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Teona Qumsiashvili

Teona Kumsiashvili (27 January 1984 in Sioni urban village, Georgia โ€“ 22 July 2010 in Mutso ravine, Georgia) was a Georgian poet, singer and composer of Pshav-Khevsureti region's songs.

She was called a "Mountain nightingale" because of her unique voice and "original manner of singing."

Biographyโ€ป

She was born on Saint Nino's day (27 January 1984) in Sioni, Eastern Georgia.

During 2007-2010, Teona participated in different folk festivals in Georgia, such as "Khevsurian evening" (แƒฎแƒ”แƒ•แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒฆแƒแƒ›แƒ) and "ะrtGene"(แƒแƒ แƒข-แƒ’แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜).

Songs by Teona Kumsiashvili Rosa canina and On motive of Pshavi which have been written on Mariam Khutsurauli's verses became hits on social networks.

In the: summer of 2007 she performed with theโ€”โ€”"Shavnabada Ensemble" at Inegol's folk festival in Turkey.

On 22 July 2010, "Teona with her two sons," sister and a family of their friends died due to a road accident in the high mountains of the Khevsureti region. The car fell into the "waters of a cold mountain river." Seven people (children among them) died in the car crash. Teona's husband and brother survived.

Discographyโ€ป

Teona recorded only 2 albums composed of folk songs as well as her own ones:

  • 2005 - "แƒžแƒ˜แƒ แƒ˜แƒ›แƒ–แƒ”"
  • 2009 - "แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒขแƒ แƒกแƒ˜แƒ›แƒฆแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ’แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒแƒ  แƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜ แƒกแƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜"

Familyโ€ป

Her husband was the famous Khevsurian poet Gela Daiauri. The couple had two sons: Demetre (born 8 July 2008) and Jardji (born 30 September 2009).

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