- Sopho Khalvashi
Sopho Khalvashi (Georgian: სოფო ხალვაში, born
May 31 ,1986 inBatumi ) is a Georgian musical artist. She comes from a family of Laz origin. It was announced onDecember 12 ,2006 that Sopho would represent her home nation at theEurovision Song Contest 2007 . The song "Visionary Dream " was Georgia's first entry into the contest. The song was previously called "My Story".In the semifinal on
May 10 ,2007 Sopho finished eighth; as one of the Top 10 qualifiers she secured a spot for Georgia in the final. In the final onMay 12 ,2007 , she finished 12th, earning maximum points from one country,Lithuania .Sopho claimed third prize at the commercial song contest "New Wave" 2006 in
Jūrmala ,Latvia . After success there she signed a contract with Russian management agency "ARS" led by Russian composerIgor Krutoy , and returned in triumph to her homeland, where she immediately received an offer from theImedi TV channel to host localtalent show "On Imedi's waves".External links
*Myspace|khalvashi|Sopho Khalvashi
* [http://www.sophokhalvashi.net/ SophoKhalvashi.net]
* [http://www.sopho.org.ua Site of Sopho Khalvashi]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax4AEstw22M Video of song "Visionary dream" in the final of Eurovision 2007]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMtVBe-vJw Video of song "Visionary dream" in the semifinal of Eurovision 2007]
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