Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
| Georgia | |
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| Member station | GPB |
| National selection events | National final
Internal selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 15 |
| Host | 2017 |
| First appearance | 2007 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2008, 2011, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Georgia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeGeorgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | |
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 have never missed an edition of the contest and is the only country to have won three times, in 2008, 2011 and 2016. 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 making Georgia, along with Belarus and Malta, the only countries to win the contest twice up until the 2019 contest which Poland won for the second time.
At the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Georgia failed to reached the top 10 for the first time: Lizi Pop finished at 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 25 million views as of January 2022.[1]
In 2016, Georgia once again won the contest with the song "Mzeo" performed by Mariam Mamadashvili, making Georgia the first, and as of 2021 the only 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 Tblisi. Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze hosted the contest.[2][3]
Participation overview[]
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| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| Mariam Romelashvili | "Odelia Ranuni" (ოდელია რანუნი) | Georgian | 4 | 116 | |
| Bzikebi | "Bzz.." | Imaginary | 1 | 154 | |
| Princesses | "Lurji prinveli" (ლურჯი ფრინველი) | Georgian, English | 6 | 68 | |
| Mariam Kakhelishvili | "Mari-Dari" (მარი-დარი) | Imaginary | 4 | 109 | |
| Candy | "Candy Music" | Georgian, English | 1 | 108 | |
| Funkids | "Funky Lemonade" | Georgian, English | 2 | 103 | |
| The Smile Shop | "Give Me Your Smile" | Georgian, English | 5 | 91 | |
| Lizi Pop | "Happy Day" | Georgian, English | 11 | 54 | |
| The Virus | "Gabede" (გაბედე) | Georgian | 10 | 51 | |
| Mariam Mamadashvili | "Mzeo" (მზეო) | Georgian | 1 | 239 | |
| Grigol Kipshidze | "Voice of the Heart" | Georgian | 2 | 185 | |
| Tamar Edilashvili | "Your Voice" | Georgian, English | 8 | 144 | |
| Giorgi Rostiashvili | "We Need Love" | Georgian, English | 14 | 69 | |
| Sandra Gadelia | "You Are Not Alone" | Georgian, English | 6 | 111 | |
| Niko Kajaia | "Let's Count The Smiles" | Georgian, English, French | 4 | 163 | |
| Confirmed intention to participate †[4] | |||||
Photo gallery[]
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.[5] 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 in order to announce the awarding points from Georgia. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2007.
| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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| 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 | |
| 2017 | Lizi Tavberidze | ||
| 2018 | Helen Kalandadze and George Abashidze | Nikoloz Vasadze | |
| 2019 | Demetre Ergemlidze and Tamar Edilashvili | Anastasia Garsevanishvili | |
| 2020 | Helen Kalandadze | Marita Khvedelidze | |
| 2021 | Nikoloz Lobiladze | Sandra Gadelia |
Hostings[]
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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| 2017 | Tbilisi | Olympic Palace[17] | Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze[18] |
See also[]
- Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
- Georgia in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
- Georgia in the Türkvizyon Song Contest – A contest for countries and regions which are of Turkic-speaking or Turkic ethnicity.
- Georgia in the Bala Türkvizyon Song Contest – Junior version of the Turkvision Song Contest.
References[]
- ^ "Lizi Japaridze -(Lizi Pop) - Happy Day (Georgia) 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest". YouTube. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Junior Eurovision 2017 to take place on 26th November!". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (4 October 2017). "Helen Kalandadze And Lizi Japaridze To Host Junior Eurovision 2017".
- ^ Carros, David (18 November 2021). "Georgia confirma su participación en Eurovisión Junior 2022 y abre inscripciones para su tradicional Ranina". ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (11 November 2016). "Georgia: Elene Sturua Announced As Spokesperson". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Farren, Neil (24 November 2017). "Georgia: Lizi Tavberidze Revealed As Spokesperson". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2018). "Georgia: Helen Kalandadze Moves From Junior Eurovision Host to Commentator". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (24 November 2018). "Georgia: Ranina Runner Up Nikoloz Vasadze To Announce Jury Points". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (12 November 2019). "Georgia: Demetre Ergemlidze and Tamar Edilashvili to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2019". eurovoix.com.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 November 2019). "Georgia: Anastasia Garsevanishvili Revealed as Spokesperson". eurovoix.com.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2020). "Georgia: Helen Kalandadze to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (17 November 2020). "Georgia: Marita Khvedelidze Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (17 December 2021). "