Iveta mukuchyan hayastan jan

2017 single by Iveta Mukuchyan

"Hayastan Jan" is a song by Armenian-German singer-songwriter Iveta Mukuchyan. It was released as a single on August 11, 2017, however the music video was released earlier. "Hayastan Jan" was written by Armenian songwriter and TV host Avet Barseghyan and composed by Mukuchyan. On 23 September 2017, Armenia 1 launched a new game show of the same name. Hosted by the songwriter of the track, it had "Hayastan Jan" as its theme music. The song became popular among Armenian diaspora, especially in Lebanon, where it topped the top 10 list of Radio Sevan. On 27 September 2018, the song won a "Song of the Year" award during the ceremony of the same name in Sochi, Russia.

Background and release

On 21 June 2017, the song's title and the music video's release date was announced via a Facebook post by Mukuchyan. Five day later the song premiered on the singer's YouTube channel.

Music video

The music video for "Hayastan Jan" was shot in an Armenian village, and features Mukuchyan celebrating her country with plenty of traditional sounds and colors. It is the production of Karen Sevak. On June 21, 2017, a teaser of the video was uploaded on Mukuchyan's YouTube channel. The video for "Hayastan Jan" premiered on June 26, 2017. The video opens with two villagers driving through the countryside while listening to a snippet of "LoveWave" on the radio.

Performances

Mukuchyan has performed the song on many occas