Sopho Khalvashi ( ka, სოფო ხალვაში ; born 31 May 1986 in

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the second largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of t ...

, Adjara,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

), also sometimes known as simply Sopho, is a Georgian musician of Laz heritage.

Biography

She claimed third prize at the commercial song contest " New Wave" 2006 in

Jūrmala Jūrmala (; "seaside") is a state city in Latvia, about west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a stretch of white-sand beach, and a population of 49,325 in 2019 ...

, Latvia. She then signed a contract with Russian management agency "ARS" led by Russian composer

Igor Krutoy Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy (russian: Игорь Яковлевич Крутой) or Ihor Yakovych Krutyi ( uk, Ігор Якович Крутий, born on July 29, 1954), is a Ukrainian and Russian music composer, performer, producer and musical p ...

. She returned to her homeland, where she received an offer from the Imedi TV channel to host local talent show "On Imedi's waves". It was announced on 12 December 2006 that she would represent her home nation at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...

. The song " Visionary Dream" was Georgia's first entry into the contest. The song was previously called "My Story". In the semi-final on 10 May 2007, she finished eighth; as one of the Top 10 qualifiers she secured a spot for Georgia in the final. In the final on 12 May 2007, she finished 12th, earning maximum points from one country, Lithuania. In November 2018, she was appointed Deputy Mayor of

Personal life

Sopho Khalvashi is married to Mikheil Dzodzuashvili, son of Georgian football manager and former player Revaz Dzodzuashvili. Together they have two daughters.

References

External links

SophoKhalvashi.netSite of Sopho KhalvashiSopho's fans site in Israel
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