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Inga & Anush
12+ albums
EurovisionArmenianpopfolkfemale vocalists
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Inga and Anush Arshakyans (Ինգա և Անուշ) are Armenian sisters and folk singers from Yerevan best known for representing Armenia in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with their song Jan-Jan. They finished in 10th place with 92 points. Anush (born December 24, 1980) and Inga (born March 18, 1982) both studied music at S. Aslamazyan Music School. In 2000 they entered the State Song Theater of Armenia, performing national and ethnic songs. They embarked on a concert tour in the US in September 2002 with the soloists from the State Song Theater. In March 2003, Inga and Anush performed solo concerts at the Alex Theatre. At the same time their debut album, We and Our Mountains, was released. Invitations to perform in New York, Toronto, Argentina and Paris followed. In November of 2003 they left the theatre group and began a career of their own. In 2004, their rendition of the folk song Tamzara was announced as the winner of festival "Golden Lyre 2004". The song also won the Tigran Naghdalyan award in the framework of the “National Music Award” in December 2005. It was later included on their second album Tamzara, in 2006. And following the album release, they again toured the USA as well as Tehran, London, Paris, Russia and Germany. Inga and Anush's third studio album Heartbeat of my Land was released November 2009. The album's single Menq Enq Mer Sarerệ, was selected as the 2009 song for the annual Armenian Telethon, under the name "Our Shushi", with the duo also performing at
