Sopho Khalvashi
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Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
musician. She comes from a family of Adjarian origin. It was announced on December 12, 2006 that she would represent her home nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
. The song "Visionary Dream
Visionary Dream
"Visionary Dream" was the Georgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Sopho. This was Georgia's debut at the Contest. The song was originally titled "My Story"....
" was Georgia's first entry into the contest. The song was previously called "My Story".
In the semifinal on May 10, 2007 she finished eighth; as one of the Top 10 qualifiers she secured a spot for Georgia in the final. In the final on May 12, 2007, she finished 12th, earning maximum points from one country, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
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She claimed third prize at the commercial song contest "New Wave" 2006 in Jūrmala
Jurmala
Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. After success there she signed a contract with Russian management agency "ARS" led by Russian composer Igor Krutoy
Igor Krutoy
Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy , born on July 29, 1954, is a Russian composer of Ukrainian descent, performer, producer and musical promoter.Krutoy was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize in 1989...
, and returned in triumph to her homeland, where she immediately received an offer from the Imedi TV channel to host local talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
"On Imedi's waves".