Нани Брегвадзе

Nani Giorgis asuli Bregvadze (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"). After launching a successful solo career in the early 1970s, Bregvadze performed a great number of Russian and Gypsy romances. 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. She has been an honorary citizen of Tbilisi since 1995. Her daughter Eka Mamaladze and her granddaughter Natalia Kutateladze are also singers. Georgian: ნანი გიორგის ასული ბრეგვაძე, romanized: Nani Giorgis asuli Bregvadze; Russian: Нани Георгиевна Брегвадзе, romanized: Nani Georgiyevna Bregvadze. Дорогой длинною - Нани Брегвадзе on YouTube Incomplete discography with links to audio records "Who is Who in Russian Culture". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2012-10-11. "Tbilisi Municipal Portal - Почетные граждане Тбилиси". Retrieved 2012-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) v t e v t e