Hovhannes Hambardzumi Badalyan (Armenian: Õ Õ¸Õ¾Õ°Õ¡Õ¶Õ¶Õ§Õ½ ÕÕ¡Õ´Õ¢Õ¡ÖÕ±Õ¸ÖÕ´Õ« Ô²Õ¡Õ¤Õ¡Õ¬Õ¥Õ¡Õ¶, December 15, 1924, village of Shavarin, near Hamadan, Iran â August 19, 2001, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian singer (tenor), People's Artist of Armenia (1961) and Professor of Yerevan State Conservatory.