French-Armenian tenor Ruben Elbakyan prepared a surprise for the Armenian audience

YEREVAN, JULY 21, ARMENPRESS: World famous tenor Ruben Elbakyan, who September 29 2007 had a brilliant concert in Al. Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre, is again in Armenia. He has prepared a surprise for the Armenian audience. In conversation with “Armenpress” Ruben Elbakyan said that this time he arrived in Armenia for completing the work on the video clip to the well-known “Besame Mucho” song. He wished that the heroine in the clip be an Armenian beauty: the happy selected is the Armenian model Lilit Karapetyan. And why exactly that song has been chosen, the tenor said the choice has been based on the demand of the 5000-member fan group registered in the “Facebook” social network (by the way the 90% of the fans of the singer registered in the network are foreigners). “They asked me to come forth in a lighter genre so that my performances be available for a wider circles of listeners,” he said, adding that after hundreds of performances of that song he tried to be devoted to its original.

Ruben Elbakyan said that the video clip presents his own life. “I remember my first love and childhood. By the way, in the episodes presenting the childhood my son Hayk-David and daughter of the heroine, Lilit, Anzhelika are playing,” he said.

In response to the question whether in his opinion the video clip will have the same success in Armenia as his solo concert, the singer said, “As far as the people have already adopted by voice, I think that this well known song in my performance will also be warmly received,” he said.

This year April 24 Ruben Elbakyan was invited by the president of the Paris’ Armenian Genocide Committee to perform Armenian and French anthems under the Triumphal Arch with the orchestra of the French National Police. By the way, after April 24 performance general of the French army said about the singer: “On April 24, 2010 we needed a magnificent voice to sing Armenian and French anthems under the Triumphal Arch. It was amazing.”

Speaking about the coming programs, Elbakyan said that November 29 he is going to give a solo concert in the famous and old “Dejazet” theatre of Paris where Mozart performed. The tenor also noted that it is a very responsible concert as it must by all means be justified like it was done April 24. The singer will perform with the same orchestra.