Dato Khujadze


David "Dato" Khujadze is a popular Georgian pop singer in Russia and Israel.
He had a brief political career in the government of Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze. He briefly served in the Georgian parliament, but his political career ended with the Rose Revolution.
Notable singles of Dato are "Makhinji Var" and "Janaia" in collaboration with Ligalize.
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Hobbies and interests

Dato used to be keen on paragliding and collecting rare cars. He owns two Mustangs in Tbilisi and one of them is especially dear to his heart, because it was given as a gift to a Soviet tennis player in Wimbledon and was brought to Georgia from the UK.

Awards and achievements

  • Big Apple Music Awards – 'Best European artist'.
  • Big Apple Music Awards — 'Best music video'.
  • 'God of the Airwaves' award — category 'most versatile Russian artist'.
  • 'Best of the Best' .
  • Voice of the Asia festival – Public's Choice prize.
  • Black Music club festival – Grand Prize.
  • 'Slavyansky Bazar' festival — Grand Prize.
  • Was awarded as "The male singer of the year" in Georgia on several occasions.

Discography