Altsight

Altsight
Altsight
Origin	Yerevan, Armenia
Genres	alternative rock; pop-rock; rock;
Years active	2015–present
Members	Karapet Burnazyan; Dima Hovhannisyan; Sargis Burnazyan;
Past members	Alen Amiryan; Areg Petrosyan; Garik Avakian; Harutyun Saryan; Hayk Hayrumyan;

Altsight (Armenian: Այլընտրանք), formerly known as Alternativ (Armenian: Ալտերնատիվ), is an Armenian alternative rock band formed in 2015 in Yerevan.^[1] They became famous after their performance at The X Factor in 2016, where they reached the finals and entered the top ten.^[2] The band was mentored by Armenian musician Garik Papoyan. In 2018, the band competed in the national final to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Stare at Me".^[3]^[4]^[5] In 2025, they returned to compete in the national final to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Dare to Dream".^[6]

History

AlternatiV band was formed in 2015 at the Russian-Armenian University.^[7]^[8] The band members are Sargis Burnazyan, Karapet Burnazyan, and Dima Hovhannisyan. The band’s name has no connection to their music genre. At first, the band only covered famous songs, then started writing their own. In 2016, they successfully participated in X-Factor. In May 2017, they had their first solo concert at the Russian-Armenian University.^[9] The band participated in the contest 7 Notes Music Challenge by Serj Tankian.

Members

Current

Sargis Burnazyan – lead vocal (2015–present)
Dima Hovhannisyan – drums (?–present)
Karapet Burnazyan – rhythm guitar (2015–present)

Former

Alen Amiryan – solo guitar (2015–2018)
Areg Petrosyan – drums (2015–?)
Garik Avakian – keyboards (2015–2017)
Hayk Hayrumyan – bass guitar (2016–2017)

Television

	Year	Notes
2016-2017	X-Factor Armenia (Իքս Ֆակտոր)	Finalist

Filmography

	Year	Notes
2018	Depi Evratesil (Դեպի Եվրատեսիլ)	Semi-Finalist
2025	Depi Evratesil (Դեպի Եվրատեսիլ)	Finalist

References

^ "Depi Evratesil: AlternatiV band". eurovision.am. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15.
^ "AlternatiV group on Shant TV". shanttv.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18.
^ "Wiwibloggs jury rates "Stare at Me"". wiwibloggs.com. Antranig Shokayan. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05.
^ "Depi Evratesil line-up complete following result of second semi-final". EuroVisionary. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
^ "Eurovision Armenia: Next 5 Depi Evratesil 2018 entries unveiled". esctoday.com. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
^ "Armenia 2025: Your guide to 'Depi Evratesil'". eurovision.tv. 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
^ ""AlternatiV"-ный источник вдохновения. Inter-View. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
^ ""ALTERNATIV" в РАУ. Микрофон. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
^ "AlternatiV live at RAU". Tomsarkgh.am. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

External links

[1] "Depi Evratesil: AlternatiV band". eurovision.am. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15.

[2] "AlternatiV group on Shant TV". shanttv.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18.

[3] "Wiwibloggs jury rates "Stare at Me"". wiwibloggs.com. Antranig Shokayan. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05.

[4] "Depi Evratesil line-up complete following result of second semi-final". EuroVisionary. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

[5] "Eurovision Armenia: Next 5 Depi Evratesil 2018 entries unveiled". esctoday.com. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

[6] "Armenia 2025: Your guide to 'Depi Evratesil'". eurovision.tv. 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2025-02-16.

[7] ""AlternatiV"-ный источник вдохновения. Inter-View. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

[8] ""ALTERNATIV" в РАУ. Микрофон. Газета.RAU". Газета.RAU. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

[9] "AlternatiV live at RAU". Tomsarkgh.am. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

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