Lock Me In

Main article: Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Selection

On 20 September 2021, GPB confirmed their intention to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. ^[6] On 11 November 2021, the broadcaster confirmed that they had carried out an internal selection in collaboration with music producers, choosing a group to represent them at the contest. ^[7] On 14 November 2021, Circus Mircus were announced as the selected entrants. ^[8]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Georgia was placed into the second semi-final, held on 12 May 2022, and performed fifth, in the first half of the show. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. The overlay before the beginning of the song lists the band as writers of the entire song.
2. "Georgia: Circus Mircus release their Eurovision 2022 song: "Lock Me In"". Eurovisionworld. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
3. "Show me what you got: Georgia's Circus Mircus release their Eurovision 2022 song "Lock Me In"". wiwibloggs. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
4. "Georgia's Circus Mircus release the official music video for "Lock Me In"". ESCXTRA.com. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
5. "Lock Me In - Single by Circus Mircus on iTunes". iTunes Store. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
6. Jiandani, Sanjay (2021-09-20). "Georgia: GPB confirms participation at Eurovision 2022". ESCToday. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
7. Jalaghonia, Tamar (2021-11-11). ევროვიზია 2021. 1TV (in Georgian). GPB. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
8. "Georgia's Circus Mircus take their show to Turin". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
9. "Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in? 🇮🇹". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
10. "Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Second Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 25 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

"Lock Me In"
Single by Circus Mircus
Language	English
Released	9 March 2022
Length	2:36
Composer	Circus Mircus [1]
Lyricist	Circus Mircus [1]
Music video
"Lock Me In" on YouTube

v t e Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selections: Georgian Idol (former) The Voice Georgia (former)
Participation	2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Artists	Nutsa Buzaladze Bzikebi Circus Mircus Eldrine Tamara Gachechiladze Sophie Gelovani Diana Gurtskaya Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao Iru Anri Jokhadze Sopho Khalvashi Tornike Kipiani Nika Kocharov Mariko Oto Nemsadze Sofia Nizharadze Mariam Shengelia The Shin Stephane and 3G Nina Sublatti Nodi Tatishvili Young Georgian Lolitaz
Songs	"Echo" "Firefighter" "For You" "Freedom" "I'm a Joker" "Keep On Going" "Keep the Faith" "Lock Me In" "Midnight Gold" "One More Day" "Peace Will Come" "Shine" "Take Me as I Am" "Three Minutes to Earth" "Visionary Dream" "Warrior" "Waterfall" "We Don't Wanna Put In" "You"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Georgia did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.