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Sopho "Sofia" Nizharadze (Georgian: სოფო ნიჟარაძე, IPA: [sɔpʰɔ niʒɑɾɑdzɛ]) is a Georgian singer, actress, and songwriter who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Shine". Nizharadze was a judge on the TV shows Georgia's Got Talent', 'Only Georgian' and 'The X Factor Georgia.[4]

Sofia Nizharadze
სოფო ნიჟარაძე
Sopho Nizharadze in Oslo (2010)
Background information
Birth nameSopho Nizharadze
Also known asSofia
Born (1985-02-06) 6 February 1985 (age 37)[1][2][3]
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
OriginGeorgian
GenresPop, soul, musical, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1992–present
LabelsBravo Records

Early life


Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Nizharadze started singing at a very early age. Her mother who was a big push to her in her singing career. She graduated with honors from the Musical Academy under the Tbilisi State Conservatory where she studied piano and vocals. She later continued her studies at the Academy of Theatre and Arts in Russia (GITIS) and graduated with honors from the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow.

Through her singing she has brought international attention to Georgia.

Nizharadze's great-grandmother, Dürye, was of Turkish origin who immigrated to Tsarist Russia during the Ottoman Empire. She married the son of a Georgian-born professor and then settled in Georgia.[5] In 2010, Nizharadze was reunited with her Turkish relatives on the Beyaz Show during her Eurovision tour in Turkey.[5]


Music career


Nizharadze's vocal range is light lyric soprano.

At the age of three, Nizharadze started performing as a professional with very positive reception. At the age of seven she was invited by Jansug Kakhidze, a prominent Georgian conductor and author of famous sound tracks for Georgian cinema, to join a children's music studio where she took the lead as a vocalist for various shows and TV projects.

At age 11, she performed "Sous le ciel de Paris" at the French Embassy, where she was noticed by journalist Bernard Pivot who invited her to his program on TV5.

By the time she turned 17 years old, Nizharadze had won several international young singer's contests, including the "Bravo, Bravissimo!" competition in Mini La Scala (Italy), "Crystal Note" (Moscow, Russia) and "Crystal Fur-tree" (Borjomi, Georgia). She participated in several festivals in Russia, Turkey, Italy, Latvia and Georgia.

Later, she took leading parts in the musicals The Wedding of the Jays and Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour. Living in Moscow at that moment she started gaining international recognition as a singer.

In 2004, she got a main part in Gerard Presgurvic's musical (Original Russian Version, Operetta Theatre, leading cast). In 2005, she reached the final in the New Wave Festival in Jūrmala, Latvia.

In 2008, Nizharadze gave up her career in Russia and returned to Georgia due to the ongoing war between the two countries.

She performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" during Vice President Joe Biden's official visit to Georgia.


Eurovision Song Contest 2010


Eurovision 2010 semi-final performance
Eurovision 2010 semi-final performance

Nizharadze was chosen by GPB to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. An open call for songs was launched, and over 100 entries submitted, the broadcasting authorities selected six, that were all performed by her in a national final on 27 February in the Tbilisi Even Hall. "Shine" was voted as the winner.


2010: After Eurovision


In celebration of her performance at Eurovision, President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili suggested that Nizharadze was being considered for appointment as the nation's Minister of Culture.[6]

Nizharadze performs at events throughout Europe and Asia. She has sung duets with José Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Chris de Burgh and Julio Iglesias. In 2013 she recorded a single "When We Danced." She released a new album with this single and also with Eurovision Song Contest hit "Shine" in March 2014.

In 2016 she was a judge at the Georgian format of X Factor alongside Nika Gvaramia, Nina Sublatti and Giorgi Gabunia.


Awards and achievements



Stage roles



Albums



References


  1. სოფო ნიჟარაძე, Website of Music and Drama Theatre (Tbilisi, Georgia). Archived 31 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  2. სოფო ნიჟარაძე, Website of National Parliamentary Library of Georgia.
  3. Sofia Nizharadze, ruarrijoseph com.
  4. Sopho Nizharadze to represent Georgia at 2010 ESC. Georgian Public Broadcaster. 16 January 2010 [dead link]
  5. "Eurovision sürpriz oldu" [Eurovision was a surprise]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 3 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2021. [translated] Q: The Turk is your grandmother's mother, huh? A: ...she belongs to a Turkish family who emigrated to Tsarist Russia during the Ottoman empire. The family had lived in Moscow for many years. But after communism came, my great-grandmother Düriye's father feared that his children would marry Russians and become Christians as a result of oppression, and he took the whole family to Turkey and placed them in a village in Samsun.
  6. "Saakaşvili'nin melekleri" [Saakashvili's angels]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 16 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.


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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Diana Gurtskaya
with Peace Will Come
 Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2010		 Succeeded by
Eldrine
with One More Day

На других языках

- [en] Sofia Nizharadze

[es] Sopho Nizharadze

Sopho Nizharadze (en georgiano, სოფო ნიჟარაძე, y en ruso, София Нижарадзе; Tiflis, RSS de Georgia, Unión Soviética, 6 de febrero de 1985) es una actriz y cantautora georgiana.

[ru] Нижарадзе, София Кахаберовна

Софи́я Кахаберовна Нижара́дзе (груз. სოფო ნიჟარაძე; род. 6 февраля 1985, Тбилиси, Грузия) — грузинская певица, актриса, автор песен.


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