Born in Metsamor (Armenia), graduated in 2004 from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory under the guidance of Sergey Danielyan. He was finalist at the A. Isahakian Republic Vocal Competition (2000). Since 2003, Gevorg Hakobyan is a soloist with the Yerevan Opera Theater, where he has performed in several productions including Aleko, Arshak II and Iolanta, to name only a few.
Gevorg Hakobyan participated in several oratorios performed at the John Smith Hall in London, 2007 and was awarded a special prize for the achievements in classical music performances by the President of the Republic of Armenia. In 2008, he won the First Prize and Gold Medal at the First International Pavel Lisitsian Baritone Competition.
Talanted baritone is frequently invited to the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, where he has already performed: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya (Fiodor); Eugene Onegin (title role); Cavalleria Rusticana (Alfio); Pagliacci (Tonio); I Shardana (Norace); and The Bartered Bride (Micha).
Gevorg Hakobyan recently sang Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Mikhailovskij Theatre in St. Petersburg; Madama Butterfly (Sharpless) and Cavalleria Rusticana in Valencia, under the baton of Lorin Maazel; Aida (Amonasro) in Armenia and at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia; Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci in Mumbai; Cavalleria Rusticana at the Mikhailovskij Theatre in St. Petersburg; Carmen in Kazan. Future plans include: Nabucco, Aida in Kazan; Simon Boccanegra in Valencia.