Artsakh (song)
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 Full version of Artsakh in Ara Gevorgyan's website |
"Artsakh" (Armenian: «Արցախ») is a instrumental folk song from Armenian contemporary composer Ara Gevorgyan's 1999 album Ani. The song has become wildly popular in Armenia.[2][3] Over the years, it has used been in cultural and political[4] events and occasions. Figure skaters, gymnasts, and other athletes around the world have also used the song.
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Name
Artsakh was one of the 15 provinces of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia.[5] Today, the term "Artsakh" is used by Armenians to refer to the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The region, largely populated by Armenians, was taken over by the Armenian forces during the bloody war with Azerbaijan in 1988-94. The war is seen by Armenians as liberation of their historic lands and the song is a tribute to the Armenian military victory.
Usage in sports
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Parts of "Artsakh" have been used in sports, including:
| Year | Athlete | Country | Sport | Event(s) | Ref |
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| 2001–02 | Alexander Abt |  Russia |
 Figure skating |
All season long, including at the 2002 Winter Olympics | [6] |
| 2005–06 | Elene Gedevanishvili |  Georgia |
Figure skating |
All season long, including at the 2006 Winter Olympics | [7] |
| 2007 | Dinara Gimatova |  Azerbaijan |
 Gymnastics |
[8][9][10] | |
| 2007-08 | Vazgen Azrojan Anastasia Grebenkina |
 Armenia |
Figure skating |
Original dance | [11] |
| 2008 | Aliya Yussupova |  Kazakhstan |
Gymnastics |
[12] | |
| 2009 | Holon Israel |  Israel |
Figure skating |
[13] | |
| 2009 | Vic Darchinyan |  Australia |
 Boxing |
Entrance song | [14] |
| 2010 | Dou Baobao |  China |
Gymnastics |
2010 Corbeil-Essonnes International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament | [15] |
| 2010 | Marta Koczkowska |  Poland |
Gymnastics |
2009 Corbeil-Essonnes International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament | [16] |
| 2010 | Giorgio Petrosyan |  Italy |
 Kickboxing |
Entrance song | [17] |
| 2013 | Victoria Moors |  Canada |
Gymnastics |
2013 AT&T American Cup | [18] |
| 2013 | Gegard Mousasi |  Netherlands |
Kickboxing |
Entrance song | [19] |
| 2014 | Susianna Kentikian |  Germany |
Boxing |
Entrance song | [20] |
- Other
- Pan-Armenian Games
- In a Russian TV show called "Ice Age" broadcast by the Channel One in 2007 Russian singer Aleksandra Savaleva and a Russian-born Israeli ice dancer Sergei Sakhnovski performed figure skating with this song.[21]
Controversy
In 2007 Azerbaijani ambassador in Russia and former singer Polad Bülbüloğlu alleged that "Artsakh" contains an Azerbaijani song. Ara Georgyan responded that Bülbüloğlu's statements were a result of confusion from an incident that occurred during one of the episodes of the Russian TV show "Ice Age" broadcast by Channel One. During the performance of Russian singer Aleksandra Savaleva (ru) and Israeli ice dancer Sergei Sakhnovski, it was initially announced that the song they were going to use was called "Armenian dance" by Ara Gevorgyan, but instead a song called "Sene de galmaz" by Azerbaijani composer Tofig Guliyev was played and only after that a small portion of "Artsakh" was played.[22] Ara Gevorgyan suggested that Azerbaijanis tried to justify Dinara Gimatova's use of the song without his permission in a 2005 grand-prix.[23]
References
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- ↑ Examples of political events (rallies, demonstrations) where "Artsakh" can be heard:
- Video of Raffi Hovannisian's rally on YouTube during the 2013 Armenian presidential election protests.
- Video on YouTube of a large joint rally by Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress, and Heritage parties in October 2014.
- Video of Raffi Hovannisian's rally on YouTube during the 2013 Armenian presidential election protests.
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- ↑ Alexander Abt 2002 Olympics SP on YouTube
- ↑ Elene Gedevanishvili & Ara Gevorkyan - Artsakh on YouTube
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- ↑ Dinara Gimatova Ribbon AA Deriugina Cup 2007 on YouTube
- ↑ Dinara Gimatova Ribbon 2007 Miss Valentine on YouTube
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- ↑ Aliya Yussupova Music Ribbon 2008 (Exact Version) on YouTube
- ↑ Holon Israel - Armenian Dance on YouTube
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- ↑ DOU Baobao ribbon - Corbeil 2010 AA on YouTube
- ↑ Marta KOCZKOWSKA rope - Corbeil 2009 AA on YouTube
- ↑ Albert Kraus vs Giorgio Petrosyan - Entrance K-1 MAX 2010 FINAL on YouTube
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- ↑ Giorgio Petrosyan [Artsakh Gegard Mousasi HD] on YouTube
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mnt1iI-2w8
- ↑ Фигурное катание on YouTube
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