Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

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Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Georgia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 31 December 2017
Song: 13 March 2018
Selected entrantEthno-Jazz Band Iriao
Selected song"For You"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Davit Malazonia
  • Irina Sanikidze
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (18th)
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Georgia will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Iriao was internally selected by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) on 31 December 2017 to perform the song that represented the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal.

Background[]

Main article: Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest ten times since their first entry in 2007.[1] The nation's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been ninth place, which was achieved on two occasions: in 2010 with the song "Shine" performed by Sofia Nizharadze and in 2011 with the song "One More Day" performed by Eldrine. The nation briefly withdrew from the contest in 2009 after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) rejected the Georgian entry, "We Don't Wanna Put In", for perceived political references to Vladimir Putin who was the Russian Prime Minister at the time.[2][3] The withdrawal and fallout was tied to tense relations between Georgia and then host country Russia, which stemmed from the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.[4] Following the introduction of semi-finals, Georgia has, to this point, failed to qualify to the final on three occasions. In 2017, Georgia failed to qualify to the final with the song "Keep the Faith" performed by Tamara Gachechiladze.

The Georgian national broadcaster, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), broadcasts the event within Georgia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. GPB confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 October 2017.[5] Georgia has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest both through national finals and internal selections in the past. In 2013 and 2014, GPB opted to internally select the Georgian entry, in 2015, the Georgian entry was selected via a national final, and in 2016, the artist was internally selected while the song was chosen in a national final. For their 2017 participation, the entry was selected through a national final. In 2018 the artist was internally selected.

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

On 31 December 2017, GPB announced Iriao as the Georgian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[6] They represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.[7]

At Eurovision[]

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 29 January 2018, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Georgia was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[8]

Once all the competing songs for the 2018 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Georgia was set to perform in position 10, following the entry from Australia and preceding the entry from Poland.[9]

Voting[]

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Points awarded to Georgia[]

Points awarded to Georgia (Semi-final 2)[10]
Score Televote Jury
12 points
10 points
8 points  Ukraine
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Russia
2 points  Latvia
1 point  Hungary

Points awarded by Georgia[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Georgian jury:[12]

  • David Evgenidze (jury chairperson) – composer, musician (jury member in semi-final 1)
  • Zurab Ramishvili – jazz musician
  • Eliso Shengelia – musical producer
  •  [ka] – singer
  • Kakhaber Grigalashvili – singer
  • Mariko Ebralidze – singer, represented Georgia in the 2014 contest (jury member in the final)
Detailed voting results from Georgia (Semi-final 2)[10]
Draw Country Jury Televote
D. Evgenidze Z. Ramishvili E. Shengelia S. Bakuradze K. Grigalashvili Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Norway 5 4 5 11 12 6 5 6 5
02  Romania 15 5 13 4 3 5 6 3 8
03  Serbia 9 17 11 14 10 12 11
04  San Marino 12 16 15 15 16 16 15
05  Denmark 10 15 10 13 15 14 8 3
06  Russia 13 14 12 16 14 15 5 6
07  Moldova 6 11 14 8 5 8 3 1 12
08  Netherlands 2 2 2 3 4 2 10 10 1
09  Australia 16 13 16 6 7 11 13
10  Georgia
11  Poland 14 10 9 12 17 13 14
12  Malta 8 8 8 5 6 7 4 16
13  Hungary 7 9 7 10 8 9 2 7 4
14  Latvia 3 3 3 2 2 3 8 4 7
15  Sweden 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 9 2
16  Montenegro 17 12 17 17 13 17 17
17  Slovenia 11 7 6 9 11 10 1 12
18  Ukraine 4 6 4 7 9 4 7 2 10
Detailed voting results from Georgia (Final)[11]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Z. Ramishvili E. Shengelia S. Bakuradze K. Grigalashvili M. Ebralidze Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Ukraine 25 25 15 15 10 20 3 8
02  Spain 19 18 14 8 18 15 24
03  Slovenia 17 22 17 23 9 17 25
04  Lithuania 7 10 7 5 22 9 2 4 7
05  Austria 4 3 3 4 1 3 8 10 1
06  Estonia 1 2 5 6 2 2 10 5 6
07  Norway 15 14 12 16 17 16 12
08  Portugal 22 20 19 22 23 24 26
09  United Kingdom 14 13 20 20 13 19 19
10  Serbia 26 19 21 21 14 22 21
11  Germany 2 1 4 14 3 4 7 13
12  Albania 9 9 8 11 4 7 4 23
13  France 18 8 16 12 21 14 7 4
14  Czech Republic 20 12 26 13 25 21 11
15  Denmark 10 21 11 2 16 10 1 9 2
16  Australia 21 15 22 19 20 23 22
17  Finland 11 17 23 26 12 18 17
18  Bulgaria 6 6 2 10 5 5 6 16
19  Moldova 24 26 24 24 26 26 8 3
20  Sweden 3 5 1 1 6 1 12 15
21  Hungary 13 11 18 3 24 11 14
22  Israel 8 7 6 7 15 8 3 1 12
23  Netherlands 5 4 9 9 11 6 5 18
24  Ireland 12 23 13 18 8 13 20
25  Cyprus 23 24 25 25 19 25 2 10
26  Italy 16 16 10 17 7 12 6 5

References[]

  1. ^ "Georgia Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ Bakker, Sietse (10 March 2009). "Georgian song lyrics do not comply with Rules". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ^ Jonze, Tim (11 March 2009). "Eurovision 2009: Georgia pulls out of contest over 'Putin song'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Putin jibe picked for Eurovision". BBC News. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Georgia: GPB confirms participation in Eurovision 2018". esctoday.com. Esctoday. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Borneo Jazz - Iriao". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Music band Iriao will present Georgia at 2018 ESC - 1TV". 1TV. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  8. ^ Jordan, Paul (29 January 2018). "Which countries will perform in which Semi-Final at Eurovision 2018?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Running order for Eurovision 2018 Semi-Finals revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ a b c "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Lisbon 2018". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Lisbon 2018". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  12. ^ Groot, Evert (30 April 2018). "Exclusive: They are the expert jurors for Eurovision 2018". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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