Tornike Kipiani

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Tornike Kipiani
თორნიკე ყიფიანი
Born (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 33)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2014–present

Tornike Kipiani (Georgian: თორნიკე ყიფიანი; born 11 December 1987) is a Georgian singer.[1] He won the first season of X Factor Georgia in 2014.[2] He was selected to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after winning Georgian Idol.[3][4] He was to perform in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Take Me as I Am", however the contest has been 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.[5]

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • 2016: Luck

Singles[]

  • 2017: "You Are My Sunshine" (with Giorgi Bolotashvili)
  • 2020: "Take Me as I Am"
  • 2021: "You"

References[]

  1. ^ "Eurovision Georgia: Tornike Kipiani to Rotterdam! - ESCToday.com". esctoday. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Tornike Kipiani wins Georgia's national selection for Eurovision 2020".
  3. ^ "Tornike Kipiani wins Georgian Idol and will go to Eurovision 2020". wiwibloggs. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Tornike Kipiani representará a Georgia en Eurovisión 2020". RTVE.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ Herbert, Emily (19 March 2020). "Georgia: Tornike Kipiani Will Represent Georgia at Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
First
X Factor Georgia
Winner

2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Oto Nemsadze
with "Sul tsin iare"
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled)
2021
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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