Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest explained

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The participation of Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 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 three of these participations resulting in a win. These wins occurred in, and, making Georgia the most successful country in the contest, alongside France. They hosted the contest for the first time in at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi.

History

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 [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.

Participation overview

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YearArtistSongLanguagePlacePoints
Mariam Romelashvili"Georgian: Odelia ranuni|i=unset" Georgian4116
Bzikebi"Bzz.."Imaginary1154
Princesses"Georgian: Lurji prinveli|i=unset" Georgian, English668
"Mari-Dari" Imaginary4109
Candy"Candy Music"Georgian, English1108
The Funkids"Funky Lemonade"Georgian, English2103
The Smile Shop"Give Me Your Smile"Georgian, English591
Lizi Pop"Happy Day"Georgian, English11 54
The Virus"Georgian: Gabede|i=unset" Georgian1051
Mariam Mamadashvili"Georgian: [[Mzeo]]|i=unset" Georgian1239
Grigol Kipshidze"Voice of the Heart"Georgian 2185
Tamar Edilashvili"Your Voice"Georgian, English8144
Giorgi Rostiashvili"We Need Love"Georgian, English1469
Sandra Gadelia"You Are Not Alone"Georgian, English6111
Niko Kajaia"Let's Count the Smiles"Georgian, English, French4163
Mariam Bigvava"I Believe"Georgian, English3161
Anastasia and Ranina"Over the Sky"Georgian, English1474
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Commentators and spokespersons

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.

YearCommentatorSpokesperson
Temo Kvirkvelia Nino Epremidze
Ana Davitaia
Sofia Avtunashvili
Temo Kvirkvelia Giorgi Toradze
Elene Makashvili
Candy
Natia Bunturi and Giorgi Grdzelishvili Elene Megrelishvili
Mero Chikashvili and Temo Kvirkvelia Mariam Khunjgurua
Tuta Chkheidze Lizi Pop
Demetre Ergemlidze Elene Sturua
Lizi Tavberidze
Nikoloz Vasadze
Anastasia Garsevanishvili
Helen KalandadzeMarita Khvedelidze
Nikoloz LobiladzeSandra Gadelia
Niko Kajaia
Mariam Bigvava

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lizi Japaridze -(Lizi Pop) - Happy Day (Georgia) 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. YouTube. 19 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Junior Eurovision 2017 to take place on 26th November!. 16 March 2017. Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 9 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Helen Kalandadze And Lizi Japaridze To Host Junior Eurovision 2017. Herbert. Emily. 4 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!. Fisher. Luke James. Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. 21 November 2015. 21 November 2015.
  5. Web site: 16 Countries to dazzle on stage in Tbilisi in 2017!. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 9 August 2017. 9 August 2017. Jordan. Paul.
  6. Web site: Jordan. Paul. Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2017!. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 3 October 2017. 3 October 2017.