Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
CountryFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)26 September 2009
Selected entrantPrincesses
Selected song"Lurji prinveli"
Finals performance
Final result6th, 68 points
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄200820092010►

Georgia, winners of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008, competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Kyiv, Ukraine. GPB held a national final to select the Georgian entry, chosen from 10 competing entries.

Contents

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

From the 500 applications sent into GPB, 10 acts were selected to compete in the national final, to be held in 26 September 2009. [1] [2] The 10 competing acts consisted of individual acts, along with specially-formed groups created by GPB from individual entries.

The ten acts also took part in a national tour, where, they performed in various towns around Georgia over a monthly period before the national final.

Final – 26 September 2009
DrawArtistSong
1Linda Adamia"Emo simghera" (ემო სიმღერა)
2Shatalo"Chven ak vart" (ჩვენ აქ ვართ)
3Bibidi-Babidi"Muskompoti" (მუსკომპოტი)
4Nini-Mari"Orero-rera" (ორერო-რერა)
5Jorjadze Family"5 gogo da 1 bichi" (5 გოგო და 1 ბიჭი)
6Polki"Sakhaliso" (სახალისო)
7Princesses"Lurji prinveli" (ლურჯი ფრინველი)
8Dzmebi Gurulebi"Dzama Evrovizia?!" (ძამა ევროვიზია?!)
9Khma Sakartvelodan"Mkhiaruli samqaro" (მხიარული სამყარო)
10Sami Mari"Chven" (ჩვენ)

At Eurovision

Voting

Notes

  1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

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