Nersik Ispiryan was born in
Yerevan,
Armenian SSR,
Soviet Union. He graduated from School No.160 in
Erebuni district of Yerevan. He studied at
Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1986 to 1992, while singing in
Akunk () folk ensemble. He moved to the United States in 1995, because of pressure from
Levon Ter-Petrosyan's anti-
nationalist government, against him and other pro-
Dashnak figures in mid-1990s. Ispiryan is married with three children, 2 daughters (Ashken and Ani) and 1 son (
Arabo). His son is also a singer. ==Discography==