2008–2014: Career beginnings and Sinner or a Saint Kaprelian first began her career in 2008, after winning the "
Apologize" cover contest organized by
OneRepublic. Following her win, she was signed to
Interscope Records through the assistance of
Ryan Tedder. In 2009, she released her debut single "
New Day", which peaked at number-37 on the
Adult Top 40. Her debut studio album,
Sinner or a Saint, was released the following year through Interscope, and was produced by
Wax Ltd. She released her debut extended play
California in June 2012.
2015–present: Eurovision attempts and career in Armenia In 2015, Kaprelian was selected by the Armenian broadcaster
Public Television of Armenia (ARMTV) to become the American representative in the Armenian
supergroup Genealogy, along with French-Armenian singer
Essaï Altounian, Ethiopian-Armenian singer
Vahe Tilbian, Japanese-Armenian singer
Stephanie Topalian, Australian-Armenian singer
Mary-Jean O'Doherty Basmadjian, and Armenian singer
Inga Arshakyan. The group performed their song "
Face the Shadow" during the first semi-final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in
Vienna, and qualified to the final. They later went on to place sixteenth in the final, and disbanded shortly after the contest. After the contest, Kaprelian released the single "The Otherside", which featured guest vocals from
Elhaida Dani,
Elina Born,
Maria-Elena Kyriakou, and Topalian, all of whom also competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. in
Vienna. In February 2017, Kaprelian released a cover of the Armenian folk song "Sareri hovin mernem" with Armenian social entrepreneur and occasional singer
Larisa Hovannisian. The song was produced by
DerHova and
Ben Moody. She later released a cover of another Armenian folk song, "Noubari boye", in October 2017. In 2018, Kaprelian announced her participation in
Depi Evratesil 2018, the Armenian national selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Poison (Ari Ari)". The song is written by Kaprelian,
DerHova,
Sebu Simonian, and students from her organization the Nvak Foundation. The artistic stage presentation will be organized by Arthur Gurunlian. The song was released on January 15, 2018. She competed in the first semi-final on February 19, 2018, but did not advance to the final. She co-wrote
Rosa Linn's song "
Snap" which represented
Armenia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022, where it finished in 20th place. "Snap" went viral on
TikTok after the contest and entered numerous countries' national charts.
Philanthropy In 2016, Kaprelian launched the Nvak Foundation, an organization based in
Yerevan that is dedicated to fostering musical talent in young Armenian singers, songwriters, and musicians. The organization planned on expanding to
Jerusalem in September 2018. ==Personal life==