Early years and beginning of career
Nino Katamadze is a native of the picturesque paradise of Adjara, her small homeland is a suburb of the resort Kobuleti, where she was born on August 21, 1972, and where she spent her happy childhood years.
My father was a jeweler. According to the singer’s stories, their entire large family lived in a house with a tangerine garden and huge windows from which the sea could be seen. Nino has two brothers and a sister. As the artist recalls, all members of their family sang beautifully. Her uncle taught music and was the director of a choral ensemble; it was he who recognized the talent in the girl and became her first teacher. Repeating after her grandmother Guli, the little singer learned folk songs, and her grandfather taught her to play the guitar.
Nino Katamadze in childhood
After graduating from school, Nino went to Batumi, where she became a student in the vocal course at a music school. She calls Maria Callas her idol, but her passion for jazz played an important role in the development of her creative destiny.
During her studies, Nino met young musicians like her: Gocha Kacheishvili, Gia Chelidze and Ucha Gugunava. As the singer said in an interview with the Kultura TV channel, she wrote one of her most famous and beautiful songs, “Olei,” during her studies, and the guys helped give the song an original sound, which was the beginning of their long friendship and cooperation.
After graduating from college, Nino worked for several years in a foundation that she founded to help socially vulnerable people, and performed at various venues across the country.
Nino Katamadze in his youth
Since the late 90s, Nino and her Batumi musician friends, who had already created the group “Insight,” began working together. In 2003 they completed work on their debut album. The young singer’s magical voice and unique performance style were recognized not only in Georgia and Russia, but in European countries. After 3 years, the record was re-released under the title “Black”.
Soso Pavliashvili
Joseph (Soso) Raminovich Pavliashvili is a famous Soviet, Georgian and Russian pop singer and composer. He began his career as a violinist in the Iveria ensemble. In 1989 he received the “Grand Prix” at a competition in Jurmala.
Soso Pavliashvili is most often the author of the music he performs; he has collaborated a lot with Mikhail Tanich , Ilya Reznik , Simon Osiashvili and others. Lives in Moscow and Tbilisi.
Early years biography of Soso Pavliashvili
Soso Pavliashvili was born on June 29, 1964 in the capital of the Georgian SSR - Tbilisi.
Father - Ramin Iosifovich Pavliashvili - architect.
Mother - Aza Aleksandrovna Pavliashvili (nee Kustova ) - fabric technologist, housewife.
Soso began to get involved in music early. By the age of six, he began learning to play the violin, and achieved great success. He successfully participated in many competitions and concerts for talented youth, according to Soso Pavliashvili’s biography on Wikipedia. Naturally, the dream of that period for the young musician was to enter the Tbilisi Conservatory. The young man studied violin with the best teachers in Georgia.
At the final exams, Soso received the highest score and became one of the most famous graduates of the Tbilisi Conservatory throughout its existence.
After graduating from the conservatory, Pavliashvili went to serve in the army. It was in the army that Pavliashvili became interested in pop music, and after demobilization he began to sing.
Career of Soso Pavliashvili
First, he played the violin for a year in the Georgian VIA “Iveria”. On the stage installed in the square in the center of Calgary during the 1988 Winter Olympics, he decided to sing the famous Georgian song “Suliko”. She, performed by Soso, shocked the 50,000-strong audience, hundreds of people lined up for autographs, says the memoirs of Lion Izmailov .
In 1989, Soso Pavliashvili won the Grand Prix of the 4th All-Union Television Competition for Young Performers of Soviet Pop Songs in the city of Jurmala, Latvian SSR.
At the same time, he signed several contracts and began touring the CIS countries. At the same time, Soso Pavliashvili also recorded solo compositions. In 1993, the musician released his first studio album, which brought him great success. More records followed, which were also very successful.
In the late 90s, Pavliashvili began performing more and more often in Russia, and eventually moved to live in Moscow.
In 1998, the singer released the album “Me and You,” which was followed by several more records. The 2003 album “A Georgian is Waiting for You” gained the greatest popularity. It is believed that during this period Soso Pavliashvili’s career reached its apogee.
In total, Pavliashvili’s track record currently includes eight studio albums, many of which have become very popular. Soso's compositions are mostly written by himself. Only occasionally did Soso Pavliashvili decide to include compositions by other authors in his repertoire. For example, he has recorded songs by Ilya Reznik, Mikhail Tanich, Simon Osiashvili and some other equally famous composers. Videos were shot for the songs “Georgian is Waiting for You,” “He,” “Take Your Love,” “Baby, I Love You” and “Russia” - a duet with Tamara Gverdtsiteli .
Soso Pavliashvili's film career
Soso Pavliashvili tried his talent in cinema. Back in 1997, the musician starred in the film “The Newest Adventures of Pinocchio.”
Then Soso's talent manifested itself in Ice Age (2002), where he played the role of driver Givi. In the series “On the Corner of the Patriarchs-3” (2003) he had the role of a singer, and in 2004 he perfectly got used to the role of Hans in the series “33 Square Meters (Season 4, Episode No. 17).”
And in subsequent years, Pavliashvili appeared in many TV series and musical television films: “The First Ambulance” (2006), “The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors” (2007), “The Golden Key” (2009), “New Year’s Matchmakers” - cameo (2010), “Kiss” through the wall" - cameo (2011), "The New Adventures of Aladdin" (2011), "8 First Dates" - cameo (2012). In 2013, the artist played himself in the series “The Last of the Magikians.”
Soso’s biography also included work in a theatrical enterprise. Soso Pavliashvili played the main role in the play “The White Knight”, based on the novel by the Marquis de Sade . His partner was Natalya Antonova .
Scandals with Soso Pavliashvili
In March 2013, the Georgian prosecutor's office opened a criminal case of murder against Soso Pavliashvili.
As reported by RIA Novosti with reference to local television, Georgian law enforcement agencies suspect the singer of involvement in the murder of businessman Avtandil Aduashvili , who was shot dead in his car in November 2012.
News wrote that the main prosecutor's office of Georgia has already confirmed that a criminal case has been opened against Pavliashvili for the murder of Aduashvili. The department stated that the singer is the mastermind of the murder. Witnesses in the case spoke about this.
Pavliashvili was not detained. But his relative named Chhapelia , as well as five other persons, were in custody.
The singer himself has already stated that he was the best friend of the murdered businessman and considers the investigator’s version of his involvement in the murder absurd.
In 2020, news reported that 28-year-old Georgiy Gabedava , who is the producer of singer Soso Pavliashvili, was beaten in Moscow.
“George was hit very hard in the face. He was later diagnosed with a fractured jaw and nose. Georgy also received three bullet wounds, two of them in the stomach, one in the side. One bullet was removed by doctors already in the hospital, where the operation was performed on the day of admission,” Moskovsky Komsomolets Inga Gabedava
Pavliashvili on relations between Georgia and Russia
When Georgia did not participate in Eurovision in Russia in 2009, Pavliashvili did not approve of the song of the Georgian group “Stefane and 3G” with the words in the chorus “We don’t wanna put in”:
“Honestly, I understand these musicians, this is accumulated resentment, so they thought of throwing it out. Don’t get me wrong, here we hear one thing about our relationship, but if you come to Georgia, they have their own interpretation. Mutual misunderstanding arises. But we don’t need to quarrel, I know that for sure. And I believe that everything in this life will work out,” he said in an interview with SP.
Living in Russia, musician Soso Pavliashvili urged not to condemn the Georgian singer Nino Katamadze for refusing to perform in Russia.
“Nino Katamadze makes his own decisions. I wouldn't do that. But I don’t blame her and I ask you - don’t judge her, because she is a very talented person. Maybe, over time, Nino will come on tour to Russia again,” RIA Novosti quoted Pavliashvili as saying.
According to him, showing emotions in such a situation is not a good solution.
“After all, someone may regard this as the fact that Russia is treated badly in Georgia, but this is not so. Yes, there are specific people who want to create such a negative image, but, in general, the attitude towards Russia is completely different,” the singer emphasized.
“SP” wrote that Georgian singer Nino Katamadze performed at the “Usadba.Jazz” festival and said that she would not come to Russia to sing again because of the protests in Georgia, which she supports.
Personal life of Soso Pavliashvili
Over the years, Soso Pavliashvili was in serious relationships with three women.
The singer's first wife was Nino Uchaneishvili . Levan Pavliashvili (born 1987), was born in marriage with her
After his first marriage, Soso Pavliashvili lived for a long time with the famous singer Irina Ponarovskaya . The two celebrities never decided to legalize their relationship.
Since 1997, the Georgian singer has been married to former backing vocalist of the Mironi group Irina Patlakh . The couple have two children - daughters Lisa and Sandra.
Soso loves football and KVN.
Popularity
A skillful mixture of stylistic features of classic rock, jazz, electronic music and psychedelic combined with Nino’s voice, as well as her special expressive manner of performance and language, which the singer herself calls the language of love, won the hearts of listeners in many countries.
Nino Katamadze & Insight – Springtime Nino first performed on BBC Radio in 2002, and the subsequent concert tour of European cities confirmed that her work is a phenomenon in the international music world. The singer and her team recorded their second album in 2004; like the first, it was re-released 2 years later under the title “White”. Over the next ten years, the musicians released albums, also named after different colors, which, according to Nino, were supposed to convey the feeling of listening to the compositions included in them.
Nino Katamadze is a bright singer with a recognizable style
So, the Black and White albums are music, according to the singer’s definition, declarative and without pretensions, understandable and absolutely transparent, and the differences between the albums are only in the arrangement of the compositions. The Blue Album of 2008 is a declaration of love to the sky and sea, and the Red Album, released in 2010, immerses listeners in the world of feelings and personifies the elements of the earth. The Green album of 2011 reflects the musicians’ desire for harmony, and the Yellow album, which soon followed, symbolizes solar energy. Nino Katamadze in “Evening Urgant” In 2014, Nino joined the jury on the Ukrainian television show “X-Factor”. The star’s colleague in this show was Ivan Dorn, and the chairs of the other judges were occupied by Igor Kondratyuk and the emotional critic Sergei Sosedov.
Nino was a jury on The X Factor
In 2020, the media learned that the singer took part in a concert in Odessa, where Mikheil Saakashvili invited her. Boris Grebenshchikov also received the honor of becoming a guest of the ex-president. Nino Katamadze in the show X Factor During her career, Nino has successfully collaborated with filmmakers; she is the author of soundtracks for the films “Heat”, “Indie”, “Mermaid”, and her songs are also heard in the films “Collector” and “Without Borders”.
Personal life
The singer met her husband in a very trivial way: she made an appointment with him. Husband David is a surgeon by profession. However, even the fact that the spouses do not see each other for six months due to the singer’s crazy touring schedules does not diminish the love and affection between them.
Nino Katamadze
In this marriage, the singer had a son, whom Nino named Nicholas.
Personal life of Nino Katamadze
Nino, who literally bathed in the worship of music lovers, could not find love for a long time.
According to her, she even turned to the saints with prayers so that they would send her a person whom she would love. Such a person turned out to be the surgeon David, to whom she came for an appointment when she injured her leg. The singer calls the birth of her son Nikolaz the second miracle in her life. The boy was born at the end of May 2008 and received his name in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The baby's voice can be heard in Nino's song "Red".
Nino does not post photos with her husband and son online
In interviews, Nino often says that she would like to spend more time with her family, and she calls her husband the kindest man in the world. The singer loves to cook and dreams of living with her family in a house from the windows of which the sea could be seen, and which would be similar to her childhood home.
Nino Katamadze now
In 2020, the singer toured a lot, performed at the international festival in Jurmala, which also featured Philip Kirkorov, Elena Vaenga, Emin Agalarov, Vera Brezhneva, Lauris Reinics and other star artists from the post-Soviet countries.
In June 2020, Nino published a post on her Facebook page. In a rather harsh form, the singer stated that she considered it impossible to perform in Russia, which was due to the conflict situation that had arisen in Georgia. Nino was supported by her compatriot Vakhtang Kikabidze, who refused to visit Russia after Georgia lost the territories of Abkhazia and part of Ossetia.
Nino refused to perform in Russia after the events in Georgia.
The reaction of the Russian authorities was expected. Alexey Pushkov said that Nino’s refusal to perform concerts in Russia should not be a big loss for Russians, the majority of whom, in his opinion, are not familiar with her work. Dmitry Peskov, as usual, was more diplomatic and said that Nino's choice was dictated more by her emotional state than by her knowledge of politics. Peskov also noted that he considers her very talented and expressed his readiness to help her understand issues of the political world order. Nino's songs have disappeared from all Russian music streaming services.
