Tamara "Tako" Gachechiladze (Georgian: თამარა "თაკო" გაჩეჩილაძე; born 17 March 1983) is a Georgian singer, songwriter, and actress. As a member of the quartet Stephane & 3G, she was going to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "We Don't Wanna Put In", until the group's entry was disqualified for political content.

As a solo artist, she will represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Keep the Faith". She also took part in national final for Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, with the song "Me and My Funky", placing tenth.

References ^ Adams, William Lee (20 January 2017). "Tako Gachechiladze wins Georgia's Eurovision final with "Keep the Faith"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.  ^ Thomson, Euan (20 January 2017). "Georgia: Tako Gachechiladze to Kyiv!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.  ^ Brey, Marco (1 March 2008). "Tonight: Who will get the ticket from Tbilisi?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 21 January 2017.  External links Preceded by Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz with "Midnight Gold" Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Succeeded by Incumbent