The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Georgia
Top 8
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Georgian Musicians of all time. This list of famous Georgian Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Giya Kancheli (1935 - 2019)
With an HPI of 63.17, Giya Kancheli is the most famous Georgian Musician. His biography has been translated into 62 different languages on wikipedia.
Gia Kancheli (Georgian: გია ყანჩელი; 10 August 1935 – 2 October 2019) was a Georgian composer. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but resided in Belgium. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kancheli lived first in Berlin, and from 1995 in Antwerp, where he became composer-in-residence for the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. He died in his home city of Tbilisi, aged 84.
2. Eliso Virsaladze (b. 1942)
With an HPI of 54.48, Eliso Virsaladze is the 2nd most famous Georgian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Eliso Virsaladze (Georgian: ელისო ვირსალაძე; born September 14, 1942) is a Georgian pianist.
3. Elisabeth Leonskaja (b. 1945)
With an HPI of 53.70, Elisabeth Leonskaja is the 3rd most famous Georgian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Elisabeth Leonskaja (born 23 November 1945) (in Russian: Елизавета Ильинична Леонская) is a Soviet and Austrian pianist. She was trained in the Russian school of piano. She made an international career after she won the Enesco International Piano Competition in Bucharest in 1964, and has lived in Vienna since 1978.
4. Nani Bregvadze (b. 1938)
With an HPI of 51.27, Nani Bregvadze is the 4th most famous Georgian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Nani Bregvadze (Georgian: ნანი ბრეგვაძე; born 21 July 1936) is a Georgian and Soviet singer, pianist, music pedagogue, people's artist of the USSR (1983). She was born, raised, and started her career in Soviet Georgia in the USSR, then gained USSR-wide popularity during 1957 6th World Festival of Youth and Students. Bregvadze has performed with Georgian music group VIA Orera and as a solo artist. Bregvadze's signature songs include Snegopad ("Snowfall"), Bolshak (later covered by Alla Pugacheva), and Dorogoi Dlinnoyu (adapted in English as Those Were the Days). After launching a successful solo career in the early 1970s, Bregvadze performed a great number of Russian and Gypsy romances. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1983. As of 2007, Bregvadze lived in Moscow and held the chair in popular and jazz music at the Moscow State Art and Cultural University. She has been an honorary citizen of Tbilisi since 1995.
5. Khatia Buniatishvili (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 45.19, Khatia Buniatishvili is the 5th most famous Georgian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages.
Khatia Buniatishvili (Georgian: ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი, Georgian pronunciation: [χatʼia buniatʰiʃʷili]; born 21 June 1987) is a Georgian concert pianist.
6. Lisa Batiashvili (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 39.90, Lisa Batiashvili is the 6th most famous Georgian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Elisabeth Batiashvili (Georgian: ელისაბედ ბათიაშვილი; born 7 March 1979), professionally known as Lisa Batiashvili, is a prominent Georgian violinist active across Europe and the United States. A former New York Philharmonic artist-in-residence, she is acclaimed for her "natural elegance, silky sound and the meticulous grace of her articulation". Batiashvili makes frequent appearances at high-profile international events; she was the violin soloist at the 2018 Nobel Prize concert.
7. Giorgi Latso (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 35.12, Giorgi Latso is the 7th most famous Georgian Musician. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.
Giorgi Latso (born Giorgi Latsabidze, Georgian: გიორგი ლაცაბიძე, IPA: [ɡioɾɡi latsabidze]; 15 April 1978) is a Georgian-American concert pianist, film composer, arranger, adjudicator, improviser and Doctor of Musical Arts. He is listed on the list of famous alumni from University of Southern California - Thornton School of Music. Latso has won several international piano competitions and awards. He is best known for his interpretations of Chopin and Debussy. His concerts have been broadcast on radio and television in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
8. Mariko Ebralidze (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 33.04, Mariko Ebralidze is the 8th most famous Georgian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Mariko Ebralidze (Georgian: მარიკო ებრალიძე; born 1984) is a Georgian jazz singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 along with the group The Shin with the song "Three Minutes to Earth".Born in Tbilisi, Ebralidze studied at the Zakaria Paliashvili music college and the Pedagogical Institute of Music Arts, and received a bachelor's degree as a soloist and teacher in 2008. She had gained popularity in Georgia as a jazz singer. Since 2008, Ebralidze has been a soloist at the Tbilisi Municipality orchestra Big Band.
People
Pantheon has 8 people classified as Georgian musicians born between 1935 and 1987. Of these 8, 7 (87.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Georgian musicians include Eliso Virsaladze, Elisabeth Leonskaja, and Nani Bregvadze. The most famous deceased Georgian musicians include Giya Kancheli. As of April 2024, 1 new Georgian musicians have been added to Pantheon including Elisabeth Leonskaja.
Living Georgian Musicians
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Eliso Virsaladze
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Elisabeth Leonskaja
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Nani Bregvadze
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Khatia Buniatishvili
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Lisa Batiashvili
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Giorgi Latso
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Mariko Ebralidze
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.04
