Jean Sarkissyan on "The Voice" in Belgium. (Credit: Jean Sarkissyan)
“It’s my homeland, no matter what. I love Lebanon every time,” Jean Sarkissyan says. There's no flair in this statement, and no marketing angle either – just a sense of belonging that he carries with him everywhere. He expressed with genuine emotion during his blind audition on The Voice Belgium, a moment charged with feeling that went far beyond a simple televised performance. When all four chairs turned, Jean saw it as a gift, a reward, the fruit of a path that remains challenging for the young singer.Born in Lebanon to an Armenian family, Jean Sarkissyan grew up between Burj Hammoud and Achrafieh, attending the Armenian Souren Khanamirian College. Music was everywhere: at school and at community gatherings, and at home, flowing naturally through the voices of his aunts and uncles, and through songs that shifted effortlessly...
“It’s my homeland, no matter what. I love Lebanon every time,” Jean Sarkissyan says. There's no flair in this statement, and no marketing angle either – just a sense of belonging that he carries with him everywhere. He expressed with genuine emotion during his blind audition on The Voice Belgium, a moment charged with feeling that went far beyond a simple televised performance. When all four chairs turned, Jean saw it as a gift, a reward, the fruit of a path that remains challenging for the young singer.Born in Lebanon to an Armenian family, Jean Sarkissyan grew up between Burj Hammoud and Achrafieh, attending the Armenian Souren Khanamirian College. Music was everywhere: at school and at community gatherings, and at home, flowing naturally through the voices of his aunts and uncles, and through songs that shifted...
