Gigi Adamashvili
{{short description|Georgian musician and singer}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2020}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=January 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Gigi Adamashvili with his Golden Wave Award.jpg
| instrument = Vocal, guitar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1998|9|23}}
| birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia
| occupation = Singer, musician
| origin = Georgia
| years_active = 2012–present
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|gigiadamashvili.com}}
}}
Gigi Adamashvili ({{lang-ka|გიგი ადამაშვილი}}) (born 23 September 1998) is a Georgian singer and musician.{{cite news|url=http://www.nplg.gov.ge/bios/en/00014765/|title=The Biographical Dictionary – Gigi Adamashvili|work=nplg.gov.ge|accessdate=16 December 2019}}
Early life
Gigi Adamashvili was born on 23 September 1998 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Adamashvili has been playing guitar since the age of eleven, after being taught by his mother. He performed and won first place at New Star in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.primetime.ge/news/1519734307-%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%98-%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%97-%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%A3%E1%83%AB%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%90|title=გიგი ადამაშვილი-,,მუსიკა ღმერთების ენაა|work=primetime.ge|accessdate=16 December 2019}}
Career
=2015–2016=
In 2015, at age sixteen, Adamashvili participated in X-Factor Ukraine. He auditioned with the Bob Dylan song, ″Make You Feel my Love″ which has since accumulated over 2.5 million views on Youtube.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTM6fLoFjAU|title=Гиги Адамишвили. "Make you feel my love" Боб Дилан. Х-фактор 6. Второй кастинг|last1=Украина|first1=Х-фактор 6|website=YouTube|accessdate=16 December 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://ivona.bigmir.net/showbiz/418483-X-faktor-6--Vtoroj-kasting|title=Х-фактор 6: На втором кастинге Кондратюк нажал "золотую кнопку|work=ivona.bigmir.net|accessdate=16 December 2019}} In 2016, he entered X-Factor Georgia, auditioning with a cover of Wicked Game by Chris Isaak, reaching over 1.5 million views on YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6O5cqnM3m4|title=X ფაქტორი – გიგი ადამაშვილი {{!}} X Factor – Gigi Adamashvili |author=The X Factor Georgia |date=16 December 2019|website=YouTube|accessdate=16 December 2019}} Mentored by Sofia Nizharadze, Adamashvili finished X-Factor Georgia 2016 in second place.{{cite news|url=https://www.primetime.ge/news/1499070347-%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A8%E1%83%98-exclusive|title=ვის გამო დაბრუნდა ბათუმიდან სოფო ნიჟარაძე თბილისში|work=primetime.ge|accessdate=16 December 2019}}
=2017-present=
Adamashvili toured throughout Georgia in 2017, playing at 20 venues across the country over the course of three months.
He won the Golden Wave Award after receiving 103078 votes from the public in 2018.{{cite news|url=http://musicbox.ge/gadacema/oqros-talghis-dghiurebi-gigi-adamashvili/|title="ოქროს ტალღის" დღიურები – გიგი ადამაშვილი|work=musicbox.ge|accessdate=16 December 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://sarkenews.ge/2018/06/oqros-talgha-gigi-adamashv/|title="ოქროს ტალღა" – გიგი ადამაშვილი ანრი ჯოხაძეს 30.000 ხმით უგებს|work=sarkenews.ge|accessdate=16 December 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://fortuna.ge/ardaidardo/post/oqros-talghis-nominaciis-mosapoveblad-pirvel-meore-adgils-mdzafr-konkurenciashi-gigi-adamashvili-da-anri-jokhadze-ikaveben|title="ოქროს ტალღის" მონაწილეები|work=fortuna.ge|accessdate=16 December 2019}} Gigi Adamashvili released his first single, ″Yellow Kites″ on Soundcloud in April 2019.{{cite web |last1=Adamashvli |first1=Gigi |title=Yellow Kites |url=https://soundcloud.com/user-308514879 |website=Soundcloud |accessdate=16 December 2019}} His second single, ″BABI″ was released in May 2019 in memory of the late Tamar ″Babi″ Babilua.{{Citation|last=Gigi Adamashvili|title=Gigi Adamashvili – BABI (Official Music Video)|date=22 May 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt5X5NCBZtQ|access-date=16 December 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.primetime.ge/news/1558704076-%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%98-%E1%83%90-%E1%83%91%E1%83%90-%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C|title=გიგი ადამაშვილმა სიმღერას "ბაბი" დაარქვა – "ბა, ეს შენ"|work=primetime.ge|accessdate=16 December 2019}} On the French music platform CLAPCHARTS, song "BABI" hit the new charts and took the first place.{{cite news|url=https://clapcharts.com/en/player/RG0zL2R3PT0|title=Gigi Adamashvili – BABI|work=clapcharts.com|accessdate=18 December 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://gigiadamashvili.com/ official web-page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017154126/https://gigiadamashvili.com/ |date=17 October 2019 }}
- [https://www.facebook.com/gigi.adamashvili official Facebook page]
- [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6QtW4HVSrsk76O3e1raQhq Gigi Adamashvili]
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Category:Folk singers from Georgia (country)
Category:Pop singers from Georgia (country)