Keti Topuria
Keti Topuria ქეთევან თოფურია | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ketevan Topuria |
Also known as | Keta Topuria |
Born | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR | 9 September 1986
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2005–present |
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Ketevan "Keti" Topuria (Georgian: ქეთევან "ქეთი" თოფურია born 9 September 1986),[1] also sometimes known as Keta Topuria (Georgian: ქეთა თოფურია), is a Georgian singer and the current lead vocalist for the Kazakh group A-Studio. She currently lives in Russia.
Biography
Topuria's late father, Andro Topuria, was a Georgian crime lord[2][3] and her mother, Natalia Topuria, is a chemical engineer.[1] They have some Italian and Polish roots.[4]
Topuria has been involved in music since childhood. In 1998, she graduated from Gogi Sudradze Music School in Tblisi, and in 2003, graduated music school with a specialty in vocals. Also in 2003, Topuria was accepted into the State University of Georgia psychology department, but declined after being selected to replace Polina Griffith in the group A-Studio and moved to Moscow. In March 2005, she was introduced as the new vocalist for A-Studio, which is her position to this day.[4]
Sources
- ^ a b Кети Топурия: «Если я создам семью, то навсегда». Самойлова Елена. Газета «Труд» № 110. 19 июня 2008
- ^ Отец знаменитой певицы найден мертвым
- ^ "В Москве задержан с наркотиками "вор в законе" — отец солистки группы "А'Studio"". Интерфакс. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ a b А-Студио. Кумиры на MTV Archived 2010-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. MTV.com