Giuli Chokheli
Gyulli Chokheli | |
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Birth name | Gyulli Nikolayevna Chokheli |
Born | Tbilisi | 12 February 1935
Genres | pop, jazz, soviet music |
Occupation | singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Gyulli Nikolayevna Chokheli (Template:Lang-ru, Georgian: გიული ჩოხელი; February 12, 1935, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR) is a Soviet and Georgian pop singer. Meritorius Artist of the Georgian SSR (1967).[1]
Biography
Born February 12, 1935 in Tbilisi. Mother — Georgian People's Artist Yelena Chokheli.[2]
She began to sing in her school years, studying in the music school at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. Since 1953, the singer on the professional stage in the vocal trio of the Philharmonic.[3]
In the late 50s she worked in the orchestras of Oleg Lundstrem, Konstantin Orbelyan, Yuri Saulsky. The basis of her repertoire was then songs of the peoples of the world. Since 1961, performs with solo concerts and big band running by Eddie Rosner. One of the leading Soviet jazz singers.[4]
Winner of the first prize at the Sopot International Song Festival 1967.[3][5]