Nani Bregvadze ნანი ბრეგვაძე | |
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 Bregvadze in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nani Giorgis asuli Bregvadze |
| Born | July 21, 1936 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Classical, romance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, pianist, music pedagogue |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, piano |
| Years active | 1957–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 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.
