AlternatiV

Armenian alternative rock band

AlternatiV

Origin| Yerevan, Armenia
Genres|

* alternative
* pop-rock
* rock

Years active| 2015 – present
Members| Karapet Burnazyan
Dima Hovhannisyan
Sargis Burnazyan
Past members| Alen Amiryan
Areg Petrosyan
Garik Avakian
Harutyun Saryan
Hayk Hayrumyan

AlternatiV (Armenian: Ալտերնատիվ) is an Armenian alternative rock band, formed in 2015 in Yerevan, Armenia.[1]

They became famous after their performance at The X Factor television music competition in 2016, where they reached the finals and entered the top ten.[2] The band was mentored by famous Armenian showman and musician Garik Papoyan. In 2018, the band competed in the national selection to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Stare at Me".[3][4][5] In 2025, they returned to Depi Evratesil with the song "Dare to Dream".

## History

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AlternatiV band was formed in 2015 at the Russian-Armenian University.[6][7] The band members are Sargis Burnazyan, Karapet Burnazyan, and Dima Hovhannisyan. The band’s name has no connection to their music genre. At first, the band only covered famous songs, then started writing their own. In 2016, they successfully participated in X-Factor. In May 2017, they had their first solo concert at the Russian-Armenian University.[8] The band participated in the contest 7 Notes Music Challenge by Serj Tankian.

## Members

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Current

* Sargis Burnazyan – lead vocal (2015–present)
* Dima Hovhannisyan – drums (?–present)
* Karapet Burnazyan – rhythm guitar (2015–present)

Former

* Alen Amiryan – solo guitar (2015–2018)
* Areg Petrosyan – drums (2015–?)
* Garik Avakian – keyboards (2015–2017)
* Hayk Hayrumyan – bass guitar (2016–2017)

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## Television

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| Year  | Notes

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2016-2017  | X-Factor Armenia (Իքս Ֆակտոր) | Finalist

## Filmography

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| Year  | Notes

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2018  | Depi Evratesil (Դեպի Եվրատեսիլ) | Semi-Finalist
2025  | Depi Evratesil (Դեպի Եվրատեսիլ) | Finalist

## References

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1. ^ "Depi Evratesil: AlternatiV band". eurovision.am. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15.
2. ^ "AlternatiV group on Shant TV". shanttv.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18.
3. ^ "Wiwibloggs jury rates "Stare at Me"". wiwibloggs.com. Antranig Shokayan. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05.
4. ^ "Depi Evratesil line-up complete following result of second semi-final". EuroVisionary. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
5. ^ "Eurovision Armenia: Next 5 Depi Evratesil 2018 entries unveiled". esctoday.com. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
6. ^ ""AlternatiV"-ный источник вдохновения. Inter-View. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
7. ^ ""ALTERNATIV" в РАУ. Микрофон. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
8. ^ "AlternatiV live at RAU". Tomsarkgh.am. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

## External links

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* YouTube channel
* Performance at The X Factor