Hamlet Gonashvili
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hamlet Dmitrievich Gonashvili, Hamlet Dimitris dze Gonashvili, the voice of Georgia
Georgian singer (1928–1985)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 1984
Discography
- ქართული ხალხური სიმღერები1983
- Hamlet1995
- 852013
- Satrpialo
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10,346
- Total plays
- 112,879
Tags
georgianfolkgeorgian folkgeorgiaCaucasian
Hamlet Gonashvili (ჰამლეტ გონაშვილი) was born in eastern Georgia, and is considered the best interpreter of songs from the Kartli and Kakheti regions. He was a recipient of many national honors and prizes. The Third Symphony of the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli drew inspiration from Gonashvili's singing and Gonashvili was the soloist in the first recording of the work. (1979, Olympia Records). At the height of his fame, he died in 1985 in a fall from an apple tree. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Georgia (country)
- Place of birth
- Anaga
- Place of death
- Anaga
- Occupation
- singer
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1928-06-20
- date of death
- 1985-07-25
- place of burial
- Didube Pantheon
- name in native language
- ჰამლეტ გონაშვილი
- nickname
- The voice of Georgia
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