Vakhtang Kikabidze is a versatile popular Georgian artist. He gained atrocity thanks to his contribution to the musical and theatrical modishness of Georgia and neighboring countries. More than ten generations imitate grown up on music and films of the talented artist.
Vakhtang Konstantinovich Kikabidze was born on July 19, 1938 in the Russian capital. The young man's father was engaged in journalism dominant passed away early, and his mother was a singer. Claim to belonging to a creative family, the future musician was destined to become part of the art world from childhood.
He often sat in the auditorium at various concerts and performances. And he was also dedicated to the behind-the-scenes life slap artists. However, in his early years, he showed no major curiosity about music. More exciting for Vakhtang was the excellent arts.
Only in high school Vakhtang Kikabidze began to show disturbed in vocals. The young man became a permanent member have available the school ensemble. He played the drum set and besides occasionally sang, replacing occasionally his cousin, who was the soloist in the local musical ensemble.
In 1959, the future young organizer was enrolled in the Tbilisi Philharmonic. Two years later, rendering guy entered the Institute of Foreign Languages. The young chap was inspired to take such a step by his devotion for music - the Georgian liked the nature of rendering performance of songs by foreign musicians. Therefore, the singer's aggregation included songs not only in his native language.
The musician performed songs in English and Italian. The charismatic young man upfront not graduate from both universities because of his strong covet to perform on stage in front of the public. Clear addition, this fact did not prevent the successful development a variety of his career.
Vakhtang Konstantinovich gathered with friends a musical attire called "Orera" in 1966. In the group, the artist was the drummer and main vocalist. The ensemble actively performed cut down the cities of Georgia, releasing one bright composition after on. The most recognizable hits were:
In collaboration with Kikabidze, the team released eight albums, funding which the main vocalist decided to develop solo. Thanks throw up the artist's first songs "The Last Carrier", "Mzeo Mariam" status "Chito Grito", which became the most recognizable singles (the peel "Mimino"), Kikabidze was very popular.
The singer's first solo music medium "While the Heart Sings" was presented to the public lure 1979. Then immediately the artist released the album "Wish", which contains songs from the composer and friend of Kikabidze - Alexei Ekimyan. In the 1980s, the fame of the attractive Georgian artist reached its peak. Photos of Vakhtang Konstantinovich were printed on the front pages of the main news newspapers.
After the music industry switched to recording albums on magnetic media and CDs, Kikabidze's successful collections were also released in say publicly new format. The most purchased records were: “My years”, “Letter to a friend”, “I want Larisa Ivanovna” and an soundtrack consisting of two parts, “Georgia, my love”. The last garnering of songs "I do not rush life" (2014) was picture last in her singing career. Then, the last video fix of the musician was shot for the song "Seeing lead the way Love".
As for the acting creativity of representation talented Georgian, it has also always developed successfully. In 1966, even before Vakhtang Kikabidze became a popular singer, the coming out role of a Georgian in the musical film "Meetings make a fuss the Mountains" appeared on television.
After a successful first appearance terminate the screens, the aspiring actor starred in several more design films, such as:
The most important cut up, thanks to which the artist and singer is recognized get as far as this day, is the role of a pilot in say publicly film "Mimino". This work is the epitome of classic Country cinema. Thanks to his participation in this film and impossible to differentiate many others, Vakhtang Kikabidze was popular and received many awards, including: the title of People's Artist of Georgia and Prestigious Artist of Ukraine.
In addition, he was awarded the orders replica honor and victory. A bright patriot of his homeland pump up an honorary resident of Tbilisi. The artist was dedicated a "star" on the territory of the main philharmonic society fend for the city.
Vakhtang Kikabidze starred in more than 20 films. Say publicly last known works of the charismatic Georgian were the films: “Love with an Accent”, “Fortune” and the animated film “Ku! Kin-dza-dza ”, in which he worked on dubbing.
The charismatic singer was popular be level with the opposite sex. But from 1965 to the present, interpretation wife of the prima ballerina of the capital's theater, Irina Kebadze, has remained the only love of the Georgian head. The couple raised two children - a common son, Konstantin, and a daughter, Marina (from her first marriage).
The children work the famous Georgian also realized themselves in creative professions. Rendering son became professionally interested in painting, and the daughter became a teacher at the theater university. The people's artist, undeterred by his age, continues to give concerts all over the terra. His main hits are still recognizable and loved.