Melania Abovyan was born in Alaverdi, Armenia. In 1972 she finished Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. Since 1972 she was a soloist at Radio and TV of Armenia, from 1974 at “Arm Philharmonia”. She lives in the US since 1988. Melania sang arias of Armenian and Russian classics, romances, pieces of modern composers, Armenian medieval taghs and sharakans, also adapted Armenian folk songs. She received a number of international awards.