Van Yeghiazaryan

Nemra (Նեմրա) is an Armenian rock band established in 2012 in Yerevan.

Led by songwriter Van Yeghiazaryan on vocals and guitar, Vaspur Yeghiazaryan on bass and backing vocals, keyboardist and backing vocalist Marianna Karakeyan, and drummer Marek Zaborski.

The band’s music draws from the alternative and indie rock genres.

They also perform cover versions of Armenian folk songs.

Nemra was formed on February 17, 2012.

By 2014 they had written about 15 songs, had recorded some of them, and had made two music videos.

In 2015 Nemra was the first band to represent Armenia at the "Voice of Nomads" international music festival in Ulan-Ude.

The band has taken part in charity concerts.

On May 7, 2016, Nemra released their first album titled "MUBLA".

The reverse reading of both the album title and the band's name is best explained by a quote from one of the band's interviews: " We have the tendency to look at things from different perspectives and we believe that each point of view can be unique and beautiful on its own"․

From the beginning of 2017, the band continued its activity with concerts.

The band had concerts at the Northern Avenue, Charles Aznavour Square and Freedom Square.

Nemra has also participated in numerous festivals, such as Music Drive international festival (Yerevan, English Park) and Airfest (Air Festival in Artsakh).

On July 2 Nemra was part of the concert organized within the frames of "Arvestanots" club's "RockDepiction" program of Ayb School.

The program included students choosing their favorite Armenian rock bands and making posters of their songs and albums for 6 months.

On August 12 the band participated in the EPIC Rock Fest Armenia 2017.

On August 19 Nemra was part of Yell Extreme Park's birthday party concert in Yenokavan, as a special guest.

At the end of summer, a concert took place by the Swan Lake.

On September 10, 2017, Nemra had an open-air concert at Lovers' Park organized by Hayastan All Armenian Fund.

On October 14 Nemra was a special guest during Erebuni-Yerevan rock concert (Freedom Square).

On December 27, 2017, Nemra was selected as a participant in the Depi Evratesil competition, the winner of which would represent Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

In 2018, the band won “Best rock band of the year” at the Armenian Music Awards.

They have released two studio albums in English “Mubla” and “Hmm” and multiple singles and music videos.

In 2018, Nemra competed in the Depi Evratesil show with the song "I'm a Liar" placing second by a narrow margin.

They have toured internationally, performing in cities such as Los Angeles, Boston, Kyiv, Warsaw, Tbilisi, Moscow, Ulan-Ude, and throughout Armenia.

Nemra has received support from notable musicians, inter alia, Serj Tankian (SOAD), Brian May (Queen) and James Walsh (Starsailor).

In 2022, the band performed at the Starmus festival, sharing the stage with legendary guitarist, Brian May, who gifted the band leader Van his six-pence guitar pick as a good luck charm for the band’s career.

In 2023, Nemra performed for the first time in Los Angeles at Academy LA.

A significant moment occurred during the concert when the group was honored with a certificate of recognition from the California State Senate.

Their hit song “Nare” has amassed over 9 million views on Youtube.

The song "I'm a liar", which was written by the lead singer and guitar player Van Yeghiazaryan, was released on January 15, 2018․ The first semi-final took place on February 19, 2018; Nemra received the highest number of points from the jury panel as well as the public televote, and proceeded to the final.

The final took place on February 25, 2018; Nemra took the second place.

To celebrate their sixth year of activity, Nemra performed at a concert at Yerevan State Puppet Theater on April 6; the tickets of the concert were sold out in three days.

This was followed the next day by an open-air concert at Charles Aznavour Square.

On April 13, Nemra was part of "Kindness is here and now" charity concert at Aram Khachaturian concert hall organized by Help Armenian Children.

On May 31 Nemra had its second big solo concert of the year at State Puppet Theater.

Special guests of the evening included Gor Sujyan and Lav Eli band.

On June 14, after the viewing of the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony and the first game the competition on a big screen by the Rio Mall parking lot, Nemra had a concert.

On June 16, Nemra participated in the Artsakh Airfest 2018 at the Stepanakert Airport.

On July 21, Nemra had a concert on Yell Extreme Park's "Magic birthday party" in Yenokavan.