Raffi Boghosyan

Instrument(s)

Vocal
Percussions

Years active2011–presentLabels

Virginia Records
Raffi Music

Musical artist

Raffi Aghasi Boghosyan (Bulgarian: Рафи Ахаси Бохосян, romanized: Rafi Akhasi Bokhosyan; Armenian: Րաֆֆի Աղասի Բողոսյան; born 29 January 1993), also known simply as Raffi or Rafi, 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.

Boghosyan was born in Burgas to Aghas 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 parentheses, 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

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