Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

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Georgia in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
CountryFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Selection processInternal selection
Announcement dateArtist: 25 September 2015
Song: 8 October 2015
Competing entry
Song"Gabede"
ArtistThe Virus
Placement
Final result10th, 51 points
Participation chronology
◄201420152016►

Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through an internal selection like they've done in previous years. On 25 September 2015 it was revealed that group The Virus will represent Georgia in the contest with the song "Gabede". [1] Georgia ended in tenth place with 51 points. [2]

Contents

Internal selection

Like Georgia has done most years since their début in the contest, the Georgian broadcaster GPB decided to internally select their 2015 artist after holding an open audition. It was originally announced on 5 August 2015 that Liza, Elen, Tako and Data will represent Georgia, however on 25 September 2015 it was revealed that they would perform as a group The Virus. [3]

Artist and song information

Flag of Georgia.svg "Gabede" (გაბედე)
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Elen Kezhrishvili
Tako Gagnidze
Lizi Tavberidze
Data Pavliashvili
As
The Virus
Languages
Composer(s)
Giga Kukhianidze
Lyricist(s)
Erekle Deisadze
Finals performance
Final result
10th
Final points
51
Entry chronology
◄ "Happy Day" (2014)
"Mzeo" (2016) ►

The Virus

The Virus is a Georgian pop group, consisting of singers: Elee Kay (Elene Kezhrishvili), Tako Gagnidze, Lizi Tavberidze and Data Pavliashvili. [4] They are notable for having represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, placing tenth out of seventeen entries. [2]

Gabede

"Gabede" (English: Dare) is a song by the Georgian pop group "The Virus" and it will represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Bulgaria.

At Junior Eurovision

The Virus at stage of JESC 2015 The Virus at stage of JESC 2015.jpg
The Virus at stage of JESC 2015

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Georgia were drawn to perform second on 21 November 2015, following Serbia preceding Slovenia. [5]

The final was broadcast in Georgia on GPB 1TV with commentary by Tuta Chkheidze. The Georgian spokesperson, who announced the Georgian votes during the final, was Lizi Pop (the representative for Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014). [6]

Final

Elen, Lizi, Data and Tako lined up as they appeared on stage and looked to the audience during their opening shot. The background was black with blue lines, stars and triangles.

At the end of the voting, Georgia placed 10th with 51 points. [2] [7]

Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant 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 could 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 were released one month after the final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Georgia had placed 11th with the public televote and 11th with the jury vote. In the public vote, Georgia scored 41 points, while with the jury vote, Georgia scored 40 points. [8]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Georgia and awarded by Georgia in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Georgian jury: [10] [11]

  • Nato Dumbadze
  • Natalia Xarashvili
  • Maka Davitaia
  • Oto Nemsadze
  • Goga Meskhi
Detailed voting results from Georgia [10]
DrawCountryN. DumbadzeN. XarashviliM. DavitaiaO. NemsadzeG. MeskhiAverage Jury PointsTelevoting PointsPoints Awarded
01Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 361631
02Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
03Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 53475
04Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7844
05Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 122781086
06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1275627
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2453752
08Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
09Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 3
10Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 67658788
11Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10181012121212
12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 122253
13Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5241
14Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 123
15Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8104126101010
16Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1011164
17Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 3

Notes

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

References

  1. Granger, Anthony (25 September 2015). "Georgia: Virus Are Off To Junior Eurovision 2015". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Muldoon, Padraig (21 November 2015). "Congratulations! Malta's Destiny Chukunyere wins Junior Eurovision 2015 with "Not My Soul"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. Granger, Anthony (5 August 2015). "JESC '15: Singers for Georgia announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. "საბავშვო 2015". Georgian Public Broadcaster. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. Aderemi, Deban (27 November 2015). "WATCH: Lizi Pop talks child abuse, the Tbilisi flood and Junior Eurovision 2015". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. "Final of Sofia 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. "Full split results of Junior Eurovision 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Sofia 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Detailed Voting Result | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. James-Fisher, Luke (21 November 2015). "Names of Junior Eurovision 2015 Jurors". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 March 2017.