Tamta

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Tamta
Tamta
Tamta
Background information
Birth name Tamta Goduadze
Born January 10, 1981 (1981-01-10) (age 27)

Country flag Georgia
Origin Country flag Greece
Genre(s) Pop
Label(s) Minos EMI
Website http://www.tamta.com.gr

Tamta Goduadze, (Georgian: თამთა გოდუაძე; known professionally as simply Tamta, is a Georgian pop singer, famous in Greece for her participation in Super Idol (in which she placed second),[1] and for her later singles such as "Ftais" (Faraway, originally performed by Gala) and "Den Telionei Etsi I Agapi".

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[edit] Biography

Tamta was born and raised in Georgia, where she started singing in the age of five. For six years she was the lead singer in kids’ bands, while taking piano lessons for seven years and studying Georgian ballet for another four.

She has been awarded in a series of children’s singing festivals in Georgia, while performing in the leading roles as an actress in music theaters between the age of twelve and fourteen.

Tamta studied and graduated Russian and English literature in the Foreign Language University of Georgia.

In the age of 22, she and her family are being relocated in Greece, where she decides to contest in “Super Idol”, an artistic TV Show produced and presented by Mega Channel. She managed to take the second place in the finals, winning the audience’s attention and support. That was the starting point in her publicity.

Later in the same year, she released the single “Eisai To Allo Mou Miso” along Stavros Konstantinou through Minos EMI, which rapidly became a radio hit.

Her discography debut was made with her first personal album entitled “Tamta”, released through Minos EMI on February 2006, making Tamta extremely popular while her unique style created a trend for the teenage girls all over country. Her song “Ftais” was included in the top airplay rankings.

Despite her being in Greece for just a few years, her voice has touched great Greek artists that have collaborated with her.

In the 2004 – 2005 winter season, she was the support act for Giorgos Dalaras and Antonis Remos at Athens Arena, while in the summer of 2005 she performed alongside Thanos Petrelis, Katerina Stanisi and Apostolia Zoi at Apollon.

In the summer of 2006, Tamta performed alongside Peggy Zina at Politeia Studio in Thessaloniki, while making a great performance in Sakis Rouvas’ live concert.

In the 2006 – 2007 winter season, Tamta performed at VOX in Athens and continued at Fix Live in Thessaloniki.

In the meantime, Audiovisual selected Tamta to be the leading voice in the translated version of Luc Besson’s children movie “Arthur and the Minimis”.

On January 2007, Greek National Televison (EPT), announced Tamta’s participation in the final qualifiers for the Greek representation in the 52nd Eurovision Contest. Shortly after she released her debut CD titled Tamta. The first single off of the CD was a cover of Gala's song Faraway called "Ftais". It was followed by the singled "Den Telionei Etsi I Agapi". The CD was then re-released with a bonus duet of the hit song "Tornero".

Her latest album, Agapise Me, was released on May 16, 2007 and the first single is "Agapise Me" (Love me). More recently, she has released a CD single titled "Mia Stigmi Esi Ki Ego/Ela Sto Rhythmo".

In June 2008, Tamta said in an interview that she would like to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.[2] Rumors also say that CYBC has been in contact with her since May. Greek media outlets also have demanded that ERT choose Tamta to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 following suspicions of favoritism from Eastern Bloc countries in 2008 where Kalomoira finished in 3rd place.[1]

[edit] Personal life

Tamta is of Georgian origin. She was married there when she was 14 years old and while this seems strange according to Greek customs, she has said that it is common in Georgia. She is dating for the last two years, singer and Fame Story contestant, Grigoris Petrakos.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title Certification
2006 Tamta
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2007 Agapise Me
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[edit] Singles

Year Title Album/CD Single
2004 "Τ' Allo Mou Miso" (featuring Stavros Konstantinou) Super Idol 2004
2006 "Ftais" (Faraway) Tamta
2006 "Den Telionei Etsi I Agapi" Tamta
2006 "Tornero - Tromero" Tamta
2007 "With Love" Agapise Me and "With Love"
2007 "Agapise Me" Agapise Me
2007 "Agapo" (Wanna Play from RBD) Agapise Me
2007 "Mia Stigmi Esi Ki Ego" "Mia Stigmi Esi Ki Ego/Ela Sto Rhythmo"
2007 "Ela Sto Rhythmo" "Mia Stigmi Esi Ki Ego/Ela Sto Rhythmo"

[edit] Super Idol Performances

Semi Finals: "Light My Fire" by The Doors
Top 10:
Top 9: "Ό,τι Κι Αν Πω" by Michalis Hatzigiannis
Top 8: "My Baby Just Cares for Me" by Nina Simone
Top 7: "Ο Προσκυνητής" by Alkinoos Ioannidis
Top 6:
Top 5: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by The Four Seasons
Top 5:
Top 4:
Top 4:
Top 3: "Κοίτα με, αντέχω" by Iro
Top 3: "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys
Grand Final: "Δεν Το Αντεχω"
Grand Final:
Grand Final:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Media furious with Stockselius comments; Tamta to rescue. Oikotimes, May 26, 2008. Retrieved on June 3, 2008
  2. ^ Tamta wants to represent Cyprus in 2009 Eurovision. Oikotimes, June 2, 2008. Retrieved on June 3, 2008

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