Question: Could Anna Der-Vartanian have seen Armand Tokatyan Singing in cafes before he was famous?

<P0-S0> "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate"; often simply "Sister Kate", is an up-tempo jazz dance song, written by Clarence Williams and Armand Piron, and published in 1919. <P0-S1>  It is variously believed to be based on a bawdy tune by Louis Armstrong (about Kate Townsend, a murdered brothel madam) or transcribed from a version performed by Anna Jones and Fats Waller . <SEP> <P1-S0>  An Armenian born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, he travelled to Egypt with his parents where he sang in cafés to a favorable response. <P1-S1> Armand Tokatyan (June 16, 1894 – June 12, 1960) was an operatic tenor. <P1-S2>  He was then sent to Paris to study tailoring, but instead sang in Left Bank cafés. <P1-S3>  In 1914, he returned to Egypt and earned his living by again singing in the cafés. <P1-S4>  He took up operetta, soon becoming a matinee idol, then in 1919 went to Milan to pursue an opera career. <P1-S5>  His operatic debut was in 1921 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Puccini's "Manon Lescaut". <P1-S6>  With the help of Italian conductor Giuseppe Bamboschek, he joined the touring Scotti Opera Company in the United States, and was soon noticed by the Metropolitan Opera where he debuted in 1923. <P1-S7>  For many years he performed there and at many other opera houses in the US and Europe. <P1-S8>  He was proficient in numerous languages. <P1-S9>  Many recordings were made of his performances. <SEP> <P2-S0> Anna Der-Vartanian (December 6, 1920 – August 4, 2011) was the first woman promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9), the highest enlisted rate in the United States Navy. <SEP> <P3-S0> Rising Stars Philippines is a karaoke - based singing competition airing on TV5 starting last March 14, 2015 at 10pm. <P3-S1> a singing contest wherein judges are told what to do and ask them choose risingstar's bet,That's why Mr. Jimmy Bondoc left the show because of that. <P3-S2>  It was a local contest before it was finally aired on television. <P3-S3>  Before they roam around the country, having booth inside the malls and online auditions were added as well, to find the best online singing sensation from all around the country. <P3-S4>  The selected finalists soon were revealed through online Voting, (Judges choice, Top voter & best performance). <P3-S5> The finalists will then have a mall show where the winners will be revealed. <P3-S6>  Until it was famous enough to be launched, Venus Raj and Ogie Alcasid take the role as the hosts of the show. <P3-S7>  Jaya and Papa Jack served as casual judges and Nina, and Jimmy Bondoc as guest judges. <P3-S8>  Jimmy Bondoc was an official casual judge until he left due to personal reasons. <P3-S9>  Anna Feliciano served as the show's coach. <P3-S10>  On the finale, Ms. Gwen Albarracin, the President and CEO of the Center for Pop and Ms. Wilma Galvante,the Chief Entertainment Content Officer of TV5 served as guest judges. <P3-S11>  The network initially planned to air the program on both Saturday and Sunday nights at 9pm. <P3-S12>  But due to the network's crowded Sunday lineup, "Rising Stars" instead aired on Saturday nights only, moving "Call Me Papa Jack" to Sundays at 10pm.