Georgia has long been famous for its singers, with their deep soulful voice, masculine bright charisma. This can rightfully be said about the singer Dato. He can address the fans in their language, Azeri or Russian, he can set the hall on fire.
Dato has an abundance of fans who know all his songs by heart. He is, perhaps, the true symbol of his Georgian nation - a courageous and talented singer who deeply feels the melody.
Talented Star
His full name may not be known to everyone. His name is Dato Khujadze. He is not only a singer, but also a composer and instrumentalist. He writes songs that are popular far beyond his homeland.
He does not create in one style: for example, in his luggage there are soul and disco compositions, urban romances and lyrics, jazz and reggae, elements of beautiful ethnicity. He is a romantic in the true sense of the word, who is adored by women.
The versatility of DATO talent
It is also interesting that Dato is a multi-instrumentalist. This means that there is practically no such instrument (except for wind instruments) that the wise hands of a musician will not force to sing. The Motherland is proud of its singer, repeatedly awarding him the honorary title "Singer of the Year".
It is difficult to resist and not fall under his powerful charm. He is incredibly talented and loves luck. Among his achievements are the Grand Prix of the Slaviansky Bazaar festival, audience awards, the Moscow Best of the Best award, God of the Air, and so on. Modern advertising trends are not alien to him.
The childhood and origin of the singer
Born a long time ago, June 25, 1975. His parents, being creative and intelligent people, instilled in him a love of music. Before the boy began to speak, he had already tried to sing - and he was good at it. They listened to both beautiful national melodies and modern popular music. However, the family did not believe that a passion for melodies was a serious matter and predicted a career as a doctor for the heir.
As always happens in Georgian families, the child must obey his parents and, above all, his father. Therefore, Dato Khujadze entered the Faculty of Dentistry of the Medical University. He completed his studies until the fourth year, but with difficulty, as he could not force himself to love medicine.
DATO's early years
Of course, over the years, the musical talent of the singer grew stronger and developed. At the institute, he created the Flash group with friends, which gained great popularity. It was because of this that the guy interrupted his studies at the university. Not for an exam, but for an a cappella music festival, he went with his friends.
His further work is associated with the group "Sahe" (which means "Face"). Very frankly and sincerely, they were the first in the whole country to sing about the relationship between a woman and a man, which, of course, not everyone liked. Already after the first melodies, the performers, together with Dato, literally woke up famous.
Then there was a performance at the Tbilisi Philharmonic, where the performance of young people was heard by more than three thousand listeners. Unfortunately, the money received for the performance had to be given to the restoration of the building, which was destroyed by aggressive fans who did not make it to the show.
Personal solo career
Dato began to perform, developing a solo career, in the year XNUMX. And Tbilisi fell in love with the singer, warmly accepting him, the Palace of Sports of the city was completely filled with fans twice.
Albums of the singer DATO
At the time of 2012, there are three main Dato albums known. These are three studio albums, the titles of which are traditionally given in English. The Georgian singer does not hesitate to perform with other stars, seeing this as fruitful cooperation and an opportunity for development. So, he performed with the American rapper Coolio, and also arranged a session with a famous group. It was time to move to a new level and discover new horizons. He discovers some young stars himself, thanks to his talent.
Moving to Moscow
Pepper changed his place of permanent residence, moving to Moscow in 2004. Gela Gogokhia became its producer. So, the clips of the star began to differ in great originality and non-standard solution. For example, the composition with sand (born in collaboration with an Israeli artist) became a laureate of the advertising festival, participated in various foreign festivals.
Thus, the Georgian singer showed that he has something to impress even the demanding Moscow public. Later, many began to make clips in a similar style, which indicates its popularity.
guest star
Dato has been a frequent headliner and guest celebrity on many shows. This testifies to its popularity. So, it is known that he participated in such programs as "Stars against karaoke", "Comedy Club" and "Life is beautiful", where he was greeted with enthusiasm by the audience.
Further work Dato
However, the singer understands that it is not worth standing still and tries himself in various activities. He goes further, makes new arrangements, surprises everyone with a new sound and style. He creates and develops. So, in 2016, Dato shoots a video in Los Angeles for another of his wonderful lyrical compositions.
Interesting facts about DATO
- Every talented person has their own special quirks. You can say the same about Dato. He is fond of collecting rare cars. So, in his collection, for example, two Mustangs from the mid-eighties.
- In addition, he loves paragliding. The last hobby is not entirely safe, one day it almost led to his death.
- The singer was a member of the Georgian Parliament. He went into politics to protect the interests of musicians. Unfortunately, his political career did not last long for reasons beyond his control.
- The singer's track "Deja Vu" was filmed abroad in three languages.
- His first video called "Sand Dream" was enthusiastically received by the audience.
- He is friends with the Russian hip-hop star Legalize. Together they sang the song "Janaya". The video was filmed in St. Petersburg and near it, a large team participated in the filming, including singers and dancers, make-up artists and technicians. The clip that came out is great and for a long time was in the charts of the music channel MTV - Russia and TV channels of the CIS countries.
