Konstantin Meladze

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).

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

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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