Valery Meladze

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Valeriy Meladze
Birth name Valeri Meladze
Also known as none[a]
Born June 23, 1965 (1965-06-23) (age 42)
Origin Georgian
Genre(s) Pop, Art rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1995[b] - present
Associated acts Dialog, Mistikana, Viagra
Website http://www.meladze.ru/

Valeriy Shotayevich Meladze (Russian: Валерий Шотаевич Меладзе, Georgian: ვალერი მელაძე) is a Russian singer of Georgian descent. Meladze and Nu Virgos girl group were bestowed the title of the Best Duo of the Year at 2004 Russian Music Awards. On June 2, 2006 Meladze won the 4th MUZ-TV Music Award as the Best Performer of the Year. On August 24 of the same year he was categorized as the Best Performer and the Best Artist at the MTV Russian Music Awards nominations.

Meladze entered the Nikolayev Shipbuilding Institute in Ukraine to study the mechanical engineering of the ship power plants. He then interrupted his studies and finished the fortepiano teaching. With the help of his brother and songwriter Konstantin, Meladze topped the charts with hits "Ne trevozh mne dushu, skripka" ("Don't Bother My Soul, Violin"), "Poseredine leta" ("In The Middle of Summer") and "Sera" since the early 1990s.

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[edit] Discography

Sera
Posledniy romantik
The Last Romantic
  • Release: October, 1996
Samba belogo motylka
Samba of The White Moth
  • Release: January, 1998
Vsyo tak i bylo
Everything Was As It Was
Nega
The Bliss
Okean
Ocean

[edit] Notes

a ^  Often dubbed as The Last Romantic for his first solo appearance.

b ^  Since "Sera".

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