Tornike Kipiani

{{short description|Georgian singer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Tornike Kipiani

| native_name = {{lang|ka|თორნიკე ყიფიანი}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR

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| years_active = 2014–present

| occupation = Singer

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Tornike Kipiani ({{lang-ka|თორნიკე ყიფიანი}}; {{IPA|ka|toɾnikʼe qʼipiani|IPA}}; born 11 December 1987) is a Georgian singer.{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/178334/georgia-tornike-kipiani-to-rotterdam/|title=Eurovision Georgia: Tornike Kipiani to Rotterdam! - ESCToday.com|date=31 December 2019|access-date=31 December 2019|website=esctoday|archive-date=16 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016145847/http://esctoday.com/178334/georgia-tornike-kipiani-to-rotterdam/|url-status=live}} Kipiani started his musical career at the age of 19, forming the band The Circular Corner. In 2012, he auditioned for the Georgian talent show Magtifan on Maestro, placing in the top five of the competition.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-12 |title=Tornike Kipiani: 10 facts about Georgia's Eurovision 2021 singer |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/04/12/tornike-kipiani-10-facts-about-georgias-eurovision-2021-singer/264220/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=wiwibloggs |language=en-US}} Kipiani also won the first season of X Factor Georgia in 2014, mentored by Tamta.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/georgia-national-selection-georgian-idol|title=Tornike Kipiani wins Georgia's national selection for Eurovision 2020|access-date=3 January 2020|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103135942/https://eurovision.tv/story/georgia-national-selection-georgian-idol|url-status=live}}

He entered the selection process for Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "You Are My Sunshine", sung with Giorgi Bolotashvili. The song finished 23rd out of the 25 entries in the national final.{{Cite web |title=Georgian Selection 2017: Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotashvili - "You Are My Sunshine" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/georgia/2017/tornike-kipiani-giorgi-bolotashvili-you-are-my-sunshine |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb |archive-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512160712/https://eurovisionworld.com/national/georgia/2017/tornike-kipiani-giorgi-bolotashvili-you-are-my-sunshine |url-status=live }} However he was selected to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after winning Georgian Idol.{{Cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/12/31/georgia-tornike-kipiani-wins-georgian-idol-eurovision-2020/247170/|title=Tornike Kipiani wins Georgian Idol and will go to Eurovision 2020|date=31 December 2019|website=wiwibloggs|access-date=31 December 2019}}{{cite news |title=Tornike Kipiani representará a Georgia en Eurovisión 2020 |url=http://www.rtve.es/television/20200130/tornike-kipiani-georgia-festival-eurovision/1996880.shtml |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=RTVE.es |publisher=RTVE |date=30 January 2020 |language=es |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201181117/http://www.rtve.es/television/20200130/tornike-kipiani-georgia-festival-eurovision/1996880.shtml |url-status=live }} He was to perform in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Take Me as I Am", however the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, he represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "You", but he failed to qualify to the grand final.{{cite web |url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/03/19/georgia-tornike-kipiani-eurovision-2021/ |title=Georgia: Tornike Kipiani Will Represent Georgia at Eurovision 2021 |first=Emily |last=Herbert |date=19 March 2020 |website=Eurovoix |access-date=19 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319160705/https://eurovoix.com/2020/03/19/georgia-tornike-kipiani-eurovision-2021/ |archive-date=19 March 2020 |url-status=live}}

Outside of music, Kipiani works as an architect.{{Cite web |title=Tornike Kipiani - Georgia - Rotterdam 2020 |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/tornike-kipiani |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Eurovision.tv |language=en-gb |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111122850/https://eurovision.tv/participant/tornike-kipiani |url-status=live}} He has three children.