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Dato Khujadze | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | David Khujadze |
Also known as | Dato |
Born | Tbilisi, Georgia | 25 June 1975
Genres | Pop music |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2000–present |
David "Dato" Khujadze ( Georgian: დავით (დათო) ხუჯაძე, Russian: Дато Худжадзе; or Xujadze; born 25 June 1975, Tbilisi) 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. [1]
Notable singles of Dato are " Makhinji Var" and " Janaia" in collaboration with Ligalize.
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.[ citation needed]