Young Georgian Lolitaz
Appearance
Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Tbilisi, Georgia |
Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock |
Years active | 2000–present |
Members | Nika Kocharov (vocals) Giorgi Marr (bass guitar) Levan Shanshiashvili (guitar) Dimitri Oganesian (drums) |
Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz is a Georgian indie rock band. They represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Midnight Gold". They are the first all-male band to represent Georgia in the contest.
The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Nika Kocharov (Georgian: ნიკა კოჩაროვი, born June 22, 1980 in Tblisi), vocalist and bassist Giorgi Marr (Georgian: გიორგი მარი), guitarist and keyboardist Levan Shanshiashvili (Georgian: ლევან შანშიაშვილი), and drummer Dimitri Oganesian (Georgian: დიმიტრი ოგანესიანი).[1][2]
They released one self-titled studio album and one EP called 'The Lava EP', and are said to be influenced by many inspirational rock acts like The Beatles, Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Radiohead.
References
- ^ Mamsikashvili, Rezo (15 December 2015). "Georgia: Nika Kocharov & Young Georgia Lolitaz for Eurovision 2016". Wiwbloggs.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 December 2015). "Georgia: Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz to Eurovision 2016". Eurovoix.