Konstantin Meladze
Константин Меладзе
კონსტანტინე მელაძე
Background information
Birth nameKonstantin Shotayevich Meladze
Born (1963-05-11) 11 May 1963
Batumi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
GenresPop, art rock, Eurodance, Europop, pop rock
Occupation(s)Songwriter, music producer
LabelsVelvet Music

Konstantin Shotayevich Meladze (Russian: Константин Шотаевич Меладзе, Georgian: კონსტანტინე მელაძე) (born 11 May 1963 in Batumi) is a Ukrainian-Russian composer and producer. He is the older brother of singer Valery Meladze and co-founder and co-producer of the Ukrainian girl group Nu Virgos (Russian: ВИА Гра).

Biography

Early life

Konstantin Meladze was born on 11 May 1963 in Batumi to Shota and Nelly Meladze, who were engineers. Konstantin has a brother, Valery (1965) and a sister, Liana (1968).[1][2]

Career

Konstantin has composed and produced songs for artists such as Valery Meladze, Nu Virgos, Yin-Yang, Vera Brezhneva, Albina Dzhanabaeva, Sofia Rotaru ("Ya zhe yego lyubila" and "Odin na svete") and Polina Gagarina. He has also composed songs for a number of films, including Lilya 4-ever[3] and a Russian 2003 version of Cinderella (Russian: Золушка) and Hipsters.

In 2016 and 2017 he was a judge at Vidbir, Ukraine's National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4][5]

Music video appearances

Title Year Artist
"Okean i tri reki (Океан и три реки)" 2003 (Nu Virgos with Valeriy Meladze)

Personal life

Konstantin was married to Jana Meladze in 1994; they have three children: Alice (2000), Liya (2004) and Valery (2005).

He married Ukrainian singer Vera Brezhneva in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Константин Меладзе" (in Russian). thevoicemag.ru. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Константин Меладзе: «Я — совершенно сумасшедший папа»" (in Russian). womo.ua. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lilya 4-Ever (2002) - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ↑ "До півфіналу нацвідбору на «Євробачення-2017» пройшли 24 учасники" (in Ukrainian). stv.detector.media. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "До півфіналу нацвідбору на «Євробачення-2017» пройшли 24 учасники" (in Ukrainian). bbc.com. February 21, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

Performances

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