Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country	Georgia
National selection
Selection process	Artist:Ranina 2021; Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: 13 November 2021; Song: 14 November 2021
Selected entrant	Niko Kajaia
Selected song	"Let's Count the Smiles"
Selected songwriter(s)	Giga Kukhianidze
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 163 points
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated April 19, 2024

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".^[1] He finished 4th place out of 19 participating countries.

Background

Prior to the 2021 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its debut in 2007,^[2] 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.^[3] In the 2020 contest, Sandra Gadelia represented Georgia with the song "You Are Not Alone" following her victory in the third season of Ranina, achieving 6th place out of 12 with 111 points.^[4]

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina

For the fourth year in a row, Georgia used an original children's talent show format, Ranina (Georgian :რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. Georgian broadcaster GPB confirmed that Ranina would be used for the fourth time on 2 September 2021, confirming that the show would begin on 11 September at 10pm GST.^[5] The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 6 September 2021, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors.^[6]

Contestants
Contestant	Age^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Final place	Episode of elimination
Nikoloz Kajaia ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია	10 years old	Winner	N/A
Gega Shonia გეგა შონია	11 years old	Runner-up	Final
Barbare Makhatadze ბარბარე მახათაძე	9 years old	3rd place	Final
Datuna Luarsabishvili დათუნა ლუარსაბიშვილი	12 years old	4th place	After semi-final
Guga Nadiradze გუგა ნადირაძე	9 years old
Keso Rusia კესო რუსია	12 years old
Ioana Navadze იოანა ნავაძე	9 years old	7th place	After Round 4
Mariam Bukhnikashvili მარიამ ბუხნიკაშვილი	12 years old	8th place
Nini Orkoshneli ნინი ორკოშნელი	10 years old	9th place
Andria Beridze ანდრია ბერიძე	13 years old	10th place

Round 1 (11–12 September 2021)

The jurors for this round were Elene Kalandadze, Davit Evgenidze and Nukri Kapanadze.

Show 1 – 11 September 2021^[7]^[8]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				E. Kalandadze				N. Kapanadze				Final score
1	Nini Orkoshneli (with Nutsa Jghamadze and Niutone)	"Sakatmeshi shep’arula mela" (საქათმეში შეპარულა მელა)	40				40				40				120
1	Nini Orkoshneli (with Nutsa Jghamadze and Niutone)	"Sakatmeshi shep’arula mela" (საქათმეში შეპარულა მელა)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
2	Nikoloz Kajaia (with Papuna Sharikadze)	"Sakanela" (საქანელა)	40				40				40				120
2	Nikoloz Kajaia (with Papuna Sharikadze)	"Sakanela" (საქანელა)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
3	Gega Shonia (with Zviad Bolkvadze, Andria Bolkvadze and Niutone)	"Ori rezo" (ორი რეზო)	40				40				40				120
3		"Ori rezo" (ორი რეზო)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Barbare Makhatadze (with Sandro Kvachadze)	"Es sats’q’ali k’urdgheli" (ეს საწყალი კურდღელი)	40				40				40				120
4	Barbare Makhatadze (with Sandro Kvachadze)	"Es sats’q’ali k’urdgheli" (ეს საწყალი კურდღელი)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Andria Beridze (with Zuka Khutsishvili)	"Simghera siq’varuls hgavs" (სიმღერა სიყვარულს ჰგავს)	40				40				40				120
5	Andria Beridze (with Zuka Khutsishvili)	"Simghera siq’varuls hgavs" (სიმღერა სიყვარულს ჰგავს)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Show 2 – 12 September 2021^[9]^[10]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				E. Kalandadze				N. Kapanadze				Final score
1	Guga Nadiradze (with Tika Balanchine and New One)	"Esa messa" (ესა მესა)	40				40				40				120
1	Guga Nadiradze (with Tika Balanchine and New One)	"Esa messa" (ესა მესა)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
2	Keso Rusia (with Giorgi Gigashvili)	"Samshoblos gasakhareblad" (სამშობლოს გასახარებლად)	40				40				40				120
2	Keso Rusia (with Giorgi Gigashvili)	"Samshoblos gasakhareblad" (სამშობლოს გასახარებლად)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
3	Ioana Navadze (with Nodiko Tatishvili and Dato Londaridze)	"Shen ghimilis deda khar" (შენ ღიმილის დედა ხარ)	40				40				40				120
3	Ioana Navadze (with Nodiko Tatishvili and Dato Londaridze)	"Shen ghimilis deda khar" (შენ ღიმილის დედა ხარ)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Mariam Bukhnikashvili (with Anna Doi & Beka Gochiashvili)	"Mze" (მზე)	40				40				40				120
4	Mariam Bukhnikashvili (with Anna Doi & Beka Gochiashvili)	"Mze" (მზე)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Datuna Luarsabishvili (with Sophie Willie and Niutone)	"Gaighime" (გაიღიმე)	40				40				40				120
5	Datuna Luarsabishvili (with Sophie Willie and Niutone)	"Gaighime" (გაიღიმე)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Round 2 (18–25 September 2021)

The jurors for this round were Sopho Toroshelidze, Davit Evgenidze and Paata Godziashvili.

Show 3 – 18 September 2021^[11]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				S. Toroshelidze				P. Godziashvili				Final score
1	Barbare Makhatadze	"Someday My Prince Will Come" ( Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs )	39				40				39				118
1	Barbare Makhatadze		10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	118
2	Andria Beridze	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" ( The Lion King )	39				36				38				113
2	Andria Beridze	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" ( The Lion King )	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	9	113
3	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" ( The Aristocats )	40				40				40				120
3	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" ( The Aristocats )	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Nini Orkoshneli	"Once Upon a December" ( Anastasia )	38				38				38				114
4	Nini Orkoshneli	"Once Upon a December" ( Anastasia )	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	9	9	10	10	9	114
5	Gega Shonia	"I Wanna Be like You" ( The Jungle Book )	40				40				40				120
5	Gega Shonia	"I Wanna Be like You" ( The Jungle Book )	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Show 4 – 25 September 2021^[12]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				S. Toroshelidze				P. Godziashvili				Final score
1	Mariam Bukhnikashvili	"Beauty and the Beast" ( Beauty and the Beast )	39				38				38				115
1	Mariam Bukhnikashvili	"Beauty and the Beast" ( Beauty and the Beast )	10	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	115
2	Guga Nadiradze	"You've Got a Friend in Me" ( Toy Story )	40				39				40				119
2	Guga Nadiradze	"You've Got a Friend in Me" ( Toy Story )	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	119
3	Ioana Navadze	"When She Loved Me" ( Toy Story 2 )	39				39				39				117
3	Ioana Navadze	"When She Loved Me" ( Toy Story 2 )	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	117
4	Datuna Luarsabishvili	"Friend Like Me" ( Aladdin )	40				40				40				120
4	Datuna Luarsabishvili	"Friend Like Me" ( Aladdin )	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Keso Rusia	"Reflection" ( Mulan )	40				40				40				120
5	Keso Rusia	"Reflection" ( Mulan )	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Round 3 (14-16 October 2021)

The jurors for this round were Maia Mikaberidze, Davit Evgenidze and Giorgi Sikharulidze.

Show 5 - 14 October 2021^[13]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				M. Mikaberidze				G. Sikharulidze				Final score
1	Gega Shonia	"Gudisa, sharat’in" (გუდისა, შარატინ)	40				40				40				120
1	Gega Shonia	"Gudisa, sharat’in" (გუდისა, შარატინ)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
2	Barbare Makhatadze	"Q’ovel sneulebaze" (ყოველ სნეულებაზე)	40				40				40				120
2	Barbare Makhatadze	"Q’ovel sneulebaze" (ყოველ სნეულებაზე)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
3	Andria Beridze	"Khokhbis q’elivit lamazi" (ხოხბის ყელივით ლამაზი)	40				40				40				120
3	Andria Beridze	"Khokhbis q’elivit lamazi" (ხოხბის ყელივით ლამაზი)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Nini Orskoshneli	"K’olkhuri nana" (კოლხური ნანა)	40				40				40				120
4	Nini Orskoshneli	"K’olkhuri nana" (კოლხური ნანა)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Guruli perkhuli" (გურული ფერხული)	40				40				40				120
5	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Guruli perkhuli" (გურული ფერხული)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Show 6 - 16 October 2021^[14]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				M. Mikaberidze				G. Sikharulidze				Final score
1	Guga Nadiradze	"Gakhsovs t’urpav" (გახსოვს ტურფავ)	40				40				40				120
1	Guga Nadiradze	"Gakhsovs t’urpav" (გახსოვს ტურფავ)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
2	Ioana Navadze	"Sdzinavs t’bas" (სძინავს ტბას)	40				40				40				120
2	Ioana Navadze	"Sdzinavs t’bas" (სძინავს ტბას)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
3	Datuna Luarsabishvili	"Shilduri mravalzhamieri" (შილდური მრავალჟამიერი)	40				40				40				120
3	Datuna Luarsabishvili	"Shilduri mravalzhamieri" (შილდური მრავალჟამიერი)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Mariam Bukhnikashvili	"Arami do sharika" (არამი დო შარიქა)	40				40				40				120
4	Mariam Bukhnikashvili	"Arami do sharika" (არამი დო შარიქა)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Keso Rusia	"Sat’rpialo" (სატრფიალო)	40				40				40				120
5	Keso Rusia	"Sat’rpialo" (სატრფიალო)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

Round 4 (20-23 October 2021)

The jurors for this round were Sopho Gelovani, Davit Evgenidze and Liza Bagrationi.

Show 7 - 20 October 2021^[15]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				S. Gelovani				L. Bagrationi				Final score
1	Barbare Makhatadze	"Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer In Berlin" (Marlene Dietrich)	40				40				40				120
1	Barbare Makhatadze	"Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer In Berlin" (Marlene Dietrich)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
2	Gega Shonia	"Rosalina" (Fabio Concato)	40				40				40				120
2	Gega Shonia	"Rosalina" (Fabio Concato)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
3	Nini Orkoshneli	"Dernière danse" (Indila)	40				40				40				120
3	Nini Orkoshneli	"Dernière danse" (Indila)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Amar pelos dois" (Salvador Sobral)	40				40				40				120
4	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Amar pelos dois" (Salvador Sobral)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
5	Andria Beridze	"Hoppípolla" (Sigur Rós)	40				39				40				119
5	Andria Beridze	"Hoppípolla" (Sigur Rós)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	119

Show 8 - 23 October 2021^[16]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores												Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Evgenidze				S. Gelovani				L. Bagrationi				Final score
1	Mariam Bukhnikashvili	"Hatikvah" (National anthem of Israel)	40				40				40				120
1	Mariam Bukhnikashvili	"Hatikvah" (National anthem of Israel)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
2	Guga Nadiradze	"Quizás, quizás, quizás" (Bobby Capó)	40				40				40				120
2	Guga Nadiradze	"Quizás, quizás, quizás" (Bobby Capó)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
3	Ioana Navadze	"чорнобривці" (Chornobryvtsi)	40				40				40				120
3	Ioana Navadze	"чорнобривці" (Chornobryvtsi)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120
4	Datuna Luarsabishvili	"With a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles)	40				39				39				118
4	Datuna Luarsabishvili	"With a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	118
5	Keso Rusia	"Malaika" (Miriam Makeba)	40				40				40				120
5	Keso Rusia	"Malaika" (Miriam Makeba)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	120

At the end of Show 8, the semi-finalists were announced. The five participants who collected the most points throughout the four tours advanced to the next round. They are Nikoloz Kajaia, Keso Rusia, Gega Shonia, Guga Nadiradze, Datuna Luarsabishvili and Barbare Makhatadze.^[17] Datuna Luarsabishvili and Barbare Makhatadze both took 5th place with the same score. This means that Ranina will have 6 semi-finalists for the first time.

Semi-final (6 November 2021)

The jurors for the Semi-final were Tika Rukhadze, Davit Evgenidze and Buka Kartozia.

Semi-final (6 November 2021)^[18]
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Gega Shonia (with The Quintessence)	"Soplis Masheneblebi" (სოფლის მაშენებლები)	Finalist
2	Keso Rusia (with The Quintessence)	"Romansi" (რომანსი)	Eliminated
3	Guga Nadiradze (with The Quintessence)	"K’omble" (კომბლე)	Eliminated
4	Barbare Makhatadze (with The Quintessence)	"Gogona Da Bat’i" (გოგონა და ბატი)	Finalist
5	Datuna Luarsabishvili (with The Quintessence)	"Isbundi" (ისბუნდი)	Eliminated
6	Nikoloz Kajaia (with The Quintessence)	"Ar Daidardo" & "Shen, Mkholod Shen" (არ დაიდარდო & შენ, მხოლოდ შენ)	Finalist

Final (13 November 2021)

The jurors for the Final were Sopho Khalvashi, Davit Evgenidze and Beka Gochiashvili.

Final (13 November 2021)^[19]
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Nikoloz Kajaia	"Gazapkhuli Maints Mova" (გაზაფხული მაინც მოვა)	1
2	Barbare Makhatadze	"Me Saidumlos Shenakhva Vitsi" (მე საიდუმლოს შენახვა ვიცი)	3
3	Gega Shonia	"Ak Emghereba Guls" (აქ ემღერება გულს)	2

After the solo performances, all three participants performed the song "Khelebi" (ხელები) together with the Gori Girls Choir.^[20]

The day after the final was broadcast, the song "Let's Count The Smiles", with which Niko Kajaia would represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, was released along with a music video.^[21] The song was written by Giga Kukhianidze, and contains lyrics in Georgian, English, and French.^[22]

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Georgia would perform second on 19 December 2021, following Germany and preceding Poland.^[23]

At the end of the contest, Georgia received 163 points, placing 4th out of 19 participating countries.^[24]

Performance

Niko Kajaia was accompanied on stage by two dances, Barbare Tvarava and Lizi Kvirkevlia.^[25] The three are dressed in primary colours, with colourful shapes shown on the LED screens behind them.^[26]^[27]

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.^[28]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 17 December 2021 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 17 December 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 three songs.^[29] 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.

Points awarded to Georgia^[30]
Score	Country
12 points	Armenia France Malta
10 points	Serbia
8 points	Kazakhstan North Macedonia
7 points	Azerbaijan Italy
6 points	Ukraine
5 points	Bulgaria Netherlands Portugal
4 points
3 points	Russia
2 points	Albania Spain
1 point
Georgia received 59 points from the online vote

Points awarded by Georgia^[30]
Score	Country
12 points	France
10 points	Azerbaijan
8 points	Malta
7 points	Serbia
6 points	Italy
5 points	Armenia
4 points	Poland
3 points	Bulgaria
2 points	North Macedonia
1 point	Kazakhstan

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Georgia^[30]
Draw	Country	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
01	Germany	12	10	10	12	15	13
02	Georgia
03	Poland	4	8	13	3	7	7	4
04	Malta	6	5	5	4	5	3	8
05	Italy	5	9	9	2	8	5	6
06	Bulgaria	10	2	8	8	6	8	3
07	Russia	18	16	17	15	18	18
08	Ireland	11	14	18	7	14	14
09	Armenia	13	3	4	6	9	6	5
10	Kazakhstan	9	7	6	10	10	10	1
11	Albania	16	17	11	14	17	17
12	Ukraine	7	11	7	9	12	11
13	France	1	1	2	1	3	1	12
14	Azerbaijan	3	4	1	5	4	2	10
15	Netherlands	17	6	16	16	11	12
16	Spain	15	13	15	11	16	15
17	Serbia	8	12	3	17	1	4	7
18	North Macedonia	2	15	14	13	2	9	2
19	Portugal	14	18	12	18	13	16

Notes

↑ As of 6 September 2021, the day when the list of contestants was released by GPB.

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The participation of Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 which took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2007 contest was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", which finished in fourth place out of seventeen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and sixteen points. Since their debut, Georgia has never missed an edition of the contest, with three of these participations resulting in a win. These wins occurred in 2008, 2011 and 2016, making Georgia the most successful country in the contest, alongside France. They hosted the contest for the first time in 2017 at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi.

Albania debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012. Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), has been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut.

Russia won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took take place on 26 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Russian broadcaster Russia-1, owned by the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Polina Bogusevich won the contest with the song "Wings".

Serbia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Irina Brodić and Jana Paunović were selected from national selection to represent Serbia with the song "Ceo svet je naš".

Macedonia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 25 November 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Macedonian broadcaster MRT was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Mina Blažev was internally selected on 8 September 2017 as the Macedonian representative and her song for the contest, "Dancing Through Life", was presented on 8 October 2017.

Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 25 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Australian broadcaster ABC is responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Isabella Clarke was internally selected to represent Australia in Georgia. Her song for the contest, "Speak Up", was revealed on 7 October 2017.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the sixteenth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk on 25 November 2018 at the Minsk-Arena. It was the second time that the contest was held in Belarus, after it staged the 2010 edition at the same venue.

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

Georgia took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which was held on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland.

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.

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.

Poland hosted and participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw. Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised the national final Szansa na sukces to select the Polish entry for the contest. The national final was won by Ala Tracz with the song "I'll Be Standing", which represented Poland in the contest. She ended up 9th place with 90 points.

Germany debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 which was held on 29 November 2020 in Warsaw, Poland. German broadcasters ARD and ZDF selected Susan Oseloff to represent the country with the song "Stronger With You" through the televised selection process Dein Song für Warschau. She finished in 12th position with 66 points.

North Macedonia took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France. The national broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), is responsible for the country's participation in the contest. MRT selected four singers from the television show Dajte muzika to represent North Macedonia with the song "Green Forces".

Italy took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France, returning to the competition after a one year absence from the 2020 contest. Italian broadcaster RAI is responsible for the country's participation in the contest. Elisabetta Lizza represented Italy with the song "Specchio ".

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 20th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV). The contest took place on 11 December 2022 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, following the country's victory at the 2021 contest with the song "Qami Qami" by Maléna. This was the second time that Armenia hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in 2011.

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.

Ukraine competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Armenia, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan. The country was represented by Zlata Dziunka with the song "Nezlamna (Unbreakable)", who won the national selection organised by the Ukrainian broadcaster Suspilne.

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 Ranina was used for the sixth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Anastasia Vasadze. Later, it was revealed that she would be joined by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvlili. The trio represented Georgia with the song "Over the Sky".

Georgia will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Spain. For the seventh year in a row, the children's talent show Ranina will be used to choose Georgia's representative.

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[1] "Niko's riding high for Georgia 🇬🇪". junioreurovision.tv. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[2] "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[3] "Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[4] "Sandra Gadelia ends up in 6th place in 2020 JESC". First Channel . Georgian Public Broadcasting. 29 November 2020.

[5] Herbert, Emily (2 September 2021). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Junior Eurovision Selection To Commence on September 11". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[6] Granger, Anthony (6 September 2021). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Ranina 2021 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[8] "#რანინა I ტური, I ხუთეული - ქართული საბავშვო სიმღერების ტური (IV სეზონი) #LIVE" (in Georgian). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[9] "#რანინა I ტური, I ხუთეული - ქართული საბავშვო სიმღერების ტური (IV სეზონი)" (in Georgian). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[10] "#რანინა I ტური, II ხუთეული - ქართული საბავშვო სიმღერების ტური (IV სეზონი) #LIVE" (in Georgian). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[11] "#რანინა I ტური, II ხუთეული - ქართული საბავშვო სიმღერების ტური (IV სეზონი)" (in Georgian). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[12] "#რანინა II ტური, I ხუთეული - ,,დისნეის" ტური (IV სეზონი)" (in Georgian). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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[18] Granger, Anthony (24 October 2021). "Georgia: Ranina 2021 Semi-Finalists Selected". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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[21] "#რანინა #ფინალი 🎙 ბარბარე მახათაძე, გეგა შონია, ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია - „ხელები"". 13 November 2021.

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