Arpine Mikaeli Ter-Petrosyan (born September 30, 1990, Yerevan) whose artistic name is Arpi Alto (Armenian: Արփի Ալտո), is an Armenian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arpine Mikaeli Ter-Petrosyan |
| Born | September 30, 1990 Yerevan,  Armenia |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Arpi Alto |
| Website | https://arpialto.com/home |
She was born in a family of artists and musicians. Her mother, Anahit Ter Petrosyan, is a Armenian jazz artist. Her father, Mikayel Ter Petrosyan, is a sculptor, painter, and specialist in handmade rugs.[1] She is married and she has one child.[1]
She received her higher education as a pianist at the Khachatur Abovyan State Pedagogical University of Armenia, completing her master's degree in 2016. While her professional career began in 2011, when she joined the Vocal Ensemble of Geghard Monastery, and in 2013 she was admitted to the National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet of Armenia Alexander Spendiarian.[1] She is a member of the Armenian contemporary music group The Naghash Ensemble.[2] She sang for several years with the Naghash Ensemble, specializing in reinterpreting Armenian poems from the Middle Ages.[3]
Arpi caused a huge reaction in Brazil by posting her versions of world-famous bossa nova classics on social media. She achieved great success with her versions of the Brazilian bossa nova classic Garota de Ipanema, The Way You Look Tonight and the samba Mas que Nada. She has been touring in over 15 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Russia.[4]
She sings in Armenian, English, Russian and Portuguese. In 2021 she released her first CD, My Soul in the Mountains.[3][5]
Arpi’s vocals are close to the contralto vocal type, probably somewhere in between mezzo-soprano and contralto, making her a rare talent. As an opera singer she has great control over her vocals, and one can see it throughout her video performances, mainly on YouTube.[6] [7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Arpi Alto Armenian Internet Singing Sensation Archived 2021-09-08 at the Wayback Machine"; The Classic Rock Music Reporter, November 12, 2020. Retrieved 24th, June, 2022.
- ^ "The New Naghash Ensemble". NOAH (in German). 2022. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Gopikian Yérémian, Florence (2021) "Arpi Alto, une crooneuse exceptionnelle Archived 2021-08-20 at the Wayback Machine" (French); Syma News. Retrieved 24th, June, 2022.
- ^ ARPI ALTO Archived 2021-09-09 at the Wayback Machine: Artium, dezembro 22, 2020 (Portuguese). Retrieved 24th, June, 2022.
- ^ Հասմիկ Բաբայանը (2021) Արփի Ալտո. «Երգերիս կտավների պես եմ մոտենում» Archived 2021-08-20 at the Wayback Machine (Armenian). !Bravo. Retrieved 24th, June, 2022.
- ^ "Arpi Alto Petrosyan, an Armenian singer with a unique contralto voice". The Music Man. November 27, 2021. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "ARPI ALTO INTERNET SINGING SENSATION/JULIA ROBERTS LOOK-ALIKE SPECIAL". The Classic Rock. November 12, 2021. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2022.