Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Country	Georgia
National selection
Selection process	Artist:Ranina 2023; Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: 10 June 2023; Song: 15 October 2023
Selected entrant	Anastasia and Ranina
Selected song	"Over the Sky"
Selected songwriter(s)	Betkho; Mebo Nutsubidze
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 74 points
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated April 19, 2024

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.^[1] Later, it was revealed that she would be joined by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvlili.^[2]^[3] The trio represented Georgia with the song "Over the Sky".^[4]

Background

Prior to the 2023 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since its debut in 2007,^[5] 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.^[6] In the 2022 contest, Mariam Bigvava represented Georgia with the song "I Believe" following her victory in the fifth season of Ranina, achieving 3rd place out of 16 with 161 points.^[7]

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina

For the sixth 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 sixth time in December 2022.^[8] The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 1 February 2023, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors.^[9] On 29 March, GPB announced that Ranina's first episode will be aired on 1 April.^[10]

Classical pianist David Aladashvili remained as the main host of the show. Last years finalist Vache Ghviniashvili joined him as co-host.

List of contestants
Name	Age^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Final place	Episode of elimination
Anastasia Vasadze ანასტასია ვასაძე	11 years old	Winner	N/A
Anastasia Berishvili ანასტასია ბერიშვილი	9 years old	Runner-up	Final
Gabriel Lomsadze გაბრიელ ლომსაძე	11 years old
Tamar Tomashvili თამარ თომაშვილი	12 years old
Soso Chachua სოსო ჩაჩუა	13 years old
Anaroza Gaprindashvili ანაროზა გაფრინდაშვილი	9 years old	6th place	After Round 4
Anastasia Masurashvili ანასტასია მასურაშვილი	11 years old	6th place
Datuna Kereselidze დათუნა კერესელიძე	11 years old	8th place
Demetre Okriashvili დემეტრე ოქრიაშვილი	13 years old	9th place
Mariam Gomiashvili მარიამ გომიაშვილი	12 years old	10th place

Round 1

The shows of round 1 took place on 1 and 15 April 2023.^{[lower-alpha 2]} The candidates performed in a duet with participants from previous seasons including the winners from 2020-2022 Sandra Gadelia, Niko Kajaia and Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for this round were Giorgi Asanishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Liza Bagrationi.

Show 1 – 1 April 2023^[11]^[12]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	G. Asanishvili	D. Evgenidze	L. Bagrationi	Final score
1	Anaroza Gaprindashvili (with Vache Ghviniashvili)	"Iq’o da ara" (იყო და არა)	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	118
2	Mariam Gomiashvili (with Gega Shonia)	"Tovs da bardnis" (თოვს და ბარდნის)	38 (9 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	38 (9 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	115
3	Anastasia Vasadze (with Oto Bazerashvili)	"Nat’vris khe" (ნატვრის ხე)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Demetre Okriashvili (with Sandra Gadelia)	"Gashale prtebii" (გაშალე ფრთები)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	118
5	Datuna Kereselidze (with Nikoloz Kharati)	"Sat’rpialo" (სატრფიალო)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	117

Show 2 – 15 April 2023^[13]^[14]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury Score			Final Score
Draw	Artist	Song	G. Asanishvili	D. Evgenidze	L. Bagrationi	Final Score
1	Anastasia Masurashvili (with Nikoloz Kajaia)	"Sizmari" (სიზმარი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Tamar Tomashvili (with Anastasia Garsevanishvili)	"Rats q’velaze dzalian gviq’vars" (რაც ყველაზე ძალიან გვიყვარს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Gabriel Lomsadze (with Barbare Makhatadze)	"Tbiliso" (თბილისო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	119
4	Soso Chachua (with Marita Khvedelidze)	"Gvinda gviq’vardes" (გვინდა გვიყვარდეს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Berishvili (with Mariam Bigvava)	"Mze itsinis" (მზე იცინის)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Round 2

The shows of round 2 took place on 22 and 29 April. The candidates performed Georgian folk songs with the Shavnabada band. The jury members for this round were David Sakavaridze, Dato Evgenidze, and Maia Mikaberidze.

Show 3 – 22 April 2023^[15]^[16]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Sakavaridze	D. Evgenidze	M. Mikaberidze	Final score
1	Demetre Okriashvili	"Didebata" (დიდებათა)	39 (10 \| 10 \| 9 \| 10)	38 (10 \| 10 \| 9 \| 9)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	117
2	Mariam Gomiashvili	"Chela" (ჩელა)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	119
3	Anaroza Gaprindashvili	"Mindvrad dagich’er p’ep’elas" (მინდვრად დაგიჭერ პეპელას)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Datuna Kereselidze	"Maglonia" (მაგლონია)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Vasadze	"Ach’aruli sakhumaro" (აჭარული სახუმარო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Show 4 – 29 April 2023^[17]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	D. Sakavaridze	D. Evgenidze	M. Mikaberidze	Final score
1	Anastasia Berishvili	"Kalakuri sat’rpialo" (ქალაქური სატრფიალო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Soso Chachua	"K’uchkhi bednieri" (კუჩხი ბედნიერი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Gabriel Lomsadze	"P’at’ara gogo" (პატარა გოგო)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Tamar Tomashvili	"Mts’irula" (მწირულა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Masurashvili	"Rach’uli suit’a" (რაჭული სუიტა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Round 3

The shows of round 3 took place on 6 and 13 May 2023. The candidates performed together with Zviad Bolkvadze. The jury members for this round were Nukri Kapanadze, Dato Evgenidze, and Sopo Khalvashi.

Show 5 – 6 May 2023^[18]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Kapanadze	D. Evgenidze	S. Khalvashi	Final score
1	Anaroza Gaprindashvili	"Sopeli" (სოფელი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Datuna Kereselidze	"Modi gadavkandet bavshvobashi" (მოდი გადავქანდეთ ბავშვობაში)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Mariam Gomiashvili	"Movdena" (მოვდენა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Demetre Okriashvili	"Datovlil nadzvebs" (დათოვლილ ნაძვებს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Vasadze	"Khorumi" (ხორუმი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Show 6 – 13 May 2023^[19]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Kapanadze	D. Evgenidze	S. Khalvashi	Final score
1	Anastasia Berishvili	"Me shen dagikhat’av" (მე შენ დაგიხატავ)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
2	Soso Chachua	"K’aruseli" (კარუსელი)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Tamar Tomashvili	"Bavshvobashi damrcha" (ბავშვობაში დამრჩა)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Anastasia Masurashvili	"Evel evel" (ეველ ეველ)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Gabriel Lomsadze	"Sakartvelos" (საქართველოს)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Round 4

The shows of round 4 took place on 20 and 27 May 2023. The candidates performed songs in 10 different foreign languages, such as: Hebrew, French, Czech, Italian, African languages, Ukrainian, Spanish, English and Portuguese. The jury members for this round were Nodiko Tatishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Tika Rukhadze.

Show 7 – 20 May 2023^[20]^[21]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Tatishvili	D. Evgenidze	T. Rukhadze	Final score
1	Datuna Kereselidze	"Mambo Italiano" (Rosemary Clooney)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	119
2	Anastasia Vasadze	"Yerushalaim shel zahav" (Naomi Shemer)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Anaroza Gaprindashvili	"Paris sera toujours Paris" (Maurice Chevalier)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	119
4	Demetre Okriashvili	"Gde patki ptiachku shnize ma"	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	118
5	Mariam Gomiashvili	"Save Us"	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	39 (9 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	118

Show 8 – 27 May 2023^[22]^[23]
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury scores			Final score
Draw	Artist	Song	N. Tatishvili	D. Evgenidze	T. Rukhadze	Final score
1	Anastasia Masurashvili	"Ridna maty moya" (Platon Majboroda)	39 (10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	38 (9 \| 9 \| 10 \| 10)	117
2	Gabriel Lomsadze	"Perfidia" (Alberto Domínguez)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
3	Soso Chachua	"All You Need Is Love" (The Beatles)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
4	Tamar Tomashvili	"O Morro Não Tem Vez" (Pedrinho Rodrigues)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120
5	Anastasia Berishvili	"It Don't Mean a Thing" (Ivie Anderson)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	40 (10 \| 10 \| 10 \| 10)	120

Semi-final qualification

The five participants who collected the most points throughout the four tours will advance to the semi-final, with the artists advancing to the next round being announced following the tallying of the scores at the end of the last show of the fourth round. The semi-finalists are Anastasia Berishvili, Anastasia Vasadze, Gabriel Lomsadze, Tamar Tomashvili and Soso Chachua.^[23]

Semi-final qualification
Artist	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total	Result
Anaroza Gaprindashvili	118	120	120	119	477	Eliminated
Anastasia Berishvili	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist
Anastasia Vasadze	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist
Anastasia Masurashvili	120	120	120	117	477	Eliminated
Gabriel Lomsadze	119	120	120	120	479	Semi-finalist
Datuna Kereselidze	117	120	120	119	476	Eliminated
Demetre Okriashvili	118	117	120	118	473	Eliminated
Tamar Tomashvili	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist
Mariam Gomiashvili	115	119	120	118	472	Eliminated
Soso Chachua	120	120	120	120	480	Semi-finalist

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 3 June 2023. The five contestants performed together with former Ranina participants, such as: Nikoloz Vasadze (2018), Anastasia Garsevanishvili (2019), Barbare Makhatadze (2021), Kato Chkareuli (2022) and last year winner Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for the semi-final were Buka Kartozia, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

All semi-finalists moved on to the final, due to a tie in the judges's vote. This meant that Ranina would have 5 finalists for the first time.^[24]

Semi-final – 3 June 2023^[25]
Draw	Artist	Song
1	Tamar Tomashvili	"Simghera tbilisdze" (სიმღერა თბილისზე)
2	Gabriel Lomsadze	"Meedzovis simghera" (მეეზოვის სიმღერა)
3	Anastasia Vasadze	"Lachini" (ლაჩინი)
4	Soso Chachua	"Somkhuri shalakho" (სომხური შალახო)
5	Anastasia Berishvili	"Sach’idao" (საჭიდაო)

Final

The final took place on 10 June 2023. The jury members for the semi-final were Davit Tsintsadze, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

At the end of the show Anastasia Vasadze was announced as the winner of the sixth season.

Final – 10 June 2023^[26]
Draw	Artist	Song
1	Anastasia Berishvili	"Chems simgheras vin gaigebs" (ჩემს სიმღერას ვინ გაიგებს)
2	Soso Chachua	"Janaia" (ჯანაია)
3	Tamar Tomashvili	"Isev is baghi" (ისევ ის ბაღი)
4	Gabriel Lomsadze	"Mukhambadzi" (მუხამბაზი)
5	Anastasia Vasadze	"Ram shemkmna adaminad" (რამ შემქმნა ადამიანად)

Preparation

Despite Anastasia Vasadze being the sole winner of Ranina 2023, therefore winning the right to represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it was revealed on 12 September 2023 that she would be supported on stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili, both of whom participated in the 2022 edition of the selection and reached the final. This also marked the first time that Georgia would not be represented by a soloist since 2015.^[2]^[3]

The trio went on to rebrand as Anastasia and Ranina, referencing the name of the selection show which brought them together, on 13 October,^[27] with their song "Over the Sky", written by Betkho and Mebo Nutsubidze, being released on 15 October during the broadcast of Am shabat-k’viras (Georgian: Ამ შაბათ-კვირას, transl. This Weekend) on the First Channel.^[27]^[28]

The song addressed the 2023 contest's theme, "Heroes", by exhorting the listener to be their own hero, with lyrics such as You’re the hero you’ve been always looking for / Just believe in yourself and start to shine.^[29]

At Junior Eurovision

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France on 26 November 2023.

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.^[30]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 24 November 2023 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 26 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 three songs.^[31] 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.

At the end of the show, Georgia received 21 points from juries and 53 points from online voting, placing 14th. This equalled Georgia's lowest placement in the contest in 2019.^[32]

Points awarded to Georgia^[32]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points	Portugal Spain
4 points	Armenia
3 points	Italy United Kingdom
2 points
1 point	Germany
Georgia received 53 points from the online vote

Points awarded by Georgia^[32]
Score	Country
12 points	Spain
10 points	Armenia
8 points	Italy
7 points	Germany
6 points	Ukraine
5 points	France
4 points	Albania
3 points	Ireland
2 points	Portugal
1 point	Estonia

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Georgian jury:^[33]

Anri Jokhadze – singer, represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Davit Archvadze
Nestan Sinjikashvili
Lizi Kvirkvelia
Sandra Gadelia – singer, represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Detailed voting results from Georgia^[32]
Draw	Country	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Average Rank	Points Awarded
01	Spain	9	2	1	1	1	1	12
02	Malta	8	9	13	10	14	12
03	Ukraine	5	5	3	5	11	5	6
04	Ireland	15	10	4	14	4	8	3
05	United Kingdom	14	14	9	7	8	11
06	North Macedonia	11	15	10	8	10	14
07	Estonia	12	4	11	13	13	10	1
08	Armenia	3	1	8	2	2	2	10
09	Poland	10	13	12	9	9	15
10	Georgia
11	Portugal	13	6	14	11	6	9	2
12	France	4	8	7	12	7	6	5
13	Albania	6	11	5	6	12	7	4
14	Italy	1	12	2	3	3	3	8
15	Germany	2	3	6	4	5	4	7
16	Netherlands	7	7	15	15	15	13

Notes

↑ As of 1 February 2023, the day when the list of contestants was released by GPB.
↑ The show was originally scheduled to air on 8 April, but was postponed 1 week due to technical issues

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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.

Malta participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, to be held in Warsaw, Poland. Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised a national final to select the Maltese entry. Malta was represented in the contest by the song "Chasing Sunsets", written by Peter Borg, Aleandro Spiteri Monseigneur, Joe Roscoe and Emil Calleja Bayliss, and performed by Chanel Monseigneur. She achieved 8th place with 100 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.

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.

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions. The contest took place on 26 November 2023 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France, following the country's victory at the 2022 contest with the song "Oh Maman !" by Lissandro. This was the second time that France hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in Paris in 2021.

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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[:1-2] 1 2 Farren, Neil (12 September 2023). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili to Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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[8] Granger, Anthony (15 December 2022). "Georgia: Ranina 2023 Applications Open". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[9] Granger, Anthony (1 February 2023). "Georgia: Ranina 2023 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[10] Granger, Anthony (29 March 2023). "Georgia: Ranina 2023 Commences on April 1". Eurovoix. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

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[19] #რანინა - IV ეპიზოდი | ქართული ფოლკლორის ტური (VI სეზონი) , retrieved 21 May 2023

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[24] #რანინა ათ ენაზე - II ეპიზოდი (VI სეზონი) , retrieved 27 May 2023

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[26] Granger, Anthony (3 June 2023). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Ranina 2023 Finalists Selected". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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[30] Granger, Anthony (29 September 2023). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Recording of Junior Eurovision 2023 Entry Underway". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[31] "Anastasia & Ranina". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

[32] Granger, Anthony (15 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?". Eurovoix.

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