On November 7, Moscow’s House of Arts hosted the first festival of young Armenian performers of popular music Hayreniq.

The festival aimed at preservation of centuries-old Armenian national culture, unification of youth and discovery of new talents.

Out of 10 contestants selected for finals, 2 winners were voted for by the jury: a duet (Arthur Manukyan, Tatevik Arakelyan) and Anna Khachiyan.

Popular artists from CIS states were also invited to perform at the gala concert, which won wide public acclaim.