Paul Baghdadlian
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Krikor Baghdadlian |
| Also known as | Paul Baghdadlian |
| Born | July 10, 1953 Aleppo, Syria |
| Died | June 28, 2011 (aged 57) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Traditional, pop, patriotic, rebetiko, rabiz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, musician, businessman |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1975–2011 |
| Labels | PE-KO Records, Parseghian Records, Verginie Records |
| Website | Paul Baghdadlian on Facebook |
Paul Baghdadlian (Armenian: Փոլ Բաղդադլյան; Western Armenian; Փօլ Պաղտատլեան; July 10, 1953 – June 28, 2011) was an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, musician, and businessman. [1]
Early life
[edit]Paul, originally named Krikor Baghdadlian, was born on July 10, 1953, in Aleppo, Syria. He was born to Baruyr and Arousiag Baghdadlian. Paul grew up with two brothers and a sister. In 1961 the Baghdadlian family moved to Kuwait. He had great success in singing modern Armenian music after moving to Beirut, Lebanon.[2] In 1965, at the age of 12 his mother died (his father eventually remarried and settled in Pasadena, CA). Struggling to live his daily life, he started performing to make his living.
Career
[edit]During the early 1970s, Paul Baghdadlian was known as Paul the Prince and was singing only English songs.[3] After listening to fellow singer of the Armenian diaspora music Harout Pamboukjian, however, Baghadadlian started to sing in Armenian, mostly performing love songs.[3]
Having achieved great success in Beirut and the Middle East in this new phase of his career, he moved to Los Angeles, in 1977 for an international career.[2][4] In Los Angeles he produced hundreds of recordings, mostly ballads,[5] most of which he sang in Armenian, though he sang in a number of other languages, most notably Arabic and English.[6] Many of his songs were recorded and produced by Parseghian Records in Los Angeles.[3]
He often toured the major centers of the Armenian diaspora and Armenia.[4] On November 27, 2010, Paul Baghdadlian performed a concert in Laval, Canada. This concert happened to be his last prior to his death 7 months later.
Death
[edit]Baghdadlian died on June 28, 2011, after a long battle with lung cancer. He died in Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he was being hospitalized.[5] The cause of death was ruled to be respiratory failure due to the cancer.[7][8]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Mouraz (feat. Sammy Flash) (2016)
- Siretzi Yes Megin (feat. Super Sako) (2016)
- Happy Birthday (feat. Sammy Flash) (2017)
- Happy Birthday (feat. Sako Ghazarossian) (2017)
- Payts Apsos (feat. Joseph Krikorian) (2018)
- Sirelis Veratartsir (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2018)
- El Chem Timana (feat. Sarina Cross) (2018)
- Minchev Yerp (feat. Sammy Flash) (2019)
- Asa Asdvadz (feat. Sammy Flash) (2019)
- Yares Knatz (feat. Sammy Flash) (2020)
- Sirelis Veratartsir (feat. Sammy Flash) (2020)
- Harsntsou (Flashback Remix) (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2020)
- Nerir Indz Yare (feat. Anush Petrosyan) (2020)
- Sirelem Sirelem (Groove Remix) (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2020)
- Sirun Aghchig (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2022)
- DJ Hye FX Ft Paul Baghdadlian - Yerazis Metch (2022)
- DJ Hye FX Ft Paul Baghdadlian - Tjvar Eh (2024)
Studio albums
[edit]- Ourishin Yes (1978)
- Siroum Yem Kez (1979)
- Mor Sere (1979)
- The Last Tango (1980)
- Sbasoum Yem Kez (1980)
- Mareta (1980)
- Zavgis (1982)
- Sev Acher (1983)
- Miayn Ints Siree (1983)
- Arants Kez (1985)
- Siretzi Yes Megin (1987)
- Happy Birthday (1989)
- Naz Aghchig (1991)
- Sirem (1992)
- Ch’kideyi, Ch’kidem (1993)
- Garodi Harts E (1994)
- Gyanki Dzaghig (1995)
- Tou Im Ashkharn Es (1997)
- Kez Pari Louys (1998)
- Gyankes... (2000)
- Mortsir... (2001)
- Anoushig's (2004)
- Oor’Es (2008)
- Hokis Im (2010)
Posthumous
[edit]- Hishadagner (2017)
Live albums
[edit]- Live In Beirut: Sona Chan (1981)
- Live In Australia (1988)
- Live In Damascus (1999)
- Live In Allepo (2000)
- Live In Holland (2009)
Compilation albums
[edit]- Best Of Paul (1998)
- Dance Party Mix (1998)
- Romantic Flashback (2000)
- The Very Best Of Tangos (2000)
- Golden Mix (2000)
- Paylogh Asdgher (2005)
- Arabic Songs (2015)
As a featured artist
[edit]- Sirel Em Kez (Compilation album with Harout Pamboukjian & Varoujan Manoukian) (1981)
- Angeghdz Ser (Compilation album with Harout Pamboukjian & Varoujan Manoukian) (1981)
- Payts Tou Chgas (Compilation album with Harout Pamboukjian & Varoujan Manoukian) (1981)
- Tartsel Ourishin (feat. Paul Baghdadlian Jr.) (2002)
- Meghk (feat. Joseph Krikorian) (2002)
- Heranumes (Aram Asatryan 50th anniversary album) (2003)
- Arev Tartsar (Aram Asatryan 50th anniversary album) (2003)
- Srdis Takouhin (feat. Ararat Amadyan) (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ LastFM: Paul Baghdadlian
- ^ a b Strauss, Rob (2011-07-01). "Paul Baghdadlian, entertainer of Armenian Americans, dies". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ a b c Alajaji, Sylvia Angelique (2015-09-07). Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. pp. 121, 161. ISBN 978-0-253-01776-5.
- ^ a b Shooter, Natalie; Chahoud, Ernesto (April 23, 2021). "The Armenian musicians who established Lebanon's diverse diaspora scene". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ a b "Paul Baghdadlian Passes Away [Updated]". Asbarez. 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ Quinones, Sam (2015-12-04). "How Three Pioneering Immigrants Forever Changed the Course—and the Culture—of L.A. Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Paul Baghdadlian Passes Away (Updated)". The Armenian Weekly. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "PerezHilton site: Beloved Armenian Superstar Singer Passes Away". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
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