Albert Simonyan (Armenian: Ալբերտ Սիմոնյան; born December 5, 1962) known professionally as Tata Simonyan (Armenian: Թաթա Սիմոնյան), is an Armenian pop singer and songwriter widely known among 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.