Вартан Мелконян
SIIM
Longitude: 9 deg 46 min 54.12 sec N
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Siim, 8680 Ry, DenmarkThe small town near Ry, where Maria Jacobsen was born. It was here that she learnt about the Genocide.
Muşh
Longitude: 41 deg 29 min 27.96 sec N
Vartan’s father came from Mush, in today’s Turkey, but fled during the Genocide
BEIRUT
Longitude: 35 deg 29 min 43.8 sec N
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Beirut, LebanonVartan’s parents met in a Beirut refugee camp and he grew up there
BYBLOS
Longitude: 35 deg 39 min 6.8400000000001 sec N
The Bird’s Nest orphanage, where Vartan grew up, was established in 1928.
LONDON
Longitude: -0 deg 7 min 39.9288 sec N
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London, UKVartan met two Omani princes during his residency at Celebrity nightclub. They helped launch his conducting career
ABBEY ROAD
Longitude: 0 deg 0 min 13.536 sec N
Where Vartan first recorded Drake’s Passage.
SEA SIDE TOWN SKEGNESS
Longitude: 0 deg 20 min 16.3716 sec N
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Skegness, Lincolnshire, UKVartan’s first job in England was singing Tom Jones covers in pubs around Skegness.
Если Мария Якобсен спасла Мелконяну жизнь, то музыка наполнила ее смыслом. Впервые услышав классическую музыку на граммофоне Якобсен, Мелконян приобрел гитару и самостоятельно научился играть на ней.