Liza Bagrationi ( ka, ლიზა ბაგრატიონი) (born 21 July 1974) is a Georgian singer. She descends from the Georgian noble (''

tavadi ''Tavadi'' ( ka, თავადი, "prince", lit. "head/chief" an from ka, თავი ''tavi'', "head", with the prefix of agent ''-di'') was a feudal title in Georgia (country), Georgia first applied in the Late Middle Ages usually trans ...

'') family of

Bagration-Davitashvili The House of Bagration-Davitashvili ( ka, ბაგრატიონ-დავითიშვილი) is a Georgian noble family, a cadet branch of the Kakhetian line of the royal Bagration dynasty. In turn, Kakhetian line descends from Geor ...

. During the

2024–2025 Georgian protests The 2024–2025 Georgian protests began on 28 October 2024 after the preliminary official results of the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election, parliamentary election of 26 October were announced. The ruling Georgian Dream party, led by Bidzina I ...

and ensuing torture and violence against protesters, Liza Bagrationi came under criticism for leading the New Year's Eve concert organized by the ruling

Georgian Dream Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a Conservatism, conservative and populism, populist List of political parties in Georgia (country), political party in Georgia (country), Georgia, which has ...

party, in spite of widespread opposition boycott. The concert was presented by pro-ruling party media as though it was a live broadcast; however, it was later revealed to be a recording, filmed in strict secrecy four days prior to the announced date without any audience and used pre-recorded

applause Applause (Latin '','' to strike upon, clap) is primarily a form of ovation or praise expressed by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together. Audiences usually applaud after a performance, such as a concert, speech or ...

to create an illusion of there being spectators.

Family

Bagrationi's sister, Tamar, is married to

Mikheil Kavelashvili Mikheil Kavelashvili ( ka, მიხეილ ყაველაშვილი ; born 22 July 1971) is a Georgian politician and former professional footballer who was sworn in as the sixth president of Georgia on 29 December 2024. His electio ...

, a Georgian politician and former football player who claims to be President of Georgia following the disputed

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bagrationi, Liza 1974 births Living people 21st-century women opera singers from Georgia (country) Nobility of Georgia (country) Branches of the Bagrationi dynasty