Gigi Adamashvili (Georgian: გიგი ადამაშვილი) (born 23 September 1998) is a Georgian singer and musician.[1]

Gigi Adamashvili
Background information
Born (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 26)
Tbilisi, Georgia
OriginGeorgia
GenresIndie, Jazz, Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
Instrument(s)Vocal, guitar
Years active2012–present
Websitegigiadamashvili.com

Early life

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Gigi Adamashvili was born on 23 September 1998 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Adamashvili has been playing guitar since the age of eleven, after being taught by his mother. He performed and won first place at New Star in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2012.[2]

Career

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2015–2016

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In 2015, at age sixteen, Adamashvili participated in X-Factor Ukraine. He auditioned with the Bob Dylan song, ″Make You Feel my Love″ which has since accumulated over 2.5 million views on Youtube.[3][4] In 2016, he entered X-Factor Georgia, auditioning with a cover of Wicked Game by Chris Isaak, reaching over 1.5 million views on YouTube.[5] Mentored by Sofia Nizharadze, Adamashvili finished X-Factor Georgia 2016 in second place.[6]

2017-present

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Adamashvili toured throughout Georgia in 2017, playing at 20 venues across the country over the course of three months. He won the Golden Wave Award after receiving 103078 votes from the public in 2018.[7][8][9] Gigi Adamashvili released his first single, ″Yellow Kites″ on Soundcloud in April 2019.[10] His second single, ″BABI″ was released in May 2019 in memory of the late Tamar ″Babi″ Babilua.[11][12] On the French music platform CLAPCHARTS, song "BABI" hit the new charts and took the first place.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "The Biographical Dictionary – Gigi Adamashvili". nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ^ "გიგი ადამაშვილი-,,მუსიკა ღმერთების ენაა". primetime.ge. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ Украина, Х-фактор 6. "Гиги Адамишвили. "Make you feel my love" Боб Дилан. Х-фактор 6. Второй кастинг". YouTube. Retrieved 16 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Х-фактор 6: На втором кастинге Кондратюк нажал "золотую кнопку". ivona.bigmir.net. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ The X Factor Georgia (16 December 2019). "X ფაქტორი – გიგი ადამაშვილი | X Factor – Gigi Adamashvili". YouTube. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ^ "ვის გამო დაბრუნდა ბათუმიდან სოფო ნიჟარაძე თბილისში". primetime.ge. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ ""ოქროს ტალღის" დღიურები – გიგი ადამაშვილი". musicbox.ge. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  8. ^ ""ოქროს ტალღა" – გიგი ადამაშვილი ანრი ჯოხაძეს 30.000 ხმით უგებს". sarkenews.ge. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  9. ^ ""ოქროს ტალღის" მონაწილეები". fortuna.ge. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  10. ^ Adamashvli, Gigi. "Yellow Kites". Soundcloud. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  11. ^ Gigi Adamashvili (22 May 2019), Gigi Adamashvili – BABI (Official Music Video), retrieved 16 December 2019
  12. ^ "გიგი ადამაშვილმა სიმღერას "ბაბი" დაარქვა – "ბა, ეს შენ"". primetime.ge. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Gigi Adamashvili – BABI". clapcharts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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