Sofia Nizharadze

Sopho Nizharadze Born February 6 1986 Is A Georgian Singer Actress And Songwriter Who Represented Georgia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 With The Song "Shine". Born In Tbilisi Then-Soviet Georgia Sofia Graduated With Honors From A Musical Academy And Afterward Went To The Gnessin Russian Academy Of Music. By Age 11 She Was Chosen By The French Journalist Bernard Pivot To Take Part In His Telecast On TV5 Paris Where She Performed Well Known French Song "Douce France". At 17 Sofia Was A Winner Of Several International Competitions Of Young Singers Including The "Bravo Bravissimo!" Competition In Mini La Scala Italy "Crystal Note" Moscow Russia "Crystal Fur-Tree" Borjomi Georgia . She Participated In Several Festivals In Russia Turkey Italy Latvia And Georgia. Since 2001 Nizharadze Has Been A Soloist For The Georgian National Philharmonic. In 2003 She Was The Lead In The Musical-Circus Revue "Jaybirds' Wedding". She Then Performed For The Russian Academy Of Theatre Arts And Featured In "Roméo & Juliette". In 2004 She Got A Main Part In Gerard Presgurvic's Musical Original Russian Version Operetta Theatre Leading Cast . In 2005 Sopho Was A Finalist In The New Wave Festival In Jūrmala Latvia. Sofia Writes Songs And Lyrics In Georgian Russian And English. read less