | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Oh My God" | 2020 | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Let Me Know" | 2020 | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Doomino" (with Liis Lemsalu) | 2021 | * | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Hope" | 2021 | * | 246 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 87 | 47 | Hope |
| "Miraaž" | 2022 | * | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Kiri külmkapi peal" | 2022 | * | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Seotud käed" | 2023 | * | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Katkine tee" | 2024 | * | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Purjetuul" (with Reket [et]) | 2024 | * | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. " * " denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. ||||||||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album or EP |
| "Headlights" (Wateva featuring Stefan) | 2021 | Disposable Society |
| "Klasnie kraski" (Sander Mölder [et] featuring Stefan and Fredi) | 2021 | Tiks 086 |

#### As part of Vajé

| Title | Year | Album or EP |
| "Soldier" | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Laura (Walk with Me)" | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Home" | 2018 | Non-album single |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2020 | Estonian Music Awards | Pop Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| 2023 | Estonian Music Awards | Pop Artist of the Year | Himself | Won |
| 2023 | Estonian Music Awards | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Won |
| 2023 | Estonian Music Awards | Artist of the Year | Himself | Won |
| 2023 | Estonian Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Hope" | Won |
| 2023 | Estonian Music Awards | Album of the Year | Hope | Nominated |
| 2023 | Estonian Music Awards | Debut Album of the Year | Hope | Nominated |