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Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

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Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Georgia (country)
Participating broadcasterGeorgian Public Broadcasting (GPB)
Participation summary
Appearances17
First appearance2007
Highest placement1st: 2008, 2011, 2016, 2024
Host2017, 2025
Participation history
External links
Georgia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The participation of Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 which took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2007 contest was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", which finished in fourth place out of seventeen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and sixteen points. Since their debut, Georgia has never missed an edition of the contest, with four of these participations resulting in a win. These wins occurred in 2008, 2011, 2016, and 2024, making Georgia the most successful country in the contest. They hosted the contest for the first time in 2017 at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi.

History

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Georgia's first entry was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", which finished fourth of 17 entries at the contest in Rotterdam in 2007. Georgia was represented in 2008 by Bzikebi with the song "Bzz..", performed in an imaginary language. The song went on to win the contest, receiving 154 points and a total of eight 12-point votes out of 14 countries, the second-highest proportion of 12 points received by a winner in either Eurovision Contests, just beaten by Anastasiya Petryk in 2012.

In 2011, Georgia won the contest again with the band Candy who performed the song "Candy Music". The song won the competition with 108 points.

At the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Georgia failed to reach the top 10 for the first time: Lizi Pop finished in 11th place with the song "Happy Day". However, the official video of the song uploaded to the contest's official YouTube channel is the second most-viewed video, only behind Roksana Węgiel's "Anyone I Want to Be", counting more than 29 million views as of June 2023.[1]

In 2016, Georgia once again won the contest with the song "Mzeo" performed by Mariam Mamadashvili, making Georgia the first country to win the contest three times. Following this victory, Georgia hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 26 November at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi. Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze hosted the contest.[2][3]

In 2019, Georgia achieved its worst result in the history with Giorgi Rostiashvili's "We Need Love" finishing 14th in the final, which would later be matched by Anastasia and Ranina's entry "Over the Sky" in 2023.

The following year, in 2024, Georgia once again won the contest with the song "To My Mom" performed by Andria Putkaradze, making Georgia the first country to win the contest four times.

Participation overview

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Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
† Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2007 Mariam Romelashvili "Odelia ranuni" (ოდელია რანუნი) Georgian 4 116
2008 Bzikebi "Bzz.." Imaginary 1 154
2009 Princesses "Lurji prinveli" (ლურჯი ფრინველი) Georgian, English 6 68
2010 Mariam Kakhelishvili "Mari-Dari" (მარი-დარი) Imaginary 4 109
2011 Candy "Candy Music" Georgian, English 1 108
2012 The Funkids "Funky Lemonade" Georgian, English 2 103
2013 The Smile Shop "Give Me Your Smile" Georgian, English 5 91
2014 Lizi Pop "Happy Day" Georgian, English 11 54
2015 The Virus "Gabede" (გაბედე) Georgian 10 51
2016 Mariam Mamadashvili "Mzeo" (მზეო) Georgian 1 239
2017 Grigol Kipshidze "Voice of the Heart" Georgian 2 185
2018 Tamar Edilashvili "Your Voice" Georgian, English 8 144
2019 Giorgi Rostiashvili "We Need Love" Georgian, English 14 69
2020 Sandra Gadelia "You Are Not Alone" Georgian, English 6 111
2021 Niko Kajaia "Let's Count the Smiles" Georgian, English, French 4 163
2022 Mariam Bigvava "I Believe" Georgian, English 3 161
2023 Anastasia and Ranina "Over the Sky" Georgian, English 14 74
2024 Andria Putkaradze "To My Mom" Georgian 1 239
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Commentators and spokespersons

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The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[4] The Georgian broadcaster, GPB, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Georgian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster to announce the awarding points from Georgia. The table below lists the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2007.

Year Commentator Spokesperson Ref.
2007 Temo Kvirkvelia Nino Epremidze
2008 Ana Davitaia
2009 Sofia Avtunashvili
2010 Temo Kvirkvelia Giorgi Toradze
2011 Elene Makashvili
2012 Candy
2013 Natia Bunturi and Giorgi Grdzelishvili Elene Megrelishvili
2014 Mero Chikashvili and Temo Kvirkvelia Mariam Khunjgurua
2015 Tuta Chkheidze Lizi Pop
2016 Demetre Ergemlidze Elene Sturua
[5][6]
2017 Lizi Tavberidze
[7]
2018 Helen Kalandadze and George Abashidze Nikoloz Vasadze
[8][9]
2019 Demetre Ergemlidze and Tamar Edilashvili Anastasia Garsevanishvili
[10][11]
2020 Helen Kalandadze Marita Khvedelidze
[12][13]
2021 Nika Lobiladze Sandra Gadelia
[14][15]
2022 Niko Kajaia
[16]
2023 Mariam Bigvava
[17][18]
2024 Anastasia Vasadze
[19]

Hostings

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Year Location Venue Presenters
2017 Tbilisi Olympic Palace[20] Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lizi Japaridze -(Lizi Pop) - Happy Day (Georgia) 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest". YouTube. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Junior Eurovision 2017 to take place on 26th November!". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ Herbert, Emily (4 October 2017). "Helen Kalandadze And Lizi Japaridze To Host Junior Eurovision 2017".
  4. ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ ""საბავშვო ევროვიზია 2016-ის" პირდაპირ ეთერს საზოგადოებრივზე დემეტრე ერგემლიძე გაუძღვება". eurovision-georgia.ge (in Georgian). 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (11 November 2016). "Georgia: Elene Sturua Announced As Spokesperson". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. ^ Farren, Neil (24 November 2017). "Georgia: Lizi Tavberidze Revealed As Spokesperson". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2018). "Georgia: Helen Kalandadze Moves From Junior Eurovision Host to Commentator". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ^ Granger, Anthony (24 November 2018). "Georgia: Ranina Runner Up Nikoloz Vasadze To Announce Jury Points". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  10. ^ Granger, Anthony (12 November 2019). "Georgia: Demetre Ergemlidze and Tamar Edilashvili to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2019". eurovoix.com.
  11. ^ Granger, Anthony (20 November 2019). "Georgia: Anastasia Garsevanishvili Revealed as Spokesperson". eurovoix.com.
  12. ^ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2020). "Georgia: Helen Kalandadze to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  13. ^ Granger, Anthony (17 November 2020). "Georgia: Marita Khvedelidze Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  14. ^ Granger, Anthony (17 December 2021). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Nikoloz Lobiladze to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.com.
  15. ^ Farren, Neil (1 December 2021). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Sandra Gadelia Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.com.
  16. ^ Granger, Anthony (13 November 2022). "Georgia: Niko Kajaia Announced As Spokesperson For Junior Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  17. ^ "🤩 ყველაზე დიდი და ფერადი მუსიკალური ფესტივალი | საბავშვო ევროვიზია 2023 | პირდაპირი ტრანსლაცია ნიციდან
    🇬🇪 ხმა მიეცი საქართველოს | ანასტასია და „რანინა" | 26 ნოემბერს 19:00"    . Facebook (in Georgian). Georgian Public Broadcaster. 10 November 2023.
  18. ^ Granger, Anthony (28 October 2023). "Georgia: Mariam Bigvava Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  19. ^ Grace, Emily (22 October 2024). "Georgia: Anastasia Vasadze Confirmed As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  20. ^ Jordan, Paul (9 August 2017). "16 Countries to dazzle on stage in Tbilisi in 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  21. ^ Jordan, Paul (3 October 2017). "Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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