{"id":7,"date":"2019-03-06T16:23:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriam2019.wpengine.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:34:14","slug":"accueil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Miriam Baghdassarian | Run Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" align=\"center\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/udmBlDzG0MA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p><strong>FRAN\u00c7AIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La nature a dot\u00e9 Miriam Baghdassarian d\u2019une voix \u00e9tonnante, envoutante m\u00eame et dont une certaine animalit\u00e9 couch\u00e9e sur la m\u00e9lodie vient subrepticement chatouiller votre \u00e9chine pour la parcourir d\u2019un grand frisson.<\/p>\n<p>S\u2019il existait un quelconque instrument de mesure pour \u00e9valuer la puissance lib\u00e9r\u00e9e par cette voix pleine de <em>soul,<\/em> une voix que Miriam d\u00e9ploie d\u2019ailleurs sans efforts \u2013 et que l\u2019on go\u00fbte pleinement dans l\u2019entra\u00eenant hymne rock <em>Run Away, <\/em>son premier simple sous \u00e9tiquette Musicor \u2013, tel instrument pour \u00eatre juste devrait autant prendre en compte l\u2019intensit\u00e9 de cette voix mais aussi, et peut-\u00eatre surtout, l\u2019\u00e9motion qu\u2019elle nous procure.<\/p>\n<p>Il en devient alors difficile de croire, lorsque vous avez enfin la chance de discuter avec l\u2019artiste, que la finaliste si dou\u00e9e de <em>La Voix 2018,<\/em> une jeune femme d\u2019origine arm\u00e9nienne maintenant \u00e9tablie au Qu\u00e9bec, a tout fait durant son adolescence\u2026 tout, sauf partager publiquement cette voix. Comme un jardin rendu plus secret encore par la g\u00eane, l\u2019appr\u00e9hension, le jugement de l\u2019autre.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0<em>J\u2019\u00e9tais tr\u00e8s timide et ne voulais chanter en pr\u00e9sence de personne<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb explique Miriam. Et pourtant, le r\u00eave, l\u2019envie \u00e9taient d\u00e9j\u00e0 l\u00e0\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0<em>Lorsque j\u2019\u00e9tais seule \u00e0 la maison, je sautais sur mon lit, imaginant que c\u2019\u00e9tait une sc\u00e8ne. Je faisais \u00e7a presque quotidiennement.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Mais rien n\u2019y faisait. Pas m\u00eame les encouragements de sa m\u00e8re, une professeure de linguistique et de musique qui emplissait la maison familiale de la musique d\u2019Amy Winehouse, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Erykah Badu et Lauryn Hill. Non, Miriam n\u2019envisageait pas s\u00e9rieusement d\u2019oser embrasser une carri\u00e8re musicale. Jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que sa participation \u00e0 deux concours de talent, en Arm\u00e9nie puis au Qu\u00e9bec, ne finisse par la convaincre elle plus que tout autre que le r\u00eave \u00e9tait possible.<\/p>\n<p>Une premi\u00e8re apparition dans la version arm\u00e9nienne de <em>The X\u00a0Factor<\/em> a boulevers\u00e9 le cours des choses et balay\u00e9 les r\u00e9ticences.<\/p>\n<p>Une interpr\u00e9tation de <em>Little Me,<\/em> chanson qui de son propre aveu lui parlait beaucoup, marque ainsi son premier passage sur une sc\u00e8ne. La performance bien s\u00fbr, mais aussi le plaisir partag\u00e9 avec un public et cette sensation incroyable ont ainsi progressivement amen\u00e9 Miriam a accepter que cette voix, sa voix lui ouvrait de nouveaux horizons jusqu\u2019ici enfouis, dissimul\u00e9s. \u00ab\u00a0<em>C\u2019\u00e9tait une bonne exp\u00e9rience, pleine de d\u00e9fis pour une fille de 16 ans. Je n\u2019ai pas atteint la finale faute d\u2019exp\u00e9rience de sc\u00e8ne, d\u2019autant que tout \u00e9tait nouveau\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb, explique-t-elle.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019ann\u00e9e de ses 17 ans, la famille Baghdassarian d\u00e9m\u00e9nage au Qu\u00e9bec. Miriam a une nouvelle occasion de briller, cette fois \u00e0 la populaire \u00e9mission <em>La\u00a0Voix.<\/em> Elle raconte qu\u2019elle ne s\u2019\u00e9tait pourtant pas inscrite aux auditions. \u00a0\u00ab\u00a0<em>Mon oncle m\u2019a appel\u00e9e pour me dire qu\u2019il avait envoy\u00e9 mon nom \u00e0 veille de la cl\u00f4ture des mises en candidature<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb, se souvient Miriam. \u00ab\u00a0<em>Comme \u00e7a ne faisait pas partie de mes priorit\u00e9s, j\u2019ai commenc\u00e9 par refuser. Mais mon oncle m\u2019a dit\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0<\/em>Je crois que \u00e7a serait bien pour toi. Qu\u2019est-ce que tu as \u00e0 perdre\u00a0? Tente ta chance\u00a0!\u00a0<em>\u00ab\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Tonton avait vu juste! En plus de se classer deuxi\u00e8me du concours et de briller devant des millions de t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs, Miriam s\u2019est aguerrie en b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiant des pr\u00e9cieux conseils de sa coach, la superstar Lara Fabian. Oui, <em>La\u00a0Voix <\/em>se r\u00e9v\u00e8le une \u00e9tape majeure dans la jeune carri\u00e8re artistique de Miriam. L\u2019immense popularit\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00e9mission lui fait imm\u00e9diatement acqu\u00e9rir des centaines de milliers de fans, et 1,7\u00a0million de visionnements sur YouTube. \u00a0\u00ab\u00a0C\u2019\u00e9<em>tait une tr\u00e8s belle exp\u00e9rience\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb, dit-elle. \u00ab\u00a0<em>J\u2019ai appris \u00e0 prendre soin de ma voix et \u00e0 agir de mani\u00e8re plus responsable parce que des gens d\u00e9pendent de moi.\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>La suite ? En mai 2018, Miriam compte au nombre des artistes choisis par Toyota Canada pour annoncer ses v\u00e9hicules hybrides. L\u2019ann\u00e9e suivante, cons\u00e9cration, elle est la chanteuse principale du spectacle <em>American Story Show\u00a02 : les ann\u00e9es Woodstock.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Puis c\u2019est l\u2019entr\u00e9e en studio pour travailler son propre mat\u00e9riel et l\u2019enregistrement d\u2019un premier extrait\u00a0: <em>Run Away,<\/em> une chanson originale, co\u00e9crite par Miriam avec les Montr\u00e9alais Dan Cinelli (Nikki Yanofsky, Florence\u00a0K., Dany B\u00e9dar) et Lucas Liberatore, <em>alias<\/em> Lucastheproducer (Ariane Moffatt).<\/p>\n<p>Avant de faire sa route sur les ondes canadiennes, <em>Run Away <\/em>a tout d\u2019abord \u00e9t\u00e9 interpr\u00e9t\u00e9e lors du concours t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9 <em>Depi Evratesil 2020<\/em> \u00e0 Erevan, en Arm\u00e9nie; le choix de Miriam pour se qualifier au concours Eurovision 2020, sous les couleurs de sa nation d\u2019origine. Il faut dire que la jeune femme a \u00e9crit <em>Run Away <\/em>\u00e0 la suite de la perte d\u2019un ami proche; un drame survenu lors du r\u00e9cent conflit en Arm\u00e9nie. Pour Miriam, c\u2019est \u00ab\u00a0<em>un message de paix et de courage<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb que portent sa chanson et son vid\u00e9oclip. \u00ab\u00a0<em>Vous devez faire face \u00e0 vos<\/em> peurs\u00a0\u00bb, explique-t-elle. \u00ab\u00a0<em>Une fois que vous les avez d\u00e9pass\u00e9es, vous r\u00e9alisez que les difficult\u00e9s de la vie ne sont pas la fin du monde. Quand vous arr\u00eatez de fuir et faites face \u00e0 vos probl\u00e8mes, il y a du bon\u00a0; la lumi\u00e8re finit par percer.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Cette lumi\u00e8re \u00e9claire tout autant la puissance vocale de Miriam Baghdassarian, dipl\u00f4m\u00e9e en art, qui adore les sushis, poss\u00e8de deux lapins et un chien, qui aime la plong\u00e9e sous-marine et dont le livre pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 est <em>Le comte de Monte-Cristo<\/em> d\u2019Alexandre Dumas.<\/p>\n<p>On annoncera d\u2019ici quelques mois une importante production th\u00e9\u00e2trale internationale dans laquelle Miriam tiendra un r\u00f4le majeur.<\/p>\n<p>En attendant, outre le d\u00e9veloppement de sa carri\u00e8re et l\u2019ach\u00e8vement de ses \u00e9tudes de musique au coll\u00e8ge Vanier de Montr\u00e9al, Miriam cherche simplement \u00e0 utiliser son talent comme vecteur d\u2019une \u00e9nergie positive, tout en explorant pour l\u2019avenir d\u2019autres disciplines et possibilit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0<em>J\u2019ai h\u00e2te d\u2019explorer et d\u2019exprimer toute la polyvalence que ma voix me permet de mettre de l\u2019avant<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb, d\u00e9clare Miriam. \u00ab\u00a0<em>Restez \u00e0 l\u2019aff\u00fbt\u00a0! J\u2019ai tant de choses \u00e0 dire \u00e0 travers ma musique.\u00a0<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 n\u2019en pas douter, la lumi\u00e8re brillera longtemps sur cette jeune femme exceptionnelle\u00a0!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Miriam-Baghdassarian-image-clip-1-1024x1004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Miriam-Baghdassarian-image-clip-1-1024x1004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Miriam-Baghdassarian-image-clip-1-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Miriam-Baghdassarian-image-clip-1-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Miriam-Baghdassarian-image-clip-1.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>ENGLISH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miriam Baghdassarian has one of those jaw-dropping voices that floors people when they hear it.<\/p>\n<p>When she unleashes that soulful vocal &#8211; as she does on her driving rock anthem and debut Musicor single \u201cRun Away\u201d &#8211; the Richter-Scale-power that Baghdassarian almost effortlessly emits immediately fills your being with the desire to hear more.<\/p>\n<p>So, when you finally converse with the Armenian-born finalist of 2018\u2019s<em> La Voix<\/em> in her adopted home province of Quebec, it\u2019s almost impossible to believe that the\u00a0 naturally-gifted young woman who roars did anything but as an adolescent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very shy when I was home alone and I wouldn\u2019t sing around anybody,\u201d Miriam admits.\u201d I\u2019d jump on my bed and pretend it was the stage and I did that almost daily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though she was encouraged by her mother, a linguistics and music teacher,\u00a0 by filling the Baghdassarian household\u00a0 with the melodic sounds of Amy Winehouse, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill, Miriam never seriously considered a musical career.<\/p>\n<p>Until talent competitions that she entered in Armenia and\u00a0 Quebec proved otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>What changed for Baghdassarian is her appearances on the Armenian version of the <em>X Factor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Performing her rendition of \u201cLittle Me\u201d, a song she felt inspired to sing \u201cbecause it spoke to me,\u201d marked the first time she appeared on stage, an experience Baghdassarian chalks up to \u201cgetting her feet wet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a\u00a0 good, challenging experience for a 16-year-old,\u201d she says. \u201cI didn\u2019t make the finals, because I didn\u2019t have the greatest stage experience and everything was new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 17, her family relocated to Quebec and she was unwittingly offered another opportunity to shine. this time with <em>La Voix<\/em> &#8211; although she admits she didn\u2019t initially enroll for any audition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy uncle called me up and told me that he submitted my name on the last day before entries were closed,\u201d Miriam recalls. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a priority for me and I initially refused, but my uncle said, \u2018I think it\u2019d be good for you. What have you got to lose? Give it a try!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems as though uncle knew best: she placed second in the competition and gained a lot of professional knowledge under the tutelage of French Canadian superstar Lara Fabian.<\/p>\n<p><em>La Voix<\/em> ended up being a life-changing moment for Baghdassarian, with the popularity of the program instantly winning her hundreds of thousands of fans, as attested by her more than 1.7 million YouTube views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very beautiful experience,\u201d she said. \u201cI learned how to take care of my voice and that I have to be much more responsible when people depend on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good things followed: in May 2018, Toyota Canada chose her as one of the featured artists for their hybrid vehicle campaign, and she became lead singer of the <em>American Story Show 2: The Woodstock Years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It has all been leading up to \u201cRun Away,\u201d her first musically original statement, co-written by Miriam and Montrealers Dan Cinelli\u00a0 (Nikki Yanofsky, Florence K., Dany Bedar) and Lucas Liberatore a.k.a. Lucastheproducer (Ariane Moffat) &#8211; and one she performed on\u00a0 the <em>Depi Evratesil<\/em> 2020 TV competition in Yerevan, Armenia, in order to qualify for Eurovision 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired in part by the loss of a close friend due to Armenian political conflict, Baghdassarian says the song and accompanying video is a message of peace and courage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to face your fears,\u201d she explains. \u201cOnce you get past life\u2019s difficulties, you realize it\u2019s not the end of the world. \u201cWhen you stop running and face your problems, there is good and a light shines over you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The light is certainly shining over this vocal powerhouse, an art school graduate who \u00a0loves sushi, owns two rabbits and a dog, loves to scuba dive and whose favourite book is the Alexandre Dumas classic <em>Count Of Monte Cristo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a few short months, an announcement will be made about a major\u00a0 international theatrical production for which Miriam Baghdassarian has been signed to a major role.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from that career development and completing music studies at Vanier College, she\u2019s just looking to use her talent as a conduit for positive energy as she explores more genres and possibilities in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to explore and express the versatility that my voice allows me to express,\u201d Miriam declares.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStay tuned \u2013 I\u2019ve got many things I want to say through my music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick Krewen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAN\u00c7AIS La nature a dot\u00e9 Miriam Baghdassarian d\u2019une voix \u00e9tonnante, envoutante m\u00eame et dont une certaine animalit\u00e9 couch\u00e9e sur la m\u00e9lodie vient subrepticement chatouiller votre \u00e9chine pour la parcourir d\u2019un grand frisson. S\u2019il existait un quelconque instrument de mesure pour \u00e9valuer la puissance lib\u00e9r\u00e9e par cette voix pleine de soul, une voix que Miriam d\u00e9ploie &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> de &laquo;&nbsp;Miriam Baghdassarian | Run Away&nbsp;&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miriamofficiel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}