Laz people in Georgia ( , '' Lazebi Sakartveloshi '' ; , '' Lazepe Okorturaşe '' ) refers to an indigenous Kartvelian-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the Black Sea coastal regions of Turkey and Georgia . There are about 2,000 Laz in Georgia . Laz identity in Georgia has largely merged with a Georgian identity , and the meaning of " Laz " is seen as merely a regional category . Kolkhoba is an annual Laz festival held each year at the end of August or the beginning of September in Sarpi , a village in Georgia . Sopho Khalvashi was a first Georgian musician of Laz heritage who represented her home nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Laz people in Georgia