Lizi Pop

Lizi Pop
Background information
Birth name Liza Japaridze
Born (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004
Tbilisi, Georgia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
  • model
  • dancer
  • television presenter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2011–present

Liza Japaridze (Georgian: ლიზა ჯაფარიძე; born 19 September 2004), better known by her stage name Lizi Pop (Georgian: ლიზი პოპი), is a Georgian singer, actress, model, dancer, and television presenter. She represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Malta with the song "Happy Day", and cohosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi with Helen Kalandadze.

Life and career

Early life

Liza Japaridze was born on 19 September 2004 in Tbilisi. She studies at the Georgian-American School. Japaridze speaks English, Russian, and French, in addition to her native Georgian.[1] Since 2011, she has studied vocals at the BzikebiStudio led by Giga Kukhianidze, whose songs represented Georgia at Junior Eurovision in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Career

Japaridze released her debut single "Make-Up!" in 2012. She went on to release the singles "Cloud" and "Zgapari galagshi" as well, the latter of which was recorded with Candy, the winners of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011. She had a starring role in the children's musical film Stapilo Story: Kurdgheli vs Mgeli.

In 2014, Japaridze was chosen to represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Malta, performing the song "Happy Day".[2] Japaridze went on to place eleventh, the worst result for Georgia in Junior Eurovision.[3] At Junior Eurovision, Japaridze performed with Sopho Dashniani, Dea Dashniani, Kate Arbolishvili, and Nita Lomidze as her backing vocalists and dancers.[4] She was later announced as the Georgian spokesperson at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[5]

Japaridze will host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi alongside Helen Kalandadze. She is the second youngest ever to host the contest, only behind Ioana Ivan, who was only 12 when she hosted in 2006, and the first former participant to host the contest.[6]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Album
2012 "Make-Up!" Non-album single(s)
2013 "Cloud"
"Zgapari galagshi"
(with Candy)
2014 "Happy Day"
2015 "An Unloved Child's Pain"
2016 "Our Future"

References

  1. ↑ Halpin, Chris (3 October 2017). "HAPPY DAY! LIZI POP AND HELEN KALANDADZE TO HOST JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017". Wiwibloggs.
  2. ↑ Granger, Anthony. "Georgia: Lizi Pop Is Off To Malta". Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  3. ↑ "Italy wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014". eurovision.tv. EBU. 15 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Mamsikashvili, Rezo (29 September 2014). "JUNIOR EUROVISION 2014: LIZI POP TO REPRESENT GEORGIA WITH HAPPY DAY". Wiwibloggs.
  5. ↑ Granger, Anthony (5 October 2015). "Georgia: Lizi Pop Will Announce JESC 2015 Points". Eurovoix.
  6. ↑ Jordan, Paul (3 October 2017). "Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
The Smile Shop
with Give Me Your Smile		 Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2014		 Succeeded by
The Virus
with Gabede
Preceded by
Malta Ben Camille and
Valerie Vella		 Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenter
2017
(with Helen Kalandadze)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent



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