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Nutsa Buzaladze
ნუცა ბუზალაძე
Buzaladze in 2024
Buzaladze in 2024
Background information
Born (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
Websitenutsaofficial.com

Nutsa Buzaladze (Georgian: ნუცა ბუზალაძე, IPA: [ˈnutsʰa ˈbuzaladze]; born 28 January 1997), sometimes known mononymously as Nutsa, is a Georgian singer and songwriter. She represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Firefighter".

Early and personal life

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Buzaladze was born in Tbilisi[1] but 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]

Career

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Singer Nutsa Buzaladze performing in Madrid
Nutsa Buzaladze performing in Madrid during PrePartyES 2024

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 1st. She participated in the 21st season of American Idol in 2023, credited mononymously as Nutsa, finishing in the top 12.[4][5] She returned for the season's finale as a guest performer, joining Lionel Richie alongside the rest of the top 12 for a performance of his song "Sail On", and performed a duet of the song "Can't Get You Out of My Head" with Kylie Minogue.[7]

On 12 January 2024, she was announced as the Georgian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.[4] Her song was later revealed to be titled "Firefighter" was released on 11 March 2024.[8] Nutsa qualified from the second semi-final at Eurovision on 9 May 2024.[9] In the grand final, she finished in 21st place with 34 points.

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details
Nutsa22
  • Released: 1 May 2019[10]
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
LTU
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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" —
"Firefighter" 2024 90
"Mother's Love" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "About". nutsaofficial.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ Makhija, Sukriti (26 February 2023). "Which singing competitions has Nutsa participated in? Meet the American Idol 2023 contestant". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "ნუცა ბუზალაძე საქართველოს 2024 წლის ევროვიზიის სიმღერის კონკურსზე წარადგენს" [Nutsa Buzaladze will represent Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. 1TV (in Georgian). GPB. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "International Idol Nutsa Buzaladze to represent Georgia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Trasatti, Ruben (12 January 2024). "Eurovision 2024: per la Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze da American Idol" [Eurovision 2024: Nutsa Buzaladze from American Idol for Georgia]. Eurofestival News (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Georgian Selection 2017". Eurovisionworld. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ Brooks, Tamara (21 May 2023). "American Idol 2023 Episode 18 Recap: And the Winner Is..." American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ EBU [@eurovision] (8 March 2024). "Georgia's Nutsa Buzaladze will reveal her song FIREFIGHTER on 11 March!". Retrieved 8 March 2024 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ "Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Two Qualifiers". ESCXTRA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Nutsa 22 - EP by Nutsa Buzaladze". Spotify. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Iru
with "Echo"
 Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2024 		Succeeded by
TBA
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