About
- Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the group “Bzikebi”
- Official artist-in-residence and scholarship recipient of the Toradze International Music Festival
- Laureate of over 20 International and National Piano Competitions
George Shiolashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. At the age of seven, George enrolled in the Music School for ” Gifted Children”, where he studied at the piano faculty for twelve years. During his time at the school, he also sang in the choir. Throughout these years, he won multiple competitions.
He gained international recognition in 2008 as a member of the Georgian trio “Bzikebi”, which won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Their victory was historic — it marked the first time Georgia won the competition. Following their success, the group released a music album, three music videos, and six songs. They earned praise from prominent figures, including the renowned violinist Lisa Batiashvili. The President of Georgia honored them, and they also received congratulations from other world leaders.
In 2011, took part in the musical Oliver Twist, staged at the Shota Rustaveli National Drama Theatre.
In 2017, enrolled at the V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, in the class of Nino Katamadze.
Since 2021, has held a European Union study grant/scholarship and studied in Norway, at the Norwegian Academy of Music (Oslo) in the class of Sigurd Slåttebrekk.
George also plays the Organ. He mastered this instrument during his studies at the Conservatoire. He regularly performs piano concerts in various countries, including Israel, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Norway, France, Sweden and others. In 2024.
he enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at the Jazz Faculty, specializing in jazz vocals.
In 2025, George has continued his studies at Karlstad University’s Ingesund College of Music in Sweden, in the class of Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist.
He has also participated in masterclasses with distinguished musicians such as Edisher Savitski, Vakhtang Kodanashvili, Giorgi Vatchnadze, Elisso Virsaladze, Cyprien Katsaris, Pavel Nersessian, Noriko Ogawa, Oxana Yablonskaya, Eric Lu, Jean-Baptiste Doulcet, Pascal Nemirovski, Yaron Rosenthal, Alexei Volodin, Jeffrey Swann, Jerome Rose, Michel Sogny, Arturs Cingujevs…