Tornike Kipiani ( ka, თორნიკე ყიფიანი; born 11 December 1987) is a Georgian singer. Kipiani started his musical career at the age of 19, forming the band ''The Circular Corner''. In 2012, he auditioned for the Georgian talent show ''Magtifan'' on

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, placing in the top five of the competition. Kipiani also won the first season of ''

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'' in 2014, mentored by

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. He entered the selection process for

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with the song "You Are My Sunshine", sung with Giorgi Bolotashvili. The song finished 23rd out of the 25 entries in the national final. However he was selected to represent his country in the

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after winning ''

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''. He was to perform in

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with the song " Take Me as I Am", however the contest was cancelled due to the

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. Instead, he represented Georgia at the

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with the song "

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", but he failed to qualify to the grand final. Outside of music, Kipiani works as an architect. He has three children.

Discography

Albums

* 2016: ''Luck''

Singles

* 2017: "You Are My Sunshine" (with Giorgi Bolotashvili) * 2020: " Take Me as I Am" * 2021: "

References

Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2020 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2021 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Georgia (country) 1987 births {{Georgia-musician-stub