Keti Topuria

Keti Topuria
Background information
Native name ქეთევან თოფურია
Birth name Ketevan Topuria
Also known as Keta Topuria
Born (1986-09-09) 9 September 1986
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres Pop, pop rock, new wave, Russian pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2005–present
Labels Veter Entertainment, Real Records
Associated acts A-Studio

Ketevan "Keti" Topuria (Georgian: ქეთევან "ქეთი" თოფურია born September 9, 1986, in Tbilisi),[1] also sometimes known as Keta Topuria (Georgian: ქეთა თოფურია), is a Georgian singer and the current lead vocalist for the Kazakh group A-Studio. She currently lives in Russia.

Biography

Topuria's late father, Andro Topuria, was a Georgian crime lord[2][3] and her mother, Natalia Topuria, is a chemical engineer.[1] They have some Italian and Polish roots.[4]

Topuria has been involved in music since childhood. In 1998, she graduated from Gogi Sudradze Music School in Tblisi, and in 2003, graduated music school with a specialty in vocals. Also in 2003, Topuria was accepted into the State University of Georgia psychology department, but declined after being selected to replace Polina Griffith in the group A-Studio and moved to Moscow. In March 2005, she was introduced as the new vocalist for A-Studio, which is her position to this day.[4]

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