Mariam Chachkhiani
| Mariam Chachkhiani | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born |
March 10, 1995 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Genres | Pop, Dubstep, R&B, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012 – present |
| Labels | Unsigned artist |
| Associated acts | Loop G, Nini Gvelesiani |
| Website | Official Site |
Mariam Chachkhiani (born March 10, 1995) is a Georgian singer, best known for winning Season 2 of Imedi's reality TV singing competition The Voice[1] as part of David Porchkhidze's team.
Beginnings
Mariam first appeared on the stage since age 6 with other young singers on Tbilisi Concert Hall stage
Mariam took a part in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007[2] as a part of trio and hit the top 12.
In 2008, Mariam took a part in the International Nail Song Festival and won the 2nd place among participants from 28 countries.
In 2010 in the “I Love Tbilisi” Festival, where the jury were mostly from Italy and Misha Mdinaradze from Georgia, Mariam hit the 1st place, beating the participants from over 18 countries.
The Voice
On the third episode of the Blind Auditions broadcast on October 15, 2013, Mariam performed Jennifer Hudson's song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." All four judges turned their chairs and Mariam chose to join David Porchkhidze’s team.
On the Battle Round, Mariam was against Ani Chkheidze, they both performed Natalie Cole’s song “Inseparable”.
On the Knockout Round, Mariam performed Whitney Houston’s song “Run To You”.
On the first Live, Mariam performed Beth Hart’s song “Mama”.
On the third Live, Mariam performed Leona Lewis’s song “Here I Am”.
On the semi-final Live she performed Aerosmith’s song “I Don't Want To Miss A Thing”.
And on the Final live, Mariam performed Jennifer Hudson's song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" again and won the show.
After competition
She released her debut single "Gibberish". which was an international collaboration, beats was made by LoopG (UK), lyrics by Ronaldo Junior (Brazil).
Discography
Singles
- 2014: "Feel Free"
- 2015: "Gibberish"
- 2015: "Fly Away (feat. Jambazi)"
Music Videos
- 2015: "Gibberish" | Music video was directed by David Gogokhia.
- 2015: "Fly Away" ft. Jambazi | Music video was directed by David Gogokhia.
Collaborations
- 2015: "The Grin" ft. George Moller & Mariam Abdushelishvili
References
- ↑ [ http://voice.ge/gundebi.html?view=participant&participant_id=43 Mariam’s page on "The Voice" website]
- ↑ [ http://esctoday.com/9023/georgia_jesc_national_finalists_selected Georgia: JESC national finalists selected]