Konstantin Meladze | |
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Native name | Константин Меладзе კონსტანტინე მელაძე |
Birth name | Konstantin Shotayevich Meladze |
Born |
Batumi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
11 May 1963
Genres | Pop, art rock, Eurodance, Europop, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, music producer |
Labels | Velvet Music |
Associated acts | Valery Meladze, Nu Virgos, Yin-Yang, Sofia Rotaru |
Konstantin Shotayevich Meladze (Russian: Константин Шотаевич Меладзе, Georgian: კონსტანტინე მელაძე; born 11 May 1963 in Batumi), ukrainian composer and producer of Georgian descent. He is the older brother of singer Valery Meladze and co-founder and co-producer of the Ukrainian girl group Nu Virgos (Russian: ВИА Гра).
Konstantin Meladze was born on 11 May 1963 in Batumi to Shota and Nelly Meladze, who were engineers. Konstantin has a brother, Valery (1965) and a sister, Liana (1968).
Konstantin has composed and produced songs for artists such as Valery Meladze, Nu Virgos, Yin-Yang, Vera Brezhneva, Albina Dzhanabaeva, Sofia Rotaru ("Ya zhe yego lyubila" and "Odin na svete") and Polina Gagarina. He has also composed songs for a number of films, including Lilya 4-ever and a Russian 2003 version of Cinderella (Russian: Золушка) and Hipsters.
Konstantin was married to Jana Meladze in 1994; they have three children: Alice (2000), Leah (2004), and Valery (2005).
From 2015 he is married to a Ukrainian pop star Vera Brezhneva.