Mariko Ebralidze | |
Native Name: | მარიკო ებრალიძე |
Birth Name: | Mariko Ebralidze |
Birth Place: | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Genre: | Jazz, R&B, soul, pop |
Occupation: | Singer |
Associated Acts: | The Shin |
Mariko Ebralidze (Georgian: მარიკო ებრალიძე; born 1984) is a Georgian jazz singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 along with the group The Shin with the song "Three Minutes to Earth".[1]
Born in Tbilisi, Ebralidze studied at the Zakaria Paliashvili music college and the Pedagogical Institute of Music Arts, and received a bachelor's degree as a soloist and teacher in 2008. She had gained popularity in Georgia as a jazz singer. Since 2008, Ebralidze has been a soloist at the Tbilisi Municipality orchestra Big Band.[2]