Bregvadze Nani Biography

Born on July 21 in Tbilisi. Soviet and Georgian singer, pianist, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR Nani Bregvadze was born on July 21 in Tbilisi. There is also evidence that Nani was born in the year. Father - Georgy Efremovich Bregvadze, actor, starred in films, played in the theater. Mother - Olga Alexandrovna Mikeladze, came from the noble princely clans of Mikeladze the first mention of which dates back to the XIV century and Lordidipanidze.

She was a talented pianist, although she graduated from the university geological faculty. As the artist said, Nani’s name is unusual for Georgia, he was invented by the Georgian director Nikolai Shenglay for his film “Golden Valley”. Father Nani starred in the film. Why the director chose such a name, Bregvadze does not know, it remains a mystery. And her parents called Nani so by the desire of the director.

If the boy is George, ” - such was the desire of Schengila. The family was musical and from an early age, Nani began to engage in vocals. Already at the age of six, she sang under the guitar “The Udinator”, “Do not leave, my darling”, “Caravan”, other old Russian songs and romances. She graduated from a music school, then a music college. According to Nani, initially in the family it was planned that she would become a pianist.

But in parallel with this she sang: for herself, at school, in front of the guests. Finally, my mother paid serious attention to this and said: “She needs to sing from the stage! So, contrary to the objections of other relatives, I began to speak with the amateur orchestra of the Polytechnic Institute. In the year, we became the laureates of the Moscow festival.

And they started talking about me, ”she recalled. From a year she worked in an amateur pop orchestra of the Georgian Polytechnic Institute. In the year she became a laureate of the 6th World Youth and Students in Moscow, having performed the song of G. Bzwaneli for the poems of I. Grishashvili“ I put out a candle. ”In the year she graduated from the Tbilisi conservative In the class of piano, Professor Gayane Machutadze did not receive special vocal education.

The singer of the Georgian State Philharmonic, where she worked in the period. Nani Bregvadze in her youth was admired by Leonid Utesov, who was the first to predict the young girl a great future. When he heard her at the World Festival of Youth and Students in the year, he remarked: “From this girl, if she continues singing, a good singer will turn out.” She also told how, after one of her concerts, the great Ivan Kozlovsky - then already very elderly - climbed the stage, knelt down in front of the singer and kissed her hand.

For life, Bregvadze remembered this episode and, according to her, each time shudders: “God, was it really not a dream? In the year she toured with the Moscow musical-Hall in Paris. Then she first performed in the world -famous hall of Olympia. After the tour, she was invited to the vocal and instrumental ensemble "Orier", in which she worked as a soloist for 15 years, having visited more than 80 countries.

In the year, Vakhtang Kikabidze joined the ensemble, percussion instruments, vocals, who became a close friend of the singer. From the year the began a solo career. In the years, Nani Bregvadze was one of the first singers on the Soviet stage, who returned the Russian and gypsy romance to the audience, revived the traditions of Isabella Yuryeva, Tamara Tsereteli, Keto Japaridze.

The song "Snowfall" was her business card. Interestingly, at first Nani did not want to fulfill it. Ekimyan, who urgently asked the singer to record a song. She agreed and never regretted it. Nani Bregvadze - “Snowfall” most of the performed songs and romances entered the grampes and minions recorded by the singer: “Nani Bregvadze”, “Ensemble“ Orier ”, Romance, Romance”, “Concert in New York” and others.

At the end, X became part of the jury of the Moscow International Competition of young performers of the Russian romance "Romaniada". In the year, it was created and headed by Nani, the purpose of which is to support novice singers in Georgia, as well as the organization of performances in the Republic of foreign performers. In years, she recorded a disk with compositions that she had not previously performed, including Marina Tsvetaeva and Bella Akhmadulina.

Prepared a cycle of songs for verses by Vyacheslav Malezhik. In Georgia, a memorable star Nani Bregvadze was laid in Georgia. She was engaged in pedagogical activities: for several years she headed the Department of Pop-Dzhazovaya Singing the Institute of Music at Moscow University of Culture and Arts of Moscow State University. During the Russian-Georgian War of the year, she abolished the anniversary concerts in Russia.

Member of the Association "Women for Peace", a club of women "Methehs", was a member of the Sovetskaya Woman society. As the singer said, it was her mother who insisted that she get married. Merab - he is no longer alive, the kingdom of heaven - was really a good person - decent, kind, but I agreed to build a family with him for only one reason: to please my mother, ”she admitted.In a marriage in the year, a daughter was born - Mamaladze Ekaterina Merabovna, who became a popular singer in Georgia.

Personal life with her husband did not work out. The husband was in prison, she personally petitioned Eduard Shevardnadze regarding the alleviation of its content. He also harassed the singer with scandals on the basis of jealousy: "He loved me very much, so much that such love was even difficult to endure." She divorced him twice, the second time - forever. He has the grandchildren of Levan and George, the granddaughter of Natalia.

There are great -grandchildren: Dmitry, Sandro and Nikoloz. Nani Bregvadze and former husband Merab Mamaladze Nani Bregvadze, daughter of Eka, granddaughter Natalya Pevitsa attributed an affair with Vakhtang Kikabidze, but they assure that they are simply long -standing friends. Potshishvili, music by N. Vatsadze; “Lost love” by the words of M. Potshishvili, the music of V.

Azarashvili; “Where was you, my beloved” The words of I. Chavchavadze, the music of G. Chubinishvili; “I accidentally met with you” the words of V. Dunin, the music of G. Ponomarenko; “Ah, this red mountain ash” the words of A. Sofronov, the music of S. Zaslavsky; “Two rings” by the words of A. Bektabekov, the music of B. Prozorovsky; “I remember the waltz is lovely” the music of N.

Listov; “Only once in the life of a meeting” the words of P. German, music by B. Fomin; "Gas scarf" the words of M. Kozyrev, music by B. Prozorovsky; "I dreamed of the garden" B. Borisov - E. Diterichs; “Capricious, stubborn” old romance; “Give me, dear friend, hand to me for happiness” The words and music of K. Luchich; “Do not leave, you are my darling” An old romance; “Sing, my guitar” the words of A.

Bashkin, the music of A. Kruchinin; “Gallest Kalina” by the words of N. Kondakova, music by V. Zubkov; “Come back” by the words of V. Lensky, the music of B. Prozorovsky; "Snowfall" the words A. Rustaikis, the music of A. Ekimyan; "Gurt" by the words of A. Budishchev, the music of A. Obukhov; “Go away, completely leave” the words of V. Vereshchagin, the music of F.

Drizo; “Sukhay Verba” by the words of G. Levin, the music of G. Sorochan; "Charming eyes" an old romance; "Calling the guitar" Words and music N.