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Arpi Alto Releases Cover of “For Me Formidable”  

Arpi Alto is happy to announce the release of a cover and accompanying video of Charles Aznavour’s “For Me Formidable”, one of the greatest hits of the world famous singer.  

It’s the second cover of Aznavour’s song that comes after the success of “She”, a cover that was welcomed by Arpi’s supporters and has more than 920 thousand views on YouTube.  

“Charles Aznavour is a real symbol of Armenia and his songs always inspire me,” Arpi said. “It was a great honor to sing in the Aznavour Center in Yerevan. It’s an emotional and breathtaking experience to perform in the place that once hosted Charles Aznavour himself”.    

The song and accompanying video is now available on Arpi Alto’s website, streaming services and Arpi Alto’s YouTube channel.

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Arpi Alto Releases Cover of “Imagine”  

Arpi Alto is excited to announce the release of the cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine”, one of the most popular songs of the 20th century.  

The legendary song that was recorded and performed by John Lennon in 1971 has earned numerous awards and has been listed among the greatest songs of all time.  

Arpi’s enchanting voice and her piano performance are a tribute to John Lennon, who is truly the most famous singer, songwriter and peace activist of his epoch. 

“It’s really hard to sing something that millions of fans consider to be a masterpiece. However, it was important to sing about peace - something that is missing in the time of pandemic and hardships,” Arpi said. “My cover is a tribute to John Lennon who was not afraid to make a strong statement for peace. I hope this song will help you to find your inner peace”.  

The song and the video are now available on Arpi Alto’s website, streaming services and YouTube channel. 

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Arpi Alto Releases Armenian Album “My Soul In The Mountains” 

Arpi Alto is happy to announce the release of her Armenian album “My Soul In the Mountains”.   

“My Soul In The Mountains” is a family story with Arpi Alto’s brother, mom and cousin who contributed to the creation of this album. It is a tribute to Arpi’s maternal grandmother who was first to introduce Arpi to the colorful world of music and to expose her to different genres ranging from traditional Armenian folk songs to classical music and jazz. 

The album consisting of nine songs is a unique mix of Arpi’s two greatest music passions - Armenian folk tunes and jazz. Inspired by the richness of the folk music, Arpi combines it with jazz melodies to introduce the Armenian cultural heritage to the world.  

Arpi’s performance and original arrangement and accompaniment by her mother -  composer and pianist Anahit Ter-Petrosyan - is a journey into the world of classic jazz and pure ethnic rhythms.  

“I wanted to share my understanding, my vision of classic jazz and Armenian folk songs. I love this mix and I really like to improvise, so this is how the idea of my album was born,” she said.  “My Soul in the Mountains will take you to Armenia, my mountainous ancestral home and the place where I feel at peace.” 

The digital album and the CD is available on Arpi Alto’s website. You can also find the songs on streaming services.

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Arpi Alto Releases Cover of ‘She’ 

Arpi Alto is thrilled to announce the release of ‘She’, one of the classic love songs of world famous Charles Aznavour.  

The song was written by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer and was released back in 1974. ‘She’ was a major success in the UK and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks.  

Arpi said it was a great honor to sing Charles Aznavour’s song.  

“This is one of my favorite songs by Charles Aznavour. I believe it is a great responsibility to sing one of maestro’s songs as you need to be very careful not to disappoint the real fans of this song” she said.   

The song and the video are now available on Arpi Alto’s website, streaming services and YouTube channel. 

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Arpi Alto Releases cover of “We've only just begun" 

12 December 2020 

Arpi Alto is happy to announce the release of the cover of “We’ve Only Just Begun”, a single by famous American duo the Carpenters.   

This is Arpi Alto’s second cover of the Carpenters’ hits with the first one being “Close to You”, released on October 30. Arpi’s unique voice accompanied by her piano performance resonated with her supporters who urged her to record more Carpenters songs.  

 

 

Arpi is excited to share this song on the last day of 2020.   

“I thought it would be great to release this song on the last day of this challenging year. ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’ marks the start of a new era, a new year that we hope will be much better than the previous one. Let 2021 be a year of joy, new achievements and prosperity! - love, Arpi”   

The song and the video are now available on Arpi Alto’s website, streaming services and YouTube channel.

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Arpi Alto Releases Cover of ‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" 

04 December 2020

Arpi Alto is excited to announce the release of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”, one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time.  

The song that traditionally appears in the lists of the best Christmas songs of all time was first recorded back in 1951.  

Arpi believes it inspires hope that we would overcome all the difficulties and hardships that 2020 has brought.   

“Everyone needs a ray of hope after a tough year. I was inspired by the positive and bright mood of this song. Christmas is the time of magic and people should never lose their hope. Recording this song I tried to share my feelings with as many people as possible,”  she said.

The song and the video is now available on Arpi Alto’s website, streaming services and YouTube channel.

 

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Arpi Alto Releases Cover of ‘Close to You’ 

30 October 2020  

Arpi Alto is thrilled to announce the release of her latest cover of “Close to You”, a breakthrough hit of The Carpenters. 


The song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and was released by the Carpenters on their album “Close to You”  in 1970. 
Arpi’s unique rendition of the ‘70s iconic hit got a warm reception on social media.

 

 

“I love Karen’s voice and I always wanted to record my version of this romantic song ,” Arpi said. “This song is dedicated to people we love who are close to us but are physically away and we are not sure if we’ll ever get to see them again”.


The song and accompanying video is now available on Arpi Alto’s website, streaming services and Arpi Alto’s YouTube channel.

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Arpi Alto Releases Cover of ‘Mas Que Nada’ 

4 September 2020

Arpi Alto has released a song in Portuguese, “Mas Que Nada” with her own instrumental arrangement and original recording with an accompanying video.

Based on an original melody from José Prates’s recorded track "Nanã Imborô", Mas Que Nada was first made famous by Sérgio Mendes in 1966. Mas Que Nada is Arpi’s first song in a language that’s not her native Armenian or English.

Produced by Ginosi Music, the video is available on Arpi Alto’s website, streaming services and Arpi Alto’s Youtube channel.

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Arpi Alto Releases Cover of ‘Over the Rainbow’ 

4 August 2020 

Arpi Alto has released a cover and accompanying video of the legendary classic “Over The Rainbow”. 

 

Originally sung in the 1939 “Wizard of Oz” by Judy Garland, herself the subject of a 2019 Hollywood biopic, Arpi’s cover is a melodic reminder that in times of personal (and global) adversity it’s alright to dream of places where “troubles melt like lemon drops”.

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