In 2004, the next group change took place in the popular A-Studio group, and the beloved by many fans, Polina Griffiths was replaced by a little-known Georgian singer in Russia. However, an unusual appearance and a beautiful voice made many people talk about it. And first of all, everyone was interested in the name of the soloist "A-Studio" and other details about her. Keti Topuria quickly joined the team, despite the fact that the group had already existed for 16 years. But was everything so easy for her in life?
Life in Georgia
Ketevan Topuria was born on September 9, 1986 in Tbilisi. Her parents Andro and Natalya were not only not musicians, but they were not interested in music in general. The father of the future singer was an architect by profession, and her mother was a chemical engineer. However, a family neighbor, a school music teacher, noticed the girl’s talent and offered to send her to a music school. In 1998, Keti Topuria successfully graduated from it and in the same year entered the music school. After 5 years, she received a diploma in "Vocal Teacher".
Over the years, the future soloist of A-Studio was able to make a good musical career in her homeland. By 2003, 2 Georgian solo albums were recorded and released, which quickly became popular. In addition, Keti participated in children's music competitions, and very successfully. So, in 1998, she received the main prize at the festival of young performers "Sea of Friendship", and in 2000 - the Grand Prix of the international festival "Path to the Stars".
True, in 2003, Keti Topuria decided to get a “serious” profession and entered the faculty of psychology at Georgian State University. But she could not finish it. The girl failed to combine her participation in the A-Studio group and her studies.
Participation in A-Studio
10 years ago the A-Studio team decided to leave the soloist Pauline Griffiths. A popular group urgently needed her to replace the singer. Then producer Keti Topuria Nato Dumbadze decided to send them recordings of her songs and performances. However, despite the girl’s stunning vocals, Batyrkhan Shukenov and other members of the collective were embarrassed by her origin. Later they will notice that they had difficulty imagining how a Georgian could fit into the team. But still, it was decided to invite her to an audition, and from the end of 2004 the girl began to work in a group.
In 2005, Keti Topuria was officially introduced as the new soloist of A-Studio. The very first single with her participation “Uletayu” led all Russian charts, and it became clear that Keti looked very organic in the team. Many music critics even started talking about a new wave of band success. In the same year, the self-titled album was released, most of the songs from which were performed by Keti Topuria.
In 2007 and 2010, 3 more albums were released with her participation: 905, XX and Waves, Total. Many songs from them became hits. So, the singles “Angel”, “I Run”, “Heart to Heart” and Fashion Girl became a real calling card not only for the group, but also for the singer herself. At the anniversary evening of Alla Pugacheva, Katie, the soloist of "A-Studio" , so successfully performed her song "Just Like Everyone" that it was even decided to shoot a video for her. In a modern arrangement, the old hit again topped the Russian charts. Now the whole group is working on a new album.
Heart affairs
For a long time, A-Studio soloist Keti Topuria avoided questions about her personal life. She was credited with novels with one celebrity, then with another. So, among the admirers of her talent and beauty, footballers Dmitry Sychev and Kakha Kaladze, host Igor Vernik, as well as Vlad Topalov and Sergey Amoralov (lead singer of the band Otpetye Scammers) were seen. However, taking from them courtship, flowers and gifts, she did not comment on rumors about her novels.
As it turned out later, back in 2009, the soloist of "A-Studio" began to meet with businessman Lev Geykhman. However, for a long time his name was a secret behind seven seals. Keti was in no hurry to share her happiness with the whole world. Their romance became known only on the eve of the wedding. The wedding took place on September 7 last year and became one of the main social events. True, now on the Web from time to time there are rumors about Keti’s pregnancy. The singer of them, as before, disregards.
Style icon?
Immediately after Keti Topuria became incredibly popular in Russia, many noted the good taste of the girl. The soloist of "A-Studio" successfully chose not only stage costumes and dresses for the carpet, but also clothes in everyday life. Each of her public appearances was marked by incredible outfits in her own unique style. However, the singer on social networks is happy to share her everyday photos without makeup or in a cosmetic mask. Ket thus wants to emphasize that she is an ordinary girl. Not at all embarrassed, she even talks about plastic surgery on her nose.