Biography
Who is Lizi Pop?
Early life and education
Lizi Pop was born Liza Japaridze on September 19, 2003, in Tbilisi, Georgia. She attends the Georgian-American School to continue her education. Her language skills include proficiency in English, Russian, and French, alongside her native Georgian tongue.
Her musical training began in 2011. Lizi studied vocals at the BzikebiStudio under the instruction of Giga Kukhianidze. This studio is well-known for producing songs that represented Georgia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest multiple times between 2008 and 2013.
Music career and early singles
Lizi released her debut single titled Make-Up! In 2012. She followed this release with two additional singles, Cloud and Zgapari galagshi. She recorded the latter track with the group Candy, who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2011.
Outside of music, Lizi pursued acting roles. She starred in the children's musical film titled Stapilo Story: Kurdgheli vs Mgeli. In 2021, she released another single called Desire. She composed this song herself in collaboration with Giga Kukhianidze.
Lizi also contributes to the music industry as a songwriter. She wrote the lyrics for the song On Replay, which was performed by the group Bzikebi to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Junior Eurovision involvement
In 2014, Lizi was selected to represent Georgia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest held in Malta. She performed the song Happy Day while joined on stage by backing vocalists and dancers Sopho Dashniani, Dea Dashniani, Ketevan Arbolishvili, and Nita Lomidze. She placed eleventh in the competition.
Although she did not win, her performance video for Happy Day held the record for the most-watched video on the official Junior Eurovision channel for several years. She later served as the Georgian spokesperson for the 2015 contest.
Lizi returned to the stage as a host for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi. She co-hosted the event alongside Helen Kalandadze. This role made her the second youngest person to ever host the contest, and she became the first former participant to hold the position.
Birthday and age
Lizi Pop was born on September 19, 2003, which makes Lizi 23 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Lizi shares the date with 70 other famous people.
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