Gore Melian was born on 26th of April, 1987 in Yerevan - Armenia. He grew up in a musical family and since the age of three he has been singing and performing on stages. In 1993 he started violin lessons in the music school of Dunayevsky in Moscow and also became the soloist in the school's choir.
In 1997 he won the 1st Prize in the Pan Cyprian Song Competition "Kataklysmos". Furthermore, again in 2000 he won the 2nd prize in the same competition. In 2000 he participated in the TV programme "Afeteries" and was the youngest singer to enter the finals. In 2007 Gore was chosen from 7000 and entered the semi-finals of 150 participants of the International Singing Competition of Young Singers "New Wave", representing Cyprus. In addition to this Gore was one of the National Finalists to represent Cyprus in Eurovision 2009 where he was nominated 3rd with the song "I Wanna Thank You" which Gore composed by himself just like the rest of his songs.
Other than the competitions and performances mentioned above, Gore Melian has been invited to represent Cyprus in various International Festivals. He has taken part in different concerts, charity events and he has also performed at the biggest clubs and different TV programs of Cyprus.
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