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Georgian singer, actor, and songwriter (born 1985)

Musical artist

Sopho "Sofia" Nizharadze (Georgian: სოფო ნიჟარაძე, IPA:[sopʰoniʒaɾadze]) is a Georgian singer, actress, and songwriter who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Shine".

Nizharadze was a judge on the TV shows Georgia's Got Talent', 'Only Georgian' and 'The X Factor Georgia.^[4]

Early life

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1985, Nizharadze started singing at a very early age.

She graduated with honors from the Musical Academy under the Tbilisi State Conservatory where she studied piano and vocals. She later continued her studies at the Academy of Theatre and Arts in Russia (GITIS) and graduated with honors from the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow.

Through her singing she has brought international attention to Georgia.

Nizharadze's great-grandmother, Dürye, was of Turkish origin who immigrated to Tsarist Russia during the Ottoman Em