Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 explained

Contest:	Junior
Year:	2021
Country:	Georgia
Preselection:	Artist: Georgian: Ranina 2021 Song: Internal selection
Preselection Date:	Artist: 13 November 2021 Song: 14 November 2021
Entrant:	Niko Kajaia
Song:	Let's Count the Smiles
Final Result:	4th, 163 points

Georgia competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France. The children's talent show Georgian: Ranina was used for the fourth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Niko Kajaia, who performed at the contest with the song "Let's Count the Smiles".^[1] He finished 4th place out of 19 participating countries.

Background

See main article: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2021 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its debut in,^[2] 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 .^[3] In the 2020 contest, Sandra Gadelia represented Georgia with the song "You Are Not Alone" following her victory in the third season of Ranina, achieving 6th place out of 12 with 111 points.^[4]

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina

For the fourth year in a row, Georgia used an original children's talent show format, Georgian: Ranina (Georgian: რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. Georgian broadcaster GPB confirmed that Georgian: Ranina would be used for the fourth time on 2 September 2021, confirming that the show would begin on 11 September at 10pm GST.^[5] The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 6 September 2021, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors.^[6]

Contestants!Contestant!Age!Final place!Episode of elimination
Nikoloz Kajaia
ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია 10 years old Winner N/A
Gega Shonia
გეგა შონია 11 years old Runner-up Final
Barbare Makhatadze
ბარბარე მახათაძე 9 years old 3rd place
Datuna Luarsabishvili
დათუნა ლუარსაბიშვილი 12 years old 4th place After semi-final
Guga Nadiradze
გუგა ნადირაძე 9 years old
Keso Rusia
კესო რუსია 12 years old
Ioana Navadze
იოანა ნავაძე 9 years old 7th place After Round 4
Mariam Bukhnikashvili
მარიამ ბუხნიკაშვილი 12 years old 8th place
Nini Orkoshneli
ნინი ორკოშნელი 10 years old 9th place
Andria Beridze
ანდრია ბერიძე 13 years old 10th place
Round 1 (11–12 September 2021)

The jurors for this round were Elene Kalandadze, Davit Evgenidze and Nukri Kapanadze.

Draw!scope="col" rowspan=2
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Nini Orkoshneli
"Sakatmeshi shep’arula mela"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Nikoloz Kajaia
"Sakanela"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Gega Shonia
"Ori rezo"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Barbare Makhatadze
"Es sats’q’ali k’urdgheli"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Andria Beridze
"Simghera siq’varuls hgavs"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Draw!scope="col" rowspan=2
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Guga Nadiradze
"Esa messa"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Keso Rusia
"Samshoblos gasakhareblad"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Ioana Navadze
"Shen ghimilis deda khar"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Mariam Bukhnikashvili
"Mze"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Datuna Luarsabishvili
"Gaighime"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Round 2 (18–25 September 2021)

The jurors for this round were Sopho Toroshelidze, Davit Evgenidze and Paata Godziashvili.

Draw!scope="col" rowspan=2
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Barbare Makhatadze "Someday My Prince Will Come"
39 40 39 118
10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
2 Andria Beridze "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
39 36 38 113
10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9
3 Nikoloz Kajaia "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Nini Orkoshneli "Once Upon a December"
38 38 38 114
10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 9
5 Gega Shonia "I Wanna Be like You"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Draw!scope="col" rowspan=2
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Mariam Bukhnikashvili "Beauty and the Beast"
39 38 38 115
10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10
2 Guga Nadiradze "You've Got a Friend in Me"
40 39 40 119
10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Ioana Navadze "When She Loved Me"
39 39 39 117
10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10
4 Datuna Luarsabishvili "Friend Like Me"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Keso Rusia "Reflection"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Round 3 (14-16 October 2021)

The jurors for this round were Maia Mikaberidze, Davit Evgenidze and Giorgi Sikharulidze.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Gega Shonia "Gudisa, sharat’in"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Barbare Makhatadze "Q’ovel sneulebaze"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Andria Beridze "Khokhbis q’elivit lamazi"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Nini Orskoshneli "K’olkhuri nana"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Nikoloz Kajaia "Guruli perkhuli"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Guga Nadiradze "Gakhsovs t’urpav"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Ioana Navadze "Sdzinavs t’bas"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Datuna Luarsabishvili "Shilduri mravalzhamieri"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Mariam Bukhnikashvili "Arami do sharika"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Keso Rusia "Sat’rpialo"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Round 4 (20-23 October 2021)

The jurors for this round were Sopho Gelovani, Davit Evgenidze and Liza Bagrationi.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Barbare Makhatadze "Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer In Berlin"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Gega Shonia "Rosalina"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Nini Orkoshneli "Dernière danse"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Nikoloz Kajaia "Amar pelos dois"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Andria Beridze "Hoppípolla"
40 39 40 119
10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
Artist Song Jury scores Final score
1 Mariam Bukhnikashvili "Hatikvah"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Guga Nadiradze "Quizás, quizás, quizás"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Ioana Navadze "чорнобривці" (Chornobryvtsi) 40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Datuna Luarsabishvili "With a Little Help from My Friends"
40 39 39 118
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10
5 Keso Rusia "Malaika"
40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
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 Nikoloz Kajaia, Keso Rusia, Gega Shonia, Guga Nadiradze, Datuna Luarsabishvili and Barbare Makhatadze.^[7] Datuna Luarsabishvili and Barbare Makhatadze both took 5th place with the same score. This means that Ranina will have 6 semi-finalists for the first time.
Semi-final (6 November 2021)

The jurors for the Semi-final were Tika Rukhadze, Davit Evgenidze and Buka Kartozia.

Semi-final (6 November 2021)^[8] !Draw!Artist!Song!Result
1 Gega Shonia
(with The Quintessence) "Soplis Masheneblebi"
(სოფლის მაშენებლები) Finalist
2 Keso Rusia
(with The Quintessence) "Romansi"
(რომანსი) Eliminated
3 Guga Nadiradze
(with The Quintessence) "K’omble"
(კომბლე) Eliminated
4 Barbare Makhatadze
(with The Quintessence) "Gogona Da Bat’i"
(გოგონა და ბატი) Finalist
5 Datuna Luarsabishvili
(with The Quintessence) "Isbundi"
(ისბუნდი) Eliminated
6 Nikoloz Kajaia
(with The Quintessence) "Ar Daidardo" & "Shen, Mkholod Shen"
(არ დაიდარდო & შენ, მხოლოდ შენ) Finalist
Final (13 November 2021)

The jurors for the Final were Sopho Khalvashi, Davit Evgenidze and Beka Gochiashvili.

+ Final (13 November 2021)^[9]
Draw Artist Song Place
1 Nikoloz Kajaia "Gazapkhuli Maints Mova"
(გაზაფხული მაინც მოვა) 1
2 Barbare Makhatadze "Me Saidumlos Shenakhva Vitsi"
(მე საიდუმლოს შენახვა ვიცი) 3
3 Gega Shonia "Ak Emghereba Guls"
(აქ ემღერება გულს) 2
After the solo performances, all three participants performed the song "Khelebi" (ხელები) together with the Gori Girls Choir.^[10]
The day after the final was broadcast, the song "Let's Count The Smiles", with which Niko Kajaia would represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, was released along with a music video.^[11] The song was written by Giga Kukhianidze, and contains lyrics in Georgian, English, and French.^[12]

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Georgia would perform second on 19 December 2021, following Germany and preceding Poland.^[13]

At the end of the contest, Georgia received 163 points, placing 4th out of 19 participating countries.^[14]

Performance

Niko Kajaia was accompanied on stage by two dances, Barbare Tvarava and Lizi Kvirkevlia.^[15] The three are dressed in primary colours, with colourful shapes shown on the LED screens behind them.^[16] ^[17]

Voting

Detailed voting results

+
Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Awarded
01 12 10 10 12 15 13
02
03 4 8 13 3 7 7 4
04 6 5 5 4 5 3 8
05 5 9 9 2 8 5 6
06 10 2 8 8 6 8 3
07 18 16 17 15 18 18
08 11 14 18 7 14 14
09 13 3 4 6 9 6 5
10 9 7 6 10 10 10 1
11 16 17 11 14 17 17
12 7 11 7 9 12 11
13 1 1 2 1 3 1 12
14 3 4 1 5 4 2 10
15 17 6 16 16 11 12
16 15 13 15 11 16 15
17 8 12 3 17 1 4 7
18 2 15 14 13 2 9 2
19 14 18 12 18 13 16
Notes and References

Web site: 2021-11-14. Niko's riding high for Georgia . 2021-11-15. junioreurovision.tv. en-gb.

Web site: 8 December 2007. Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 17 August 2016.

Web site: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 17 August 2016.

Web site: Sandra Gadelia ends up in 6th place in 2020 JESC. 2020-11-29. First Channel. Georgian Public Broadcasting.

Web site: Herbert. Emily. 2021-09-02. Georgia: Junior Eurovision Selection To Commence on September 11. 2021-09-06. Eurovoix. en-GB.

Web site: Granger. Anthony. 2021-09-06. Georgia: Ranina 2021 Participants Revealed. 2021-09-06. Eurovoix. en-GB.

Web site: Granger. Anthony. 24 October 2021. Georgia: Ranina 2021 Semi-Finalists Selected. 24 October 2021. Eurovoix.

Web site: 6 November 2021.
რანინა ნახევარფინალი - IV სეზონი

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Web site: 13 November 2021.
რანინა ფინალი - IV სეზონი გზა საბავშვო ევროვიზიისკენ

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Web site: 13 November 2021.
რანინა #ფინალი ბარბარე მახათაძე, გეგა შონია, ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია - „ხელები“

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Web site: Georgia releases their song for Junior Eurovision 2021! Listen to "Let’s Count The Smiles". Carros. David. 2021-11-14. ESC Plus.

Web site: Nikoloz Kajaia releases Junior Eurovision 2021 entry "Let’s Count The Smiles". Christou. Costa. 2021-11-15. ESCXTRA.

Web site: Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed… . 2021-12-13. Junioreurovision.tv. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213150918/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/jesc-running-order-revealed. 2021-12-13. live.

Web site: Niko Kajaia finishes in 4th place at JESC 2021. 2021-12-19. First Channel. Georgian Public Broadcasting.

Web site: Georgia: Niko’s Dancers For Junior Eurovision Revealed. Granger. Anthony. 2021-12-12. Eurovoix.

Web site: Take a look at Niko Kajaia's rehearsals and the voting details for Georgia at Junior Eurovision 2021. Tang. Isabella. 2021-12-17. ESCXTRA.

Web site: Junior Eurovision 2021 Rehearsals: 1st Rehearsal for Georgia's Niko Kajaia. 2021-12-14. Eurofans Radio.

Web site: Results of the Final of Paris 2021. European Broadcasting Union. 19 December 2021.

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Nikoloz Kajaia ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია	10 years old	Winner	N/A
Gega Shonia გეგა შონია	11 years old	Runner-up	Final
Barbare Makhatadze ბარბარე მახათაძე	9 years old	3rd place	Final
Datuna Luarsabishvili დათუნა ლუარსაბიშვილი	12 years old	4th place	After semi-final
Guga Nadiradze გუგა ნადირაძე	9 years old
Keso Rusia კესო რუსია	12 years old
Ioana Navadze იოანა ნავაძე	9 years old	7th place	After Round 4
Mariam Bukhnikashvili მარიამ ბუხნიკაშვილი	12 years old	8th place
Nini Orkoshneli ნინი ორკოშნელი	10 years old	9th place
Andria Beridze ანდრია ბერიძე	13 years old	10th place


Artist	Song	Jury scores	Final score
1	Nini Orkoshneli	"Sakatmeshi shep’arula mela"	40				40				40				120
1	Nini Orkoshneli	"Sakatmeshi shep’arula mela"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
2	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Sakanela"	40				40				40				120
2	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Sakanela"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
3	Gega Shonia	"Ori rezo"	40				40				40				120
3	Gega Shonia	"Ori rezo"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Barbare Makhatadze	"Es sats’q’ali k’urdgheli"	40				40				40				120
4	Barbare Makhatadze	"Es sats’q’ali k’urdgheli"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Andria Beridze	"Simghera siq’varuls hgavs"	40				40				40				120
5	Andria Beridze	"Simghera siq’varuls hgavs"	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

1	Gega Shonia (with The Quintessence)	"Soplis Masheneblebi" (სოფლის მაშენებლები)	Finalist
2	Keso Rusia (with The Quintessence)	"Romansi" (რომანსი)	Eliminated
3	Guga Nadiradze (with The Quintessence)	"K’omble" (კომბლე)	Eliminated
4	Barbare Makhatadze (with The Quintessence)	"Gogona Da Bat’i" (გოგონა და ბატი)	Finalist
5	Datuna Luarsabishvili (with The Quintessence)	"Isbundi" (ისბუნდი)	Eliminated
6	Nikoloz Kajaia (with The Quintessence)	"Ar Daidardo" & "Shen, Mkholod Shen" (არ დაიდარდო & შენ, მხოლოდ შენ)	Finalist

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
+ Final (13 November 2021)^[9]
1	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Gazapkhuli Maints Mova" (გაზაფხული მაინც მოვა)	1
2	Barbare Makhatadze	"Me Saidumlos Shenakhva Vitsi" (მე საიდუმლოს შენახვა ვიცი)	3
3	Gega Shonia	"Ak Emghereba Guls" (აქ ემღერება გულს)	2

Draw	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
+
01	12	10	10	12	15	13
02
03	4	8	13	3	7	7	4
04	6	5	5	4	5	3	8
05	5	9	9	2	8	5	6
06	10	2	8	8	6	8	3
07	18	16	17	15	18	18
08	11	14	18	7	14	14
09	13	3	4	6	9	6	5
10	9	7	6	10	10	10	1
11	16	17	11	14	17	17
12	7	11	7	9	12	11
13	1	1	2	1	3	1	12
14	3	4	1	5	4	2	10
15	17	6	16	16	11	12
16	15	13	15	11	16	15
17	8	12	3	17	1	4	7
18	2	15	14	13	2	9	2
19	14	18	12	18	13	16

Draw	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
+
01	12	10	10	12	15	13
02
03	4	8	13	3	7	7	4
04	6	5	5	4	5	3	8
05	5	9	9	2	8	5	6
06	10	2	8	8	6	8	3
07	18	16	17	15	18	18
08	11	14	18	7	14	14
09	13	3	4	6	9	6	5
10	9	7	6	10	10	10	1
11	16	17	11	14	17	17
12	7	11	7	9	12	11
13	1	1	2	1	3	1	12
14	3	4	1	5	4	2	10
15	17	6	16	16	11	12
16	15	13	15	11	16	15
17	8	12	3	17	1	4	7
18	2	15	14	13	2	9	2
19	14	18	12	18	13	16

Draw	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
+
01	12	10	10	12	15	13
02
03	4	8	13	3	7	7	4
04	6	5	5	4	5	3	8
05	5	9	9	2	8	5	6
06	10	2	8	8	6	8	3
07	18	16	17	15	18	18
08	11	14	18	7	14	14
09	13	3	4	6	9	6	5
10	9	7	6	10	10	10	1
11	16	17	11	14	17	17
12	7	11	7	9	12	11
13	1	1	2	1	3	1	12
14	3	4	1	5	4	2	10
15	17	6	16	16	11	12
16	15	13	15	11	16	15
17	8	12	3	17	1	4	7
18	2	15	14	13	2	9	2
19	14	18	12	18	13	16