Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
CountryFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
National selection
Selection processArtist:Ranina 2023
Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 10 June 2023
Song: 15 October 2023
Selected entrantAnastasia and Ranina
Selected song"Over the Sky"
Selected songwriter(s)Betkho
Mebo Nutsubidze
Finals performance
Final result14th, 74 points
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄20222023

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]

Contents

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
NameAge [lower-alpha 1] Final placeEpisode of elimination
Anastasia Vasadze
ანასტასია ვასაძე
11 years oldWinnerN/A
Anastasia Berishvili
ანასტასია ბერიშვილი
9 years oldRunner-upFinal
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 old6th placeAfter Round 4
Anastasia Masurashvili
ანასტასია მასურაშვილი
11 years old
Datuna Kereselidze
დათუნა კერესელიძე
11 years old8th place
Demetre Okriashvili
დემეტრე ოქრიაშვილი
13 years old9th place
Mariam Gomiashvili
მარიამ გომიაშვილი
12 years old10th 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]
DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
G. AsanishviliD. EvgenidzeL. Bagrationi
1Anaroza 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
2Mariam 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
3Anastasia 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
4Demetre Okriashvili
(with Sandra Gadelia)
"Gashale prtebii"
(გაშალე ფრთები)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
118
5Datuna 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]
DrawArtistSongJury ScoreFinal Score
G. AsanishviliD. EvgenidzeL. Bagrationi
1Anastasia Masurashvili
(with Nikoloz Kajaia)
"Sizmari"
(სიზმარი)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
2Tamar 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
3Gabriel Lomsadze
(with Barbare Makhatadze)
"Tbiliso"
(თბილისო)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
119
4Soso 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
5Anastasia 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]
DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
D. SakavaridzeD. EvgenidzeM. Mikaberidze
1Demetre Okriashvili"Didebata"
(დიდებათა)
39
(10 | 10 | 9 | 10)
38
(10 | 10 | 9 | 9)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
117
2Mariam Gomiashvili"Chela"
(ჩელა)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
119
3Anaroza 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
4Datuna Kereselidze"Maglonia"
(მაგლონია)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
5Anastasia 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]
DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
D. SakavaridzeD. EvgenidzeM. Mikaberidze
1Anastasia Berishvili"Kalakuri sat’rpialo"
(ქალაქური სატრფიალო)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
2Soso Chachua"K’uchkhi bednieri"
(კუჩხი ბედნიერი)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
3Gabriel Lomsadze"P’at’ara gogo"
(პატარა გოგო)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
4Tamar Tomashvili"Mts’irula"
(მწირულა)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
5Anastasia 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]
DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
N. KapanadzeD. EvgenidzeS. Khalvashi
1Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Sopeli"
(სოფელი)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
2Datuna Kereselidze"Modi gadavkandet bavshvobashi"
(მოდი გადავქანდეთ ბავშვობაში)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
3Mariam Gomiashvili"Movdena"
(მოვდენა)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
4Demetre Okriashvili"Datovlil nadzvebs"
(დათოვლილ ნაძვებს)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
5Anastasia 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]
DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
N. KapanadzeD. EvgenidzeS. Khalvashi
1Anastasia Berishvili"Me shen dagikhat’av"
(მე შენ დაგიხატავ)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
2Soso Chachua"K’aruseli"
(კარუსელი)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
3Tamar Tomashvili"Bavshvobashi damrcha"
(ბავშვობაში დამრჩა)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
4Anastasia Masurashvili"Evel evel"
(ეველ ეველ)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
5Gabriel 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]
DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
N. TatishviliD. EvgenidzeT. Rukhadze
1Datuna Kereselidze"Mambo Italiano"
(Rosemary Clooney)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
119
2Anastasia Vasadze"Yerushalaim shel zahav"
(Naomi Shemer)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
3Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Paris sera toujours Paris"
(Maurice Chevalier)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
119
4Demetre Okriashvili"Gde patki ptiachku shnize ma"39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
118
5Mariam 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]
DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score
N. TatishviliD. EvgenidzeT. Rukhadze
1Anastasia Masurashvili"Ridna maty moya"
(Platon Majboroda)
39
(10 | 9 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
38
(9 | 9 | 10 | 10)
117
2Gabriel Lomsadze"Perfidia"
(Alberto Domínguez)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
3Soso Chachua"All You Need Is Love"
(The Beatles)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
4Tamar Tomashvili"O Morro Não Tem Vez"
(Pedrinho Rodrigues)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
40
(10 | 10 | 10 | 10)
120
5Anastasia 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
ArtistRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalResult
Anaroza Gaprindashvili118120120119477Eliminated
Anastasia Berishvili120120120120480Semi-finalist
Anastasia Vasadze120120120120480Semi-finalist
Anastasia Masurashvili120120120117477Eliminated
Gabriel Lomsadze119120120120479Semi-finalist
Datuna Kereselidze117120120119476Eliminated
Demetre Okriashvili118117120118473Eliminated
Tamar Tomashvili120120120120480Semi-finalist
Mariam Gomiashvili115119120118472Eliminated
Soso Chachua120120120120480Semi-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]
DrawArtistSong
1Tamar Tomashvili"Simghera tbilisdze"
(სიმღერა თბილისზე)
2Gabriel Lomsadze"Meedzovis simghera"
(მეეზოვის სიმღერა)
3Anastasia Vasadze"Lachini"
(ლაჩინი)
4Soso Chachua"Somkhuri shalakho"
(სომხური შალახო)
5Anastasia 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]
DrawArtistSong
1Anastasia Berishvili"Chems simgheras vin gaigebs"
(ჩემს სიმღერას ვინ გაიგებს)
2Soso Chachua"Janaia"
(ჯანაია)
3Tamar Tomashvili"Isev is baghi"
(ისევ ის ბაღი)
4Gabriel Lomsadze"Mukhambadzi"
(მუხამბაზი)
5Anastasia 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-კ'ვირას, transl.This Weekend) on the First Channel. [27] [28]

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. [29]

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. [30] 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. [31]

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Georgian jury: [32]

Detailed voting results from Georgia [31]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 92111112
02Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8913101412
03Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 55351156
04Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1510414483
05Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 141497811
06Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 11151081014
07Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 124111313101
08Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 31822210
09Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1013129915
10Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
11Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1361411692
12Flag of France.svg  France 48712765
13Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 611561274
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11223338
15Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2364547
16Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7715151513

Notes

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

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

Wales participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 held in Gliwice, Poland on 24 November 2019. The Welsh broadcaster S4C was responsible for organising their second entry for the contest. Erin was selected through Chwilio am Seren to represent Wales, winning the televised national final on 24 September at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno. The winning song, "Calon yn Curo", was chosen internally by S4C and composed by Eurovision Song Contest 2010 performers, Sylvia Strand and producer Jonathan Gregory, with the lyrics written by rapper and composer Ed Holden.

Poland hosted and won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Gliwice. The country's artist and song was selected through Szansa na sukces, organised by the Polish national broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP).

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.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023</span> 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest edition

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.

The fifth season of the Georgian reality television series The Voice Georgia premiered on 8 December 2022 on 1TV. Stephane Mgebrishvili was the only coach returning from the previous season and Dato Porchkhidze returned after a two-season hiatus. Meanwhile, Sopo Toroshelidze and Dato Evgenidze debuted as coaches, and Gvantsa Daraselia debuted as the show's presenter.

Malta competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Nice, France. Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) was responsible for the country's participation in the contest, and organised a national final to select Yulan as the Maltese entrant, with her song "Stronger" being chosen internally.

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