Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 explained

Contest:	Junior
Year:	2022
Country:	Georgia
Preselection:	Artist: Georgian: Ranina 2022 Song: Internal selection
Preselection Date:	Artist: 18 June 2022 Song: 8 November 2022
Entrant:	Mariam Bigvava
Song:	I Believe
Final Result:	3rd, 161 points

Georgia competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Armenia, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan.^[1] The children's talent show Georgian: Ranina was used for the fifth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Mariam Bigvava.^[2]

Background

See main article: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Prior to the 2022 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its debut in,^[3] 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 .^[4] In the 2021 contest, Niko Kajaia represented Georgia with the song "Lets Count The Smiles" following his victory in the fourth season of Ranina, achieving 4th place out of 19 with 163 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina

For the fifth 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 fifth time on 18 November 2021.^[5] The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 3 April 2022, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors.^[6] On 5 April, GBP announced that Ranina will kick off on Saturday 16 April.^[7]

Round 1

The shows of round 1 took place on 16 and 23 April 2022. The jurors for this round were Maka Aroshidze, Davit Evgenidze and Tamar Skvitaridze. All contestants except Kato Chkareuli, Oto Bazerashvili and Nini Gazdeliani performed with former Ranina participants, such as: Anastasia Garsevanishvili (2019); Nia Khinchikashvili, Sandra Gadelia, Lela Kveniashvili, Marita Khvedelidze and Rati Gelovani (2020); Barbare Makhatadze and Niko Kajaia (2021).

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
1	Vache Ghviniashvili	"K’anpet’ebis tovli"	40				40				39				119
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
2	Kato Chkareuli	"Bavshvobis sizmari"	40				39				39				118
			10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	10
3	Oto Bazerashvili	"Gazapkhulda"	40				40				39				119
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
4	Nini Gazdeliani	"Ts’vims"	40				40				39				119
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10
5	Alisa Parulava	"Iprinet, iprinet"	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	Barbare Kokashvili	"Varsk’vlavebs edzineba"	40				40				38				118
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9
2	Nikoloz Kharati	"Q’va q’va q’vanchala"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
3	Mariam Bigvava	"Perebi"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
4	Ana Kereselidze	"Rvapekha"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10
5	Sandro Kvachadze	"Varsk’vlavebit moch’edili tsa"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Round 2

The shows of round 2 took place on 30 April and 7 May 2022. The jurors for this round were Maia Mikarebidze, Davit Evgenidze and Teona Tsiramua.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
1	Kato Chkareuli	"T’urpav,T’urpav"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
2	Alisa Parulava	"Megrul-apkhazuri suit’a"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
3	Vache Ghviniashvili	"Chum maghnarshi"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
4	Nini Gazdeliani	"Kalakuri simgherebi ishkhnelebis rep’ert’uaridan"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
5	Oto Bazerashvili	"Zamtari"	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	Nikoloz Kharati	"Imeruli sat’rpialo"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
2	Ana Kereselidze	"Guruli nana"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
3	Sandro Kvachadze	"Svanuri nana"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
4	Barbare Kokashvili	"Kutaisuri serenada"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
5	Mariam Bigvava	"Tushuri sat'rpialo suit'a"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Round 3

The shows of round 3 took place on 14 and 21 May 2022. The jurors for this round were Natalia Kutatelidze, Davit Evgenidze and Liza Bagrationi.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
1	Nini Gazdeliani	"Cruella De Vil"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
2	Alisa Parulava	"Love Is an Open Door"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
3	Oto Bazeraishvili	"Remember Me"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
4	Vache Ghviniashvili	"When We’re Human"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
5	Kato Chkareuli	"Prince Ali"	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	Sandro Kvachadze	"Go the Distance"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
2	Ana Kereselidze	"The Bare Necessities"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
3	Barbare Kokashvili	"A Whole New World"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
4	Nikoloz Kharati	"Jungle Rhythm"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
5	Mariam Bigvava	"Zero to Hero"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Round 4

The shows of round 4 took place on 28 May and 4 June 2022. The jurors for this round were Buka Kartozia, Davit Evgenidze and Tika Rukhadze.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"

Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
1	Nini Gazdeliani	"Le Jouet"	38				40				34				112
			9	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9
2	Kato Chkareuli	"Sakura"	40				40				37				117
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10
3	Vache Ghviniashvili	"Eu Sou A Marrom"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
4	Alisa Parulava	"Eli Eli"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
5	Oto Bazerashvili	"Aman aman ayriliq"	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	Sandro Kvachadze	"Стоїть явір над водою (Stoyitʹ yavir nad vodoyu)"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
2	Mariam Bigvava	"Heart's Desire"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
3	Barbare Kokashvili	"I Girasoli"	37				40				37				114
			9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10
4	Ana Kereselidze	"Chanda Mama Door Ke"	38				40				39				117
			9	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
5	Nikoloz Kharati	"Kanach u karmir terevy, ninem ninem/Tonakan par"	40				40				40				120
			10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Semi-final qualification

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 Alisa Parulava, Nikoloz Kharati, Mariam Bigvava, Sandro Kvachadze, Vache Ghviniashvili and Oto Bazerashvili. Vache Ghviniashvili and Oto Bazerashvili both took 5th place with the same score, so both of them qualified to the semi-final round.

Round 1! colspan="3" class="unsortable"

Round 2	Round 3			Round 4			Total	Result
Alisa Parulava	120			120			120			120			480	Semi-finalist
	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Ana Kereselidze	120			120			120			117			477	Eliminated
	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	38	40	39
Barbare Kokashvili	118			120			120			114			472	Eliminated
	40	40	38	40	40	40	40	40	40	37	40	37
Vache Ghviniashvili	119			120			120			120			479	Semi-finalist
	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Kato Chkareuli	118			120			120			117			475	Eliminated
	40	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	37
Mariam Bigvava	120			120			120			120			480	Semi-finalist
	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Nini Gazdeliani	119			120			120			112			471	Eliminated
	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	38	40	34
Oto Bazerashvili	119			120			120			120			479	Semi-finalist
	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Sandro Kvachadze	120			120			120			120			480	Semi-finalist
	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Nikoloz Kharati	120			120			120			120			480	Semi-finalist
	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 11 June 2022. The jurors for this round were Dato Tsintsadze, Davit Evgenidze and Nato Metonidze. At the end of the semi-final, the finalists were announced. For the first time in the history of Ranina, four finalists were selected instead of the usual three.

Semi-final – 11 June 2022^{[8] [9]} !Draw!Artist!Song!Result

1	Oto Bazerashvili	"Ch’rel Baghdadze"	Finalist
2	Sandro Kvachadze	"Ch’q’int’i Q’velis Ch’ama Miq’vars"	Eliminated
3	Alisa Parulava	"Dila Aris Tsalazhvardi"	Eliminated
4	Vache Ghviniashvili	"Gogo Midis Mokhveulshi"	Finalist
5	Mariam Bigvava	"Apkhazuri Panki"	Finalist
6	Nikoloz Kharati	"Ach’aruli"	Finalist

Final

The final took place on 18 June 2022. The jurors for the final were Beka Gochiashvili, Davit Evgenidze and Nato Metonidze.

Final – 18 June 2022^[10] !Draw!Artist!Song

1	Nikoloz Kharati	"Shenze pikrebs bedavs guli tavkhedi"
2	Vache Ghviniashvili	"P’ank’esas simghera"
3	Oto Bazerashvili	"P’avles simghera"
4	Mariam Bigvava	"Asetia es tskhovreba"

Preparation

On 29 October 2022, GPB reported from the filming of the music video for Mariam's song, featuring four dancers.^[11]

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 5 December 2022, it was announced that Georgia would perform eighth on 11 December 2022, following Albania and preceding Ireland.^[12]

Voting

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 6 April 2022 . Junior Eurovision 2022 on December 11 . 6 April 2022 . Eurovoix.
2. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 18 June 2022 . Georgia: Mariam Bigvava to Junior Eurovision 2022 . Eurovoix.
3. Web site: 8 December 2007 . Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 . junioreurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union . 20 April 2022.
4. Web site: Georgia Country Profile . 20 April 2022 . junioreurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union.
5. Web site: Carros. David. 18 November 2021. Georgia confirma su participación en Eurovisión Junior 2022 y abre inscripciones para su tradicional Ranina. 18 January 2022. ESCplus. 18 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118221832/https://www.escplus.es/georgia-confirma-su-participacion-en-eurovision-junior-2022-y-abre-inscripciones-para-su-tradicional-ranina/. dead.
6. Web site: López . José David . 3 April 2022 . Georgia: Presented the 10 participants of Ranina 2022 . 4 April 2022 . ESCplus.
7. Web site: Grace . Emily . 5 April 2022 . Georgia: Ranina 2022 To Begin on April 16th . 6 April 2022 . Eurovoix.
8. Web site: 11 June 2022 .
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9. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 12 June 2022 . Georgia: Ranina 2022 Finalists Selected . Eurovoix.
10. Web site:
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11. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2022-10-29 . Georgia: Mariam Bigvava Films Music Video for Junior Eurovision . 2022-10-29 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
12. Web site: Junior Eurovision 2022: Running Order. 2022-12-05. Junioreurovision.tv.