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    ITAR-TASS, Russia

    Armenia cancels Russian singer's tour

    01.04.2005, 06.27

    YEREVAN, April 1 (Itar-Tass) - Yielding to pressure by students'
    organizations, Armenia canceled the guest performance trip to the capital by
    Russian signer Filipp Kirkorov who is widely resented for his faux pas
    several years ago.

    Yerevan mayor Arman Saakyan said Thursday the Town Hall had received
    numerous requests from students to cancel the concerts scheduled for April
    8-9. Yerevan officials reached the relevant accord with the concert
    organizers and arranged for ticket refund.

    The news about the upcoming performances by Kirkorov caused a public outcry.
    The Yerevan-based newspaper Aiots Ashkhar urged journalists to boycott the
    coverage of Kirkorov's tour.

    Some young people tore up Kirkorov posters, threatening a rally and "all
    kinds of actions" to prevent his concerts.

    Anti-Kirkorov Armenians recalled that several years ago, he was wearing
    Turkish flag clothes during a performance. The singer, who has Armenian
    ancestry /his father being Bulgarian-Armenian/ should not have done it,
    because the neighboring Turkey has not yet acknowledged the genocide of
    Armenians in 1915 in the Ottoman empire.

    In addition, the Armenian community has not forgotten Kirkorov's insulting
    remarks directed at journalist Irina Aroyan.

    Kirkorov's father Bedros /Petrol/ visited Armenia several times in the
    1960s. His repertoire included many Armenian songs and he always enjoyed a
    warm welcome.
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