Raffi Boghosyan

Raffi Boghosyan (Bulgarian: Рафи Бохосян, Armenian: Րաֆֆի Պողոսյան) or just the mononym Raffi or Rafi (Рафи) (born in Burgas, Bulgaria on 29 January 1993) is a Bulgarian singer and percussions player of Armenian origin who won the first-ever Bulgarian X Factor on the final held on 11 December 2011.[1][2][3][4] He won a contract with Virginia Records and the chance to record a single with a foreign composer and producer in a studio outside Bulgaria.

This article is about singer. For Iraqi broadcast journalist and TV host, see Raffi Boghosian.
Raffi
A shot from the song "Find Me"
Background information
Birth nameRaffi Boghosyan
Born (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993
Burgas, Bulgaria
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocal, Percussions
Years active2011–present
LabelsVirginia Records, Raffi Music
Associated actsLeo Bianchi, Zhana Bergendorff, Poli Genova, Vasko Vassilev

Bohosyan (sometimes reported in Bulgarian media as Boghosyan) was born in Burgas to Aghasi and Elizabeth Bohosyan, both Armenians. He studied in Business in Burgas majoring in Economics and Management. He is a self-taught percussion player. He is also interested in photography, martial arts and activities and is the President of "Младежки глас" (Youth Voice) Cultural Association.

Singles and videography

(In parenthesis, peak positions on Bulgarian Top 40[5])

  • 2012: "4-3-2-1" (BUL: #2)
  • 2013: "Ne me razbra" (in Bulgarian "Не ме разбра") (BUL: #27)
  • 2016: "Nameri me" (in Bulgarian "Намери ме) (Find me))[6]
Collaborations
  • 2013: "4D" (Deo, Leo, Raffi & Igrata)
  • 2014: "Nali taka" (Raffi & Hoodini)
  • 2014: "V Nashija film" (with Deo featuring Leo, Raffi and Igrata)
  • 2014: "Mr. Comandante" (Raffi featuring Deo, Leo and Igrata)
  • 2015: "Nov Den (New Day)" (Raffi feat. REWIND)[7]

References
  1. News.Am: Young armenian wins X-Factor Song Contest of Bulgaria (in English)
  2. BurgasInfo: Рафи Бохосян стана X-Factor на България (in Bulgarian)
  3. Avtora: Рафи Бохосян спечели X Factor България (in Bulgarian)
  4. Dnes.com: Рафи Бохосян е победител в „X Factor“ (in Bulgarian)
  5. aCharts.us: Raffi discography on Bulgarian Top 40
  6. "Рафи представи новото си самостоятелно парче "Намери ме"". www.njoy.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  7. Raffi Official (2015-11-27), Raffi - Нов Ден (ft. Rewind), retrieved 2016-03-23
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