Keto Dzhaparidze

She went to study at the Tiflis noble gymnasium in 1909, where her powerful voice was noticed by the famous composer Zachary Paliashvili, who worked there as a music teacher and led the school choir.^[6]

In 1919, she entered the Tiflis Conservatory.^[2][6]

In 1927, after graduating from the conservatory, she went to Berlin, where she took singing lessons for 3 years. In 1930, she returned to the USSR (Georgia).^[2][6]

In the spring or summer of 1937, Keto made her debut in Moscow, she gave a solo concert on the stage of the Hermitage (Moscow theater of the revolution).^[3][7] Around the same time (in the spring of 1937), she made her debut in Leningrad at the theater of Recreation garden.^[7]

In 1939, she was invited to participate in the First all-Union competition of pop artists and received one of the prizes.^[6][3]

During the World War II, Keto had to change her repertoire and started performing patriotic songs. The singer gave many concerts in hospitals and on the front line.^[6]

In 1956, Dzhaparidze was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Georgian SSR.^[8]

Keto died on September 20, 1968, and was buried in the Didube Pantheon.^[4]