Temur Tsiklauri แแแแฃแ แฌแแแแแฃแ แ | |
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| Born | 22 January 1946 |
| Died | 2 January 2021 (agedย 74) Gori, Georgia |
| Occupations | Pop singer, actor |
Spouse | Lili Zghvauri |
Temur Tsiklauri (Georgian: แแแแฃแ แฌแแแแแฃแ แ; 22 January 1946 โ 1 February 2021) was a Georgian pop singer, actor, and a member of the ensemble VIA Iveria. Tsiklauri was awarded the title Honored Artist of Georgia in 1980, People's Artist of Georgia in 1990, and Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi in 2010.
Biography
editTemur Tsiklauri was born in 1946 in Kojori. He studied at the Kojori Secondary School and graduated from the Ilia Chavchavadze Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages in 1972.[1] Starting in 1967, he was an actor in the Georgian Philharmony. From 1967 to 1972, he was a member of the ensemble "Tsitsinatela" and, from 1972, a soloist in the ensemble "Iveria." His repertoire included songs by Georgian composers, such as Nodar Gigauri's "My Tbilisi and Pirosmani", Giorgi Tsabadze's "Mananebo", Aleksandre Basilaia's "Georgia is for Sale", and Vaja Azarashviliโs "Dynamo." He also performed in Basilaia's musicals, including "The Eagle" (1980, "The Wedding of the Jays"), "King Aietes" (1983, "The Argonauts"), "Gervasi" (1986, "The Tale of the Snow Grandmother"), and "Niko Pirosmani" (1995, "Pirosmani").
Temur Tsiklauri appeared in several films, including "The Light in Our Windows" (1968), "Iveria, Love andโฆ" (1974), "The Younger Sister" (1977), and "The Argonauts" (1985).
On 23 January 2014, a star in Temur Tsiklauri's name was unveiled in front of Tbilisi's Grand Concert Hall.
Tsiklauri died in Gori on 1 February 2021, ten days after his 75th birthday. He died from COVID-19.[2][3]
In the beginning of 2022, a park located on 21 Adam Mitskevichi St, Tbilisi, was granted Temur Tsiklauris name.[4]
On 4 October 2022, a biographical book about Temuri's life named "Voice Is The Flame Of The Soul" was published.[5]
Personal life
editHe was married to Lili Zghvauri and had two children โ a son, Giorgi (died 1983), and a daughter, Ketevan Tsiklauri.
References
edit- ^ "แแแแฃแ แฌแแแแแฃแ แแก แแแแแ แแคแแ". แแ แแแแฃแแ แคแแแแแแ แแคแแ. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ Singer Temur Tsiklauri dies of Covid at 75
- ^ Georgian singer Temur Tsiklauri dies aged 75
- ^ One of the squares in Tbilisi was named after Temur Tsiklauri
- ^ "Voice Is The Flame Of The Soul" โ A book was published on Temur Tsiklauri
External links
edit- Temur Tsiklauri at Biographical Dictionary of Georgia
- Temur Tsiklauri discography at Discogs
- Temur Tsiklauri at IMDb
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