Soso Pavliashvili (Joseph Pavliashvili)
Singer Date of birth June 29 (Cancer) 1964 (55) Place of birth Tbilisi Instagram @soso_pavliashvili_official
Georgian actor, composer and singer Soso Pavliashvili lived and worked in Russia most of his life. The country that gave him the desired success, he rightfully considers his second home. The images of performers on the Russian stage are constantly changing each other, but thanks to the unique charm, this colorful Caucasian always remains on the crest of a wave of popularity. In June 2017, the artist turned 53 years old, but he pleases the audience with the same dynamic performances and colorful shows as a few years ago.
Biography of Soso Pavliashvili
Iosif Raminovich was born in Tbilisi on June 29, 1964. His father was an architect and his mother looked after the house. It was she who insisted that her son go to a music school. At the age of 6, the boy began to master the violin and very soon his abilities were highly appreciated by the teachers. After school, the talented musician was enrolled in the Tbilisi Conservatory. Several years of hard work and victories in numerous competitions provided him with a high graduation score. Student Pavliashvili is still considered one of the most gifted graduates of this educational institution.
Having received a musical education, the young man joined the army. During his service, by chance, he had to become the vocalist of the ensemble in the army amateur club. His ability to sing turned out to be no worse than the ability to play the violin. The musician liked the new occupation so much that he decided to develop in this direction.
Immediately after the army, the aspiring singer became a member of the Iveria ensemble. In those years, the musical group was known throughout the Soviet Union. Joseph worked in the group for only a year as a violinist. He managed to gain the necessary experience, worked on his vocal melons, decided on the style and manner of presenting compositions. At a concert in Calgary dedicated to the Olympic Games, the young man made his first and very unexpected attempt to perform solo in front of the public. He just went up to the included microphone and performed the work "Suliko". This shocked the thousands of people, who then yearned to get the artist's autograph.
Convinced of his abilities, Soso in 1989 went to a festival in Jurmala. There he took the Grand Prix and marked the official start of his creative career. Having an excellent musical education, the singer tried to write music for his compositions on his own. After the first success in the musical capital of Latvia, the aspiring star signed several contracts and went on tour. Until 1993, the artist performed a lot and composed new songs for the release of the first collection.
The artist's debut album, presented to the public in 1993, was a resounding success. The second disc, released three years later, had the same fate. In 1997, the artist first appeared on the silver screen. After the musical tape "The Newest Adventures of Pinocchio", he took part in 15 more film projects and television series. During the period of his creative activity, Iosif Raminovich released 11 studio discs, starred in 20 video clips and received several awards.
In the late 90s, Soso mainly toured Russia and conducted his creative activity through Moscow companies. Soon he moved to Moscow and received Russian citizenship. He collaborated with such famous songwriters as Mikhail Tanich, Simon Osiashvili, Ilya Reznik, Karen Kavaleryan. Since 2003, the singer began to take an active part in financing various commercial projects - from organizing a restaurant business to filming feature films.
In 2004, Iosif Raminovich gave concerts in Nagorno-Karabakh, despite the tense political situation in the region. The protest from the Azerbaijani government turned into sanctions against the singer. He was forbidden to enter the country, perform in Baku, his songs were taken off the air, they were forbidden to be broadcast on television. Only 12 years later this story was continued. In the fall of 2016, representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan announced that the performer had officially apologized to the country's government, after which his status was revised. All bans were lifted from the artist and already in November 2016, his first concert in Baku took place in a long time.
In March 2013, the singer became a member of another high-profile scandal. Law enforcement agencies of Georgia issued an arrest warrant for Soso, as a result of which he was detained. The celebrity was accused of organizing a contract killing of businessman Avtandil Aduashvili, his longtime friend. In total, seven people were detained in this case, the proceedings lasted several months. As a result, all charges against Joseph were dropped, and he was released.
For thirty years this singer has been at the peak of popularity in Russia and in all countries of the former Soviet Union. He is charismatic, courageous, self-confident, but not arrogant or ambitious. Soso Pavliashvili is officially divorced, but has maintained good relations with his first wife. He is loved by friends in show business and fans, and it is so difficult to find something scandalous about him in the media that you want to ask: is he really that perfect? But really, he is a real man in every sense, a talented singer and composer, a caring father and a loving husband. Even parodies of him turn out to be kind, not evil, reviews of his work and publications about his personal life are full of positive emotions. The singer is the pride of Russia and a real symbol of Georgia.
Brief biography
- Full names: Pavliashvili, Iosif Raminovich;
- Date and place of birth: 1964, June 29; Tbilisi, Georgia (former Georgian SSR within the USSR);
- Height and weight: 178 cm, about 79 kg;
- Parents: father - Pavliashvili, Ramin Iosifovich; mother - Pavliashvili (maiden name Kustova), Aza Alexandrovna;
- Brothers, sisters: sister - Maka Pavliashvili;
- Nationality: Georgian;
- Higher education; graduated from the Tbilisi Conservatory;
- Possession of musical instruments: violin, piano, guitar;
- Occupation: singer and composer;
- Marital status: divorced; ex-wife - Uchaneishvili Nino; currently lives in a civil marriage with Irina Patlakh;
- Children: son - Pavliashvili, Levan Iosifovich (b. 1987), daughters - Liza (b. 2004) and Sandra (b. 2008) Pavliashvili.
About childhood and youth Soso Pavliashvili
The parents of the future “golden tuning fork of Georgia” in their youth could not boast of high positions or big money: Ramin Iosifovich was an architect by education, Aza Alexandrovna was always a housewife, she looked after the house and raised her son Joseph, daughter Maka. As the singer later told about his parents: “In the house, most importantly, there was a piano, also a violin and a bicycle - we were not considered prosperous.” Soso also said about his father that he did not join the Communist Party at one time, because of this he could not achieve a good promotion. And here are the words of Ramin Iosifovich himself (as his son remembered), why he did not join the CPSU: “I don’t want to join the party, where there is a queue.”
In the photo, grandfather and grandmother Soso Pavliashvili https://www.instagram.com/soso_pavliashvili_official/
Probably, this modesty and adherence to principles of Ramin Pavliashvili comes from his grandfather and grandmother. The artist's grandmother raised his father alone - Iosif Pavliashvili died at the front. Despite the post-war difficulties, the woman managed to raise a good son: Soso's father graduated from school with a gold medal and entered the capital's university.
As the singer said in one interview: “I was born in the Tbilisi region with the proud name Nakhalovka. Yes, there is such a district even now, and it got this name because it was famous throughout Tbilisi for its desperate youth: in those years, most of the fights and other petty crimes took place in Nakhalovka, if you look at the city police reports. Shortly before the boy went to first grade, his parents received a one-room apartment and moved to another, more prestigious and quiet area called "Vake".
Until now, the former neighbors of the singer remember a little black-haired boy who every day with a violin case on his shoulder went after high school to another, musical one. Not only was Soso sent to the first grade earlier (then the children went to school at the age of seven), they also enrolled in the musical violin class - Aza Alexandrovna dreamed that her son would become a famous musician.
“I enjoyed playing music, but I was a child, a boy, and I really wanted to go outside and play football! And my mother was terribly afraid that the street would “lure” me in a bad direction, that I would leave the music and become a street kid, ”Soso later said.
He also recalled with a laugh that if he lingered on the street and did not have time to play the violin, his mother was terribly upset, angry and "beat like a dog." But he is grateful to her for this: “If my mother hadn’t punished me, the truth would probably have lured the street completely.”
When the son graduated from high school, his further path was not discussed - only the Tbilisi Conservatory. There Soso entered the violin class, during his studies he already showed himself to be a good violinist: they planned to send him to the competition. Tchaikovsky to Moscow, and the parents had already begun to think about moving to the capital - there was no doubt that Soso would succeed.
Soso Pavliashvili in his youth. Army photo https://www.instagram.com/soso_pavliashvili_official/
But neither his parents nor he took into account one thing: there was no military department at the conservatory, and there was no money to “smear” his son from the army, and even if there were, the principled and decent Ramin Iosifovich would hardly go for it. And so, in his second year, Soso was "raked" into the army, but he did not worry about this at all and left to serve in the Air Force.
About youth and the way to the big stage
And it was not very long, this path - talent (and Soso is undoubtedly talented) will always quickly find its way to success. After the army, he returned to the conservatory, received a diploma, and now Pavliashvili was already part of the Iveria collective, which was then “thundering” throughout the entire Soviet Union. He certainly would have turned from a violinist into a singer in this ensemble, but one important world event accelerated the process - the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Iveria, as part of a group of Soviet artists, went to Calgary to support their compatriots with performances. Concerts were held both indoors and outdoors. During one of the concerts on the main square of the city, the violinist Soso Pavliashvili asked his colleagues for permission to sing, and they probably already heard him sing and allowed him to. And now the whole square, with bated breath, listens to the national Georgian song "Suliko" performed by an (yet) unknown singer. A few seconds of silence, as soon as the last verse is silent, and admiring listeners line up to get an autograph.
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He is no longer only a musician, but also a singer in the composition of Iveria. After Pavliashvili applauded fifty thousand people in the square in Calgary, no one had any doubts: this guy has a great future as a singer! A year later, Soso decides to try his luck as a solo singer - he goes to Jurmala for a competition for young performers. The time then was “muddy” and restless: the end of the 80s became the “start” for the tragic collapse of the USSR, and then the “dashing nineties” came. Already in the Soviet Union, nationalists and separatists raised their heads, pushing the country towards interethnic discord and hatred. In the summer when Jurmala-1989 was held, speeches against “non-Russians” reached a peak, and Soso was not even wanted to be included in the number of contestants: what if a Georgian participant becomes a “catalyst” for riots at the festival?
But it turned out the other way around! When Pavliashvili sang “Samshoblo” (which means “motherland” in Georgian), the audience began to applaud already at the first verse. The temperamental song on the final verse ended with Soso on his knees, and the audience rewarded him with thunderous applause. They did not want to let the singer leave the stage, it was already clear that he was the winner. And the commission continued to doubt: well, it’s impossible to give the first prize to a “person of Caucasian nationality”!
Fortunately for the artist, the jury included Irina Ponarovskaya, who has always been uncompromising and principled when it comes to art. Irina demanded (and she had the right to demand, because she was already incredibly popular) that Pavliashvili be given the first prize. And in order to "fix" the requirement, without an invitation, she went home to Pauls - he was officially the chairman of the jury, but due to illness he watched the competition on TV. Pauls could not refuse Ponarovskaya - and there were no reasons, Soso really was the best. Since the issue of the first place had already been resolved, the talented Georgian singer was awarded the Grand Prix.
Further musical career
Here is how Soso recalled his condition before the performance in Jurmala: “I decided for myself that either this time or never! If I do not take a prize, then I will no longer try my hand as a singer. In general, participation in competitions is a difficult task for me, I am very proud, a loss would kill me. God saw my aspirations and allowed me to take the prize, and I still consider it the main achievement in my musical career.”
At another competition, he received the Grand Prix when he performed at the Step to Parnassus festival in 1992. By this time, he had already become not just popular: his songs were heard on the radio, the first clips appeared on TV, all of Moscow and Russia knew Pavliashvili from his performances at concerts. Why did the singer then not return to Tbilisi, but remained in Moscow, did he really betray his homeland, about which he sang with such temperament in Jurmala? And in Georgia at that time, not only to sing - there was nowhere to work: the shameful civil war had just ended, the light - in the morning and late in the evening, there were many hours of queues for bread, and Soso was married by that time, his son Levan was growing up ... Young the singer moved to Moscow to earn money for his wife and son by singing - what he knew how to do best.
Another talent of Pavliashvili is that he is a brilliant composer. In almost all of his songs, the music is his authorship. His first album, released in 1993, includes nine songs that immediately appealed to connoisseurs of beautiful and high-quality songs - the singer called the album “Music of Friends”. As a composer, Soso does not consider himself very "productive": he releases one or two discs a year at most. But this is not because the muse rarely visits him - he simply does not want to "stamp" poor-quality one-days. Each of his songs is hard-won, tortured by long thoughts and experiences. “I never sat down specifically at the piano to write a melody. They themselves come to me, and it doesn’t matter what mood I’m in, how I feel at that moment, ”the artist says about his work.
Even in his youth, the singer tried himself in the filming of films. He never got the main roles, but already in the first role in the comedy "The Newest Adventures of Pinocchio" he was remembered by the audience for a long time. In total, he starred in films at the moment sixteen times, and all the roles were successful, albeit small ones. Perhaps the brightest were: a friend of the protagonist Davila in The Last of the Mohikians, a friend of his father in Daddy's Daughters. In all films, he is the same as in life, and does not play at all, but shows himself. And it should be noted - not a single negative role!
But not shooting in films brought Soso such incredible popularity, of course. First of all, these are his songs, videos, discs. These are the albums "Me and You", it is necessary to mention the disc "Georgian is waiting for you!" - it is rare that a celebration is still complete without songs from this collection! Pavliashvili presented the last two discs to fans in 2014, these are “Caucasian” and “Jubilee”. But for so long he does not record new albums, not because he “did out” - it’s just that Soso is now actively touring, collaborating with other singers, and presenting solo albums to the attention of fans. And one of his most famous songs "Let's Pray for Parents" is not just peta-covered by many other singers - it is now a real anthem of children's love for their parents.
He does not artificially create an "ideal" image for himself: Pavliashvili is in fact a real man, decent and honest. It's amazing how he, with his life principles, managed to stay on the modern stage! This is especially strange if you listen to his sharp criticism of current performers: “Where have the real men gone from the stage? Where are those who can sing about love for a woman passionately, sincerely and tenderly? Why are they singing on stage about incomprehensible love without sex, or even with hints of perversion? And here are his other words: “It has become a shame to suffer because of love, but I believe that a real man, if he wants to sing about love, must suffer, as the knights once suffered under the balconies of the ladies, performing serenades.”
Among colleagues, Soso Pavliashvili is a real favorite: at any concert, his appearance on stage begins with hugs and kisses. He loves to sing a duet, and every duet with any singer is a gift for the audience. Whether he sings with Valery Meladze, or with Stas Mikhailov, or with the A-Studio group, the performance turns into a masterpiece. The talented Georgian (and, of course, Russian) singer celebrated his fiftieth birthday with a series of concerts “Heaven on the Palms”. The artist's parents, his relatives, children, fellow friends came to the program: Vitas, Grigory Leps, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Stas Mikhailov, Comedy Club almost at full strength - not to list everyone.
About the personal life of the singer and composer
Officially, Soso was married once: they met his wife Nino even before his army at the Tbilisi Conservatory. Nino talked about the first period of their relationship: “Oh, he was so courageous, assertive, he knew how to care! He gave me so many flowers, not just flowers - only roses, there was nowhere to put them at home! The girl waited for the groom from the army, they got married, the son Levan was born. The festival in Jurmala, where Pavliashvili was given the Grand Prix, became for many young singers the last "point" in the international history of Soviet music. The country fell apart into separate small states, in many of which riots broke out. In Georgia, the situation was terrible, and a young wife and little son had to at least be fed, not to mention clothes, pay for electricity ... Soso makes a difficult decision to leave for Moscow to work, and Nino, like a real Georgian woman, takes it for granted.
In the photo, the first wife of Soso Pavliashvili is Nino Uchaneishvili. Screenshot from the program https://www.1tv.ru/
Will women disregard such an interesting, temperamental man as Pavliashvili in the big capital? Surprisingly: during the years he lived and worked in Moscow, no scandalous details about his affairs with the opposite sex ever “surfaced”! No, one quickly became known to everyone: his affair with Irina Ponarovskaya. And they did not particularly hide that they were passionate about each other: Soso dedicated songs to her, and she performed those that he wrote. They did not hide from the press, photos constantly flashed in the media, where they are together and look at each other with love. Probably, Irina was waiting for the singer to offer her to start a family, get divorced, but this did not happen. And by the way, all these years, Soso never for a moment forgot about his wife and son, although he did not live with them: according to Nino, he regularly sent them large sums of money.
In some of the already published biographies of Pavliashvili, one can notice an oddity. They write like this: “Divorced his wife in 2004. I broke up with Ponarovskaya in 2002. There is no confusion here yet, but now, attention: “Since 1997, he has lived in a civil marriage with Irina Patlakh.” My God, what a civil marriage, because Irina was then sixteen years old! Both Soso and Irina, when they are asked about this, are loudly indignant and answer the same way: “There was nothing then!”. And they can be trusted, because Pavliashvili is not just a decent man, but a Georgian, which means that he respects the law and would never enter into a close relationship with an underage girl. Many people do not believe in this, but there is another witness that everything was so - this is Irina's father, Boris Patlakh. “Boris is my closest friend, not just a relative,” Soso says about his test now, “I immediately admitted to him that I fell in love with Irina, but there will be a relationship when she becomes an adult.” And here is how Pavliashvili asked Boris for the hand of his daughter: “We sat down, talked seriously, “took on our chest” wine under the conversation - how could it be without it? And he believed that I would make Irina happy.”
Soso Pavliashvili with his family: wife Irina, daughters and son Levan https://www.instagram.com/soso_pavliashvili_official/
A year before the singer met his current wife, he had a serious accident, the result was a head injury and a doctor's diagnosis of epilepsy. For several years, Soso was tormented by terrible headaches and seizures, Irina confirms this. “The seizures were always at night, he convulsed, screamed terrible things in his sleep, then woke up and did not remember anything,” she said. In moments of despair, the man said to Irina: “Why am I like this? If you leave, I will understand, ”and she confirmed this many times in an interview. The attacks continued, Irina refused to leave and courageously endured, but this was not enough for Soso - he wanted children! In 2004, the couple decided to have their first child - this is how their Lisa was born. And a miracle happened: in just a few months, epilepsy went away without pills and any treatment!
Irina's parents were in admiration and shock: they themselves were once a "crazy" father and mother and blew dust off their daughter, but they did not expect to see such a caring dad in the face of Pavliashvili. Boris Patlakh later said: “I wondered how he could sit in the maternity hospital and look at Liza for hours without stopping when she was just born. And when they brought her home, he did not let her go if he was at home. The young family moved to a rented apartment near the Proletarskaya metro station, where, four years later, another daughter, Sandra, was brought from the maternity hospital.
Now Soso and Irina live in a luxurious mansion in the near Moscow region, and the house can be called the third "child" of a happy woman: she herself developed the design of every little thing, personally supervised the construction. The singer's studio is also located there, and Pavliashvili's son from his first marriage, Levan, now lives nearby. The father made this decision together with his mother: Soso met with his ex-wife and asked permission for his son to live next to him. “I appreciate her courage and understanding that she is with blood, but agreed to my request,” the singer later commented on her answer. And Nino, in turn, does not stop repeating when she is asked about a divorce from her husband: “This is life, and what to discuss now - it happened. But still, my best years were living with him. And he still helps me a lot financially.” Here he is, Soso Pavliashvili, even in relation to his ex-wife - the height of decency!
- He not only gives solo concerts and participates in TV programs: he can also be seen on shows, but the presenters have never managed to inflate a scandal. Even on “Let them talk”, where both Soso's wives were invited, the program ended not with showdowns and quarrels (as often happens there), but with joint songs and dances.
- The artist's family has two pets, these are ... Dumbo rats. The eared twins Yodo and Splinter arrived at the house when the girls got chickenpox. According to Georgian belief, a child with chickenpox can ask for anything, and parents are obliged to fulfill his request, then he will recover faster. "The windmill is holy!" – laughed then the mother of Sandra and Lisa.
- In 2013, during the next wave of persecution against “non-Russians” in Russia, Soso Pavliashvili was accused of involvement in the murder of his friend Avto Aduashvili. Nothing happened: firstly, there were only unfounded statements by the mother of the deceased about this. And secondly, the singer said, “I have lent him huge sums of money for many years. Where is the logic: I killed him, suppose, but how will he now pay back my debts?
- The artist, of course, loves Georgian cuisine, but he is also a passionate fan of Uzbek cuisine. Recipes of his signature pilaf and dolma in grape leaves with lamb “walk” on the Internet.
- The “hot Caucasian man” has never offended women, not one of his “ex” has said or written a single offensive word about him. When asked about this paradox, he replies: “I did not deceive anyone, and did not promise what I did not intend to do. My main principle of attitude towards a woman is insane respect.
- On stage, Soso always dresses brightly, even too pretentiously. According to his wife Irina, this is because of his passion for gangster action movies, where fitted jackets, bright ties, and scarves flicker. And he himself explains the stage appearance in this way: “I want to evoke temperamental experiences in the audience.”
- The singer does not seek to invest in business, because he is not a business person (by his own admission), he is used to earning money by singing and composing. He even calls a restaurant shared with a friend not a “business”, but a “friendly activity”.
- His closest friend now is Irina's father, Boris. The woman complains with a laugh: "He probably spends more time with dad than with me."
- They are truly happy, Soso and his wife. They seem to be competing to see who loves whom more! Irina says: “I know that he loves me, but I love him so much that my feelings are enough for two.” And her husband replies: “The main words in the family are “sorry” and “thank you.” When they are said, words about love are no longer needed.
The singer says that he was a womanizer on an all-Union scale, but love for Irina turned Don Juan into an exemplary family man. But the couple did not immediately realize their feelings.
Soso Pavliashvili with his wife and children.
Vladimir Chistyakov
The singer has never been deprived of female attention. And not a single representative of the fair sex, after breaking up with him, was offended or angry. Irina Ponarovskaya, with whom the artist lived in a civil marriage, speaks of him with warmth in her interviews, admitting that thanks to him she learned a lot in life. After a divorce from his first official wife, Nino Uchaneishvili, Soso remained on friendly terms with her. Probably the secret is that he respects women and is ready to carry them in his arms. But the love of his life, Irina, he had to first track down, sitting in ambush. True, it is better for him to tell about it himself.
How did you meet?
Irina Patlakh:“I was sixteen years old then, I studied at the theater studio of the Palace of Pioneers, in the building of which the Soso studio was also located.”
Soso Pavliashvili:“Once a sound engineer told me that a very beautiful girl came in and asked me to rewrite my song “I'm with you” on her disc. This message intrigued me, because at that time young girls mostly listened to other music, such as, for example, the Hands Up! group. And the fact that the stranger was also beautiful interested me doubly, because then I was a womanizer on an all-Union scale. And I decided to watch her. It can be said that he was sitting in an ambush. Finally she appeared, but, as time showed, I became a victim. Because I fell in love with her."
What do you remember about the first meeting?
Irina:“He looked at me like a boa constrictor at a small bird. He has such amazing energy that he cannot leave anyone, not a single person indifferent. I stood and looked at him as if spellbound, thinking little. This was the first impression. Soso turned out to be a very kind, hospitable, accommodating person, and most importantly, very professional. We immediately developed friendly relations. There was no talk of any romantic feelings at that time.
Soso:“We were united by our love for music. And our communication was based on this.
Irina:“Then Soso met my parents. At first they were wary of him. Still, we have a sixteen-year age difference. But they quickly fell under his stunning charm.
Soso, and then, when you began to live with Irina, did the attitude of her father and mother towards you change?
Soso:"No. They realized that I love her infinitely. And such a difference in age is just what you need.
Irina:“I have wonderful and wise parents. They saw that I was happy with Soso. For them, this was the main thing. And what is important: knowing Soso quite well, they respect him and trust him. We are one big family."
Soso:“We even have apartments in the same building and on the same floor. Closer to each other."
Is it true that Irina worked in your musical group?
Soso:“Irochka sang and danced beautifully, and I invited her to work in my team. And it's amazing how easily she joined him, quickly became her own. We had to tour a lot, and at some point we practically never parted.
Was it then that friendship was replaced by love?
Irina:“It is difficult to say when it happened. There was no turning point, imperceptibly for us, the relationship flowed into another stage.
Soso:“And when we were confirmed in our feelings, I said to Ira:“ You must give birth to me. I saw that she was ready for this step. And a year later, Lisa was born.
Soso, weren't you disappointed that a girl was born and not a boy? After all, most men dream of a son.
Soso:"Vice versa. I have a son from my first marriage, I know what it's like to be the father of a boy. This is a great joy. Now Levan is an adult, and we have a relationship like friends. But when a girl is born, it is completely different. Maybe, at twenty-five or thirty years old, a man still does not fully realize what an indescribable happiness it is to be the father of a daughter. They are so affectionate, defenseless and caring from a young age. When I'm talking on the phone with Lisa and she asks: “Daddy, how are you feeling? Are you all right? “- you can’t imagine what tenderness fills the heart at this moment.”
Soso, since you are not the first child, you probably calmly expected the appearance of Lisa, as befits an experienced father?
Irina:"Yes you! He was very worried, he was eager to give birth with me. His doctors forced him out of the ward. I still remember how he then looked at me and repeated: “How will you be here without me ?! Will I be there without you?!” It was very touching, but also funny. That day, Soso had a concert, the doctors assured him that I would not give birth until five hours later, and he went to the performance. But I “shot back” much faster and called my husband to inform that our child had already been born. And going on stage, he said, addressing the audience: “Five minutes ago my daughter was born!”
Soso:“These are unforgettable moments, and what was happening in my soul is generally impossible to put into words.”
Was the birth of the second daughter, according to tradition, also met on stage?
Soso:"No. At that moment I was in St. Petersburg. And when Irochka called me, I got on the plane, intending to fly to Moscow. The first reaction is surprise. We only talked in the morning, she was going somewhere - either shopping, or on some business ... But there was not even a conversation about the fact that she was about to give birth.
Irina:“Just remembering what a commotion the first birth caused, I decided not to worry anyone. And without saying a word to anyone, she got ready and went to the hospital. And I was calm, because my relatives were not nervous, and the surprise turned out to be wonderful.
And who came up with the names for the children?
Soso:“We named our eldest daughter Elizabeth, because I always liked the name Lisa. But with the younger it turned out more interesting. We thought we were having a boy. And they were going to call him Sandro. Then Irochka, returning from the ultrasound, said that we would have another girl. It is worth noting that this news made me very happy. Another daughter, one can only dream of! True, we decided not to change the name that we wanted to give the baby, but to take its female version - Sandra.
Irina:“It is noteworthy that Lisa had a favorite doll, with which she played more often than with other toys. And she called her Sandra - long before we knew she was going to have a sister."
Irina, men often talk about their fatherly feelings, but rarely actually take care of children ...
Irina:“This is not about Soso. He is a crazy father. Ready to protect children even from me if I am too strict. And I have to be like that when it comes to serious parenting issues, like school homework. Lisa is very stubborn. And in order to make her do homework, you have to be harsh. This responsibility lies with me, because Soso does not want to spoil relations with children. To be honest, I understand him and I'm already thinking about hiring a professional teacher who would work with my daughter. I want to be a mom, not a teacher. Moreover, the current school curriculum is very confusing and less systematized than the one we studied. Kids are having a much harder time now. In addition, Soso knows how to create an amazing atmosphere around children, they feel that they grow up in love and care. It's one thing to say "I have a dad", and another thing to feel it, even when your father is away. They feel his attention and warmth always.
Soso:“Just the other day I returned from a tour, called home from the airport. Lisa is sick. The voice is sad. I told her: “My girl, what can I bring you? Do you want flowers?” She: “Yes, I do.” Me: “What kind of flowers do you want?” Her: “Red roses.” And I brought a huge bouquet. By the way, Lisa accepts gifts very nicely. In general, the girls are used to the fact that I give them and their mother flowers.
Irina:"Yes. We do not have to wait for holidays for gifts and bouquets. I have always sympathized with those women whose men only pay attention to them on March 8th. In our family, this holiday lasts all year round. Moreover, Soso, in order to prepare a surprise for us, is not looking for some reason, he pleases us just like that.
Soso:“In fact, it gives me pleasure to make Irochka and daughters pleasant. For me, the main thing is to see their smiles, their eyes when they receive some gift or flowers.”
So you spoil girls?
Irina: No, we just love them. And it doesn't harm them. When they see such an attitude towards themselves, their own concern for loved ones becomes natural for them. For example, I really do not like to get up early in the morning, it was very difficult for me to get up early to collect Lisa for school. And suddenly my daughter began to set her own alarm clock, wakes up, gets ready for school, and I just cook breakfast for her. Baby wants to give me the opportunity to sleep longer. And besides, it shows independence. She is eight years old, and she is already trying to take good care of her parents.”
Irina, you are a psychologist by training, but you do not work by profession. Is it related to family life?
Irina:"No. I chose the profession consciously, it is very interesting, psychologists really provide significant assistance to those who need it. But, alas, as practice shows, in our country people prefer to cry into a pillow or tell their friends and girlfriends about their problems, instead of turning to a psychologist who will help resolve this or that situation. This specialty is not in demand as much as it seemed to me.”
And I thought it was your husband who decided to tie you to the house ...
Soso:"No. And if she herself wanted to stay at home, I would kick her out so that she would take care of herself and what she was interested in. She is young, beautiful, full of ideas and creative plans, she needs to realize her plans. For example, now she is interested in design.”
Design is a very unusual occupation for a psychologist…
Irina:“Since childhood, I loved to draw and make some kind of jewelry. I remember weaving baubles fashionable for those times for myself and my friends. But I didn’t manage to realize this hobby before, and I didn’t even think about it. But when Soso and I bought an apartment and started thinking about what our housing would look like, I was inspired. Of course, it was not without the participation of professional designers, from whom I learned a lot, but I thought over some elements myself.
Soso:“In addition, we ordered most of the finishing materials from abroad - thanks to the fact that Irochka speaks fluent English. As a result, it cost us several times cheaper than if we bought everything in Russia.”
Soso, probably, also took part in choosing the interiors for the new house?
Irina:“At the beginning, yes. We basically knew what we wanted. But when they tried to explain each other in detail, they did not find understanding. For example, Soso said: "I want a burgundy bedroom." Go and understand what it means: a burgundy ceiling or burgundy walls ... I thought: my God, if you make the whole room in this color, some kind of horror will turn out! She began to create in her own way, because of which we argued a lot. The result was a bedroom in grayish-beige tones, and added burgundy due to pillows and bedspreads. When Soso saw the result, he said: “Here, this is just what I wanted.” And since during the repair it turned out that I was pregnant with my second child, he generally said that he would no longer argue with me, the main thing was my peace of mind.
But you have long celebrated housewarming. What about design skills now?
Irina:“My husband is a very attentive and sensitive person. Soso noticed how much I was fascinated by this activity. Therefore, when he, together with partners, began to engage in the restaurant business, they entrusted me with the design of this institution. You can't even imagine how happy I was. It was so interesting! Fortunately, the restaurant is not far from our house, so I had time to take care of my family, my home, and my project. They say it went well."
Soso:“It worked out great! Truth be told, I never doubted for a moment that you would do a great job. Our restaurant has good cuisine, but when people come to such a place, it is very important what the surroundings are like, it creates the atmosphere of the establishment. I am proud to say that my wife invented and created this. Believe me, Ira's success is no less significant for me than my own, and sometimes more expensive.
Irina: “Now this is our favorite place. Here we spend all family holidays. One might say, a branch of our house for business meetings and gala dinners.
By the way, if the conversation turned to the kitchen, Soso grew up in Tbilisi, and Georgia is famous for its traditional dishes. Irina, were you not forced to comprehend the wisdom of national cuisine?
Irina:"No. When my husband's mother comes to us (by the way, she is visiting us right now), she pampers us with Georgian dishes. And so ... In our family there is no cult of food. We just rejoice when we all get together at the same table, regardless of what dishes we have for lunch or dinner. True, I will tell you a secret: we have a special menu for the time that Soso is on tour. The fact is that after being fed fish oil as a child, he cannot stand fish. In the literal sense of the word, he can’t stand her spirit, he becomes ill from the smell of a fish being prepared. So we came up with a good compromise. We introduce fish days while our head of the family is on tour.”
Soso, you yourself admitted that you were a womanizer. How did you part with this “life credo”?
Soso:“It's just that everything I need is in my wife. Why do I need someone else? I have already found the woman I was looking for, with whom I want to live my life. And my main concern is that she was well. I won't do anything to hurt her. Therefore, the passion for women is a thing of the distant past.
They say it's very hard to be an artist's wife...
Soso:“It seems to me that we don’t have such a problem, because I am an artist on stage, and after finishing the concert, I leave the microphone behind the scenes and return home as just a man, husband and father. Yes, there are such persons who, having entered the image, get stuck in it and never part with it. Therefore, they have problems both in their personal lives and in everyday communication with people. I have a clear line: here is work, there is life. That's why I'm happy."
It is believed that creative people are extremely impulsive ...
Irina:“For example, I am also emotional and impulsive. It happens that I got hooked on some trifle, sucked the problem out of my finger and I’m getting ready to tell my husband everything that I’ve twisted in my head. And Soso is so sensitive that he easily catches my state. Suitable at such a moment with the right words, and it immediately disarms. And it already seems stupid and ridiculous to me that five minutes ago it seemed like a reason for conflict. By the way, he inherited such a strong intuition from his mother.
So you don't fight at all?
Irina:“Why, it happens ... Is there really a family life without disagreements, especially if people really love each other and, therefore, react sharply to some events, words, feelings of their half ?! And plus mutual trust, which allows you to splash out what has accumulated when communicating with the outside world. Someone offended or nasty, some difficulties in business ... To whom to expose the sore, if not to a loved one?
Soso:“Yes, in our family all-round defense. I try to protect my girls - Ira, Lisa and Sandra - from the outside, and Ira - from the inside.
Irina:“But even when we fight, which is rare, everything goes smoothly. The maximum that can happen is to break a plate on the floor. So this is good luck! But we have a sacred rule: we never conflict in front of our daughters, we don’t even raise our voice in their presence.”
Irina, is it not necessary to be jealous of her husband?
Irina:“I'm only jealous of football. He loves him too much."
Soso:“But Irochka does not delight him ... But she tolerates this hobby of mine. However, I don't have any fanatical addictions to this or that club. I just love a beautiful and addictive game. I like having talented players on the field. By the way, my daughters watch matches with me, but they don’t sit out the entire ninety minutes. Although when they were very young, I took them in my arms and watched the championships with them.
You have a civil marriage. Aren't you going to formalize the relationship?
Soso:“We have not yet needed this stamp in the passport. We are already a family, without any official papers. But it is quite possible that we will sign ... I want you to understand that the main thing is that certain relationships arise between people. We are connected by something that so many who have a marriage certificate in their hands do not have. We have love, respect, family. And all this actually exists, although without “documentary” confirmation.”
Songs performed by Soso Pavliashvili are incredibly popular among Russian listeners, especially among women. Today we will talk about where he was born, studied and how this artist got on stage. The article will also provide details of his personal life.
Soso Pavliashvili: biography
He was born on June 29, 1964 in Tbilisi. Soso Pavliashvili's patronymic is Raminovich. He is Georgian by nationality. In what family was our hero brought up? Let's start with the fact that his parents are not related to music and stage. Father, Ramin Iosifovich, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and worked in his specialty for many years. Mother, Aza Alexandrovna, was a housewife.
Many people think that Soso is a pseudonym. But it's not. Soso is an abbreviated version of the male name Joseph.
Capabilities
At the age of 6, our hero was enrolled in a music school. In a short time, the boy learned to play the violin well. However, the neighbors were not enthusiastic about his hobby. Soso could spend hours rehearsing this or that piece.
At school, Pavliashvili studied for fours and fives. Unsatisfactory grades in his diary appeared extremely rarely. The teachers praised Joseph not only for his diligence, but also for his active participation in the life of the class and school. The talented boy performed at various school events - competitions, concerts and so on. He liked to hear loud applause from the audience present in the hall.
student body
After graduating from high school, Soso Pavliashvili entered the conservatory in his native Tbilisi. Among his mentors were the best teachers of Georgia. Pavliashvili was an ideal student. He never skipped classes, took tests on time and did not argue with teachers. At the final exams, Soso received
Army
It would seem that after receiving a diploma from the conservatory, the guy could begin to develop his musical career. But he decided to pay his debt to the Motherland. Pavliashvili went to serve in the army, although his parents dissuaded him from this step.
Joseph joined the stage in the army amateur club. The guy picked up the microphone and sang. Colleagues noted that he had a pleasant voice and perfect hearing. Our hero listened to their words and decided to pursue a singing career.
Star Trek
After demobilization, Soso Pavliashvili became a member of the Iveria musical group. In the 70s, this group was famous not only in Georgia, but beyond its borders. Talented guys toured the major cities of the USSR.
In 1989, Joseph decided to become a solo artist. To demonstrate his abilities and capabilities, he went to a vocal competition in Jurmala. The professional jury highly appreciated his talent. Pavliashvili was declared the winner of the festival.
From that moment on, the career of the young singer went up. In a short time, he signed several contracts with major recording studios. In 1993, Pavliashvili's debut album went on sale. The entire circulation was sold out by Georgian fans.
Conquest of Russia
In the late 1990s, Soso began to frequently come to Moscow on tour. In the Russian capital, he felt at home. And soon Pavliashvili decided to move there permanently. He plunged headlong into creativity.
In 1998, the first album, "Me and You", was presented to Russian listeners. Several more records followed. The performer with a velvety timbre of voice and a Georgian accent has taken his niche on the stage.
In 2003, Soso released another album. It was called "Georgians are waiting for you." During this period, the career of the performer reached its zenith. Soso's songs could be heard literally from every window. Women went crazy over his voice.
To date, Pavliashvili's creative piggy bank has more than 60 songs, 20 clips and 16 film roles. Wealthy fans invite him to corporate parties, weddings and birthdays.
Personal life
Soso Pavliashvili is called the conqueror of women's hearts. And it's justified. In his life there were many dizzying novels. But none of them flowed into a serious relationship.
The first woman Soso wanted to marry was Nino Uchaneishvili. In 1985, the couple got married. The celebration was attended by numerous relatives and friends of the bride and groom. In 1987, Joseph and Nino became parents. Their son Levan was born. Over time, the relationship of the spouses began to deteriorate. Soso lived in Moscow, and Nino lived in Tbilisi. In 2003, they officially filed for divorce. They managed to remain friends.
Since 1997, the singer has been living in a civil marriage with Irina Patlakh. At one time, the girl was a backing vocalist in the Mironi group. In December 2004, Irina gave Soso a charming daughter, Elizabeth. At that time, the famous Georgian had already divorced his former wife. In June 2008, Irina and Soso had a second daughter. The baby was named Sandra.
Soso Pavliashvili treats women like a real Georgian - with love and respect. His first wife is friends with his current wife, and this does not surprise the singer at all: two worthy women will always find a common language.
First love
Soso Pavliashvili played the violin from the age of six, and after school he decided to go to study at the conservatory. But in the first year he was not up to the instrument: Soso met Nino. Love flared up like a match, and continued to burn, even when Pavliashvili was called up for military service.
From the army, he wrote her 5 letters a day and could not wait for the day when they would see each other again.
The violin has finally become a thing of the past: in the service, Soso began to gravitate more towards pop music and, returning to Tbilisi, got a job at the Iveria VIA. At their wedding with Nino, they walked in a large and friendly crowd. Soon the son Levon was born, and Pavliashvili began to work hard so that the family would not need anything.
To grow as a musician, he needed to go to Moscow. Nino did not mind, but she could not follow her husband - her sick mother lived in Tbilisi, for whom there was no one else to look after. Soso said goodbye to his family and went to the capital.
Triumph
Pavliashvili's birth as a solo artist took place at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. He arrived there as part of Iveria, but one day he decided on an adventure: he went on stage and sang the famous Georgian song Suliko. The audience was delighted and did not let Soso leave the stage for a long time.
He consolidated his success at the All-Union Music Competition in Jurmala. The great Irina Ponarovskaya sat on the jury and did not take her eyes off the young singer. Pavliashvili's passionate performance impressed her so much that she invited him to sing in a duet - for Soso it was a real ticket to the big stage.
“Ira made a great contribution to my development,” the singer states. - We did a lot for each other, we had a very stormy relationship, we lit each other up. Ponarovskaya next to me became a queen, ”said Pavliashvili.
Rumor immediately married a bright duet. In distant Tbilisi, Nino realized that her marriage had come to an end - although in fact she and Soso continued to be husband and wife. Ponarovskaya was also married, but if Pavliashvili took at least one decisive step, she would immediately break up with her husband.
That did not happen. In 1997, the singer officially divorced his wife, but not for the sake of Ponarovskaya. At this time, another girl appeared in his life.
Savior
Once, when Pavliashvili was working in a recording studio, a young girl came in and asked to record one of his songs on a disc - for a school graduation. Ira Patlakh was then only 16 years old, Soso - twice as old. He now calls his former self "an all-Union womanizer."
He liked the brave graduate so much that he decided to continue communication - and, of course, Ira could not resist the charms of the Georgian.
But before enjoying happiness with her loved one, the girl had to literally return Soso from the other world. Shortly before they met, the singer got into a car accident, after which he began to suffer from epileptic seizures. The treatment had almost no effect: the attacks occurred at night, there was no relief.
“Then he had nothing to do - neither to the family, nor to love, nor to me. But I knew that my love would be enough for both of us, ”she recalled.
The disease went away on its own after the birth of their first joint daughter, Lisa. The second daughter, Sandra, finally completed the transformation of the former womanizer into a respectable head of the family. Soso Pavliashvili first moved the family to a large apartment, then built a house for them in the suburbs, and only after that did he finally make an official proposal to Irina.
It happened during his anniversary concert: the 50-year-old singer knelt down in front of the mother of his children and presented an engagement ring in this way. Ira confirmed her consent, which she gave many years ago as a very young girl.
