Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 explained

Contest:	Junior
Year:	2020
Country:	Georgia
Preselection:	Artist: Ranina Song: Internal Selection
Preselection Date:	13 November 2020
Entrant:	Sandra Gadelia^[1]
Song:	You Are Not Alone
Final Result:	6th, 111 points

Georgia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020,^[2] which was held in Warsaw, Poland on 29 November 2020.^[3] Sandra Gadelia was selected through the televised show Ranina. She achieved 6th place with 111 points.^[4]

Background

See main article: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2020 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twelve times since its debut in,^[5] and since then they have never missed a single contest. Georgia is also the most successful country in the competition, with three victories in, and .^[6] In the 2019 contest, Giorgi Rostiashvili carried the Georgian flag to Gliwice Arena's stage with We Need Love following his victory in the second season of Ranina, achieving just the 14th place out of 19 with 69 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina

For the third year in a row, Georgia will use an original children's talent show format, Ranina (Georgian: რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. The third season was originally planned to be around two months long starting in late March. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the show to be suspended indefinitely. On 13 July 2020, public broadcaster GPB released a new advertising spot for Ranina confirming its return, with recordings due to commence in the following weeks and a revamped format to adjust to the shorter time available.^[7] ^[8] On 18 August 2020, GPB released footage of the first five rehearsals on Facebook and announced that the first show would be premiered on 4 September 2020 at 22:00 Georgian time — though all references to that were deleted a day later.^[9] ^[10] Classical pianist David Aladashvili will continue as the main host of the show, this time joined by Lika Evgenidze as co-host.^[11] A new advertisement was released three days later, on 21 August 2020, postponing the season premiere for a week to 11 September 2020.^[12]

Contestants

Contestant	Age	Final place	Episode of elimination
Sandra Gadelia სანდრა გადელია	9 years old	Winner	N/A
Marita Khvedelidze მარიტა ხვედელიძე	11 years old	Runner-up	Grand Finale
Rati Gelovani რატი გელოვანი	10 years old	3rd place	Grand Finale
Nia Khinchikashvili ნია ხინჩიკაშვილი	12 years old	4th place	After Semi-final
Shio Kavsadze შიო კავსაძე	10 years old	4th place	After Semi-final
Gio Gogiashvili გიო გოგიაშვილი	8 years old	6th place	After Round 4
Veronika Shamugia ვერონიკა შამუგი	12 years old	7th place
Lela Kveniashvili ლელა კვენიაშვილი	12 years old	8th place
Nikoloz Maghradze ნიკოლოზ მაღრაძე	10 years old	8th place
Sesili Turmanidze სესილი თურმანიძე	10 years old	10th place

Shows

Round 1 (11–18 September 2020)

The jurors for this round were Elene Kalandadze, Davit Evgenidze and Giorgi Asanishvili.^[13]

Draw!scope="col" rowspan=2

Artist	Song	Jury scores	Final score
1	Nia Khinchikashvili	"Sap'ovnela"	40				40				34				114
1	Nia Khinchikashvili	"Sap'ovnela"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	114
2	Lela Kveniashvili	"Adamiani"	40				40				34				114
2	Lela Kveniashvili	"Adamiani"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	9	114
3	Gio Gogiashvili	"Tsitsinatela"	40				40				35				115
3	Gio Gogiashvili	"Tsitsinatela"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	10	9	115
4	Sesili Turmanidze	"P'op'uri"	40				40				34				114
4	Sesili Turmanidze	"P'op'uri"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	8	114
5	Rati Gelovani	"Mtats'minda"	40				40				36				116
5	Rati Gelovani	"Mtats'minda"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	9	116

Draw!scope="col" rowspan=2

Artist	Song	Jury scores	Final score
6	Marita Khvedelidze	"Mogoneba"	40				40				35				115
6	Marita Khvedelidze	"Mogoneba"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	8	115
7	Nikoloz Maghradze	"Giorgobis tve"	40				40				34				114
7	Nikoloz Maghradze	"Giorgobis tve"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	114
8	Shio Kavsadze	"Me da ghame"	40				40				34				114
8	Shio Kavsadze	"Me da ghame"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9	114
9	Veronika Shamugia	"Alublis rt'o"	40				40				34				114
9	Veronika Shamugia	"Alublis rt'o"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	9	114
10	Sandra Gadelia	"Khevsuruli nana"	40				40				36				116
10	Sandra Gadelia	"Khevsuruli nana"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	116

Round 2 (25 September – 2 October 2020)

The jurors for this round were Tornike Kipiani, Davit Evgenidze and Tika Balanchine.

Show 3 – 25 September 2020
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song													Final score
1	Lela Kveniashvili	"Golden Slumbers"	36				36				39				111
1	Lela Kveniashvili	"Golden Slumbers"	9	9	9	9	10	10	8	8	10	10	9	10	111
2	Gio Gogiashvili	"ABC"	40				40				39				119
2	Gio Gogiashvili	"ABC"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	119
3	Sesili Turmanidze	"Fix You"	40				38				37				115
3	Sesili Turmanidze	"Fix You"	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	10	9	9	115
4	Rati Gelovani	"Trouble in Paradise"	40				40				40				120
4	Rati Gelovani	"Trouble in Paradise"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Nia Khinchikashvili	"Hallelujah I Love Her So"	40				40				40				120
5	Nia Khinchikashvili	"Hallelujah I Love Her So"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Draw!scope="col" rowspan="2"
														Final score
Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
6	Song	Shio Kavsadze	"New York State of Mind"	40				39				40				119
6	10	Shio Kavsadze	"New York State of Mind"	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10		119
7	Marita Khvedelidze	"Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"	37				40				39				116
7	Marita Khvedelidze	"Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	116
8	Sandra Gadelia	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	40				40				40				120
8	Sandra Gadelia	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
9	Nikoloz Maghradze	"Sunday Morning"	38				37				38				113
9	Nikoloz Maghradze	"Sunday Morning"	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	10	9	113
10	Veronika Shamugia	"When We Were Young"	37				37				39				113
10	Veronika Shamugia	"When We Were Young"	10	9	9	9	10	8	10	9	10	10	9	10	113

Round 3 (9 – 16 October 2020)

The jurors for this round were Archil Ushveridze, Giorgi Mikadze and Maia Mikaberidze.

Draw!scope="col" rowspan="2"
														Final score
Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
1	Song	Nia Khinchikashvili	"ჭიჭე-ტურა"	36				40				40				116
1	9	Nia Khinchikashvili	"ჭიჭე-ტურა"	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		116
2	Sesili Turmanidze	"სალუქვაძის ნანა"	39				39				37				115
2	Sesili Turmanidze	"სალუქვაძის ნანა"	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	115
3	Lela Kveniashvili	"მეგრული სატრფიალო"	37				38				37				112
3	Lela Kveniashvili	"მეგრული სატრფიალო"	9	9	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	9	9	9	112
4	Rati Gelovani	"მე რუსთველი"	40				39				40				119
4	Rati Gelovani	"მე რუსთველი"	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	119
5	Gio Gogiashvili	"შარატინ"	40				40				40				120
5	Gio Gogiashvili	"შარატინ"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Draw!scope="col" rowspan="2"
														Final score
Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
6	Song	Sandra Gadelia	"გაზაფხული"	40				40				40				120
6	10	Sandra Gadelia	"გაზაფხული"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		120
7	Nikoloz Maghradze	"დილა"	39				39				38				116
7	Nikoloz Maghradze	"დილა"	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	10	116
8	Shio Kavsadze	"ქართლ-კახური მაყრული"	40				39				39				118
8	Shio Kavsadze	"ქართლ-კახური მაყრული"	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	118
9	Veronika Shamugia	"ვეენგარა"	40				40				38				118
9	Veronika Shamugia	"ვეენგარა"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	118
10	Marita Khvedelidze	"შატილის ასულო"	40				40				40				120
10	Marita Khvedelidze	"შატილის ასულო"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Round 4 (23 – 30 October 2020)

The jurors for this round were Rusudan Bolkvadze, Eka Mamaladze and Bibi Kvachadze.

Draw!scope="col" rowspan="2"
														Final score
Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
1	Song	Sesili Turmanidze	"I Could Have Danced All Night"	38				33				40				111
1	9	Sesili Turmanidze	"I Could Have Danced All Night"	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10		111
2	Rati Gelovani	"When You Wish Upon A Star"	39				39				40				118
2	Rati Gelovani	"When You Wish Upon A Star"	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	118
3	Nia Khinchikashvili	"Something's Coming"	40				40				40				120
3	Nia Khinchikashvili	"Something's Coming"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Gio Gogiashvili	"Be Our Guest"	38				37				38				113
4	Gio Gogiashvili	"Be Our Guest"	9	9	10	10	8	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	113
5	Lela Kveniashvili	"Don't Rain On My Parade"	40				39				40				119
5	Lela Kveniashvili	"Don't Rain On My Parade"	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	119

Draw!scope="col" rowspan="2"
														Final score
Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
6	Song	Marita Khvedelidze	"Journey To The Past"	40				40				39				119
6	10	Marita Khvedelidze	"Journey To The Past"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10		119
7	Shio Kavsadze	"A Million Dreams"	40				39				38				117
7	Shio Kavsadze	"A Million Dreams"	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	10	117
8	Nikoloz Maghradze	"I See The Light"	38				37				38				113
8	Nikoloz Maghradze	"I See The Light"	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	113
9	Veronika Shamugia	"Almost There"	40				40				40				120
9	Veronika Shamugia	"Almost There"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
10	Sandra Gadelia	"Let It Go"	40				38				39				117
10	Sandra Gadelia	"Let It Go"	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	117

At the end of Show 8, the semi-finalists were announced. The five participants who collected the most points throughout the four tours advanced to the next round. They are Marita Khvedelidze, Nia Khinchikashvili, Rati Gelovani, Sandra Gadelia, and Shio Kavsadze.

Semi-final (6 November 2020)

Draw	Artist	Song	Result
+ Semi-final – 6 November 2020
1	Marita Khvedelidze (with The Quintessence)	"Ach'aruli" (აჭარული)	Finalist
2	Shio Kavsadze (with The Quintessence)	"Shavtvala madina" (შავთვალა მადინა)	Eliminated
3	Sandra Gadelia (with The Quintessence)	"Jeirani" (ჯეირანი)	Finalist
4	Nia Khinchikashvili (with The Quintessence)	"Khevsuruli" (ხევსურული)	Eliminated
5	Rati Gelovani (with The Quintessence)	"Apkhazuri" (აფხაზური)	Finalist

Final (13 November 2020)

The jurors for the Final were Lana Kutateladze, Davit Evgenidze, and Beka Gochiashvili.

Artist	Draw	Song	Draw	Song	Place
+ Final (13 November 2020)
Marita Khvedelidze	1	"იები (Violets)" (with The Quintessence)	4	"Simghera maisze" (სიმღერა მაისზე)	2
Sandra Gadelia	2	"ჩემი სიმღერა (My Song)" (with The Quintessence)	5	"Shen gimgheri chemo Tbilis kalako" (შენ გიმღერი ჩემო თბილის ქალაქო)	1
Rati Gelovani	3	"საღამომდე (Day and Night)" (with The Quintessence)	6	"Chemo samshoblo mkhareo" (ჩემო სამშობლო მხარეო)	3

Artist and song information

Sandra Gadelia
Instrument:	Vocals
Occupation:	Singer
Birth Date:	2 July 2010
Birth Place:	Tbilisi, Georgia

Sandra Gadelia

Sandra Gadelia (born 2 July 2010)^[14] is a Georgian child singer. She represented Georgia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and announced the Georgian jury points at the final of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.

You Are Not Alone

"You Are Not Alone" is a song performed by Georgian child singer Sandra Gadelia, which represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.^[15]

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 23 November 2020, it was announced that Georgia would perform in seventh position in the final, following Poland and preceding Malta.^[16]

Voting

During the live show, Georgia received 42 points from online voting, out of 697 total.^[17]

Detailed voting results

Every participating country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten.^[19] The results of the Georgian jury were announced during the live show by Marita Khvedelidze, the runner-up of Ranina 2020.^[20]

Draw	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
+
01	8	5	10	3	10	9	2
02	3	1	1	1	5	1	12
03	4	6	6	8	4	5	6
04	1	10	7	9	6	6	5
05	10	7	9	2	7	8	3
06	2	8	8	5	2	3	8
07
08	5	2	3	6	1	2	10
09	9	9	11	7	11	11
10	11	4	4	11	8	10	1
11	7	11	2	4	3	4	7
12	6	3	5	10	9	7	4

Notes and References

Web site: Junior Eurovision Song Contest Poland 2020 by Various Artists. 12 November 2020. music.apple.com. Apple Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112124750/https://music.apple.com/nz/album/junior-eurovision-song-contest-poland-2020/1539172562. 12 November 2020. live.
Web site: Georgia: Junior Eurovision 2020 participation confirmed. 13 November 2019. 17 March 2020.
Web site: It's time to #MoveTheWorld!. 16 May 2020. 12 August 2020. junioreurovision.tv. EBU.
Web site: Final of Poland 2020 – Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Poland 2020. EBU. Junioreurovision.tv. 29 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129181654/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/poland-2020/final. 29 November 2020. live.
Web site: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 17 August 2016. 8 December 2007.
Web site: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 17 August 2016.
Web site: საქართველოს პირველ არხზე მეგაშოუ "რანინა" მესამე სეზონით ბრუნდება – კონკურსანტები ქართული ესტრადის ვარსკვლავებთან დუეტში, ცნობილი სიმღერების ახალი ვერსიები და განახლებული პროგრამა. 13 July 2020. 21 July 2020. Georgian.
Web site: Georgia: Ranina to Commence in September. 20 July 2020. 21 July 2020. English.
Web site: Georgia: Ranina returns on September 4th. English. 18 August 2020. 20 August 2020.
Web site: "რანინა"-ს მესამე სეზონი იწყება. Georgian. 18 August 2020. 19 August 2020.
Web site: რანინა · Ranina – Home. 2 March 2020. 17 March 2020. Georgian.
Web site: "რანინა" – 11 სექტემბრიდან, 22:00. Georgian. 20 August 2020. 21 August 2020.
Web site: Georgia: Jurors For The First Theme of Ranina 2020 Have Been Revealed. 3 September 2020. 3 September 2020. Eurovoix. Anthony. Granger.
Web site: S A N D R A G A D E L I A on Instagram: "11 ". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/sandragadelia_official/2608556453100750094 . 25 December 2021 . registration. 1 July 2021. Instagram.
Web site: Junior Eurovision Song Contest Poland 2020 by Various Artists. 12 November 2020. music.apple.com. Apple Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112124750/https://music.apple.com/nz/album/junior-eurovision-song-contest-poland-2020/1539172562. 12 November 2020. live.
Web site: This is the running order for Junior Eurovision 2020. Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 23 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123165331/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/this-is-the-running-order-for-junior-eurovision-2020. 23 November 2020. live.
Web site: Results of the Final of Poland 2020 – Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Poland 2020. Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 30 November 2020.
Web site: Results of the Final of Poland 2020 . European Broadcasting Union . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602125302/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/poland-2020/final/results/georgia . 2 June 2021 . live.
Web site: Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?. Granger. Anthony. 25 November 2015. Eurovoix.
Web site: Georgia: Marita Khvedelidze Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision. Granger. Anthony. 17 November 2020. Eurovoix. 30 November 2020.

Draw	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
+
01	8	5	10	3	10	9	2
02	3	1	1	1	5	1	12
03	4	6	6	8	4	5	6
04	1	10	7	9	6	6	5
05	10	7	9	2	7	8	3
06	2	8	8	5	2	3	8
07
08	5	2	3	6	1	2	10
09	9	9	11	7	11	11
10	11	4	4	11	8	10	1
11	7	11	2	4	3	4	7
12	6	3	5	10	9	7	4

Draw	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
+
01	8	5	10	3	10	9	2
02	3	1	1	1	5	1	12
03	4	6	6	8	4	5	6
04	1	10	7	9	6	6	5
05	10	7	9	2	7	8	3
06	2	8	8	5	2	3	8
07
08	5	2	3	6	1	2	10
09	9	9	11	7	11	11
10	11	4	4	11	8	10	1
11	7	11	2	4	3	4	7
12	6	3	5	10	9	7	4

Draw	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
+
01	8	5	10	3	10	9	2
02	3	1	1	1	5	1	12
03	4	6	6	8	4	5	6
04	1	10	7	9	6	6	5
05	10	7	9	2	7	8	3
06	2	8	8	5	2	3	8
07
08	5	2	3	6	1	2	10
09	9	9	11	7	11	11
10	11	4	4	11	8	10	1
11	7	11	2	4	3	4	7
12	6	3	5	10	9	7	4