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'''Nani Bregvadze''' ([[Georgian language|Ge.]] ნანი ბრეგვაძე, [[Russian language|Rus.]] Нани Брегвадзе, born 21 July 1936 in [[Tbilisi]]) is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[USSR|Soviet]] singer and actress. She was born, raised and started her career in [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet Georgia]] in the USSR, then gained USSR-wide popularity during 1957 [[6th World Festival of Youth and Students]]. Bregvadze has performed both with the Georgian music groups and solo.
'''Nani Bregvadze''' ([[Georgian language|Ge.]] ნანი ბრეგვაძე, [[Russian language|Rus.]] Нани Брегвадзе, born 21 July 1936 in [[Tbilisi]]) is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[USSR|Soviet]] singer and actress. She was born, raised and started her career in [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet Georgia]] in the USSR, then gained USSR-wide popularity during 1957 [[6th World Festival of Youth and Students]]. Bregvadze has performed both with the Georgian music groups and solo.


She is a former vocalist for the [[Orera (band)|Orera]] band from the [[Georgia (country)|Republic of Georgia]].<ref>http://kommersant.ru/doc/359443</ref> Her signature songs include ''Snegopad'' ("Snowfall"), ''Bolshak'' (later covered by [[Alla Pugacheva]]), and ''Dorogoi Dlinnoyu'' (adapted in English as ''[[Those Were the Days (song)|Those Were the Days]]'').<ref>{{YouTube|SpFaeR2wht0|Дорогой длинною - Нани Брегвадзе}}</ref> After launching a successful solo career in the early 1970s, Bregvadze performed a great number of [[Russian romance|Russian and Gypsy romances]].<ref>[http://www.russiandvd.com/store/person.asp?id=13463&type=artist&media=2 Incomplete discography with links to audio records]</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://slovari.yandex.ru/~%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8/%D0%9A%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B2%20%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5%20%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0/ Who is Who in Russian Culture]</ref> She has been an honorary citizen of Tbilisi since 1995.<ref>http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=RUS&sec_id=109</ref>
She is a former vocalist for the [[Orera (band)|Orera]] band from the [[Georgia (country)|Republic of Georgia]].<ref>http://kommersant.ru/doc/359443</ref> Her signature songs include ''Snegopad'' ("Snowfall"), ''Bolshak'' (later covered by [[Alla Pugacheva]]), and ''Dorogoi Dlinnoyu'' (adapted in English as ''[[Those Were the Days (song)|Those Were the Days]]'').<ref>{{YouTube|SpFaeR2wht0|Дорогой длинною - Нани Брегвадзе}}</ref> After launching a successful solo career in the early 1970s, Bregvadze performed a great number of [[Russian romance|Russian and Gypsy romances]].<ref>[http://www.russiandvd.com/store/person.asp?id=13463&type=artist&media=2 Incomplete discography with links to audio records]</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://slovari.yandex.ru/~%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8/%D0%9A%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B2%20%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5%20%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0/ |title=Who is Who in Russian Culture |access-date=2012-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722151838/https://slovari.yandex.ru/~%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8/%D0%9A%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%20%D0%B2%20%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B5%20%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0/ |archive-date=2015-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has been an honorary citizen of Tbilisi since 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=RUS&sec_id=109 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-10-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218084336/http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=RUS&sec_id=109 |archive-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Nani Bregvadze
ნანი ბრეგვაძე
Background information
Birth nameNani Bregvadze
Born (1936-07-21) 21 July 1936 (age 88)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
OriginGeorgian
GenresRomance
Occupation(s)Singer, music pedagogue, pianist
InstrumentVocals
Years active1957–Present

Nani Bregvadze (Ge. ნანი ბრეგვაძე, Rus. Нани Брегвадзе, born 21 July 1936 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian Soviet singer and actress. 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 both with the Georgian music groups and solo.

She is a former vocalist for the Orera band from the Republic of Georgia.[1] Her signature songs include Snegopad ("Snowfall"), Bolshak (later covered by Alla Pugacheva), and Dorogoi Dlinnoyu (adapted in English as Those Were the Days).[2] After launching a successful solo career in the early 1970s, Bregvadze performed a great number of Russian and Gypsy romances.[3] 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.[4] She has been an honorary citizen of Tbilisi since 1995.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://kommersant.ru/doc/359443
  2. ^ Дорогой длинною - Нани Брегвадзе on YouTube
  3. ^ Incomplete discography with links to audio records
  4. ^ "Who is Who in Russian Culture". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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