Nani Bregvadze

Nani Bregvadze ნანი ბრეგვაძე
Bregvadze in 2017
Background information
Born	(1936-07-21) July 21, 1936 (age 88) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Origin	Georgian
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 [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]

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.