Nutsa Buzaladze ნუცა ბუზალაძე | |
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| Born | 28 January 1997 Tbilisi, Georgia |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | nutsaofficial |
Nutsa Buzaladze (Georgian: ნუცა ბუზალაძე; born 28 January 1997) is a Georgian singer-songwriter. She is set to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Buzaladze was born in Tbilisi.[1] She grew up in Turkey.[2] Since the age of 5, she performed as part of a children's group, and was later the lead vocalist and guitarist of another ensemble. She began taking piano lessons at the age of 8.[3]
Buzaladze has lived in Los Angeles, where she gained musical experience, and Dubai, which is her permanent residence as of 2024.[1][4]
Buzaladze began her solo career in 2011, when she competed in Georgia's Got Talent. In 2014, she garnered international attention as she represented Georgia in the New Wave Music Festival held in Jūrmala, Latvia, which she won. During the following years, she competed in The Voice of Turkey, Two Stars Georgia and the Georgian versions of Your Face Sounds Familiar and Dancing with the Stars. She has collaborated with Turkish singer Hadise, who also acted as her coach in The Voice of Turkey.[1][5]
In 2017, Buzaladze released the song "White Horses Run", with which she placed second in the Georgian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[6] In 2019, Buzaladze released her debut album Nutsa22, containing covers of Georgian songs and original English-language compositions; this was followed by her breakthrough hit "Gelodebi".[4] Shortly after, she released a successful single in Russia.
In 2020 and 2021, she took part in All Together Now Russia.[1] She performed at the Expo 2020 in Dubai, as well as at the Dubai National Theatre and the Dubai Opera.[1][4] She competed in the "International Artists" category in the Albanian song competition Kënga Magjike 2021, where she came second. She participated in the 2023 season of American Idol, finishing in the top 12.[4][5]
On 12 January 2024, she was announced as the Georgian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.[4]
| Title | Details |
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| Nutsa22 |
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| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "White Horses Run" | 2017 | Nutsa22 |
| "Nu mousmen" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Ertad gvinda" | ||
| "Gelodebi" | ||
| "Guls rom ukvarde" | ||
| "Tetri ghame" | 2020 | |
| "Gatendes" | 2021 | |
| "Net" | ||
| "We Are One" | ||
| "Sul es aris" | ||
| "You Broke My Heart" | ||
| "Let U Go" | 2022 | |
| "Alive" | 2023 | |
| "L.O.V.E" |