Tornike Kipiani

Tornike Kipiani (in Georgian თორნიკე ყიფიანი, born 11 December 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian singer.[1] He won the first season of X Factor Georgia in 2014.[2] He was selected to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after winning Georgian Idol.[3][4] He was to perform in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Take Me as I Am", however the contest has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He will instead represent Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[5]

Tornike Kipiani
Born (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2014–present

Discography

Singles
  • 2017: "You Are My Sunshine" (with Giorgi Bolotashvili)
  • 2020: "Take Me as I Am"

References
  1. "Eurovision Georgia: Tornike Kipiani to Rotterdam! - ESCToday.com". esctoday. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. "Tornike Kipiani wins Georgia's national selection for Eurovision 2020".
  3. "Tornike Kipiani wins Georgian Idol and will go to Eurovision 2020". wiwibloggs. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. "Tornike Kipiani representará a Georgia en Eurovisión 2020". RTVE.es (in Spanish). RTVE. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. Herbert, Emily (19 March 2020). "Georgia: Tornike Kipiani Will Represent Georgia at Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
First		 X Factor Georgia
Winner
2014		 Succeeded by
Giorgi Nakashidze
Preceded by
Oto Nemsadze
with "Sul tsin iare"		 Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled)
2021		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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