Nino Katamadze is a Georgian singer, actress and composer. Nino herself calls herself a "hooligan singer".
This is exactly the case when no one doubts Nino's excellent vocal abilities. On stage, Katamadze sings exclusively live. The singer is an ardent opponent of the phonogram.
The most popular musical composition of Katamadze, which roams the net, is the eternal "Suliko", which the singer performed together with Teona Kontridze in the jazz style and with numerous improvisations.
Childhood and youth
Nino Katamadze was born in Georgia, in the small town of Kobuleti. The girl was brought up in strict Georgian traditions. Nino herself often recalls her childhood - it was wonderful. The girl spent time in a large and friendly family.
Four more children were brought up in the Katamadze family. In winter, other relatives came to the family house, and the number of family members exceeded a dozen.
Nino's family were hunters. Often young animals fell into the so-called snare. But Nino's relatives did not kill the animals, but only fed them and released them back into the forest.
Nino Katamadze in her interviews often said that she owes a lot to her family, who laid down not only a love for music, but also a love for decency, kindness and good breeding.
Today, the Georgian star is called the most radiant singer of our time. And all due to the fact that when she comes into view, she is always accompanied by one feature - a beautiful and kind smile.
Starting from the age of 4, Nino begins to sing. This was not at all surprising, since the music and loud songs of her grandmother Guliko were often heard in Katamadze's house.
The girl's father was a well-known jeweler at that time. Uncle Nino taught music lessons at the local high school.
It was Uncle Nino Katamadze who instilled in the girl a love of music. He studied vocals with young Katamadze and taught the girl to play the guitar.
Nino was so passionate about music that now she did not dream of anything other than a big stage. Katamadze decided on the choice of profession.
She gave her voice towards the music. And by the way, despite the fact that parents always tell their children “we dream of you finding a serious profession”, dad supported his daughter’s dreams and did everything to make them come true.
The beginning of the musical career of Nino Katamadze
In 1990, Nino received a diploma of secondary education. In the same year, she entered the Batumi Musical Institute named after Paliashvili.
The student studied in the workshop of Murman Makharadze himself.
Nino opted for classical vocals. But, despite that, she was a very extraordinary student. Nino was distinguished from the rest by her original style - she wore massive earrings, ethnic clothes, and hippie-style outfits.
For her strong character, the girl is given the nickname Carmen while studying at an educational institution. Nino herself says that while studying at a music institute, she had time everywhere - to attend interesting events in the city, learn vocals from the best teachers, and participate in various musical projects.
In the mid-90s, Nino tried his hand at charity work. Katamadze became the main founder of the relief fund. The foundation did not last long. After 4 years it had to be closed.
In the late 90s, Nino Katamadze collaborated with the Insight musical group, making friends with its leader Gocha Kacheishvili. One of the most famous joint compositions was the song Olei (“With love”).
It was this collaboration that allowed Nino to gain his portion of popularity. In 2000, Katamadze already has fans in his native Georgia. Popularity in her native country allows the singer to tour abroad. Performances abroad allowed the singer to gain worldwide recognition.
Nino's debut performance in the capital of Russia was a performance at the ethno-rock festival "Peace in Transcaucasia". At this time, the singer acted as an accompanist for a fashion show of the countries of the Caucasus.
But besides this performance, she was the opening act for Bill Evans himself at the International Jazz Festival in Tbilisi.
In early 2002, the Georgian singer was seen in collaboration with the cult director Irina Kreselidze. Irina invited Nino to become a composer for her film "Apples". As a result, the performer recorded soundtracks for the films "Mermaid", "Heat" and "Indy".
The soundtrack to the film "Indy", the song "Once on the street" is called by many music critics the most soulful musical composition of the singer. Later, Nino will have a concise and restrained video clip for this track.
After successfully realizing himself as a composer, Nino sets off to conquer the UK. With her concert program, the singer tours there for a month.
Touring also brought Nino its share of popularity. In the same 2002, she was invited to BBC radio. After that, the performer went to Vienna, and then held a sold-out concert in Tbilisi's Adjara Music Hall.
Upon arrival at home, Nino Katamadze honestly admitted that she was tired of such a busy tour schedule. The journalists to whom the singer gave interviews published information in their publications that Nino was taking a break for a while.
In 2007, the singer returns to her musical activities. In the same year, she visits the territory of Ukraine with her solo program.
A couple of years later, Nino held a number of concerts in Azerbaijan, and in early 2010 she became one of the singers of the improvisation opera "Bobble" by Bobby McFerrin.
A year later, Nino Katamadze organizes another concert at Crocus City Hall in Moscow.
In addition, the performer was invited to the ceremony of the Chulpan Khamatova Charitable Foundation called "Give Life". Nino performed a number of lyrical musical compositions for the audience.
In 2014, Nino Katamadze was offered to take the post of a judge on the Ukrainian musical project "X-factor". On the show, the singer replaced Irina Dubtsova.
For Nino it was a good experience, which gave her not only a lot of unforgettable emotions, but also good friends. In addition to the judge represented by Nino, the judges of the project in 2014 were Ivan Dorn, Igor Kondratyuk and Sergey Sosedov.
In 2015, Nino Katamadze and Boris Grebenshchikov performed together at a private party for the former governor of the Odessa region, Mikhail Saakashvili. Saakashvili loves the work of these singers. With the permission of Nino and Boris Grebenshchikov, Mikhail published the performance of the artists on YouTube.
For all the time of her creative career, the Georgian singer has replenished her discography with 6 albums. Interestingly, the singer called her records in different colors.
The debut disc "painted" in the name of Black and White. In 2008, the performer presented the Blue album, and Red and Green were soon released. The Georgian singer admits that these names reflect her vision of the world. In 2016, a disc called Yellow was released.
Personal life of Nino Katamadze
The singer has been single for a long time. Tight touring schedules and complete devotion to music did not allow Nino to pay enough attention to her personal life.
Katamadze herself says that she always dreamed of finding her soul mate and living with the only man all her life.
She met her future husband Nino Katamadze in the hospital. She made an appointment with a surgeon, unaware that this is her soulmate.
Nino says that her husband misses her very much, because she spends most of her time at work. But their love is stronger than any distance. Katamadze admitted to reporters that their love is stronger than any distance.
In this marriage, Katamadze will have a son, who will be named Nicholas. She learns that Nino Katamadze is pregnant just during her tour. Katamadze decided not to interrupt the planned concerts.
The singer performed about 8 concerts for her listeners in 40 months.
The son of Nino Katamadze was born in 2008. At that time, there was a difficult situation in Georgia, which is directly related to the conflict that occurred with the Russian Federation.
Despite the fact that it was dangerous to be in Georgia, Nino gave birth to her son in her historical homeland.
Nino Katamadze now
Nino Katamadze says that music for her is not only a hobby that gives her great pleasure. The singer is sure that she can send a “good message” to the world thanks to her lyrical compositions. At each of her concerts, the singer says the same sentence "Let's live in peace."
Nino Katamadze has one more feature. For each of her performances, the singer takes her grandmother's handkerchief. The performer is sure that the grandmother's scarf is her personal talisman, which brings her good luck.
Now Nino Katamadze continues to tour. The singer was able to find loyal fans among Ukrainian and Russian music lovers.
The songs of the singer sound not only in her performance. Musical compositions are regularly covered. One of the most successful "rehashings" can be called the performance of the young Dasha Sitnikova Sitnikova at the "Blind Auditions" of the 5th season of the TV show "Voice. Children".
