"Sofico likes sincere people and can't bear artful women and silly men. She is proud of the fact that despite difficulties, she does her favourite business. She cooks well and can cook practically everything but her borshch is always especially tasty. "

The Spin

21 year old Sopho (Sofico) lives in Batumi (Georgia). She is studying on the fourth course of musical school (piano and oboe). She is the winner of the musical contest of young singers "School of Nutsa - 2004 ". Sofico's teacher of singing thinks, that the girl has very special voice, calling it "mezzo-soprano of big range ". Sofico loves rain, calls forth the desire to create something, it is especially pleasant for her to sing when it rains! Her favourite animal is a tiger. Sofico prefers to have a rest at the seaside. In her free time she enjoys roller-skating, communicating with friends and reading. One of the most amusing cases in Sofico's life was when she was late for her own birthday and on coming to the party saw her friends celebrating her birthday without her! She likes to wear jeans. In perfume she likes the aromas from Gucci and Christian Dior. Her secret dream is to become famous and reach perfection in her profession! She dreams to sing a duet with Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner.
Sofico likes sincere people and can't bear artful women and silly men. She is proud of the fact that despite difficulties, she does her favourite business. She cooks well and can cook practically everything but her borshch is always especially tasty. Her favourite writer is Michael Bulgakov. One of the books which she has recently read and which has impressed her greatly was "Alchemist" by P.Coehlo. Sofico loves different types of music of good quality, but especially classical rock. The singer likes to celebrate her favourite holiday, New Year, at home.

She dreams of getting a song as a birthday present. It's too early to speak about the debut album of Sofico - the actress is sure that she still needs to work much at it. Sofico has been singing since she was three: she used to wake up her parents and neighbours with the song of Soso Pavliashvili "It's dawning" (which was triumphally sung by Soso in Yurmala). Sofico is planning to celebrate her fiftieth anniversary among the people she loves, in the restaurant on Tour d'Eiffel. If she had to choose what to take with her to an inhabited island, she would take a piano with her.
She easily gets up in the morning, at about nine o'clock, and almost always with a sensation of happiness. - Her favourite expression is "The one who searches will always find!". In her childhood she dreamed of becoming "a doctor of dogs" - that is a veterinary (surgeon). The refrigerator of the young actress always contains … beer! Her favorite dance is a rock-and-roll, her favorite fruit is pineapple, and her favorite sweets are kozinaki. She dreams of doing a parachute jump one day - how can it be possible to miss a chance to feel like a bird? She never leaves home without make-up, her handy and … without mood.

She is afraid of darkness. She doesn't believe in signs. She wishes she could visit Ancient Greece - it would be very interesting to have a look at how people lived those days. The contest itself, the taste of producer and the singer's own opinion influenced the choice of songs for " The New wave " contest.

The Singer
 
I've getting deja vu. I can keep this review remarkably brief by saying that Sopho is Albania's Anjeza. I can either refer you to my page from Albania's first effort in 2004, or judst paste what I thought of the young lady who ended up winning us all round and finishing in the top ten...

"From her performance during the extremely well-staged though low-on-quality pre-selection, Anjeza Sopho came across as a ballgown wearing confident lass with a strong voice. So far, so good. She looks a tad like that Greek/Aussie from "Heartbreak High" and "Home & Away". She seems to be as sincere as Mother Theresa in a leper colony, which will do her well".

Oh, and she doesn't believe in signs, so I hope she can find the arena ok.

The Past
  
Euro virgins, so let us hope their cherry is taken with a minimum of discomfort and they can look back in years to come with fond memories.

The Song
 
Sopho was shoo-in for the first Georgian ticket and she perfomed a handful of songs from which the adoring public had to choose. "Visionary Dream" was likewise a nailed on chance, as soon the ballgowned Ms Khalvashi started rising on a hidden plinth, and it became apparent that she not only had on a big-top of a skirt, but also that 8 bruisers were positioned under it trying to get out. In one of the most unusual national pre-selection performances, Sopho humungous skirt was shaking like a shitting dog, whilst she tried to perform her uptempo Bjork-lite effort without dying from shame. The promo video is a far more accomplished effort, using the travalogue/national dancer approach so beloved by the Balkan nations.

Overall

It all depends on the skirt this one. The song itself is a knockabout effort, that starts wonderfully well and then tails off somewhat. The singer is a prim lass which always goes down well. But the skirt could spell doom. It didn't help Linda Wagenmakers and she disrobed after 20 seconds. I presume they won't be able to duplicate their national final as no hydraulic lift has been built into the stage planning, which is a blessing for Georgian hopes everywhere. I've predicted a final spot for Sopho, and I look forward to asking her which of the backing singers she prefers under her dress.

In a Nutshell
"Better off as a doctor of dogs"

the philosopher says

bivalence, principle of Supposition that every proposition must be either true or false. The status of this supposition is controversial, especially with respect to future propositions about human action. Thus, for example, if "I would like to meet Sopho in Helsinki" were regarded as already true (or false) today, it would seem that I cannot freely choose whether or not to meet Sopho in Helsinki. Which would be a shame. Note the difference between bivalence and excluded middle. Recommended Reading: Ermanno Bencivenga, Logic, Bivalence and Denotation (Ridgeview, 1991)

Visionary Dream

I'll dream of tales and rhymes
In visionary dream
This precious moment of my life
Holds me excited

I will fly away
To reach the heights I've ever dreamed
Beneath the sun
No sense of time and space

Anticipation of your light
Holds me excited

Ground containing lakes
I'm near the haze of pouring light
I feel embraced

Sailing through my story
Sharing my history
Sailing through my story
Sharing my history

Ha... haha hahaha...

Sailing through my story
Sharing my history
Sailing through my story
Sharing my history

This precious moment of my life
Holds me excited
The meditation of my dreams
Holds me delighted

I will fly away
To reach the heights I've ever dreamed
Beneath the sun

Sailing through my story
Sharing my history
Sailing through my story
Sharing my history

Sailing through my story
Sharing my history

Prediction Semi Final 8th
Final 14th