Prior to the 2025 contest, Georgia had participated in the contest eighteen times since its first entry in the 2007 contest;[1] before their first appearance, Georgia was set to take part in 2005, but was forced to withdraw as GPB would not become a full EBU member until after the deadline to confirm participation.[2] Since then, it has won the contest on four occasions: in 2008 with "Bzz.." performed by Bzikebi, in 2011 with "Candy Music" performed by Candy, in 2016 with "Mzeo" performed by Mariam Mamadashvili and in 2024 with "To My Mom" performed by Andria Putkaradze, making it the country with the most wins in the contest's history.[1]
Before Junior Eurovision
Ranina
For the eighth year in a row, Georgia will use an original children's talent show format, Ranina (Georgian:რანინა), as the selection method for their artist.[3]GPB opened applications on 28 November 2024[4] and held castings in December to select the contestants. The final list of artists was revealed on 20 February 2025.[5]
Classical pianist Datuna Aladashvili[ka] will remain the main host of the eighth season of Ranina, a role that he has held since the first season.[6] During the shows, former contestant Vache Ghviniashvili will join him at the studio.[7]
The format of Ranina remains unchanged from previous seasons, as all ten contestants compete across four thematic tours in the main round, where they perform accompanied by a live orchestra and famous singers or bands from Georgia. Each tour is divided in two episodes. Each time that they perform, the artists are rated by a three-member jury, who can award up to ten points to each artist in four categories: vocals, performance, artistry and involvement. All the scores are added up and, at the end of the fourth tour, the five artists with the highest scores advance to the semi-final. In the semi-final, the five artists are rated by the jury following the same system to select three finalists. The winner of the final will also chosen by a three-member jury.
In the first tour, the ten contestants covered Georgian classic songs accompanied by group Ezidk'atsa and Teat'raluris K'vart'et'i (Georgian:ეზიდკაცა და თეატრალურის კვარტეტი). The first episode of the tour featured Sopo Khalvashi–who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007–as guest juror.[19]
Show 1 – 20 September 2025[9] (Guest artist: Ezidk'atsa and Teat'raluris K'vart'et'i)
The second tour was themed as an international tour: the contestants performed songs in ten different languages chosen by Natia Okruashvili. The second episode of the tour featured Bibi Kvachadze as guest juror.[20]
In the third tour, the ten contestants performed traditional songs alongside the ensemble Shavnabada. This tour's shows featured Mikheil Chikviladze as guest juror.[21]
Show 5 – 11 October 2025[13] (Guest artist: Shavnabada)
In the last tour, the ten contestants performed Georgian greatest hits rearranged by Natia Okruashvili. This tour's shows featured Giorgi Asanishvili as guest juror.[22]
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 Anita Abgariani, Lazare Kapandze, Sandro Abesadze, Gabriel Bodaveli, Lile Mchedlishvili and Mariam Muzashvili. Lile Mchedlishvili and Mariam Muzashvili both took 5th place with the same score, so both of them qualified to the semi-final round.[23]
The semi-final took place on 25 October 2025. The six remaining contestants performed famous Georgian songs alongside the vocal septet The Bookmarks made up of former Ranina contestants Anastasia Garsevanishvili, Barbare Imnadze, Marita Khvedelidze, Nini Gazdeliani, Kato Chkaureli, Rati Gelovani and Soso Chachua. Buka Kartozia, director of The Bookmarks, acted as the rotating juror in this episode next to Evgenidze and Metonidze.[24]
Semi-final – 25 October 2025[17] (Guest artists: The Bookmarks)
Draw
Artist
Song
Result
1
Lile Mchedlishvili
"Gamodi" "გამოდი"
Eliminated
2
Mariam Muzashvili
"Samshoblo" "სამშობლო"
Eliminated
3
Gabriel Bodaveli
"Ap’rili modis" "აპრილი მოდის"
Eliminated
4
Lazare Kapanadze
"Khevsuruli balada" "ხევსურული ბალადა"
Qualified
5
Anita Abgariani
"Romansi" "რომანსი"
Qualified
6
Sandro Abesadze
"O, rero rero" "ო, რერო რერო"
Qualified
Final
The final took place on 1 November. The three artists that qualified from the semi-final covered Georgian poems originally written by the poet Akaki Tsereteli, as arranged by the composer Zviad Bolkvadze. Austrian creative director and scenographer Marvin Dietman acted as the rotating juror in this episode next to Evgenidze and Metonidze. In addition to the competing entries, the guest performers included Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 winner Andria Putkaradze with "To My Mom", as well as a group performance by the finalists of Tsereteli’s poem "Santelivit davdnebi" (სანთელივით დავდნები).
Ten-year-old Aremanian-Georgian singer Anita Abgariani was later revealed as the winner chosen by the jury, earning the right to represent Georgia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Tbilisi.[25]
Final – 1 November 2025[18] (Guest artists: The Bookmarks)
Draw
Artist
Song
Result
1
Sandro Abesadze
"Chemo tsitsinatela" "ჩემო ციცინათელა"
Finalist
2
Lazare Kapanadze
"Sulik’o" "სულიკო"
Finalist
3
Anita Abgariani
"Chongurs simebi gavubi" "ჩონგურს სიმები გავუბი"
Winner
At Junior Eurovision
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place at the Gymnastic Hall of Olympic City in Tbilisi, Georgia on 13 December 2025. Georgia will perform fifteenth preceding Cyprus and after Spain.[26]
Voting
The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition will be used, where the results will be determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every participating broadcaster assembles a national jury that consists of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. The rankings of those jurors are combined to make an overall top ten.[27]
The online voting consists of two phases. The first phase of the online voting will begin on 12 December 2025 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances is shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will end on 13 December at 16:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and begin right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers will be able to vote for three songs.[28] They will also be able to vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 10% of the votes, it will receive 10% of the available points.
Notes
↑As of 20 February 2025, the day when the list of contestants was released by GPB.
12345678The categories for the scores, from left to right, are vocals, performance, artistry and involvement.
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