Mariam Chachkhiani ( ka, მარიამ ჩაჩხიანი; born March 10, 1995) is a Georgian singer, best known for winning Season 2 of
Imedi's reality TV singing competition
The Voice of Georgia 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 part in the
Georgian national selection for the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Bro ...
as a part of a trio and reached the national final of 12 songs.
Georgia: JESC national finalists selected
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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 of Georgia
On the third episode of the Blind Auditions broadcast on October 15, 2013, Mariam performed Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
'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
Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...
’s song " Inseparable".
On the Knockout Round, Mariam performed Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed " The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston i ...
’s song " Run To You".
On the first Live, Mariam performed Beth Hart
Beth Hart (born January 24, 1972) is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single " LA Song (Out of This Town)" from her second album '' Screamin' for My Supper''. The single was a numbe ...
’s song "Mama".
On the third Live, Mariam performed Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and activist. Born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon. Lewis achieved nationa ...
’s song " Here I Am".
On the semi-final Live she performed Aerosmith’s song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the official theme song for the 1998 sci-fi disaster film ''Armageddon'', in which lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv starred. It is one of four ...
".
And on the Final live, Mariam performed Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
's song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" again and won the show.
After competition
After The Voice, she released her debut single "Gibberish", which was an international collaboration. The British company Loop G created the beats, and the lyrics were penned by the Brazilian Ronaldo Junior.
Discography
Singles
*2014: "Feel Free"
*2015: "Gibberish"
*2015: "The Grin" (feat. George Moller & Mariam Abdushelishvili)
*2015: "Fly Away (feat. Jambazi)"
*2015: "You're Mine (feat. Cool Yan)"
*2016: "Reborn (feat. George Moller)"
*2017: "Fly"
Music videos
*2015: "Gibberish"
**Music video was directed by David Gogokhia
David Gogokhia ( ka, დავით გოგოხია, born 16 July 1987 in Jvari, Georgia) is a Georgian experimental visual artist, director of photography, and video editor, specialize in music videos, commercials etc
Early life
David was ...
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*2016: "Fly Away" (feat. Jambazi)
**Music video was directed by David Gogokhia
David Gogokhia ( ka, დავით გოგოხია, born 16 July 1987 in Jvari, Georgia) is a Georgian experimental visual artist, director of photography, and video editor, specialize in music videos, commercials etc
Early life
David was ...
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Charts
References
External links
Press about her winning on "The Voice"
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21st-century women singers from Georgia (country)
The Voice (franchise) winners
Musicians from Tbilisi
1995 births
Living people