Lela Tsurtsumia

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lela Tsurtsumia


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URL = [http://www.lela-tsurtsumia.com/ www.lela-tsurtsumia.com]

Lela Tsurtsumia (in Georgian: ლელა წურწუმია ) (born 1969, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian Pop folk singer. She's popular since 1999 and nowadays is the most popular Georgian singer. [ [http://georgian-music.com/best/poll1.php The best, your favorite Georgian pop-singer ] ]

Music style

Lela Tsurtsumia's music is more pop and Soul, but there's tunes of ethno/Folk music. Earlier in her career, some electronic tunes too. e.g. her track "Idumali Game" was remixed by DJ AKA.

Band

In 2006 Lela begins to form her live band. After two months rehearsals Lela and band began touring Georgia, they had two concerts in Greece, Athens. After that they were invited to held "Imedi TV" sessions. This was live concert, which was recorded and then released as DVD and CD, called LIVE - Lela Tsurtsumia.

Band features:

*Irakli Menteshashvili - keyboards
*Chabuka Amiranashvili - Saxophone
*Maia Kachkachishvili - keyboards
*Lasha Abashmadze - Bass guitar
*Levan Sharashidze - Guitar
*Ramaz Khudoevi - percussion
*Nika Abashmadze - drums

Back vocals:
*Rati Durglishvili
*Gvanca Kachkachishvili

Sound engineer:
*Alex Nonikoff

2000-2007

Her concert in 2000 was the first show concert in Georgia, held by Georgian singer. [http://www.perekrestok.am/english/features2001/3001.htm] In 2002, Tsurtsumia had another successful show at Tbilisi Sport Hall, more than 25,000 spectators attended the show, it was record. Another record was in 2004, when she released the popular album "Suleli Tsvima" (Crazy Rain), which sold more than 60,000 copies in Georgia. Tsurtsumia also has sold more than 10,000 albums abroad, in Israel, U.S., Russia. Tsurtsumia's song's are covered in other countries. E.g, In Armenia] she's so popular, that songs like "Samba" and "Love Story" charted #1 in Armenia and were covered by Armenian singers. After 2006 Tsurtsumia appears on stage only with her live jazz-band. On 11 August, 2006, she had live concert in Zugdidi in front of more than 40 000 people. [ [http://www.peoplesbank.ge/news.php?news=58 Peoples Bank ] ] In 2007 Tsurtsumia released her first live album called "LIVE - Lela Tsurtsumia". "Never seen before quality of live performance and post-production in Georgia"citequote - told one Georgian music magazine reviewer in review.In 2007 Tsurtsumia signed label Art Lend and her albums were distributed on some European e-stores, such as The Orchard. [ [http://www.theorchard.com/dist/artistPage.php?artist_id=78419 The Orchard - Artist Discography ] ]

References

* [http://www.lela-tsurtsumia.com official web-page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lelatsurtsumia official MySpace page]
* [http://musicaonline.sapo.pt/artist.php?artid=1980811 buy Lela's 3 albums from here]
* [http://www.theorchard.com/dist/searchResults.php?txt_artist_name=Lela+Tsurtsumia Lela's 3 albums on Orchard E-store]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2241281/ Tsurtsumia starring in film "Khapangi"]
* [http://www.amc.am/shop.php?step=2&album=390&singerid=220&PHPSESSID=00879bdb34e0b6cf3e30c76f224749ca Album "The Best" in the USA]

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