Taline and Friends
The founders and creators of the group are Taline and Alex Bessos. They are based in Glendale, California. Taline was born in Beirut. She moved to the United States at the age of 15. Taline has a BA degree in Early Childhood Education. In 1993. she and Alex rented a small studio. They released their first CD called Hink Pokrig Tatigner. It included traditional Armenian songs from their childhood and original songs. In 1994, they released their second CD. The group started to gain more popularity when they made their first DVD Let’s Sing & Dance. They had their first concert in 2003 in New Jersey. The group had their first Armenian Children’s Christmas Concert in 2003 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Their first international performance was in 2004 in Canada. Since then, they have have performed in many countries. These include Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Cyprus, France, Kuwait, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.