The Dark Side of Fame & Success w/Nutsa Buzaladze
Living The Red Life
Deep Dive
Why is staying true to oneself crucial in the music industry?
Staying true to oneself is essential because bad people will try to bring you down, and you must remain authentic to avoid becoming like them. It's about maintaining your identity and not changing for anyone, even when facing criticism.
What challenges does Nutsa face as a singer in balancing personal and professional life?
Balancing personal and professional life is difficult because the music industry demands constant focus and growth, leaving little time for personal life. It's a demanding field where one must always strive for bigger achievements.
How does Nutsa handle negative criticism and haters?
Nutsa ignores negative criticism and haters by not giving them attention or energy. She focuses on staying true to herself and maintaining her positive outlook, understanding that haters thrive on attention.
What role does resilience play in Nutsa's journey?
Resilience is crucial as it helps her stand up after setbacks and failures. She believes that standing up is harder than achieving success, and it's essential to stay strong and keep fighting despite challenges.
Why did Nutsa decide to move to Miami?
Nutsa chose Miami for its opportunities and the chance to grow as an artist. She believes the city will open many doors and allow her to explore new segments of her career, away from the comfort of her home country.
What advice would Nutsa give to her younger self?
Nutsa would advise her younger self not to worry and to trust that everything will work out as it should. She would encourage herself to avoid pushing for things that aren't meant for her and to believe in her potential for bigger achievements.
What was Nutsa's biggest failure, and what did she learn from it?
Nutsa's biggest failure was when she gained weight and wasn't confident during a Eurovision contest. This experience taught her the importance of taking care of her body and maintaining confidence, especially for performances.
How does Nutsa measure her success in the music industry?
Nutsa measures her success by the growth of her career, staying true to herself, and maintaining her values. She is proud of her journey and the fact that she has remained a kind and humble person despite challenges.
What impact did moving to America have on Nutsa's career?
Moving to America allowed Nutsa to break out of her comfort zone and gain recognition, including participating in American Idol and representing Georgia in Eurovision. It was a significant step in her career growth.
How does Nutsa stay motivated to keep growing in her career?
Nutsa stays motivated by setting bigger goals each year and embracing new challenges. She believes in the power of resilience and self-belief, which helps her overcome obstacles and continue progressing in her career.
- The constant pressure to achieve more, even after significant successes.
- Balancing personal life with the demands of a singing career.
- The comparison between the ups and downs of singing and entrepreneurship.
Shownotes Transcript
I remember when I was like 17, I won this one contest and it was a big, huge success for me. And I remember everyone was so happy. Nobody was hating on me yet. And that's when everything started, you know? Well, the bigger you get, the harder it gets and the more challenges you have. Exactly. I realized that the most important thing is like to stay true to yourself, you know, don't change for anybody. And the most important thing, what I've realized this month is
My name's Rudy Moore, host of Living the Red Life podcast, and I'm here to change the way you see your life in your earpiece every single week. If you're ready to start living the red life, ditch the blue pill, take the red pill, join me in Wonderland and change your life. What's up, guys? Welcome back to another episode of Living the Red Life. Today, I have my friend in town, Nootsa. She's a very famous singer. You may recognize her from American Idol. She's a very famous singer.
finalist there and has done a whole host of things this year in particular represented Georgia in the Eurovision which if you're American you may not know but a lot of famous people came through it in England and Europe it's the bit is the Olympics of singing yes right welcome to the show thanks Rudy thanks for inviting I'm very happy to be here
I'm very happy to be in Miami. Miami is the place. Yes, I love it. I love it. And thanks for inviting. Yes, it was a really big year for me. Last couple of years. Yeah, last two years, it was really crazy. It was great years for me as a singer to grow. It was good years for me to grow as a person as well. And, you know, and see myself in that situation. Yeah.
in good situations as well. But, but I loved it. It was, it was great. Well, and I always say, you know, entrepreneurship, you have your ups and downs, your highs and lows. If you're a pro athlete, you get injured, right? Or you don't get picked for the team for the Olympics. And, and I, I think singing, you know, I'm not into that industry, but,
Anything where you're trying to be the best at what you do, it's full of ups and downs. And that's what today is about, your success and the highs and lows in the singing world, right? Yes, exactly. To be a singer, everybody thinks that it's fun. It's so fun. And you go somewhere, oh, you're a singer? Could you sing for us? It's so nice. We love singing.
And, you know, and everybody's saying, oh, I wish I sang. But actually, it's very hard to, you know, be on spotlight, you know. And once you do something big, then you want to do something bigger. And then you want to do something bigger. And then you want to do something bigger. And, you know, to be, you know, thinking all the time about it and to be fully into in this, you know, it's very hard to then live your personal life as well, you know.
And then to balance your personal life and career is kind of very hard. Well, also, it's like, you know, the entrepreneurship, you're chipping away every hour of every day. Yes. But you're also like...
practicing, but everything comes to one moment, right? Like the big, you know, on stage. The big moment. And you kind of like, every year, like since I was a kid, I wanted to have like every year something bigger and bigger happening. So I kind of programmed my mind and myself that every year you gotta go higher, you gotta go higher, you gotta go higher. And then it's kind of like
as well for yourself to be honest. Well, he likes to fire into you. Yeah, because you're always like, you always want more. You always want more. Also, I,
I learned how to like live in the present as well. And you know, and when I have the best moments, I fully enjoy it. I think what's interesting with entrepreneurs is like, I've had a lot of wow moments too, right? Big stages and Amazon prime TV show, but because I'm so competitive, I'm like, yeah, that's cool. But I'm like already onto the next thing. And some of my friends and family almost say like, Rudy, you got to stop and enjoy the moment. Yeah.
But I'm like, I think ultra successful people, they're like, by the time the moment comes, they're already like on some right? - It's so true. - Yeah.
Also, other thing is what I think that, you know, for example, you know, you come from England, right? And I come from Georgia, right? And it's kind of also like you have to be also a person of like, you know, you cannot be so into your culture and into your small country. You know, you have to make your eyes and make yourself like open
It's like the world is your oyster, right? Like you got to try and yeah, do whatever you can. Because I was thinking like, if I'm going to act the same way, if I'm not going to show myself up to everything, like how are these people going to know that, you know, there is a singer coming from Georgia, like,
no one really cares in America. I mean, you gotta prove it. It's very hard if you're not an American trying to break in in the singing and all that. Very hard. But in my case, on American Idol, it happened like I was not even living here. I was living in Dubai by the time. And I just sent my videos. I tried. And, you know, and then it all started happening like,
that. Yeah, it's funny because I just filmed a documentary on myself and I say part of it. I'm like, I think I'm delusional. And that's why I'm successful because you have to be like so delusional that you believe in yourself. Like you're going to go from Georgia in Dubai, apply for American Idol and then somehow get in. Right. You got to be delusional. I think
But that's what makes the best, you know, and Muhammad Ali is famous for saying I am the greatest. When he wasn't, he was just starting his boxing career, right? So that successful trait lives on. And also, you know, you said I'm from England, George, like if I walked around in England like this, I'd probably get attacked, right? You know, no one in England dresses like this, right? Especially out of London, like in a small city.
So you have to be a little different to be successful. Be yourself as well. Yeah, be yourself. Of course. And that's when you actually, you know, me and Tim Story were just talking about this. I think you get the biggest breakthroughs when you actually embrace and become yourself because people are too scared. Exactly, exactly. And also,
I've realized that, for example, I have like big thing, right? And then something like something bad happens. Yeah, always. Like in a ways, maybe in the family, maybe in your personal life, maybe in career, maybe there's something happens and your career starts to go down. And then I think the strongest people and the most successful people is...
It's like they are very strong because you've got to be strong to, you know, fight and stand up because standing up is harder, actually, than achieving success. You know, because I remember when I was like 17, I won this one contest and it was a big, huge success for me. And I remember everyone was so happy. Nobody was hating on me yet. You know, everybody was so happy and I was so lovely at that.
And that's when everything started, you know? Well, the bigger you get, the harder it gets and the more challenges you have. Exactly. Exactly. Because then, you know, you have some status and people are waiting from you to, you know, when something is happening, you got to make a statement, you know, then you make a statement. Then some people don't like you. You can never win, right? So you never, you never win. So, so I realized that the most important thing is like to stay, uh,
true to yourself, you know, don't change for anybody. And the most important thing, what I've realized this month is that, you know, bad people, they're going to try, they're going to try a lot to put you down and they're going to try you to make like they are, you know, like bad...
Bad people. Well, bad people, they live on, they have nothing for them going and they have all the time in the world to try and make other people suffer. So, you know, I had like many, many, you know, thoughts about that. I'm like, like, why those people are like ours? Why they are like so hateful towards me? I didn't do anything wrong, right? To them. Yeah, yeah. But,
They want to, they trying to make you bad guy. They want to try to make you the same way as they are. So the most important thing is like to stay true to yourself and, and, you know, remember who you really are and, you know, just keep fighting and just, you know.
go like this yeah yeah you have to yeah after a while because like you know i've been advertising online and stuff for nearly eight nine years and i think in the first couple of years it like each comment started you analyze it bothered me a little you got yeah but but now the last five six years like genuinely i laugh at them now i don't even see them my team handle them like you're
you get to a point where you just kind of, you know, just get on with it. And you have to be true to yourself and know that you're doing good and you're on the right path. But I mean, a lot of people listening, they're actually too, they allow it to impact them too much. They get too bothered and too upset. And then they question themselves. And it's like, causes this snowball effect over this one random person in their mom's basement. That person that didn't do anything
state your life. But it's really hard. So people who want to be successful and get successful, this is what I'm going to say, be ready for that. And I'm sure you're getting a lot in the last two years, right? You know, when you're a kid, especially when you... I started my career when I was 16 years old. And when you're a kid, everyone looks at you, oh...
Like, she's so cute. She's so... And then when you grow up and you get bigger than they actually are, especially like singer, you know, like, and they see you as their competition. And then they try to put you down in any ways they can. And you got to be ready for that. You got to be... It doesn't matter how good of a person you are. It doesn't matter how kind of a person you are. With that type of people, with that kind of people, you just have to be like...
like don't look them don't give them any attention don't give them any energy and just you know ignore ignore completely that's what drives them crazy yeah so that's what I'm gonna say that be ready for that yeah and I just switching gears to something you said earlier because I want to ask you you said you got it you're going bigger every year right so American Idol Eurovision yes 2025 what are you gonna do well
On 2025, I wanted to do this on 2024, right? I don't really like to say my plans until it's done, right? But the most important thing for me on 2025 is to completely change my...
living space. Yeah. I'm like, I'm living like my half life. I'm living in Georgia. Half, I'm always traveling. Either I'm in US, either I'm in other countries, right? But I really want myself to like, just to move in some other city, other country, and just to be there for at least one year. Okay. And that country is US. Definitely. And I love Miami for that. You know, I would love, love to travel.
be settled here and to live in here because I feel like that this city is going to give me like a lot of a lot of doors and opportunities you know and to you know show myself to other segments I see that yeah you know and that's very important for for a person as a person to grow because in your country and in the place where you are so comfortable I realize you never grow no yeah because
Because you're like very comfortable, everybody loves you, everybody knows you, you're very successful, you know, and then what? Every time I've moved, my life's got massively better. And one of the first podcasts on here was Grant Cardone, and he said the same. He said every time he moved, it pushed him and his life got better. And I was actually thinking back the other day, like, what are some of the biggest things in my life, like cheat codes or hacks, that
that made my life significantly better, right? Like miles better, right? Not like a new car or a new watch or a new friend, but like miles better that I'll look back when I'm 80 years old. And the main two was moving to America and then moving to Miami. It's like a hot fire thing. And you had so many great people. It made so many successful people. And I realized every time I meet a new person who is successful in their field, they actually
always teach me something new that makes me think about life, makes me think about myself, and I always get some knowledge from them. And it's so beautiful. The same thing I can say about you. The things that you say, your story, you know, it's inspiring. So you meet this type of people in Miami particularly a lot. Yeah, a lot. And I love it. You know, it's really great. Yeah, I think for, you know, anyone listening, it's
The whole like where you live is fascinating because most people I think they are born and they...
believe they have to stay in that area, right? Where it's like you got the whole world to live, right? And obviously you have family and stuff, but... And it's always scary. Yeah, of course. That's the biggest thing. It's scary. It's scary, but it's so beautiful. You know, once you go out from that space, a little bubble, there's so many adventures. Yeah. And when I moved to America, everyone said, well, what if it doesn't work out? What if you don't like it? Yeah, there is so many. What if tomorrow you die? And my reply
My reply was, well, if it doesn't work out, I just move back next year.
Yeah, you always have your home. You always have your relatives or your friends waiting for you. And it's beautiful. When I go back to my country. Yeah, they love it there. Yeah, it's so beautiful. I love it there. But then after like maybe two weeks, you know, I have to start, well, I had to start moving. You know, it's like. I can last about five days in England. And then it feels like the walls, you know, like in the movies, like the horror movies, the walls come in and the. Close.
that's how that's how i feel after like four or five days i'm like i gotta leave yeah i understand that yeah yeah so so last few questions for you what is what is you know the biggest highlights of your life most things you're proud of i imagine right some of it we've mentioned but what's what's a couple of the biggest things you're proud of well i'm proud of uh to be honest um
Obviously, my career and how far I came from where I started, it's really inspiring for me. And I never forget it and always mention it because I never want to, you know, I want to...
prove to everybody also like girls little girls that you know it's possible and that's why i'm very proud of this journey also i'm proud that you know i stayed a person like a good person you know it doesn't matter how yeah sure how badly uh other people treated me or you know the situations happened for me bad situation i still stayed uh humble nice and and
kind person and my heart is clean and that's what I'm proud of to be honest because there was some situations that could have you know made me a really bad person and I'm very proud that I stayed strong and I kept believing in God and I'm very proud of this as well and also proud of my friends and the people that are around me I'm very proud that I have uh
friends like that and my relatives and my family. I'm proud of my family too. And you know, everything that is happening in my life, you know, I'm very grateful and proud, you know, and just every day I say thank you. And it's, and when you say thank you and you're grateful, it's even better, like better things are coming to you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I love that. You know, for me, the most important thing is doesn't matter what, what kind of success you're going to have if you don't stay, uh,
good person and you became, I don't know, like maybe like some people are, they take their nose like that and they don't care about anything. I don't like it. I think that as humble and as low as you stay, it's much more better for you as a person. Love it. And next question, the opposite. Biggest failure or setback in life? Biggest failure.
biggest failure I had when I got very like, I had like this weight transformation when I was like 18 or 19. No, I was 18. And I got like super like maybe like I was like plus 10 kilos and it was so hard for me. And then I went to some contest. It was Eurovision. Actually, I went there and I wanted to represent my country. And, you know, I was not myself. Like,
I sang, definitely. The voice was mine. But the concept... But the concept that everything's gone, completely gone. And that year was so...
big for me in ways that it was a big failure for me. Because, you know, last year I won a contest. The next year I go there and I sing. I just like, I'm just not myself. You know, I just have the voice and that's it. And it was biggest failure for me, but it made me realize how important it is to take care of my body, take care of myself and...
Just to be, you know, not to lose my confidence because it's very... Especially in what you do, you know. What I do on stage, I have to be 100% confident. You know, this year's Eurovision, it was a very epic performance and display. It worked very hard. Every day at the gym, doing the healthy eating and everything. But still, you know...
it's like for me as a as a girl who is a singer and is on the stage for me to look good is very important because when I look good I feel good I am 100% confident I have different energy I feel like I'm shining and imagine when I don't have that that's when it's
Yeah, I can see that. Biggest failures. So last question or couple of questions I always love to ask. If you could go back in a time machine to your younger self, what would you give as advice?
I would go and say that, like, don't worry. Everything is going to be like the way that you want it to be. And you don't have to cry over it. You know, you don't have to push something that is not meant for you. You know, because I like when I was a kid, I was like, oh, if it doesn't work, like, I'm going to push. I'm going to push. I'm going to push. Maybe that place is for me. But, you know, I was meant to bigger places.
So I would tell myself that, that don't worry, that place is not meant for you. That environment was not meant for you and you are meant for something bigger. And that happened. Love it. Yeah. Love it. And then last question, uh, people watching, uh, or listening, uh,
first thing they want to probably do is say well I gotta see her sing now I'm not seeing her sing so how do they watch you know Eurovision or some of this they could go they could go on YouTube write my name Nutza and it pops up immediately and also on Spotify I had like a really good year this year what was it like I had a lot of listeners I had a lot of streams and you know I was dreaming to see those numbers what is a good number like like
my song got 6.5 million streams and you know my song was streamed in like 179 countries
It was amazing. It was a great year for me. Love it. Congrats. Congrats. Congrats. Good. Well, that's a wrap, guys. Hopefully you enjoyed, you know, different industry, but the same success principles, the same mindset principles. And that's, you know, obviously what this show's about is how to be successful and how to build your business. And, you know, half of that or more is in the mind. So thank you for coming on. Thank you. And as always, guys, keep living the red life. I'll see you soon. See you. Bye.