No matter what they say, it is quite difficult for a woman in Georgia to climb the podium of fame. It is all the more surprising that the famous singer Tamara Gverdtsiteli could become a symbol of Georgia. Her voice is able to bewitch, it makes listeners perceive songs not only with their ears, but also with their hearts and souls.
Tamara Mikhailovna is always in sight, she gives concerts, participates in television projects, and also acts in films. She can be called a world-class celebrity. How she came to such success, how her personal life developed, you will find the answers to these questions in this article.
Height, weight, age. How old is Tamara Gverdtsiteli
The nationality of the singer is Georgian. Indeed, she was born in the city of Tbilisi. This joyful event happened in 1962 on January 18. Tamara fully corresponds to her zodiac sign (Capricorn), she is brave and stubborn. If something starts, be sure to bring it to the end.
All admirers of the artist's work are interested in how tall, weight, age, how old Tamara Gverdtsiteli is. Age can be calculated based on the year of birth, at the moment the singer is 55 years old. She looks great, her look wins the hearts of men. With a height of 165 cm, weight 67 kg. The singer has always watched and monitors her appearance.
Biography of Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Although Tamara is Georgian by nationality, she was born in an international family. Mom is a native Odessa, her nationality is Jewish. Father is a descendant of an ancient Georgian family. The love of music was instilled in her little daughter by her mother. It was she who made every effort so that the girl, even before going to first grade, began her studies at a music school.
The biography of Tamara Gverdtsiteli as a singer began when she was still a schoolgirl. Being a student of a comprehensive school, a little talented girl was enrolled in the Mziuri children's ensemble. After she received a certificate of secondary education, the girl continued to study at the Tbilisi Conservatory. In addition, the singer improved her vocals at the College of Music.
When her studies were completed, Gverdtsiteli began her career as a professional singer, performing in Georgia at cultural centers. In addition to performing in her native places, Tamara tries her hand at various cities of the Soviet Union, participating in music competitions. Already at the age of nineteen, the Georgian beauty won the Red Carnation competition in Sochi. It was a great start, followed by many victories, many awards and titles.
After perestroika, Gverdtsiteli did not retreat in the face of surging difficulties. After the collapse of the USSR, the singer released 12 albums and took part in an innumerable number of concerts and competitions. In addition, her participation was not always limited to vocals, she sat on the jury. Since 1991, Tamara has been performing in Europe. In 2000, she tried herself as a film actress, starring in the films "House of Exemplary Content" and "Stalin's Wife". To date, Gverdtsiteli does not slow down, she does not want to rest, enjoying what she has achieved. There are many more concerts, films, projects and competitions with her participation ahead of the fans of her talent.
Personal life of Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Creative personalities, such as Tamara, believe in omens, superstitions are certainly not alien to artists. A Georgian singer, for example, does not agree to perform if she has to sing at a white piano. Also, she will never take the stage from the right side of the curtain. She also has her own talismans in the form of her two favorite dolls "come" from the singer's childhood.
The personal life of Tamara Gverdtsiteli was not always successful. Often the creative activity of the artist became the cause of family problems. At first, she tries to give up, at least partially, from work for the sake of her family, but she cannot live in inactivity for a long time. Once, for the sake of her family, the singer refused to work in France, but this did not save her from a divorce from her first husband. The second marriage could be happy if Tamara agreed to take on the role of a housewife and live in America with everything ready. The singer tried, but eventually returned to the stage, while losing her second husband. Despite the failures, she believes that the one and only man awaits her ahead.
Family of Tamara Gverdtsiteli
The oldest Georgian family of Gverdtsiteli has a very interesting history. The surname itself is composed of two words that have an interpretation: gverd - side, tsiteli - red. The Tsar himself awarded such a surname to the distant ancestor of the family for the courage shown during the battles. The fact is that due to a wound in the side, the warrior received the nickname from his comrades-in-arms - “Red Side”.
The singer's father is the direct heir to a glorious family, although the profession of Mikhail Pavlovich Gverdtsiteli is quite ordinary, he is a programmer. Tamara's mother's name is Inna Vladimirovna Kofman. Being a native of Odessa, she studied as a teacher in Tbilisi. Tamara is not the only child of her parents, her brother Pavel now lives in Tbilisi, he has two children. With regards to musical relatives, the singer most likely inherited her talent from her grandmother, after whom she was named. Mikhail Gverdtsiteli's mother Tamara Ivanovna worked as a music teacher. The family of Tamara Gverdtsiteli from the very beginning supported her desire to become an artist.
Children of Tamara Gverdtsiteli
The heroine of the article turned out to be an excellent mother. Despite her busy schedule, she always found time for her family. The children of Tamara Gverdtsiteli are her son Sandro. It just so happened that the singer formalized the relationship three times, married men with whom she dreamed of living together until the end of her life. All three attempts were unsuccessful. In her first marriage, Tamara gave birth to her husband's son. George was very proud of the heir, but the son could not save his parents from divorce. In the second and third marriages, the famous wife did not dare to give birth to more children. So Sandro is her only son, her happiness, support and pride!
The son of Tamara Gverdtsiteli - Alexander (Sandro)
In her first marriage to Giorgi Kakhabrishvili, Tamara gave birth to an heir to her husband in 1986. They named the first-born Alexander or in Georgian Sandro. Like every mother, the singer wanted all the best for her only son. Fortunately, she had the opportunity to give Sandro an excellent education. The guy happened to study in America, he received his higher education in England at the University of the Arts in London at the Faculty of Mass Media and Culture.
The son of Gverdtsiteli is very similar to his mother. Since childhood, he tried to support her and help. As the singer herself says, the son was always worried about what the orchestra was like at the performance, what Tamara was wearing. Moreover, the guy himself came up with a modern image of his mother. The son of Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Alexander, is trying to be worthy of his star parent.
Former husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli - Georgy Kakhabrishvili
The singer's first husband was 15 years older than his wife. The ex-husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Giorgi Kakhabrishvili (born in 1947), held a solid position - Deputy Chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Georgia. He is a director by profession. The wedding of Tamara and George was celebrated in 1984.
It would seem that the couple took place. Husband and wife were creative personalities. But when a tense political situation formed in Georgia, disagreements began in the family. Tamara was too young during the civil war in her homeland, she reasoned frivolously, looked at any problem one-sidedly, categorically. In contrast to her, George sensibly assessed what was happening at that time around them in Tbilisi. The singer had one desire, to quickly take her son to a safe place, which she did. Relations in the family did not improve, and the couple filed for divorce in 1995.
Former husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli - Dmitry
The second attempt to create a happy family was made a year after the divorce from George. An emigrant from the Soviet Union, a wealthy lawyer, a native of Baku, fell in love with Tamara at first sight, his feeling was mutual. At the time of the meeting with Dmitry, the singer was working under a contract in the United States. Her family lived with her in America. One day she met her love while visiting. Dmitry threw everything he had at her feet. Tamara agreed to be his wife, and for some time enjoyed idleness.
Such a lull very soon tired of Tamara, she needed a stage, like air. Therefore, she leaves for Moscow and again begins to perform with concerts. At the insistence of Dmitry, the son and mother remained in America in his house. The man desperately hoped that his wife would return to him, but he was wrong. This love story ended very sadly. In 1998, the second ex-husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli Dmitry died of a heart attack.
Former husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli Sergei Ambatelo
The third ex-husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli Sergey Ambatelo had nothing to do with the world of art in the same way as the second husband Dmitry. Sergey Georgievich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, cardiac surgeon. The acquaintance of the singer and the surgeon took place in the usual way, Sergei, as a doctor happened to save the sick Tamara.
Love at first sight did not happen. First, Tamara was treated in the hospital under the supervision of her future husband, then the couple celebrated the New Year together, and then they went about their business. Gverdtsiteli went to her son in America, and Ambatelo went with his son Mikhail to the Moscow region. In separation, they realized that they could not live without each other. On the birthday of the singer, they officially became husband and wife. Unfortunately, this marriage also broke up in December 2005.
Instagram and Wikipedia Tamara Gverdtsiteli
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Biography of Tamara Gverdtsiteli
She is called Tamara the queen of music. The singer miraculously combined two ancient blood - Georgian and Jewish. Tamara Mikhailovna's father, Mikhail Pavlovich, is a descendant of the ancient Georgian princely family of Gverdtsiteli, a cybernetic scientist. Mom, Inna Volfovna Kofman, a Jew by nationality, taught Russian language and literature at a Tbilisi school. From early childhood, Tamunya, as Tamara was called in the family, showed outstanding musical abilities and demonstrated perfect pitch. Mom tried to support her daughter's talent and develop it. At the age of seven, she took Tamara to a music school at the Tbilisi Conservatory, where she easily entered. A few years later, Tamara became a member of the children's ensemble "Mziuri" ("Sunny"). All twenty girls 10-11 years old, members of the ensemble, had outstanding abilities and not only sang, danced, but also played different musical instruments, each on several. Tamara played the guitar and piano. As part of the ensemble, Tamara Gverdtsiteli toured extensively throughout the Soviet Union and abroad and gained invaluable experience in performing on stage in front of a large number of spectators.
After graduating from school, Tamara Gverdtsiteli remained in her native walls - at the Tbilisi Conservatory, enrolling in the department of piano and composition. Already in her third year, she became a soloist with the Georgian State Television and Radio Orchestra. And at the age of 19 she won the international music competition "Red Carnation", which was held in Sochi. In 1982, she recorded her first EP, Debut. Tamara Gverdtsiteli. But the real fame throughout the entire Soviet Union was brought out in 1985 by the disc “Music: Tamara Gverdtsiteli Sings”. In 1988, Gverdtsiteli received international recognition, becoming the winner of the Golden Orpheus competition, held in Bulgaria. She was recognized and loved in Europe. She is now not a contestant, but an accomplished and recognized singer, who herself became a member of the jury of music competitions and festivals.
In 1991, the singer met her idol, the French composer Michel Legrand. Legrand, in collaboration with another famous Frenchman, Jean Drejart, a poet, wrote several songs for Gverdtsiteli. And in 1994, Tamara Gverdtsiteli already performed at the Olympia concert hall in Paris. The 3,000-seat hall received her very warmly. The joint work of Gverdtsiteli and Michel Legrand was very fruitful and decisive in the life of the singer. According to Gverdtsiteli, Legrand opened new paths for her.
The nineties for Tamara Gverdtsiteli were marked by significant foreign tours in the USA, Canada, performances in the largest concert halls. The singer even lived in the USA for several years.
In the late nineties, Gverdtsiteli returned to Moscow and decided to stay. The country has changed, the interests of the people have changed. Tamara Gverdtsiteli worked hard, wrote songs, performed a lot, and her popularity increased again. She has many duets with other stars, she takes part in a TV show, their duet with Dmitry Dyuzhev in the show "Two Stars" is especially memorable, of which they became the winner. The singer has several roles in films and TV series, as well as theatrical works (the musical "The Man from La Mancha" at the Army Theater, the opera "Carmen" at the Dnepropetrovsk Opera House).
Personal life of Tamara Gverdtsiteli
The first husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli was Giorgi Kakhabrishvili, Deputy Chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Georgia. Tamara was much younger than her husband, and at first her family was against marriage. In 1986, the singer's only child, son Alexander, or Sandro, will be born in the family. Now lives in England. In 1995, Tamara Gverdtsiteli divorced her husband.
The second time the singer married a successful lawyer, but his decision to emigrate put an end to the relationship.
Gverdtsiteli's third wedding took place with Sergei Ambatelo, a cardiac surgeon. After 4 years, in 2005, the marriage broke up.
Quotes
- I've always had a lot of fans, but they were just fans, and that's great. Talent must have admirers. Otherwise, it’s probably not worth creating, sacrificing something ...
Not everything is measured by women's success, there must be something a little higher in tone. - If I sit at home and bake khachapuri, I will end up not only as a singer, but also as a woman and as a person!
Thanks to her unique voice, this singer gained fame not only in our country, but also in far abroad countries. Numerous tours and contract work have become familiar to her, she has many friends around the world, and she also met her first love abroad.
First love
From a young age, Tamara traveled a lot - as part of the Mziuri musical group, she traveled all over the Soviet Union, and when she went to Spain with one of the delegations at the age of eighteen, she met a young man named Jorge there. It was love at first sight and a very beautiful relationship that resulted in touching meetings and lengthy correspondence. Unfortunately, at that time, there was no question of any connections with foreigners, so Tamara's youthful romance was destined to end, and in memory of Jorge, the singer keeps a beautiful fan presented to him - a few years after they met, the young man died of cardiac arrest.
First marriage
The first husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli, director Georgy Kakhabrishvili, was fifteen years older, and their wedding was made into a demonstration celebration on the initiative of Eduard Shevardnadze himself. Among other famous personalities at the wedding was even the then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but this did not make the singer's family life happy. Despite the fact that in this marriage she had her only son, Alexander, Tamara had the most difficult memories of her relationship with her husband. They lived together for almost eleven years, and among the reasons for the separation, there may have been a big age difference.
In the photo - with her first husband and son
Second marriage, and again failure
The singer met her second husband during an American tour. In the mid-nineties, Gverdtsiteli received a contract to perform at the American Carnegie Hall and was happy because it helped her unwind after her divorce from her first husband. One day, visiting her friends, she met Boston lawyer Dmitry, who first saw Tamara at one of her concerts and was captivated by the talent of the singer and her divine voice. She also fell in love with a man who was ready for anything for her. After some time, Dmitry became Tamara's husband, giving her a heavenly life - he was a wealthy man and could afford to pamper his wife. They all lived together - Dmitry, Tamara, her son and mother, and it would seem impossible to wish for anything better, but after a few months Gverdtsiteli got bored without work.
She told her husband that she was flying to Moscow, and he insisted that Alexander and Tamara's mother stay with him for the time being, apparently in the hope that this would help save the family. For some time, Tamara Mikhailovna lived in two countries, if she was in Moscow, she constantly called her loved ones, but she could not live in constant separation from her son for a long time and decided to bring her mother and son to Russia. The news that Dmitry died of cardiac arrest was a heavy blow for Gverdtsiteli, and for a long time she could not come to terms with this loss.
chance meeting
The third husband of Tamara Gverdtsiteli was a cardiac surgeon, doctor of medical sciences, an employee of the Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery named after Bakulev Sergey Georgievich Ambatelo. The singer turned to him when she felt unwell after the next tour. As often happens, patients often fall in love with their doctor, this happened to her, and after a while Sergey proposed to her. This marriage lasted only four years - Tamara Mikhailovna divorced Ambatelo in 2005. The main reason for the divorce was the husband's jealousy and the fact that in anger he could raise his hand to his wife, and Tamara did not want to endure this.
The most important man in life
Now in the life of the singer, the most important man is the son of Sandro, who turned thirty last year. After graduating from a British school in Moscow, Alexander, like many of his classmates, applied to the University of London, and although it was hard for Tamara Mikhailovna to come to terms with the fact that her son would leave her very far, she could not interfere with this decision. The singer proudly speaks of Sandro and misses him very much. He has to defend his dissertation on the culture of the twentieth century at the Royal University of London, and Tamara Mikhailovna would like to attend this event, but she is afraid that her work schedule will not allow her to do so.
In the photo - the singer with her son
The singer always noted that her son had a good voice and had abilities, but he never wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps, realizing how hard this work was. Moreover, Alexander never had a special craving and desire to serve music, and without this it is unlikely that he will become a good artist.
Tamara Mikhailovna herself does not remember herself without music - at the age of ten she became a member of the Mziuri musical group, which quickly gained popularity among all citizens of the Soviet Union. In addition to her, there were nineteen more girls in the ensemble who sang and accompanied themselves on various instruments.
After school, Tamara Gverdtsiteli entered the Tbilisi State Conservatory in piano, continued to study vocals and tried herself as a composer. At twenty-seven, the singer became the Honored Artist of Georgia, and two years later - the People's Artist of Georgia.
Talent in Tamara mother considered at an early age of three, which helped Gverdtsiteli to be in a music school earlier than in a regular one. And this is one of the best schools in Tbilisi, since it was attached to the conservatory and only the most talented children were admitted to it. Tamara not only managed to easily pass the selection competition, but she was also able to become a small star in the Mziuri musical group, which at that time was known throughout the entire Soviet Union
Tamara Gverdtsiteli biography, personal life: what was the beginning of the career of a famous artist
Having received a certificate from Gverdtsiteli, she decided to stay at her native conservatory and continued her studies in composition and piano, because she was madly in love with classical music and romances, which she performed brilliantly at many of Tamara's concert performances. In her student years, Gverdtsiteli was often on tour and performed with various groups, and was also a participant in almost all the most prestigious festivals. Tamara even managed to visit Dresden in 1982, and a little later she was a representative of Georgia in San Remo.
Gverdtsiteli's repertoire did not stand still and was constantly expanding, but she still remained devoted to her native Georgian music. But Tamara was able to speak especially loudly only in 1988 during a successful performance at one of the most prestigious international Bulgarian festivals called Golden Orpheus, after which the audience started talking about Tamara as a fairly successful and promising performer. It was after this that Tamara decided to release her debut music albums, consisting of the best songs performed in 5 languages, which only warmed up the public's interest in the debuting singer. After that, Gverdtsiteli began her tour of her country with a personal concert program. Tamara was a frequent guest at national concerts in Moscow, and she was also one of the laureates of the “Song of the Year” several times.
Then, having accepted the invitation that Michel Legrand Gverdtsiteli made to her, she went to France, where she signed a contract with Michel, after which Tamara actively begins her performances at Olympia, and then conquered other foreign countries. But after that, in the early 2000s, Tamara again decided to spend more time in Russia, and now the actress’s creative path is actively continuing and has also been supplemented by filming in films, television programs, and Gverdtsiteli still remains the favorite of the public.
Biography and personal life of Tamara Gverdtsiteli: what secrets does the artist's personal life keep
The personal life of Tamara Gverdtsiteli does not cease to be the subject of discussion of her fans. Tamara was married three times: her first husband was director Georgy Kakhabrishvili, who was the deputy director of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, located in Georgia. Tamara was married to him from 1984 to 1995, and then in 1986 the newlyweds had a son, Sandro Kakhabrishvili, who studied in the USA, and then he moved to live in England, where he now lives and works as a teacher at the Faculty of Mass media and Culture at the University of the Arts in London. The second husband of Gverdtsiteli was called Dmitry and he was a lawyer who emigrated to the USA from the USSR and lived in Boston, where he later died due to cardiac arrest. The couple met during Tamara's tour in America in the mid-90s. As a result, the couple divorced due to the distance separating them, since Dmitry remained in the states, and Gverdtsiteli returned to Russia. Tamara's third husband was a cardiac surgeon and doctor of medical sciences, an employee at the center of cardiovascular medicine, Sergei Georgievich Ambatelo, whom she met when Gverdtsiteli turned to him for medical assistance. Then, after a while, Tamara accepted Sergei's marriage proposal and they got married in 2001 year, and then because of Sergey's jealousy, they divorced in 2015. After some time, Gverdtsiteli began an affair with the Azerbaijani Novruz Mammadov, who was the owner of a construction company. Tamara and Novruz met during the repair of the artist in her Moscow apartment. With her husband, Tamara Gverdtsiteli still lives in love and understanding and thanks him for his support and understanding of the singer's career, not forcing him to make a choice between the stage and family life. Now they live in an elite apartment in the city of Moscow, located near the Novoslobodskaya metro station on Krasnoproletarskaya Street.
CHISINAU, January 18 - Sputnik. One of the most talented Georgian singers on the Russian stage, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, is celebrating her 55th birthday.
The singer's father is from the ancient Georgian noble family Gverdtsiteli, her mother is Jewish, the granddaughter of an Odessa rabbi.
Gverdtsiteli performed with Michel Legrand, who, introducing the singer to the audience of three thousand, said: "Paris! Remember this name." And Tamara conquered Paris.
She performs songs in more than ten languages: Georgian, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, English, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Armenian, German, etc. Tamara Mikhailovna's talent is unlimited - the artist sings in operas and musicals, acts in films, and also participates in various musical and entertainment projects on television, Sputnik Georgia reports.
Russian and Georgian singer Tamara Mikhailovna Gverdtsiteli was born on January 18, 1962 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Her mother is from Odessa (Ukraine), her maternal grandfather was a rabbi, with the outbreak of World War II, he took the family to Vorkuta for evacuation, then made the family move to Georgia. Mother worked as a teacher of Russian language and literature. Father is a cybernetician.
In the early 1970s, Tamara performed in the Mziuri children's pop ensemble, with which she toured extensively in the former Soviet Union.
After graduating from a special music school, she entered the Tbilisi Conservatory and graduated in composition and piano, and also graduated from a special college (vocal class).
At the age of 19 Gverdtsiteli won the First Prize of the international competition "Red Carnation" in Sochi, participated in the competition of popular music in Dresden (1982). In 1988, the singer won the first prize at the international competition "Golden Orpheus" in Sofia. As a special guest, she performed at pop song festivals in Sopot (1989) and San Remo (1990).
In 1991, Tamara Gverdtsiteli was invited to Paris, where she met the French composer Michel Legrand. In the same year, their joint concert took place. In 1994, the singer gave a solo concert in the Olympia Hall in Paris. In 1995, Tamara Gverdtsiteli gave concerts at the New York Carnegie Hall, in which Legrand and the Arsenal ensemble Alexei Kozlov took part. In April 1996, Tamara Gverdtsiteli and Michel Legrand performed at New York's Assembly Hall.
At the end of 1995, the singer decided to return to the concert venues in Russia and the CIS countries.
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Gverdtsiteli has several studio albums with songs not only in Georgian and Russian, but also in French, Italian, Spanish, English, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Armenian, German and others, RIA Novosti reports.
Tamara Gverdtsiteli performed the part of Carmen on the stage of the Dnipropetrovsk Opera House with the Milanese baritone Giovanni Ribichiesu.
In 2016, the singer performed at the international festival "Spasskaya Tower", where she, in a duet with the famous French singer Mireille Mathieu, performed the composition "Eternal Love" at the closing ceremony.
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Since 2004, she has been busy in the role of Aldonsa-Dulcinea in the play "The Man from La Mancha" at the Theater of the Russian Army, where she played in a duet with Vladimir Zeldin.
In 2000, Gverdtsiteli received Russian citizenship.
The singer has received many titles and awards. In 2004, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation. In 1991 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Georgia, in 2006 - People's Artist of Ingushetia.
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