Konstantin Shotayevich Meladze (; ka, კონსტანტინე მელაძე; born 11 May 1963) is a Georgian-born Ukrainian-Russian composer and producer. He is the older brother of singer Valery Meladze and co-founder and co-producer of the Ukrainian girl group Nu Virgos ().

Biography

Early life

Was born on 11 May 1963 in

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to Shota and Nelly Meladze, who were engineers. Konstantin has a brother, Valery (1965) and a sister, Liana (1968).

Career

Has composed and produced songs for artists such as Valery Meladze, Nu Virgos,

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, 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'' () and '' Hipsters''. In 2016 and 2017 he was a judge at

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, Ukraine's National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Music video appearances

Personal life

Konstantin was married to Jana Meladze in 1994; they have three children: Alice (2000), Liya (2004) and Valery (2005). He married Ukrainian singer Vera Brezhneva in 2015. The couple divorced in 2023. The alleged reason for the split was their disagreement over Meladze continuing to own real estate in Russia and work in the Russian music industry following the

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. https://news.ru/show-business/vajkule-razvod-s-meladze-otmena-koncertov-gde-sejchas-vera-brezhneva/

References

External links

Performances

''Strannik''
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