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Tamara Gverdtsiteli
თამარ გვერდწითელი |
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Gverdtsiteli in 2012
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Tamara Gverdtsiteli
18 January 1962 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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| Years active | 1972–present |
| Title | People's Artist of Georgia (1991) People's Artist of Russian Federation (2004) |
| Awards | Order of Honour (Russia) Lenin Komsomol Prize |
Tamara Gverdtsiteli is a famous singer, actress, and composer. She was born on January 18, 1962. She is known for her amazing voice and has been honored as a 'People's Artist' in both Georgia and Russia.
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Early Life and Music Start
Where Tamara Gverdtsiteli Was Born
Tamara Gverdtsiteli was born in Tbilisi, which is in Georgia. This was on January 18, 1962. Her father came from an old Georgian family. Her mother was Jewish.
Learning Music and First Performances
Tamara went to a music school. She studied piano at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. In the early 1970s, when she was still young, she joined a children's music group. This group was called Mziuri. She sang with them for seven years. They traveled and performed all over the Soviet Union.
Tamara Gverdtsiteli's Career Highlights
Early Success in Music Competitions
When Tamara was 19, she started winning big. She came in second place at a festival in Dnipropetrovsk. She also won an international competition called "Red Carnation" in Sochi. Songs like "Music" and "Blossom, my land" made her very popular. She later won the Golden Orpheus song contest in 1988. She also performed as a special guest at festivals in Sopot and Sanremo. Since 1987, Tamara has also been a judge at music festivals.
Performing Around the World
In 1991, Tamara was invited to Paris, France. There, she met famous musicians Michel Legrand and Jean Dréjac. She signed a contract with Legrand. Her first concert in Paris was at the famous Olympia hall. Michel Legrand introduced her to the audience. He told them, "Paris! Remember this name." Tamara sang many different kinds of songs. Some were about important topics, and others were soft and lyrical. She also started writing more of her own songs.
Big Concerts and TV Shows
Tamara has performed in many famous places. She had solo concerts at Olympia in Paris in 1994. She also performed at Carnegie Hall in New York in 1995. In 1996, Michel Legrand presented her in New York again. In 2010, she sang the part of Carmen in an opera. She performed with a famous singer from Milan.
Tamara also became a judge on TV. In 2014, she was a judge on The Voice of Ukraine. This is a popular singing competition show. In 2020, she was also a judge on The Voice Senior. In the spring of 2022, Tamara stopped performing in Russia for a while.
Personal Life
Tamara Gverdtsiteli has been married three times. Her first husband was Giorgi Kakhabrishvili. He was a director. They got married in 1984. Their son, Alexander, was born in 1986. They divorced in 1995. Her second husband was a lawyer named Dmitry Breslav. They moved to Boston together. Sadly, he passed away a few months later. Her third husband was a heart surgeon named Sergei Ambatelo. They divorced in 2005. Tamara Gverdtsiteli became a Russian citizen on July 12, 2000.
Music Albums
Tamara Gverdtsiteli has released many albums throughout her career. Here are some of them:
- 1982 – Debyut. Tamara Gverdtsiteli
- 1985 – Muzyka: poyot Tamara Gverdtsiteli
- 1992 — Tamara Gverdtsiteli poyot svoi pesni
- 1994 — Vivat, Korol'!
- 1996 — Spasibo, Muzyka, tebe!
- 2000 — Luchshiye pesni raznykh let
- 2001 — Posvyashcheniye Zhenshchine
- 2002 — Vivat, Lyubov', Vivat!
- 2002 — Mne vchera prisnilos' nebo
- 2003 — Izbrannoye
- 2004 — Muzyka — Khram Dushi
- 2008 — Vozdushnyy potseluy
- 2008 — MP3-al'bom Izbrannoye
- 2009 — The Best (2 CD)
- 2016 — Tamara Gverdtsiteli
- 2017 — Momele
See also
In Spanish: Tamara Gverdtsiteli para niños
