Vakhtang Kikabidze is a famous Georgian singer, actor. The most famous is the song in his performance "My years - my wealth." Several films with the participation of Kikabidze entered the Golden Fund.
Early years, youth
Vakhtang Konstantinovich was born in Tbilisi (Georgia) on July 19, 1938. His father is a journalist, his mother is a singer. At the beginning of the war, Vakhtang's father went missing, his uncle raised a boy.
Mother often took Vakhtang to the theater, where she performed, but the boy was not interested in either singing or acting. He devoted a lot of time to drawing. Vakhtang studied poorly, did not have time in mathematics.
Once Kikabidze attended a rehearsal of the musical group where his friend was playing, and also wanted to make music. Vakhtang began to play drums, began to sing.
After graduation, Kikabidze entered the university, where he studied for 2 years, then worked at the Tbilisi Philharmonic. In 1961, Vakhtang entered the Institute of Foreign Languages, but dropped out after 2 years.
Creative biography
During his work at the Philharmonic, Vakhtang sang songs in various languages (Russian, Georgian, Italian, English). He copied the manner of performance from the stars. The team often went on tour.
Kikabidze later created the Dielo group, then joined the Orera team. He began to sing, play drums. According to Vakhtang himself, “Orera” became the first VIA in the Union. The group had a lot of tours, 8 records were released.
Kikabizde later decided to perform solo. His first album, "While the Heart Sings, " was released in 1979. The composition "Chito Gvrito" sounds in the film "Mimino." Then a disc called “Wish” came out. Vakhtang performed songs by Ekimyan Alexei, a composer who was his friend. The song "My Years - My Wealth" became popular.
In the 80s, photos of Kikabidze could often be seen in magazines. In the 90s, the singer continued to record songs, in the early 2000s, the disc "Georgia, My Love" was released, clips appeared.
In parallel with performances on the stage, Kikabidze acted in films. In 1966, the group saw the performances of film studios, Vakhtang was invited to participate in the filming of the film "Meeting in the Mountains." The next was the work in the film "Do not Cry!" Danelia George. Further cooperation with the famous filmmaker continued. The film Mimino has also been successful. Then there were filming in the movie "Fortune".
In the 60s, Kikabidze was filming in musical paintings. In 1971 he was called to the role of the main character in the movie “Khatabala”. The work in the film "I, the investigator" became successful, the picture was successful. Received popularity and the film "TASS authorized to declare."
