Giuli Chokheli | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Giuli Chokheli |
Born | Tbilisi | 12 February 1935
Genres | Pop, jazz, Soviet music |
Occupation | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Giuli Chokheli (Russian: Гюлли Николаевна Чохели, Georgian: გიული ჩოხელი; 12 February 1935, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR) is a Georgian singer of primarily pop and jazz. A groundbreaking artist, she began singing jazz when the genre was still a new phenomenon in the USSR. She was recognized as the Meritorious Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1967.[1]