21-year-old Natia Todua Triumphs on The German Voice

21-year-old Natia Todua entered The Voice Germany competition and triumphed over her fellow competitors. The young Georgian singer’s talent has attracted the attention of international media. 

Rp-online.de, a major German regional daily newspaper, published an article about Natia’s performance on The Voice, and the comments of the judges, who were immensely impressed by her incredibly beautiful voice. 

At the time of performance, Todua said "In my homeland there is war, singing is not a profession in Georgia, and in Germany there are much better opportunities for art".

Natia Todua auditioned for Georgian X Factor, but proved to be unsuccessful, after which she tried her luck on Ukrainian Voice.

Finally, she left for Germany where she impressed the judges within a few seconds.

"I was born in Tbilisi, but I grew up in the village of Nabakevi in Gali District, Abkhazia. Along with my family I often used to change my place of residence. I arrived in Tbilisi at the age of 17. I have never received a musical education. During my exams, I lived with my uncle, I played the guitar and we used to sing together. He was fascinated with my vocal skills and advised me to take part in a competition. I was 17 years old when I performed in front of a large audience for the first time. In X-Factor, I performed the song I put a Spell in you, which I chose myself. There were many different opinions about this song. I was told that my voice did not sound real. Strangely, exactly the same song was selected for me to perform by the German judges. 

After one year, I was contacted by Ukrainian "X-Factor", where I performed Cry Baby. This performance was very successful, but finally I was told that the public projects were not my style and I returned to Tbilisi. I used to perform together with the band Vakis Parki (Vake Park) in the local parks of Tbilisi. One day I felt that it was impossible to continue living this way. 

I wanted to enrol at one of the European universities , but the tuition fees were very high. Later I discovered the Au-pair program and went to Germany.

As for my musical career in Germany, I found the information about the Voice in Berlin by myself and signed up. I was lucky enough since Georgian women married in Germany contacted me and helped me to extend my stay. Today, I am sure that I will reach my goals, because when you fight for your dreams, you will always make them come true. My performance in German Voice had positive feedback and I hope that through participating in this project I will succeed in my singing career.

Source: www.georgianjournal.ge