Nani Bregvadze

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Nani Bregvadze
ნანი ბრეგვაძე
Nani Bregvadze at Laima Rendez Vous Jurmala 2017 (2) (cropped).jpg
Bregvadze in 2017
Background information
Birth nameNani Giorgis asuli Bregvadze
Born (1936-07-21) July 21, 1936 (age 88)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres Classical, romance
Occupation(s)Singer, pianist, music pedagogue
Instrument(s) Singing, piano
Years active1957–present

Nani Giorgis asuli Bregvadze [a] (born 21 July 1936) is a Georgian and Soviet singer, pianist, music pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1983).

She was born, raised, and started her career in Soviet Georgia in the USSR, then gained USSR-wide popularity during 1957 6th World Festival of Youth and Students. Bregvadze has performed with Georgian music group VIA Orera  [ ka ] and as a solo artist.

Bregvadze's signature songs include "Snegopad" ("Snowfall"), "Bolshak" (later covered by Alla Pugacheva), and "Dorogoi Dlinnoyu" (adapted in English as "Those Were the Days"). [1] After launching a successful solo career in the early 1970s, Bregvadze performed a great number of Russian and Gypsy romances. [2] She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1983. As of 2007, Bregvadze lived in Moscow and held the chair in popular and jazz music at the Moscow State Art and Cultural University. [3] She has been an honorary citizen of Tbilisi since 1995. [4]

Her daughter Eka Mamaladze and her granddaughter Natalia Kutateladze are also singers.

Notes

  1. Georgian: ნანი გიორგის ასული ბრეგვაძე, romanized: Nani Giorgis asuli Bregvadze; Russian: Нани Георгиевна Брегвадзе, romanized: Nani Georgiyevna Bregvadze.

References

  1. Дорогой длинною - Нани Брегвадзе on YouTube
  2. Incomplete discography with links to audio records
  3. "Who is Who in Russian Culture". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  4. "Tbilisi Municipal Portal - Почетные граждане Тбилиси". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-10-12.