Katy Topuria
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Katy or Ketevan Topuria , born September 9, 1986, in Tblisi, is a Georgian singer and the current vocalist for the group A-Studio
. She lives in Russia
and has ties in Kazakhstan
.
by origin, but also have Italian and Polish
roots.
Katy has been involved in music since childhood. In 1998, she graduated Gogi Sudradze Music School in Tblisi, and in 2003, graduated music school with a specialty in vocals. In 2003, she got into the State University of Georgia in the psychology department, but she cut off her study to accept the invitation to replace Polina Griffith in the group A-Studio
, and moved to Moscow
. In March
of 2005, she was introduced as the new vocalist for A-Studio, which is her position to this day.
A-Studio
A-Studio is a Russia-based pop music group originally consisting of Kazakh musicians Vladimir Mikloshich , Baigali Serkebayev , Baglan Sadvakasov , and frontman Batyrkhan Shukenov . The band was created in 1982 in Almaty, then called Alma-Ata, hence called "Alma-Ata Studio"...
. She lives in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and has ties in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
.
Biography
Her late father, Andro Topuria, was a crime lord, and her mother, Natalya Topuria, is a chemical engineer. They are GeorgianGeorgian people
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
by origin, but also have Italian and Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
roots.
Katy has been involved in music since childhood. In 1998, she graduated Gogi Sudradze Music School in Tblisi, and in 2003, graduated music school with a specialty in vocals. In 2003, she got into the State University of Georgia in the psychology department, but she cut off her study to accept the invitation to replace Polina Griffith in the group A-Studio
A-Studio
A-Studio is a Russia-based pop music group originally consisting of Kazakh musicians Vladimir Mikloshich , Baigali Serkebayev , Baglan Sadvakasov , and frontman Batyrkhan Shukenov . The band was created in 1982 in Almaty, then called Alma-Ata, hence called "Alma-Ata Studio"...
, and moved to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. In March
March
March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long....
of 2005, she was introduced as the new vocalist for A-Studio, which is her position to this day.