Tata Simonyan (Armenian: Թաթա Սիմոնյան, born December 5, 1962 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a popular Armenian singer widely known by the Armenian diaspora. Simonyan received the title of the Honored Artist of Armenia in 2006, and was nominated for "King of Pop" in Moscow in 2008. To date, Tata has put on performances to audiences in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Holland, Belgium, Britain, France, Spain, Greece, Middle East and 45 cities in Russia. Tata has also played in several films.