Tornike Kipiani (Tornike Kipiani) is a popular Georgian singer who in 2021 had a unique chance to represent his native country at the Eurovision 2021 international song contest. Tornike has three "trump cards" - charisma, charm and a charming voice.
Fans of Tornike Kipiani have to keep their fingers crossed for their idol. After the presentation of the track that the artist chose for the song contest and a careless statement in the direction of the haters, an avalanche of indignation fell on Tornik.
Childhood and youth
The singer's date of birth is December 11, 1987. He comes from sunny Tbilisi. Parents tried to instill in their son a love of creativity, so they enrolled the boy in a music school. In an educational institution, he mastered playing the violin. Kipiani never mastered the professional level of playing a musical instrument, as he was seized by the desire to master playing the guitar.
The singer keeps a distance, so very little is known about his childhood and youth. At the age of 19, Tornike "put together" his own musical group. In the group, he took center stage, picking up a microphone.
The creative path of Tornike Kipiani
In 2014, he announced his talent to the whole of Georgia. Tornike took part in the X-Factor music competition. His talent was enough to take first place in the project. The X-Factor was broadcast on the Rustavi 2 channel.
67% of the viewers who took part in the independent vote voted for the humble Tornike. The victory in the project inspired him. From this moment begins a completely different part of the creative biography of Tornike Kipiani.
The victory brought the singer many valuable prizes. He was given the keys to an apartment in a ski resort in Gudauri, a brand new Hyundai car, a ticket to Paris, a Rock Insane ticket, 30 thousand lari and an electronic guitar. In addition, every month he had the opportunity to arrange his own performances at the Magti club, as well as perform at the opening of the European Youth Olympic Fest.
Premiere of the artist's debut mini-album
After the victory, the fans expected one thing from the singer - the presentation of the debut LP. In 2016, the performer pleased the "fans" with the release of a mini-album, which was called Luck. In addition to the track of the same name, the disc includes musical compositions: Beginning, Decorate and N (Quantity).
A year later, he decided to try his luck at the Eurovision music contest. On stage, he performed the song You Are My Sunshine. This time, luck turned away from him, and the singer failed to realize his plan.
In 2019 he became the "Star of Georgia". In the latest release, he captivated the demanding audience with a wonderful performance of the track Love, Hate, Love by Alice in Chains. The victory gave him the right to represent Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest - 2020.
Tornike planned to perform the song Take Me As I Am at the song contest. His plans were disrupted due to the current situation in the world. Coronavirus infection and the ensuing consequences caused the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest - 2020.
Details of Tornike Kipiani's personal life
The artist prefers not to advertise the details of his personal life. It is only known that he is raising three children.
Tornike is involved in charity work. In the spring of 2020, he gave a grant of 10 lari to the fund to fight COVID-19.
Tornike Kipiani at present
In 2021, it was revealed that Tornike would represent her native Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest. In honor of this event, a piece of music was composed. Instead of Take Me As I Am at the Bravo Records studio, the singer recorded the track You. Tornike said that the novelty has absorbed the best elements of rock, pop-rock and blues-rock.
Backing vocalists helped Tornike to record the composition. The women's chamber choir "Burn" was also invited to record the song. Emilia Sandqvist was responsible for staging the contest number, and Temo Kvirkvelia was responsible for filming the video.
After the release of the video, Tornike counted on the recognition of his work by the audience. But not everything went so smoothly. Some have harshly criticized his work. The singer reacted ambiguously to the criticism addressed to him, and said that he would rape the mothers of those who did not like the video clip and the track.
The singer's trick cost him not only his reputation. Based on Tornike's statement, a petition was created, addressed to Georgian Public Broadcasting, with a request to remove the singer from participation in the song contest.
