Stefan Airapetjan
Ստեֆան Հայրապետյան
Airapetjan in 2022
Airapetjan in 2022
Background information
Born (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997
Viljandi, Estonia
GenresPop music
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2017–present
LabelsMoonwalk Records

Stefan Airapetjan (Armenian: Ստեֆան Հայրապետյան, romanized: Stefan Hayrapetyan; born 24 December 1997),[1] known simply as Stefan, is an Estonian singer and songwriter,[2] best known for winning the first edition of Maskis Laulja, the Estonian version of Masked Singer in 2020[3] and representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hope", placing 13th in the final.

Early life

Airapetjan was born and raised in Viljandi, Estonia as the son of Armenian immigrants.[2][4] He has a sister named Stefania.[4]

Career

Early career

Airapetjan has been singing since his early childhood, with Hedi-Kai Pai his vocal coach, and won a number of contests. In 2010, he entered Laulukarussell, a singing competition for children organised by Eesti Rahvusringhääling, and reached the final.

2018–2020: Eesti Laul and Maskis Laulja

Airapetjan entered the music competition Eesti Laul on four occasions, winning once. His first entry was in 2018 as part of a duo called Vajé with the song "Laura (Walk with Me)", finishing third in the superfinal. His first solo entry was in 2019 with the song "Without You", which won the jury vote in the grand final and qualified for the superfinal, finishing third. He then entered in 2020 with the song "By My Side", which finished seventh in the grand final.

In 2020, Airapetjan won as Aries (Estonian: Jäär) in the first edition of The Masked Singer. He made his way to the finals, where he was declared the winner of the competition.[3]

2022–present: Return to Eesti Laul and Eurovision

In 2022, Airapetjan participated in Eesti Laul 2022 with the song "Hope" and won, besting out 40 entries. The win earned him the right to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.[5] In the Eurovision Song Contest, he performed 12th in the second semi-final and placed 5th, which qualified him to the final. In the final, he finished 13th place overall with 141 points.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with album details
Title Album details
Hope
  • Released: 30 November 2022
  • Label: Moonwalk

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
EST
[7]
ICE
[8]
LIT
[9]
NLD
Tip

[10]
SWE
[11]
UK
Down.

[12]
"Without You" 2018 2 Hope
"Better Days" 2019 10
"We'll Be Fine" 11
"By My Side"
"Oh My God" 2020
"Let Me Know"
"Doomino"
(with Liis Lemsalu)
2021 1
"Hope" 13528208747
"Miraaž" 2022 2
"Kiri Külmkapi Peal" 2
"Kiri külmkapi peal 2.0"[13] 2023 Non-album single
"Seotud käed" 35 Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Headlights"
(Wateva featuring Stefan)
2021 Disposable Society

As part of Vajé

Title Year Album
"Soldier" 2017 Non-album single
"Laura (Walk with Me)"
"Home" 2018

References

  1. "Rozell / Stefan / Vajé". Allstarz.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Stefan". Moonwalk Records (in Estonian). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Kas mäletad? Eesti Laulul trooninud Stefan osales esimeses "Maskis laulja" saates ja võitis". Kroonika (in Estonian). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 Vilipo, Jaanika (16 January 2019). "„Eesti laulu" poolfinalist Stefan kirjutas loo tülist tüdruksõbraga: kui tuleb mingi suur emotsionaalne pauk, pean selle välja elama". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. "Eesti Laul draws to its conclusion with Stefan taking the victory". Eurovision.tv. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  7. Peak chart positions for singles in Estonia:
  8. "Streymi, spilun og sala viku 20 – Listarnir gilda til 28. maí 2022". Plötutíóindi (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  9. "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  13. "New music this week (part 1): Songs from Reiley, Sam Ryder, Elena Tsagrinou and more". Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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