Nika Kocharov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valerieovich and the family name is Kocharov.
Nika Kocharov
ნიკა კოჩაროვი
Kocharov (left) in 2016.
Born
Nikoloz Valerieovich Kocharov

(1980-06-22) June 22, 1980 (age 44)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Georgia)
Other namesIgor Von Lichtenstein
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
  • actor
Musical career
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, progressive rock
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
  • keyboard
Years active1995 (1995)–present
Labels
  • 4 Real Records
  • Stockton Records
Member ofCircus Mircus
Formerly ofYoung Georgian Lolitaz
Z For Zulu

Nikoloz Valerieovich Kocharov (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ ვალერიოვიჩი კოჩაროვი), known as Nika Kocharov (Georgian: ნიკა კოჩაროვი) is a Georgian singer-songwriter, composer, musician and actor who is part of progressive rock band Circus Mircus, who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[1] He was also the frontman of indie rock band Young Georgian Lolitaz, who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[2] He is the son of a Georgian-Armenian musician Valeri Kocharov.[3]

  1. ^ #ამშაბათკვირას 4 ნოემბერს სირკუს მირკუსის კონცერტი გაიმართება (in Georgian), retrieved 2022-11-08
  2. ^ Mamsikashvili, Rezo (15 December 2015). "Georgia: Nika Kocharov & Young Georgia Lolitaz for Eurovision 2016". Wiwbloggs. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ^ "74 წლის ასაკში ქართველი როკ მომღერალი ვალერი კოჩაროვი გარდაიცვალა". tabula.ge (in Georgian). 3 May 2022.