Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
CountryFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
National selection
Selection processArtist: Ranina
Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 26 May 2019
  • Song: 7 October 2019
Selected entrantGiorgi Rostiashvili
Selected song"We Need Love"
Selected songwriter(s)David Evgenidze
Finals performance
Final result14th, 69 points
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Georgia took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which was held on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland.

Contents

Background

Prior to the 2019 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its debut in 2007, [1] and since then they have never missed a single contest. Georgia is also the most successful country in the competition, with three victories in 2008, 2011 and 2016. [2] In the 2018 contest, Tamar Edilashvili represented her country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Your Voice".She ended 8th out of 20 entries with 144 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

Giorgi Rostiaszvili was the winner of Ranina and represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Giorgi Rostiaszwili 2019.jpg
Giorgi Rostiaszvili was the winner of Ranina and represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Ranina

Georgia used an original children's talent show format, Ranina (Georgian: რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. Starting on 24 March 2019, the show lasted around two months with ten candidate artists. [3]

Contestants

ContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Final placeEpisode of elimination
Giorgi Rostiashvili
გიორგი როსთიაშვილი
12 years oldWinnerN/A
Ana Berishvili
ანა ბერიშვილი
13 years oldRunner-upGrand Finale
Anastasia Garsevanishvili
ანასთასია გარსევანიშვილი
8 years old3rd place
Keta Akhalbedashvili
ქეთა ახალბედაშვილი
10 years old4th placeAfter Semi-final
Nika Petriashvili
ნიქა ფეთრიაშვილი
13 years old
Barbara Imnadze
ბარბარა იმნაძე
9 years old6th placeAfter Round 4
Tekla Chanagava
თექლა ჩანაგავა
10 years old
Levan Eloidze
ლევან ელოიძე
11 years old8th place
Elene Ivanidze
ელენე ივანიძე
10 years old9th place
Giorgi Gordadze
გიორგი გორდაძე
13 years old

Shows

Round 1 (24–31 March 2019)
Show 1 (24 March 2019)
Songs from Oliver! [5]
DrawArtist
(Guest artist)
SongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeB. GochiashviliS. Korkotashvili
1Barbara Imnadze
(with Sopho Gelovani)
"Oom-Pah-Pah"393740116
910101098101010101010
2Giorgi Gordadze
(with Giorgi Sukhitashvili)
"You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two"393739115
10101099910999910
3Elene Ivanidze
(with Levan Maspindzelashvili)
"Where Is Love?"403939118
1010101091010101010910
4Nika Petriashvili
(with Oto Nemsadze)
"Reviewing the Situation"404040120
101010101010101010101010
5Anastasia Garsevanishvili
(with Mariko Lejava)
"Who Will Buy?"393939117
910101091010109101010
Show 2 (31 March 2019)
Songs from The Sound of Music [6]
DrawArtist
(Guest artist)
SongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeB. GochiashviliS. Korkotashvili
1Giorgi Rostiashvili
(with Sopho Toroshelidze)
"The Hills Are Alive"404040120
101010101010101010101010
2Tekla Chanagava
(with Giorgi Abashidze)
"Sixteen Going on Seventeen"393839115
91010109910101091010
3Levan Eloidze
(with Elene Kalandadze)
"Edelweiss"393639114
9101010998109101010
4Keta Akhalbedashvili
(with Sopho Khalvashi)
"My Favorite Things"404040120
101010101010101010101010
5Ana Berishvili
(with Nodiko Tatishvili)
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"404040120
101010101010101010101010
Round 2 (7–14 April 2019)
Show 3 (7 April 2019)
Guest artists: Shavnabada band
DrawArtistSongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeM. MdinaradzeM. Mikaberidze
1Nika Petriashvili"იმერული (ოკრიბული) მგზავრული"
("Imeruli (ok'ribuli) mgzavruli")
403939118
1010101010910101010910
2Anastasia Garsevanishvili"შიშ-ნანი"
("Shish-nani")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
3Elene Ivanidze"კესარია"
("Kesaria")
403940119
10101010109101010101010
4Giorgi Gordadze"ჩელა"
("Chela")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
5Barbara Imnadze"აჭარულ შაირებს"
("Ach'arul shairebs")
403940119
10101010910101010101010
Show 4 (14 April 2019)
DrawArtistSongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeM. MdinaradzeM. Mikaberidze
1Ana Berishvili"მარებელს"
("Marebeli")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
2Levan Eloidze"ხასანბეგურა"
("Khasanbegura")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
3Keta Akhalbedashvili"ვა-გიორქომა"
("Va-giorkoma")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
4Tekla Chanagava"ჰარირა"
("Harira")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
5Giorgi Rostiashvili"შენ, ბიჭო, ანაგურელო"
("Shen, bich’o, anagurelo")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
Round 3 (21–28 April 2019)
Show 5 (21 April 2019)
Guest artists: The Quintessence band
DrawArtistSongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeR. KiknadzeM. Datunashvili
1Anastasia Garsevanishvili"მათე ბიჭის სიმღერა"
("Mate bich’is simghera")
404040120
101010104040404040404040
2Barbara Imnadze"ჩიტო-გვრიტო"
("Chit’o-gvrit’o")
404040120
404040404040404040404040
3Giorgi Gordadze"მთვარის სიმღერას"
("Mtvaris simgheras")
384038116
99101010101010991010
4Elene Ivanidze"როცა აყვავდა ნუში"
("Rotsa aq’vavda nushi")
384038116
99101010101010991010
5Nika Petriashvili"ერთელ ვიხილე"
("Ertel vikhile")
404040120
"წავიდეთ ჩქარა"
("Ts’avidet chkara")
101010101010101010101010
Show 6 (28 April 2019)
DrawArtistSongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeR. KiknadzeM. Datunashvili
1Keta Akhalbedashvili"მზე დედაა ჩემი"
("Mze dedaa chemi")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
2Ana Berishvili"გაზაფხულდა, აყვავილდა ნუში"
("Gazapkhulda, aq'vavilda nushi")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
3Giorgi Rostiashvili"ბერიკაობა"
("Berik'aoba")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
4Levan Eloidze"პანკესას სიმღერა"
("P'ank'esas simghera")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
5Tekla Chanagava"პირველი მერცხალი"
("P'irveli mertskhali")
404040120
101010101010101010101010
Round 4 (5–12 May 2019)
Show 7 (5 May 2019)
Guest artists: Tbilisi Boys Cappella (თბილისის ბავშვთა კაპელა)
DrawArtistSongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeS. KhalvashiN. Tatishvili
1Barbara Imnadze"Uptown Funk"404040120
101010101010101010101010
2Elene Ivanidze"Over The Rainbow"383937114
991010910101099910
3Giorgi Gordadze"Man in the Mirror"383939116
99101091010109101010
4Anastasia Garsevanishvili"Jamaica"404040120
101010101010101010101010
5Nika Petriashvili"Circle of Life"404040120
101010101010101010101010
Show 8 (12 May 2019)
Guest artists: Gori Girls' Choir
DrawArtistSongJury scores [lower-alpha 2] Final score
D. EvgenidzeS. KhalvashiN. Tatishvili
1Tekla Chanagava"Roar"404040120
101010101010101010101010
2Giorgi Rostiashvili"Moon River"404040120
101010101010101010101010
3Keta Akhalbedashvili"Java Jive"393939117
109101091010109101010
4Ana Berishvili"Amazing Grace"404040120
101010101010101010101010
5Levan Eloidze"Imagine"403939118
1010101091010109101010
Semi-final (19 May 2019)
Semi-final (19 May 2019)
DrawArtistSongResult
1Nika Petriashvili"თბილისი"
("Tbilisi")
Eliminated
2Giorgi Rostiashvili"რომანსერო"
("Romansero")
Finalist
3Anastasia Garsevanishvili"წვიმს, ისევ წვიმს"
("Ts'vims, isev ts'vims")
Finalist
4Keta Akhalbedashvili"ჩვენი ზღაპარი"
("Chveni zghvap'ari")
Eliminated
5Ana Berishvili"სიზმარს გავხარ"
("Sizmars gavkhar")
Finalist
Final (26 May 2019)

The winner of the final was Giorgi Rostiashvili, who would go on to represent Georgia with the song "We Want to Love". [7]

Final (26 May 2019)
Jury members: Dato Evgenidze, Beka Gochiashvili and Lana Kutateladze
DrawArtistSongPlace
1Anastasia Garsevanishvili"ჯადოსნური კვერცხი"("Jadosnuri k'vertskhi")Third place
2Ana Berishvili"ჭაღარა თბილისო"("Ch'aghara Tbiliso")Second place
3Giorgi Rostiashvili"ჩარი რამა"("Chari rama")Winner

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Georgia was drawn to perform sixth on 24 November 2019, following Spain and preceding Belarus. [8]

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten. [9]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 24 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for a minimum of three and a maximum of five songs. [10] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 10% of the votes, it received 10% of the available points.

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Georgia [11]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2514238
02Flag of France.svg  France 131214111414
03Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 181818181818
04Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 41414210
05Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15912151715
06Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
07Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 161513171517
08Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6171713611
09Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 107810983
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 12721112
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 711512874
12Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 12811161112
13Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 17139141616
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 146261365
15Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 5333547
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11161691213
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3465356
18Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 9101071092
19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8141587101

Notes

  1. As of 23 February 2019, the day when the list of contestants was released by GPB. [4]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The categories for the scores, from left to right, are vocals, performance, artistry and involvement.

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Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017. The Belarusian entry for the 2017 contest in Tbilisi, Georgia was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). A national final, which took place on 25 August 2017, saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public telephone vote. Helena Meraai won the national final by receiving the most votes from both the professional jury and televoters and she represented Belarus in Georgia with the song "I Am The One".

Georgia took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as the host country after their victory in 2016 with the song "Mzeo" by Mariam Mamadashvili. Their entry was decided through an internal selection. They were represented by Grigol Kipshidze and the song "Voice of The Heart".

Georgia took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which was held on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus.

Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Australian broadcaster ABC was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Jael was internally selected to represent Australia in Belarus.

Armenia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Gliwice, Poland on 24 November 2019. The Armenian broadcaster Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Karina Ignatyan was chosen with her song "Colours of Your Dream".

Kazakhstan announced on 18 July 2019 that they would participate at the seventeenth Junior Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Gliwice, Poland. The Kazakh broadcaster, Khabar Agency (KA), was responsible for the country's participation in the contest.

The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which was held on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. Matheu was selected with his song "Dans met Jou". Their entry was selected through the national selection Junior Songfestival 2019.

Albania participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Mikja ime fëmijëri" written by Saimir Çili and Jorgo Papingji. The song was performed by Isea Çili. The Albanian entry for the 2019 contest in Gliwice, Poland was selected through a national final organised by the Albanian broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). The national final consisted of eighteen competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by 100% votes of jury members made up of music professionals. Isea Çili won the Junior Fest 2019 with the song "Mikja ime fëmijëri", on 29 September 2019.

Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak won the national final on 24 September 2019 with the song "Vremya dlya nas". The Russian organisation team later opted to change the name of the song to "A Time for Us".

North Macedonia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The national broadcaster MRT was responsible for organising North Macedonia's entry for the contest. On 9 July 2019, Mila Moskov was internally selected as the Macedonian representative.

Ukraine participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Gliwice, Poland with the song "The Spirit of Music" performed by Sophia Ivanko. Their entrant was selected through a national selection, organized by the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC.

Belarus participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Gliwice, Poland on 24 November 2019. The Belarusian entry for the 2019 contest was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus. It saw ten competing acts participating in a televised production where the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury made up of music professionals and a public vote. Liza Misnikova represented Belarus with the song "Pepelny (Ashen)".

Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Marta Viola was internally selected to represent Italy with the song "La voce della terra".

Georgia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was held in Warsaw, Poland on 29 November 2020. Sandra Gadelia was selected through the televised show Ranina. She achieved 6th place with 111 points.

Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) selected Petar Aničić, who achieved 11th place with 85 points.

Georgia competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France. The children's talent show Ranina was used for the fourth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Niko Kajaia, who performed at the contest with the song "Let's Count the Smiles". He finished 4th place out of 19 participating countries.

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

Georgia will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which will be held in Nice on 26 November 2023. The children's talent show Ranina was used for the sixth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Anastasia Vasadze.

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