Davit Badridze

David "Datiko" Giorgis dze Badridze (; 4 April 1899 – 26 January 1987) was a Georgian operatic tenor and voice teacher. A lyric tenor, he was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and was named a People's Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1943.

Early life and education Badridze was born on 4 April 1899 in Kutaisi, then part of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Career Badridze was a soloist of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre from 1926 to 1934, making his debut as the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto. People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1943) Stalin Prize, First Class (1950), for the film Jurgha's Shield

Personal life Badridze's son, Gia Badridze (1928–1999), was a Georgian actor, screenwriter and journalist. Badridze died in Moscow on 26 January 1987 and was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.