Hovig demirjian biography template
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Representative of Cyprus at the Eurovision Hovig Demirjian C last night arrived to Armenia, where among other things he gave an interview to Style about the upcoming international contest, Armenian national preselection Depi Evratesil, it's finalists and his first visit to his homeland.
"It is my first time at home, I'm very happy to be here. I won't stay for long time, but I'm sure that all the time that I stay here, I will spend with pleasure and benefit, and one day I will surely come back", says the singer, adding that so far he managed only to see the ice, because there is no ice in Cyprus, and it is a very beautiful sight. "My homeland is a miracle for me. Here live the warm and kind people, I'm very well accepted wherever I go. I would say that Armenia turned better than I imagined".
Hovig explains that his mother was born in Cyprus, while his father is Armenian from Syria who has been living in Cyprus, and though he was born in Cyprus, he feels himself Armenian. "We are talking in our native language at home, follow our traditions. For me and my family it is important to maintain our national identity. In Cyprus I was attending Armenian school, where we have a lot of relatives. Between ourselves we speak Armeni
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Armenian Cypriots
Ethnic Armenians living in Cyprus
Ethnic group
Armenian Cypriots (Armenian: Կիպրահայեր, romanized:&#;Kiprahayer; Greek: Αρμένιοι της Κύπρου, romanized:&#;Arménioi tis Kýprou; Turkish: Kıbrıs Ermenileri) are the ethnic Armenian population native to Cyprus. The Armenian Cypriot community has had a significant impact upon the Armenian people as a whole despite its low numbers. During the Middle Ages, Cyprus had an extensive connection with the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, while the Ganchvor monastery had an important presence in Famagusta. During the Ottoman Era, the Virgin Mary church and the Magaravank were very prominent. Certain Armenian Cypriots were or are very prominent on a Panarmenian or international level and the survivors of the Armenian genocide have co-operated and co-existed peacefully with the Turkish Cypriots.
Currently, Armenian Cypriots maintain a notable presence of about 3, on the island (including about 1, non-Cypriot Armenians),[1] mostly centred on the capital Nicosia, but also with communities in Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos.[2][3] The Armenian Prelature of Cyprus is located in Nicosia. According to the Constitution of Cyprus, together with the Maronites and the Latins, they are recognised
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