Armenian singer Silva Hakobyan has won the BBC World Service's “Next Big Thing” competition with her song “I Like”.
Her entry was composed by her sister Mane and produced by Edgar, her brother.
The BBC World Service's “Next Big Thing” competition searched for the best young unsigned band. The 17-year-old was chosen ahead of six other acts from around the world at the final, held in the BBC's Maida Vale studios in
The judges praised “I Like” as “fresh and new” and described her performance as “second to none.”
“It's terrific, it's unbelievable to be in first place,” she said.
She added the comments from the judges (producer William Orbit described her as “fabulous”) meant she could “make the step up to international level.”
“I felt I succeeded – I did the best I could do. Many thanks to the BBC. It's terrific; it's unbelievable to be in first place,” she commented.
Second place in the competition was split between Malawian rapper NiC and
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Sireli Silva menq hpartanumenq qeznov !!!!!!!
BAREVNER BELGIAJIC !!!!!
Good job Silva, I love all your songs especial “I like” and “gisher”, apres bolors hpart enk kezanov. u have a great voice, hajoxutyun em cankanum.
Shnorhavoranqners tarac ev taneliq haxtanaknerid kapakcutyamb. Nuyn vogov sharunakir! Hajoxutyun enq maxtum.
barev lav erkeren
tagu ,tamara , kristina
Barev Silva jannnnnnn, es qez shat shat sirumem.
Silva jan. Cankanum em qez ev Artavazdin haxtanak 2Astxum.
Barev im sireli Silva. Es uxaki hianumem dzer ergarvestov, ev vo4 miayn, es hianumem dzezanov dzer aradznahatuk gexeckutyamb u ayd gexeckutyun@ krknapatox hamestutyamb. Exir misht erjanik te bemum, te kyanqum…
Siraharvac Eritasard.
I like your songs :) I am proud that we have Armenians like you and I wish you the best in your carrier.