Young Georgian Lolitaz

Georgian indie rock band
Young Georgian Lolitaz
Young Georgian Lolitaz at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (left to right: Nika Kocharov, Giorgi Marr, Levan Shanshiashvili, Dimitri Oganesian)
Young Georgian Lolitaz at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (left to right: Nika Kocharov, Giorgi Marr, Levan Shanshiashvili, Dimitri Oganesian)
Background information
OriginTbilisi, Georgia
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock
Years active2000–present
MembersNika Kocharov (vocals)
Giorgi Marr (bass guitar)
Levan Shanshiashvili (guitar)
Dimitri Oganesian (drums)
Past membersDavid Svanidze (bass guitar)
Guram Makalatia (drums)

Young Georgian Lolitaz is a Georgian indie rock band. They represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 as Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz with the song "Midnight Gold". They are the first all-male band to represent Georgia in the contest.

The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Nika Kocharov (Georgian: ნიკა კოჩაროვი), vocalist and bassist Giorgi Marr (Georgian: გიორგი მარი), guitarist and keyboardist Levan Shanshiashvili (Georgian: ლევან შანშიაშვილი), and drummer Dimitri Oganesian (Georgian: დიმიტრი ოგანესიანი).[1][2]

The band have one studio album; Lemonjuice (released in 2009) and one EP; The Lava EP (released in 2010) in their discography so far. In 2017, they returned with a new single entitled 'Dark Device'. Kocharov has said in interviews that he is influenced by The Beatles, Blur and Pulp, whilst Marr's is Oasis.

References

  1. ^ Mamsikashvili, Rezo (15 December 2015). "Georgia: Nika Kocharov & Young Georgia Lolitaz for Eurovision 2016". Wiwbloggs.
  2. ^ Granger, Anthony (15 December 2015). "Georgia: Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz to Eurovision 2016". Eurovoix.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nina Sublatti
with "Warrior"
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2016
Succeeded by
Tamara Gachechiladze
with "Keep the Faith"
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  • Georgian Idol
  • The Voice Georgia
ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Echo"
  • "Firefighter"
  • "For You"
  • "I'm a Joker"
  • "Keep On Going"
  • "Keep the Faith"
  • "Lock Me In"
  • "Midnight Gold"
  • "One More Day"
  • "Peace Will Come"
  • "Shine"
  • "Take Me as I Am"
  • "Three Minutes to Earth"
  • "Visionary Dream"
  • "Warrior"
  • "Waterfall"
  • "We Don't Wanna Put In"
  • "You"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Georgia did not compete
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Songs
Final
Semi-finals
  • "Blue and Red"
  • "Dona"
  • "Fairytale"
  • "Falling Stars"
  • "Hear Them Calling"
  • "Help You Fly"
  • "I Didn't Know"
  • "Icebreaker"
  • "The Last of Our Kind"
  • "Ljubav je"
  • "Play"
  • "The Real Thing"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Soldiers of Love"
  • "Sunlight"
  • "Utopian Land"
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  • "Moment of Silence"
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