Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 explained

Contest:Junior
Year:2023
Country:Georgia
Preselection:Artist: Georgian: Ranina 2023
Song: Internal selection
Entrant:Anastasia and Ranina
Song:Over the Sky
Final Result:14th, 74 points
Preselection Date:Artist: 10 June 2023
Song: 15 October 2023

Georgia competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which was held in Nice on 26 November 2023. The children's talent show Georgian: Ranina was used for the sixth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Anastasia Vasadze.[1] Later, it was revealed that she would be joined by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvlili.[2] [3] The trio represented Georgia with the song "Over the Sky".[4]

Background

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

Prior to the 2023 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fifteen 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 2022 contest, Mariam Bigvava represented Georgia with the song "I Believe" following her victory in the fifth season of Ranina, achieving 3rd place out of 16 with 161 points.[7]

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina

For the sixth 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 sixth time in December 2022.[8] The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 1 February 2023, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors.[9] On 29 March, GPB announced that Ranina's first episode will be aired on 1 April.[10]

Classical pianist David Aladashvili remained as the main host of the show. Last years finalist Vache Ghviniashvili joined him as co-host.

List of contestants!Name!Age!Final place!Episode of elimination
Anastasia Vasadze
ანასტასია ვასაძე		11 years oldWinnerN/A
Anastasia Berishvili
ანასტასია ბერიშვილი		9 years oldRunner-upFinal
Gabriel Lomsadze
გაბრიელ ლომსაძე		11 years old
Tamar Tomashvili
თამარ თომაშვილი		12 years old
Soso Chachua
სოსო ჩაჩუა		13 years old
Anaroza Gaprindashvili
ანაროზა გაფრინდაშვილი		9 years old6th placeAfter Round 4
Anastasia Masurashvili
ანასტასია მასურაშვილი		11 years old
Datuna Kereselidze
დათუნა კერესელიძე		11 years old8th place
Demetre Okriashvili
დემეტრე ოქრიაშვილი		13 years old9th place
Mariam Gomiashvili
მარიამ გომიაშვილი		12 years old10th place

Round 1

The shows of round 1 took place on 1 and 15 April 2023. The candidates performed in a duet with participants from previous seasons including the winners from 2020-2022 Sandra Gadelia, Niko Kajaia and Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for this round were Giorgi Asanishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Liza Bagrationi.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
1Anaroza Gaprindashvili
"Iq’o da ara"
118
2Mariam Gomiashvili
"Tovs da bardnis"
115
3Anastasia Vasadze
"Nat’vris khe"
120
4Demetre Okriashvili
"Gashale prtebii"
118
5Datuna Kereselidze
"Sat’rpialo"
117
Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury ScoreFinal Score
1Anastasia Masurashvili
"Sizmari"
120
2Tamar Tomashvili
"Rats q’velaze dzalian gviq’vars"
120
3Gabriel Lomsadze
"Tbiliso"
119
4Soso Chachua
"Gvinda gviq’vardes"
120
5Anastasia Berishvili
"Mze itsinis"
120

Round 2

The shows of round 2 took place on 22 and 29 April. The candidates performed Georgian folk songs with the Shavnabada band. The jury members for this round were David Sakavaridze, Dato Evgenidze, and Maia Mikaberidze.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
1Demetre Okriashvili"Didebata"
117
2Mariam Gomiashvili"Chela"
119
3Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Mindvrad dagich’er p’ep’elas"
120
4Datuna Kereselidze"Maglonia"
120
5Anastasia Vasadze"Ach’aruli sakhumaro"
120
Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
1Anastasia Berishvili"Kalakuri sat’rpialo"
120
2Soso Chachua"K’uchkhi bednieri"
120
3Gabriel Lomsadze"P’at’ara gogo"
120
4Tamar Tomashvili"Mts’irula"
120
5Anastasia Masurashvili"Rach’uli suit’a"
120

Round 3

The shows of round 3 took place on 6 and 13 May 2023. The candidates performed together with Zviad Bolkvadze. The jury members for this round were Nukri Kapanadze, Dato Evgenidze, and Sopo Khalvashi.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
1Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Sopeli"
120
2Datuna Kereselidze"Modi gadavkandet bavshvobashi"
120
3Mariam Gomiashvili"Movdena"
120
4Demetre Okriashvili"Datovlil nadzvebs"
120
5Anastasia Vasadze"Khorumi"
120
Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
1Anastasia Berishvili"Me shen dagikhat’av"
120
2Soso Chachua"K’aruseli"
120
3Tamar Tomashvili"Bavshvobashi damrcha"
120
4Anastasia Masurashvili"Evel evel"
120
5Gabriel Lomsadze"Sakartvelos"
120

Round 4

The shows of round 4 took place on 20 and 27 May 2023. The candidates performed songs in 10 different foreign languages, such as: Hebrew, French, Czech, Italian, African languages, Ukrainian, Spanish, English and Portuguese. The jury members for this round were Nodiko Tatishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Tika Rukhadze.

Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
1Datuna Kereselidze"Mambo Italiano"
119
2Anastasia Vasadze"Yerushalaim shel zahav"
120
3Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Paris sera toujours Paris"
119
4Demetre Okriashvili"Gde patki ptiachku shnize ma"118
5Mariam Gomiashvili"Save Us"118
Draw! rowspan="2" scope="col"
ArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
1Anastasia Masurashvili"Ridna maty moya"
117
2Gabriel Lomsadze"Perfidia"
120
3Soso Chachua"All You Need Is Love"
120
4Tamar Tomashvili"O Morro Não Tem Vez"
120
5Anastasia Berishvili"It Don't Mean a Thing"
120
Semi-final qualification

The five participants who collected the most points throughout the four tours will advance to the semi-final, with the artists advancing to the next round being announced following the tallying of the scores at the end of the last show of the fourth round. The semi-finalists are Anastasia Berishvili, Anastasia Vasadze, Gabriel Lomsadze, Tamar Tomashvili and Soso Chachua.

Semi-final qualification!Artist!Round 1!Round 2!Round 3!Round 4!Total!Result
Anaroza Gaprindashvili118120120119477Eliminated
Anastasia Berishvili120120120120480Semi-finalist
Anastasia Vasadze120120120120480Semi-finalist
Anastasia Masurashvili120120120117477Eliminated
Gabriel Lomsadze119120120120479Semi-finalist
Datuna Kereselidze117120120119476Eliminated
Demetre Okriashvili118117120118473Eliminated
Tamar Tomashvili120120120120480Semi-finalist
Mariam Gomiashvili115119120118472Eliminated
Soso Chachua120120120120480Semi-finalist

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 3 June 2023. The five contestants performed together with former Ranina participants, such as: Nikoloz Vasadze (2018), Anastasia Garsevanishvili (2019), Barbare Makhatadze (2021), Kato Chkareuli (2022) and last year winner Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for the semi-final were Buka Kartozia, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

All semi-finalists moved on to the final, due to a tie in the judges's vote. This meant that Ranina would have 5 finalists for the first time.[11]

Semi-final – 3 June 2023!Draw!Artist!Song
1Tamar Tomashvili"Simghera tbilisdze"
2Gabriel Lomsadze"Meedzovis simghera"
3Anastasia Vasadze"Lachini"
4Soso Chachua"Somkhuri shalakho"
5Anastasia Berishvili"Sach’idao"

Final

The final took place on 10 June 2023. The jury members for the semi-final were Davit Tsintsadze, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

At the end of the show Anastasia Vasadze was announced as the winner of the sixth season.

Final – 10 June 2023!Draw!Artist!Song
1Anastasia Berishvili"Chems simgheras vin gaigebs"
2Soso Chachua"Janaia"
3Tamar Tomashvili"Isev is baghi"
4Gabriel Lomsadze"Mukhambadzi"
5Anastasia Vasadze"Ram shemkmna adaminad"

Preparation

Despite Anastasia Vasadze being the sole winner of Ranina 2023, therefore winning the right to represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it was revealed on 12 September 2023 that she would be supported on stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili, both of whom participated in the 2022 edition of the selection and reached the final. This also marked the first time that Georgia would not be represented by a soloist since .

The trio went on to rebrand as Anastasia and Ranina, referencing the name of the selection show which brought them together, on 13 October,[12] with their song "Over the Sky", written by Betkho and Mebo Nutsubidze, being released on 15 October during the broadcast of Am shabat-k’viras (Georgian: ამ შაბათ-კ'ვირას,) on the First Channel.[13]

At Junior Eurovision

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France on 26 November 2023.

Voting

At the end of the show, Georgia received 21 points from juries and 53 points from online voting, placing 14th. This equalled Georgia's lowest placement in the contest in 2019.[14]

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Georgian jury:[15]

+
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
0192 111112
028913101412
0355351156
041510414483
05141497811
0611151081014
07124 111313101
0831822210
091013129915
10
111361411692
1248 712765
136 1156 1274
1411223338
152364547
167715 151513

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 10 June 2023 . Georgia: Anastasia Vasadze to Junior Eurovision 2023 . 10 June 2023 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Farren . Neil . 12 September 2023 . Georgia: Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili to Junior Eurovision 2023 . 12 September 2023 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  3. Web site: სამი რანინელი 2023 წლის საბავშვო ევროვიზიის სცენაზე . 12 September 2023 . 1TV . ka-GE.
  4. Web site: Georgia: Anastasia & Ranina to Perform "Over the Sky" at Junior Eurovision 2023. Farren. Neil . 13 October 2023. Eurovoix.
  5. Web site: 8 December 2007 . Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 . 20 April 2022 . junioreurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union.
  6. Web site: Georgia Country Profile . 20 April 2022 . junioreurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union.
  7. Web site: Tabatadze . Tamar . 11 December 2022 . Georgian contender ranks among top 3 in JESC 2022 . 1 February 2023 . . Georgian Public Broadcasting.
  8. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 15 December 2022 . Georgia: Ranina 2023 Applications Open . 1 February 2023 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 1 February 2023 . Georgia: Ranina 2023 Participants Revealed . 1 February 2023 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 29 March 2023 . Georgia: Ranina 2023 Commences on April 1 . 31 March 2023 . Eurovoix.
  11. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 3 June 2023 . Georgia: Ranina 2023 Finalists Selected . 5 June 2023 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Farren . Neil . 2023-10-13 . Georgia: Anastasia & Ranina to Perform "Over the Sky" at Junior Eurovision 2023 . 2023-10-13 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2023-09-29 . Georgia: Recording of Junior Eurovision 2023 Entry Underway . 2023-10-13 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Results of the Final of Nice 2023. Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20231126190739/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/nice-2023/final/results/georgia. 26 November 2023. live.
  15. Web site: Final of Nice 2023. junioreurovision.tv.

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