Paul Baghdadlian

Paul Baghdadlian (Armenian: Փոլ Բաղդադլյան; Western Armenian; Փօլ Պաղտատլեան; July 10, 1953 – June 28, 2011) was an Armenian-American singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, musician, and businessman. ^[1]

Paul Baghdadlian
Background information
Birth name	Krikor Baghdadlian
Also known as	Paul Baghdadlian
Born	(1953-07-10)July 10, 1953 Aleppo, Syria
Died	June 28, 2011(2011-06-28) (aged 57) Glendale, California, U.S.
Genres	Traditional, pop, patriotic, rebetiko, rabiz
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, musician, businessman
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1975–2011
Labels	PE-KO Records, Parseghian Records, Verginie Records
Website	Paul Baghdadlian on Facebook

Early life

Paul, originally named Krikor Baghdadlian, was born on July 10, 1953, in Aleppo, Syria. He was born to Baruyr and Arousiag Baghdadlian. Paul grew up with two brothers and a sister. In 1961 the Baghdadlian family moved to Kuwait. He had great success in singing modern Armenian music after moving to Beirut, Lebanon.^[2] In 1965, at the age of 12 his mother died (his father eventually remarried and settled in Pasadena, CA). Struggling to live his daily life, he started performing to make his living.

Career

During the early 1970s, Paul Baghdadlian was known as Paul the Prince and was singing only English songs.^[3] After listening to fellow singer of the Armenian diaspora music Harout Pamboukjian, however, Baghadadlian started to sing in Armenian, mostly performing love songs.^[3]

Having achieved great success in Beirut and the Middle East in this new phase of his career, he moved to Los Angeles, in 1977 for an international career.^[2][4] In Los Angeles he produced hundreds of recordings, mostly ballads,^[5] most of which he sang in Armenian, though he sang in a number of other languages, most notably Arabic and English.^[6] Many of his songs were recorded and produced by Parseghian Records in Los Angeles.^[3]

He often toured the major centers of the Armenian diaspora and Armenia.^[4] On November 27, 2010, Paul Baghdadlian performed a concert in Laval, Canada. This concert happened to be his last prior to his death 7 months later.

Death

Baghdadlian died on June 28, 2011, after a long battle with lung cancer. He died in Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he was being hospitalized.^[5] The cause of death was ruled to be respiratory failure due to the cancer.^[7][8]

Discography

Singles

• Mouraz (feat. Sammy Flash) (2016)
• Siretzi Yes Megin (feat. Super Sako) (2016)
• Happy Birthday (feat. Sammy Flash) (2017)
• Happy Birthday (feat. Sako Ghazarossian) (2017)
• Payts Apsos (feat. Joseph Krikorian) (2018)
• Sirelis Veratartsir (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2018)
• El Chem Timana (feat. Sarina Cross) (2018)
• Minchev Yerp (feat. Sammy Flash) (2019)
• Asa Asdvadz (feat. Sammy Flash) (2019)
• Yares Knatz (feat. Sammy Flash) (2020)
• Sirelis Veratartsir (feat. Sammy Flash) (2020)
• Harsntsou (Flashback Remix) (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2020)
• Nerir Indz Yare (feat. Anush Petrosyan) (2020)
• Sirelem Sirelem (Groove Remix) (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2020)
• Sirun Aghchig (feat. DJ Hye FX Harry Ohannessian) (2022)
• DJ Hye FX Ft Paul Baghdadlian - Yerazis Metch (2022)
• DJ Hye FX Ft Paul Baghdadlian - Tjvar Eh (2024)

Studio albums

• Ourishin Yes (1978)
• Siroum Yem Kez (1979)
• Mor Sere (1979)
• The Last Tango (1980)
• Sbasoum Yem Kez (1980)
• Mareta (1980)
• Zavgis (1982)
• Sev Acher (1983)
• Miayn Ints Siree (1983)
• Arants Kez (1985)
• Siretzi Yes Megin (1987)
• Happy Birthday (1989)
• Naz Aghchig (1991)
• Sirem (1992)
• Ch’kideyi, Ch’kidem (1993)
• Garodi Harts E (1994)
• Gyanki Dzaghig (1995)
• Tou Im Ashkharn Es (1997)
• Kez Pari Louys (1998)
• Gyankes... (2000)
• Mortsir... (2001)
• Anoushig's (2004)
• Oor’Es (2008)
• Hokis Im (2010)

Posthumous

• Hishadagner (2017)

Live albums

• Live In Beirut: Sona Chan (1981)
• Live In Australia (1988)
• Live In Damascus (1999)
• Live In Allepo (2000)
• Live In Holland (2009)

Compilation albums

• Best Of Paul (1998)
• Dance Party Mix (1998)
• Romantic Flashback (2000)
• The Very Best Of Tangos (2000)
• Golden Mix (2000)
• Paylogh Asdgher (2005)
• Arabic Songs (2015)

As a featured artist

• Sirel Em Kez (Compilation album with Harout Pamboukjian & Varoujan Manoukian) (1981)
• Angeghdz Ser (Compilation album with Harout Pamboukjian & Varoujan Manoukian) (1981)
• Payts Tou Chgas (Compilation album with Harout Pamboukjian & Varoujan Manoukian) (1981)
• Tartsel Ourishin (feat. Paul Baghdadlian Jr.) (2002)
• Meghk (feat. Joseph Krikorian) (2002)
• Heranumes (Aram Asatryan 50th anniversary album) (2003)
• Arev Tartsar (Aram Asatryan 50th anniversary album) (2003)
• Srdis Takouhin (feat. Ararat Amadyan) (2007)