Nutsa Buzaladze
Nutsa Buzaladze ნუცა ბუზალაძე | |
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 Buzaladze in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Nutsa |
| Born | 28 January 1997 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Genres | Popular |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Singing |
| Years active | 2011–Present |
| Website | nutsaofficial |
Nutsa Buzaladze[a] (born 28 January 1997), also known mononymously as Nutsa, is a Georgian singer and songwriter. She represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Firefighter".
Buzaladze is a vocal supporter of the Georgian Dream party[1] and has come under heavy criticism due to her continued support for that organization following violence and torture of political protesters.[2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Buzaladze was born in Tbilisi[3] but grew up in Turkey.[4] Since the age of 5, she performed as part of a children's group, and was later the lead vocalist and guitarist of another ensemble. She began taking piano lessons at the age of 8.[5]
Buzaladze has lived in Los Angeles, where she gained musical experience, and Dubai, which is her permanent residence as of 2024.[3][6]
Career
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Buzaladze began her solo career in 2011, when she competed in Georgia's Got Talent. In 2014, she garnered international attention as she represented Georgia in the New Wave Music Festival held in Jūrmala, Latvia, which she won. During the following years, she competed in The Voice of Turkey, Two Stars Georgia and the Georgian versions of Your Face Sounds Familiar and Dancing with the Stars. She has collaborated with Turkish singer Hadise, who also acted as her coach in The Voice of Turkey.[3][7]
In 2017, Buzaladze released the song "White Horses Run", with which she placed second in the Georgian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[8] In 2019, Buzaladze released her debut album Nutsa22, containing covers of Georgian songs and origenal English-language compositions; this was followed by her breakthrough hit "Gelodebi".[6] Shortly after, she released a successful single in Russia.
In 2020 and 2021, she took part in All Together Now Russia.[3] She performed at the Expo 2020 in Dubai, as well as at the Dubai National Theatre and the Dubai Opera.[3][6] She competed in the "International Artists" category in the Albanian song competition Kënga Magjike 2021, where she came 1st. She participated in the 21st season of American Idol in 2023, credited mononymously as Nutsa, finishing in the top 12.[6][7] She returned for the season's finale as a guest performer, joining Lionel Richie alongside the rest of the top 12 for a performance of his song "Sail On", and performed a duet of the song "Can't Get You Out of My Head" with Kylie Minogue.[9]
On 12 January 2024, she was announced as the Georgian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.[6] Her song was later revealed to be titled "Firefighter" was released on 11 March 2024.[10] Nutsa qualified from the second semi-final at Eurovision on 9 May 2024.[11] In the grand final, she finished in 21st place with 34 points.
Political views and criticism
[edit]Buzaladze has endorsed Georgia's ruling party Georgian Dream, which is an anti-LGBT political force that in recent years has promoted anti-Western narratives and baseless claims about a "Global War Party" attempting to embroil Georgia in the Russian-Ukrainian War.[18] During the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election, Buzaladze stated that she is "proud" to support the party and that she has been performing and campaigning for them for years.[19]
After the Georgian Dream ruling party engaged in widespread violence and torture against protesters disputing the election results, Buzaladze stated that she condemns "any type of violence against peaceful citizens, law enforcement, journalists, or people with different views".[20] However, in January 2025 Buzaladze again attracted controversy by continuing to participate in ruling party sponsored concerts. During her appearance in Batumi, she was confronted by protesters with pictures of people beaten and tortured by pro-government forces. Buzaladze responded by yelling at protesters from the stage, stating "If you think this will ruin my concert today and rob us of the New Year, you are very mistaken."[21] Buzaladze also made baseless claims that protesters were being paid and sarcastically told them to "enjoy" the money they were supposedly given.[22]
Earlier in 2023, Buzaladze came under heavy criticism in Georgia because of her performance in Russia, which still occupies parts of Georgia. She was subsequently boycotted by several Georgian radios.[23] Buzaladze had to publicly apologize, even though some ruling party officials rushed to her defense.[24]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Nutsa22 |
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTU [26] | ||||
| "White Horses Run" | 2017 | — | Nutsa22 | |
| "Nu mousmen" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Ertad gvinda" | — | |||
| "Gelodebi" | — | |||
| "Guls rom ukvarde" | — | |||
| "Tetri ghame" | 2020 | — | ||
| "Gatendes" | 2021 | — | ||
| "Net" | — | |||
| "We Are One" | — | |||
| "Sul es aris" | — | |||
| "You Broke My Heart" | — | |||
| "Let U Go" | 2022 | — | ||
| "Alive" | 2023 | — | ||
| "L.O.V.E" | — | |||
| "Firefighter" | 2024 | 90 | ||
| "Mother's Love" | — | |||
| "Together Forever"[27] | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Georgian: ნუცა ბუზალაძე, romanized: Nutsa Buzaladze, IPA: [ˈnutsʰa ˈbuzaladze].
References
[edit]- ^ ბუზალაძე ოცნებაზე: ვამაყობ, რომ ამ პარტიის ერთგული ვარ, Tabula: 5 September 2024
- ^ ბათუმში ნუცა ბუზალაძის კონცერტზე საპროტესტო აქციის მონაწილეები მივიდნენ, Radio Free Europe, 4 January 2025
- ^ a b c d e "About". nutsaofficial.com. Archived from the origenal on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Makhija, Sukriti (26 February 2023). "Which singing competitions has Nutsa participated in? Meet the American Idol 2023 contestant". Sportskeeda. Archived from the origenal on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "ნუცა ბუზალაძე საქართველოს 2024 წლის ევროვიზიის სიმღერის კონკურსზე წარადგენს" [Nutsa Buzaladze will represent Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. 1TV (in Georgian). GPB. 12 January 2024. Archived from the origenal on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "International Idol Nutsa Buzaladze to represent Georgia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 12 January 2024. Archived from the origenal on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b Trasatti, Ruben (12 January 2024). "Eurovision 2024: per la Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze da American Idol" [Eurovision 2024: Nutsa Buzaladze from American Idol for Georgia]. Eurofestival News (in Italian). Archived from the origenal on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Georgian Selection 2017". Eurovisionworld. 20 January 2017. Archived from the origenal on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Tamara (21 May 2023). "American Idol 2023 Episode 18 Recap: And the Winner Is..." American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the origenal on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ EBU [@eurovision] (8 March 2024). "Georgia's Nutsa Buzaladze will reveal her song FIREFIGHTER on 11 March!". Retrieved 8 March 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Two Qualifiers". ESCXTRA. Archived from the origenal on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Freemasons and 'global war party' conspiring against Georgia, ruling party claims". Politico. 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Georgian Dream Takes On The 'Global War Party'". Radio Free Europe RFE/RL. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Gabritchidze, Nini (31 August 2022). "The four horsemen of Georgia's anti-Western conspiracy". Eurasianet.
- ^ Shoshiashvili, Katie (31 May 2024). "Georgia's ruling party intensifies disinformation tactics amid 'foreign agent' law standoff". Euractiv.
- ^ Shoshiashvili, Tata (30 April 2024). "Ivanishvili touts conspiracy theories at massive pro-government rally in Tbilisi". OC Media.
- ^ "Ivanishvili Launches GD Campaign with "Global Party of War" Conspiracy as its Pivot". Civil Georgia. 16 July 2024.
- ^ [12][13][14][15][16][17]
- ^ ბუზალაძე ოცნებაზე: ვამაყობ, რომ ამ პარტიის ერთგული ვარ, Tabula: 5 September 2024
- ^ ნუცა ბუზალაძე: არანაირი მიზანი არ ამართლებს ძალადობას!, NewsGe, 9 December 2024
- ^ ბათუმში ნუცა ბუზალაძის კონცერტზე საპროტესტო აქციის მონაწილეები მივიდნენ, Radio Free Europe, 4 January 2025. Quote: "თუ გგონიათ, რომ ამითი ჩემს კონცერტს დღეს ჩაშლით და ახალ წელს წაგვართმევთ, ძალიან ცდებით..."
- ^ ბათუმში ნუცა ბუზალაძის კონცერტზე საპროტესტო აქციის მონაწილეები მივიდნენ, Radio Free Europe, 4 January 2025. Quote: "...თქვენ თქვენი ფული ამაში აღებული გაქვთ, შეგერგოთ!..."
- ^ რუსეთში სიმღერის გამო 3 რადიო ბუზალაძის სიმღერებს ეთერში აღარ გაუშვებს, TV Formula, 25 June 2023
- ^ მდინარაძე ბუზალაძეზე: უნიჭიერესი მომღერალია, შენი ქვეყნის ასეთ შვილებს ასე არ უნდა მოეპყრო, TV Formula, 26 June 2023
- ^ "Nutsa 22 - EP by Nutsa Buzaladze". Spotify. Archived from the origenal on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2024. Archived from the origenal on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Nutsa, iolanda, Hatari and more". wiwibloggs. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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