Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 explained

Year:2019
Country:Georgia
Preselection:Georgian Idol
Preselection Date:Audition shows:
5 January 2019
12 January 2019
19 January 2019
Live shows:
26 January 2019
2 February 2019
9 February 2019
16 February 2019
23 February 2019
Final:
3 March 2019
Entrant:Oto Nemsadze
Song:Keep On Going
Sf Result:Failed to qualify (14th)

Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Keep On Going" written by Roman Giorgadze and Diana Giorgadze. The song was performed by Oto Nemsadze. The Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) held the reality television show Georgian Idol in order to select the Georgian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. The competition resulted in the selection of four finalists that performed potential Eurovision songs during the final on 3 March 2019. The results of a public vote exclusively resulted in the selection of "Sul tsin iare" performed by Oto Nemsadze as the Georgian entry, having received 44.13% of the votes. The song was later retitled for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Keep On Going".

Georgia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 11, "Keep On Going" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Georgia placed fourteenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 62 points.

Background

See main article: Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2019 contest, Georgia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since their first entry in 2007.[1] The nation's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been ninth place, which was achieved on two occasions: in 2010 with the song "Shine" performed by Sofia Nizharadze and in 2011 with the song "One More Day" performed by Eldrine. The nation briefly withdrew from the contest in 2009 after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) rejected the Georgian entry, "We Don't Wanna Put In", for perceived political references to Vladimir Putin who was the Russian Prime Minister at the time.[2] [3] The withdrawal and fallout was tied to tense relations between Georgia and then host country Russia, which stemmed from the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.[4] Following the introduction of semi-finals, Georgia has, to this point, failed to qualify to the final on four occasions. In, Georgia failed to qualify to the final with the song "For You" performed by the Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao.

The Georgian national broadcaster, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), broadcasts the event within Georgia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. GPB confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest on 17 September 2018.[5] Georgia has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest both through national finals and internal selections in the past. In 2018, GPB opted to internally select the Georgian entry. For their 2019 participation, the Georgian entry was selected via the reality television show Georgian Idol.[6]

Before Eurovision

Georgian Idol

The Georgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was selected through the eighth season of Georgian Idol, the Georgian version of the reality television singing competition format Idols created by Simon Fuller. The competition premiered on 5 January 2019 and concluded with a final on 3 March 2019. All shows in the competition were hosted by Vaniko Tarkhnishvili and Ruska Makashvili with the live shows taking place at the Tbilisi Concert Hall in Tbilisi, broadcast on the GPB First Channel as well as online at the broadcaster's website 1tv.ge.[7] [8]

Judges

A four-member judging panel determined the contestants that would advance to the live shows and commented on the contestants' performances during the live shows. The judging panel consisted of:[9]

Competing entries

GPB opened two separate submissions: one for singers (from 27 October 2018 until 1 December 2018) and one for songs (from 21 December 2018 until 1 February 2019).[10] [11] Applicants attended preliminary auditions held in the following eleven cities across Georgia:[12]

38 contestants progressed to the audition shows in front of the judging panel, while over 200 songs were received by the song submission deadline. A seven-member expert commission selected the top three songs from the received submissions, which were announced on 26 February 2019.[13] [14] The expert commission consisted of Davit Evgenidze, 2013 Georgian Eurovision entrant Nodiko Tatishvili, Zura Ramishvili, Giorgi Asanishvili, Manana Morchiladze, Lana Kutateladze and Khatuna Koberidze.[15]

Contestant progress in the live shows

Colour key

 –Contestant was in the bottom two
 –Contestant was in the bottom three
 –Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated
 –Contestant received the most public votes
ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6
Oto Nemsadze 1st
14.84%
1st
21.90%
2nd
22.57%
2nd
23.09%
2nd
27.23%
1st
44.13%
Liza Kalandadze3rd
12.97%
2nd
19.42%
1st
24.05%
1st
33.03%
1st
30.18%
2nd
35.51%
Giorgi Nakashidze7th
7.39%
6th
9.25%
3rd
11.98%
3rd
12.59%
3rd
14.51%
3rd
11.06%
Giorgi Pruidze6th
8.93%
4th
9.87%
5th
10.96%
4th
10.44%
4th
14.35%
4th
9.30%
Nini Tsnobiladze8th
7.14%
5th
9.79%
6th
9.93%
5th
10.39%
5th
13.73%
Eliminated
(Week 5)
Tamar Lachkhepiani2nd
13.57%
3rd
12.94%
4th
11.59%
6th
9.65%
Eliminated
(Week 4)
Ikako Aleksidze5th
11.28%
7th
8.73%
7th
8.92%
Eliminated
(Week 3)
Dima Kobeshavidze 4th
12.15%
8th
8.10%
Eliminated
(Week 2)
Mariam Kakhelishvili9th
6.44%
Eliminated
(Week 1)
Beso Nemsadze10th
5.29%
Eliminated
(Week 1)

Shows

Audition shows

The judging panel shortlisted 48 contestants following the audition shows aired between 5 January 2019 and 19 January 2019, and selected the top ten that would progress to the live shows from a further 22 shortlisted contestants. Among the contestants were 2010 Georgian Junior Eurovision entrant Mariam Kakhelishvili and member of 2011 Georgian Junior Eurovision winners Candy, Iru Khechanovi.

Auditions Show 15 January 2019
DrawArtistSongResult
1Tamar Lachkhepiani"Over the Rainbow"Advanced
"Georgian: Ar madzinebs|i=no" (Georgian: არ მაძინებს)
2Mariam Dokvadze"A Natural Woman"Advanced
"Georgian: Lale|i=no" (Georgian: ლალე)
3Giorgi Chomakhidze"Tequila"Eliminated
4Santa impersonator"Let It Snow"Eliminated
5Davit Kalandadze"White Christmas"Advanced
6Afik NavruzovAdvanced
7Natia Nanobashvili"Clown"Advanced
"Georgian: Neta martla gqvarebodi|i=no" (Georgian: ნეტა მართლა გყვარებოდი)
8Giorgi Nakashidze"Radioactive"Advanced
"Georgian: Natvris khe|i=no" (Georgian: ნატვრის ხე)
9Ikako Aleksidze"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Advanced
10Eto Tskipurishvili"Can't Help Falling in Love"Eliminated
11Avtandil Kukhianidze"Strangers in the Night"Eliminated
12Mariam Zhordania"Love on the Brain"Advanced
"Georgian: Postalionis simghera|i=no" (Georgian: ფოსტალიონის სიმღერა)
13Mariam Goguadze"Burnin' Up"Advanced
Auditions Show 212 January 2019
DrawArtistSongResult
1Liza Mebonia"Summertime"Advanced
2Pini Kapanadze"OhDarling"Advanced
3Giorgi Pruidze"Kiss from a Rose"Advanced
"Georgian: Sakutari simghera|i=no" (Georgian: საკუტარი სიმღერა)
4Gedevan Kevlishvili"Georgian: Bebos ajika|i=no" (Georgian: ბებოს აჯიკა)Advanced
5Imeda Davitadze"Georgian: O rakaia|i=no" (Georgian: ო რაკაია)Eliminated
6Beso Nemsadze"Georgian: Ra ikneba shens makhloblad mets viqo|i=no" (Georgian: რა იქნება შენს მახლობლად მეც ვიყო)Advanced
7Oto Nemsadze"Billie Jean"Advanced
8Maria Tsimintia"I Wanna Be Loved by You"Advanced
"Highway to Hell"
9Anastasia Pirveli"I Wish You Love"Advanced
10Iru Khechanovi"She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)"Advanced
"Georgian: Me Tbilisis kuchebshi|i=no" (Georgian: მე თბილისის ქუჩებში)
11Dima Kobeshavidze"Georgian: Sait midikhar|i=no" (Georgian: საით მიდიხარ)Advanced
"Make It Rain"
12Mariam Buadze"Georgian: Simghera dolaris kursze|i=no" (Georgian: სიმღერა დოლარის კურსზე)Eliminated
13Aleqsandre Chekunovi"Because I Got High"Eliminated
14Liza Kalandadze"Georgian: Kari Kris|i=no" (Georgian: ქარი ქრის)Advanced
"Nature Boy"
Auditions Show 319 January 2019
DrawArtistSongResult
1Bacho Chania"Numb"Advanced
2Isev shen"Georgian: Isev shen|i=no" (Georgian: ისევ შენ)Advanced
3Dzmadnapitsebi Rustavelis 16-idan"Havana"Advanced
4Levan Morbedadze"Georgian: Simghera rustavze|i=no" (Georgian: სიმღერა რუსთავზე)Eliminated
5Barbare Sukhitashvili"Fallin'"Eliminated
6Tamuna Liluashvili"Reflection"Advanced
7Malibu TughushiAdvanced
8Willie Tyrone"Drown"Advanced
9Nini Tsnobiladze"I'd Rather Go Blind"Advanced
10Sali Mirianashvili"Do It Like a Dude"Advanced
11Mariam Kakhelishvili"Golden Slumbers"Advanced
Second Qualification Round19 January 2019
DrawArtistSongResult
1Gedevan Kevlishvili"Born This Way"Eliminated
2Liza Mebonia"When We Were Young"Eliminated
3Willie Tyrone"Faith"Eliminated
4Oto Ghurtskaia"Wander This World"Eliminated
5Mariam Kakhelishvili"One Moment in Time"Advanced
6Mariam Dokvadze"You Got to Love Me"Eliminated
7Ikako Aleksidze"Never Enough"Advanced
8Sali Mirianashvili"Runnin' (Lose It All)"Eliminated
9Eto Tskipurishvili"I Will"Eliminated
10Dima Kobeshavidze"Let It Be"Advanced
11Mariam Goguadze"We Found Love"Eliminated
12Liza Kalandadze"You Only Live Twice"Advanced
13Nini Tsnobiladze"Golden"Advanced
14Giorgi Pruidze"A Song for You"Advanced
15Natia Nanobashvili"What a Girl Wants"Eliminated
16Giorgi Nakashidze"Enter Sandman"Advanced
17Malibu Tugushi"Hello"Eliminated
18Beso Nemsadze"Ya ne sdamsya bez boyu" (Russian: Я не здамся без бою)Advanced
19Tamuna Liluashvili"It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World"Eliminated
20Oto Nemsadze"Heaven on Their Minds"Advanced
21Tamar Lachkhepiani"That's Life"Advanced
22Mariam Zhordania"Rolling on the River"Eliminated
Live shows

Two of the ten contestants were eliminated in the first live show on 26 January 2019, while one was eliminated during each of the second to fifth live shows between 2 February 2019 and 23 February 2019. The results of the live shows were determined exclusively by a public vote through televoting and voting via Facebook messenger.[16]

Show 126 January 2019
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Giorgi Pruidze"Somebody to Love"8.93%6
2Nini Tsnobiladze"These Are the Days of Our Lives"7.14%8
3Oto Nemsadze"We Will Rock You"14.84%1
"We Are the Champions"
4Ikako Aleksidze"Under Pressure"11.28%5
5Beso Nemsadze"Fat Bottomed Girls"5.29%10
6Tamar Lachkhepiani"Radio Ga Ga"13.57%2
7Giorgi Nakashidze"The Show Must Go On"7.39%7
8Liza Kalandadze"Who Wants to Live Forever"12.97%3
9Dima Kobeshavidze"Love of My Life"12.15%4
10Mariam Kakhelishvili"I Want to Break Free"6.44%9
Show 22 February 2019
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Giorgi Pruidze"Georgian: Naiarevs|i=no" (Georgian: ნაიარევს)9.87%4
2Ikako Aleksidze"Silent Swim"8.73%7
"Georgian: Zghvas gavkhar|i=no" (Georgian: ზღვას გავხარ)
3Tamar Lachkhepiani"Georgian: Miqvarkhar|i=no" (Georgian: მიყვარხარ)12.94%3
"Georgian: Istorias darcheba|i=no" (Georgian: ისტორიას დარჩება)
4Dima Kobeshavidze"Mango"8.10%8
5Nini Tsnobiladze"Georgian: Menatreba|i=no" (Georgian: მენატრება)9.79%5
6Giorgi Nakashidze"Georgian: Modi ak|i=no" (Georgian: მოდი აკ)9.25%6
7Liza Kalandadze"Georgian: Orghani 78|i=no" (Georgian: ორღანი 78)19.42%2
8Oto Nemsadze"Georgian: Sakartvelo|i=no" (Georgian: საქართველო)21.90%1
Show 39 February 2019
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Tamar Lachkhepiani"Georgian: Lale|i=no" (Georgian: ლალე)11.59%4
2Nini Tsnobiladze"Georgian: Kuchashi ertkhel|i=no" (Georgian: ქუჩაში ერთხელ)9.93%6
3Giorgi Nakashidze"Georgian: Natvris khe|i=no" (Georgian: ნატვრის ხე)11.98%3
4Giorgi Pruidze"Georgian: Mze da shokoladebi|i=no" (Georgian: მზე და შოკოლადები)10.96%5
5Ikako Aleksidze"Georgian: Didkhans gelodi|i=no" (Georgian: დიდხანს გელოდი)8.92%7
6Oto Nemsadze"Georgian: Nami vels|i=no" (Georgian: ნამი ველს)22.57%2
7Liza Kalandadze"Artificial Love"24.05%1
Show 416 February 2019
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Tamar Lachkhepiani"Georgian: Serenada|i=no" (Georgian: სერენადა)9.65%6
2Giorgi Pruidze"Georgian: Me saidumlos shenakhva vitsi|i=no" (Georgian: მე საიდუმლოს შენახვა ვიცი)10.44%4
3Liza Kalandadze"Georgian: Shemodgomis qvavilebs|i=no" (Georgian: შემოდგომის ყვავილებს)33.03%1
4Giorgi Nakashidze"Georgian: Kari Kris|i=no" (Georgian: ქარი ქრის)12.59%3
5Nini Tsnobiladze"Georgian: Qviteli potlebi|i=no" (Georgian: ყვითელი ფოთლები )10.39%5
6Oto Nemsadze"Georgian: Tselitsadis 4 dro|i=no" (Georgian: წელიწადის 4 დრო)23.09%2
Show 523 February 2019
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Oto Nemsadze"Come Together"27.23%2
"Georgian: Rats am kveqnad siqvaruli mepobs|i=no" (Georgian: რაც ამ ქვეყნად სიყვარული მეფობს)
2Giorgi Pruidze"Feeling Good"14.35%4
"Emotions"
3Nini Tsnobiladze"Am I The One"13.73%5
"Georgian: Chemtan aghar|i=no" (Georgian: ჩემთან აღარ)
4Liza Kalandadze"I Put a Spell on You"30.18%1
"Georgian: Nu medzakhi|i=no" (Georgian: ნუ მეძახი)
5Giorgi Nakashidze"Sweet Dreams"14.51%3
"Georgian: Petkavs|i=no" (Georgian: ფეთქავს)

Final

Each of the four remaining contestants presented one of the three candidate Eurovision songs during the final live show on 3 March 2019. The winner, "Sul tsin iare" performed by Oto Nemsadze, was determined exclusively by a public vote through televoting and voting via Facebook messenger.[17] [18]

Final3 March 2019
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1Giorgi Nakashidze"Georgian: Sul tsin iare|i=no" (Georgian: სულ წინ იარე)Roman Giorgadze, Diana Giorgadze13,4833
2Liza Kalandadze"Georgian: Sevdisperi zgva|i=no" (Georgian: სევდისფერი ზღვა)Levan Basharuli43,2892
3Oto Nemsadze"Georgian: Sul tsin iare|i=no" (Georgian: სულ წინ იარე)Roman Giorgadze, Diana Giorgadze53,7981
4Giorgi Pruidze"Georgian: Me mjera|i=no" (Georgian: მე მჯერა)Tamar Babilua11,3374

Promotion

Prior to the contest, Oto Nemsadze specifically promoted "Keep On Going" as the Georgian Eurovision entry on 6 April 2019 by performing during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Marlayne.[19]

In April 2019, the official music video of "Keep On Going" was released. The video, directed by Giorgi Ebralidze, was filmed at a number of locations in Georgia including Maltakva village, Enguri Bridge, and Tbilisi, and also featured singers of the ensemble Shavnabada.[20]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Georgia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[21]

Once all the competing songs for the 2019 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Georgia was set to perform in position 11, following the entry from Belgium and before the entry from Australia.[22]

The two semi-finals and the final were broadcast in Georgia on GPB First Channel with commentary by Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 co-host, Helen Kalandadze, and member of 2018 Georgian Eurovision entrant Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao, Gaga Abashidze.[23] 2013 Georgian Eurovision entrant Nodiko Tatishvili also took part in the commentary for the final. The Georgian spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Georgian jury during the final, was Gaga Abashidze.

Semi-final

Oto Nemsadze took part in technical rehearsals on 5 and 9 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 13 and 14 May. This included the jury show on 13 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

The Georgian performance featured Oto Nemsadze in a black costume designed by Georgian designer Giorgi Shaghashvili, joined on stage by five backing vocalists which first appeared as silhouettes.[24] The LED screens transitioned from a snowy mountain background with starry skies and barbed wires to images of fire, during which the stage colours were red. The performance also featured smoke and pyrotechnic flame effects.[25] [26] The five backing performers that joined Oto Nemsadze were: Dato Tsintsadze, Giga Chigogidze, Giorgi Kananadze, Mikheil Javakhishvili and Spartak Sharikadze. Mikheil Javakhishvili previously represented Georgia in 2018 as part of the Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao.[27]

At the end of the show, Georgia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Georgia placed fourteenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 62 points: 33 points from the televoting and 29 points from the juries.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.[28]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Georgia and awarded by Georgia in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Georgian jury:[28]

+
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
JojoLadoRankPointsRankPoints
018 4 5 8 9 6 5 2 10
026 15 14 12 14 13 12
0312 9 15 13 16 15 14
047 13 11 16 13 14 16
052 2 8 10 11 4 7 6 5
063 1 1 1 1 1 12 10 1
0714 12 9 3 12 10 1 15
089 6 4 9 10 8 3 4 7
0910 7 3 5 8 5 6 8 3
1013 8 12 6 4 9 2 13
11
125 11 7 7 6 7 4 11
1315 14 10 11 7 12 5 6
144 5 2 4 2 3 8 3 8
1516 10 13 14 5 11 9 2
161 3 6 2 3 2 10 7 4
1711 16 16 15 15 16 1 12
+
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
JojoLadoRankPointsRankPoints
017 16 8 9 22 12 24
0216 15 20 19 23 21 21
032 3 1 1 1 1 12 17
045 19 23 22 20 16 25
0526 26 26 26 26 26 3 8
061 17 9 10 3 4 7 22
0721 25 25 24 25 25 2 10
089 10 15 16 21 17 9 2
0917 6 6 7 19 9 2 5 6
104 9 10 5 18 7 4 15
118 4 4 14 6 5 6 1 12
1218 1 3 4 4 3 8 6 5
136 18 12 13 7 11 20
1423 23 24 25 17 24 7 4
1524 20 21 21 16 23 18
1610 12 5 8 13 10 1 26
1725 24 19 20 12 20 8 3
1819 13 11 12 5 13 14
1911 14 17 18 24 19 11
203 2 2 3 2 2 10 4 7
2114 5 7 6 9 6 5 12
2220 7 14 17 8 14 10 1
2312 11 13 15 11 15 23
2415 8 18 2 10 8 3 13
2513 22 16 11 14 18 16
2622 21 22 23 15 22 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgia Country Profile . 20 November 2014 . EBU.
  2. Web site: Bakker . Sietse . 10 March 2009 . Georgian song lyrics do not comply with Rules . 20 November 2014 . Eurovision.tv.
  3. Web site: Jonze . Tim . 11 March 2009 . Eurovision 2009: Georgia pulls out of contest over 'Putin song' . 20 November 2014 . The Guardian.
  4. Web site: 19 February 2009 . Putin jibe picked for Eurovision . 20 November 2014 . BBC News.
  5. Web site: Brown . Alistair . 17 September 2018 . Georgia: GPB Confirms Eurovision 2019 Participation . 2 March 2022 . Eurovoix.
  6. Web site: eurovisiontj . 22 October 2018 . Georgia Idol to select both Artist and Song for Tel Aviv! .
  7. Web site: Morgan . Sekhmet . 3 March 2019 . Georgia: Georgian Idol Final Tonight . 2 March 2022 . The Eurovision Times.
  8. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 1 December 2018 . Georgia: Georgian Idol Final to Take Place on 2 March .
  9. Web site: Mamsikashvili . Rezo . 12 December 2018 . Georgian all-stars! Idol judges include Natia Todua and disqualified Eurovision act Stephane Mgebrishvili . 1 March 2022 . Wiwibloggs.
  10. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 28 October 2018 . Georgia: Georgian Idol Auditions Begin in Tbilisi . 1 March 2022 . Eurovoix.
  11. News: Granger . Anthony . 21 December 2018 . Georgia: GPB Launches Search for Eurovision 2019 Song . Eurovoix .
  12. Web site: Oto Nemsadze (Georgia) . 1 March 2022 . ESCKAZ.
  13. News: Jiandani . Sanjay . 18 February 2019 . Georgia: GPB to present Georgian song in Eurovision 2019 . esctoday .
  14. Web site: van Lith . Nick . 26 February 2019 . Georgia reveals song titles for Georgian Idol final . 2 March 2022 . escXtra.
  15. News: Granger . Anthony . 16 February 2018 . Georgia: Evaluation of Songs For Eurovision 2019 Underway . Eurovoix .
  16. Web site: GEORGIAN ELIMINATION SHOWS 2019 .
  17. Web site: Groot . Evert . 3 March 2019 . Georgia goes ahead with Oto Nemsadze for Eurovision 2019 . 1 March 2022 . eurovision.tv.
  18. Web site: Information about votes received through Facebook messenger to reveal winner of Georgian Idol . 1 March 2022 . 1TV.
  19. Web site: 6 April 2019 . This was Eurovision in Concert 2019 in Amsterdam . Eurovision.tv.
  20. Web site: Jiandani . Sanjay . Georgia: Oto Nemsadze releases the official music video of 'Sul tsin iare' . esctoday.com . 20 April 2019 . 9 April 2019.
  21. Web site: Jordan . Paul . 28 January 2019 . Eurovision 2019: Which country takes part in which Semi-Final? . 28 January 2019 . eurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union.
  22. Web site: Exclusive: This is the Eurovision 2019 Semi-Final running order!. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 2 April 2019. 2 April 2019. dmy-all.
  23. News: Jiandani . Sanjay . 29 April 2019 . Georgia: GPB reveals commentators for Eurovision 2019 . Esctoday . live . 29 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190427124956/http://esctoday.com/174444/georgia-gpb-reveals-commentators-for-eurovision-2019/ . 27 April 2019.
  24. Web site: 9 May 2019 . Second rehearsals 'Keep on Going' with Georgia's Oto Nemsadze . 2 March 2022 . eurovision.tv.
  25. Web site: LaFleur . Louise . 5 May 2019 . Georgia's Oto Nemsadze delivers the power to keep us going . 2 March 2022 . eurovision.tv.
  26. Web site: Jumawan . Tim . 5 May 2019 . LIVE DAY 2 REVIEW: Georgia's Oto Nemsadze goes through fire and smoke . 2 March 2022 . escXtra.
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