The Voice Georgia | |
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Season 5 | |
Hosted by | Gvantsa Daraselia |
Coaches |
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No. of contestants | 32 artists |
Winner | Iru Khechanovi |
Winning coach | Dato Porchkhidze |
Runner-up | Giorgi Datiashvili |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | 1TV |
Original release | 8 December 2022 – 2 February 2023 |
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.
Broadcaster 1TV announced the opening of applications on 23 August 2022, which would close on 20 September. [1] With this announcement, the channel also revealed that the competition would be used to choose the Georgian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. [2] The season finale was aired on 2 February 2023. Iru Khechanovi was named as the winner of this season, marking Dato Porchkhidze's third win as a coach.
Winner | Seventh place | |
Runner-up | Eighth place | |
Third place | Eliminated in the Live Shows | |
Fourth place | Stolen in the Battles | |
Fifth place | Eliminated in the Battles | |
Sixth place | Withdrew |
Coach | Top 32 artists | ||||
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Dato Porchkhidze | |||||
Iru Khechanovi | Tako Kakalashvili | Erekle Turkadze | Tsotne Barbakadze | Ekaterine Mdivani | |
Irakli Kapanadze | Koka Davitadze | ||||
Dato "Evgena" Evgenidze | |||||
Giorgi Datiashvili | Kakha Aslamazashvili | Allegro | Giorgi Putkaradze | Gvantsa Kupatadze | |
Ani Nozadze | Mariam Buighlishvili | Salome Takaishvili | Sopo Garakanidze | ||
Sopo Toroshelidze | |||||
Lika Siradze | Tina Datikashvili | Mariam Toronjadze | Salome Tsintsadze | Ana Vashakmadze | |
Sopo Batilashvili | Anika Gabiskiria | Anri Bolkvadze | |||
Stephane Mgebrishvili | |||||
Likuna Tutisani | Anka Tatarashvili | Dato Rusadze | Saba Chachua | Mariam Kokeladze | |
Nini Asiliani | Aliona Tsintsadze | Luka Niavadze | |||
Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams). |
The blind auditions were aired on 8, 15, 22 and 29 December 2022. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches, whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested to further work with the artist, they press their button to face the contestant. If a singular coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their team, and if multiple coaches turn they will compete for the artist, who will decide which team they will join. [3] The artists who qualified for the battles round from each show are shown below.
Artist | Song | Team joined |
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Likuna Tutisani | "Ain't No Way" | Stephane |
Salome Takaishvili | "Uninvited" | Evgena |
Kakha Aslamazashvili | "Is This Love" | Dato |
Salome Tsintsadze | "You Oughta Know" | Sopo |
Aliona Tsintsadze | "Bez boyu" (Без бою) | Stephane |
Giorgi Datiashvili | "If I Get High" | Evgena |
Lika Siradze | "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" | Sopo |
Tsotne Barbakadze | "Tennessee Whiskey" | Dato |
Artist | Song | Team joined |
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Mariam Bugianishvili | "La Vie en rose" | Evgena |
Saba Chachua | "That's What I Like" | Stephane |
Tako Kakalashvili | "Driver's License" | Sopo |
Erekle Turkadze | "Virtual Insanity" | Dato |
Dato Rusadze | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Stephane |
Ekaterine Mdivani | "Babooshka" | Evgena |
Anri Bolkvadze | "Trymai" (Тримай) | Sopo |
Tina Datikashvili | "Anyone" | Sopo |
Artist | Song | Team joined |
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Iru Khechanovi | "Never Enough" | Dato |
Anka Tatarashvili | "I Never Loved a Man..." | Stephane |
Anika Gabiskiria | "Kiss From a Rose" | Sopo |
Gvantsa Kupatadze | "Teenage Fantasy" | Evgena |
Sopo Garakanidze | "All I Want" | Evgena |
Sopo Batilashvili | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sopo |
Allegro | "Per te" | Evgena |
Artist | Song | Team joined |
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Nini Alisiani | "How Come You Don't Call Me" | Dato |
Luka Niavadze | "Fly On" | Stephane |
Koka Davitadze | "Make You Feel My Love" | Dato |
Mariam Kokeladze | "No More Blues" | Sopo |
Giorgi Putkaradze | "Iron Sky" | Evgena |
Ani Nozadze | "When We Were Young" | Dato |
Ana Vashakmadze | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Stephane |
Mariam Toronjadze | "What a Girl Wants" | Stephane |
The battles shows were aired on 31 December 2022 and 5 January 2023. In this round, the coaches pick two of their artists to compete in a singing match and select one of them to advance to the next round. Losing artists may be stolen by another coach, becoming new members of their team. Multiple coaches can attempt to steal an artist, resulting in a competition for the artist, who will ultimately decide which team they will go to. [8] Every coach stole two eliminated artists: Ana Vashakmadze and Mariam Toronjadze were stolen by Sopo Toroshelidze, Mariam Kokeladze and Nini Alisiani were stolen by Stephane Mgebrishvili, Ani Nozadze and Kakha Aslamazashvili were stolen by Dato Evgenidze, and Ekaterine Mdivani and Tako Kakalashvili were stolen by Dato Porchkhidze.
Artist won the battle and advanced to the quarter-finals |
Artist lost the battle, but was stolen by another coach |
Artist lost the battle and was eliminated |
Order | Coach | Winner | Song | Loser | Saving coach |
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1 | Stephane | Likuna Tutisani | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Mariam Toronjadze | Sopo |
2 | Sopo | Tina Datikashvili | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Anri Bolkvadze | — |
3 | Dato | Iru Khechanovi | "Leave the Door Open" | Ani Nozadze | Evgena |
4 | Evgena | Giorgi Datiashvili | "You Don't Know My Nation" | Ekaterine Mdivani | Dato |
5 | Stephane | Dato Rusadze | "My Funny Valentine" | Aliona Tsintsadze | — |
6 | Sopo | Sopo Batilashvili | "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" | Tako Kakalashvili | Dato |
7 | Dato | Tsotne Barbakadze | "No Woman, No Cry" | Kakha Aslamazashvili | Evgena |
8 | Evgena | Allegro | "Silent Night" | Mariam Bugianishvili | — |
Order | Coach | Winner | Song | Loser | Saving coach |
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1 | Stephane | Saba Chachua | "Déjà Vu" | Ana Vashakmadze | Sopo |
2 | Dato | Erekle Turkadze | "Love's in Need of Love Today" | Nini Alisiani | Stephane |
3 | Sopo | Salome Tsintsadze | "No Diggity" | Mariam Kokeladze | Stephane |
4 | Stephane | Anka Tatarashvili | "Purple Rain" | Luka Niavadze | — |
5 | Evgena | Giorgi Putkaradze | "Emotions" | Salome Takaishvili | — |
6 | Sopo | Lika Siradze | "Hedonism" | Anika Gabiskiria | — |
7 | Dato | Irakli Kapanadze | "After the Love Has Gone" | Koka Davitadze | — |
8 | Evgena | Gvantsa Kupatadze | "Don't Be Afraid" | Sopo Garakanidze | — |
The quarter-finals took place on 12 and 19 January 2023. The six remaining acts in each team performed and a public televote picked three artists to advance directly to the semi-final. An additional wildcard was then picked by the coach of the team from the eliminated acts. The quarter-finals were the first live shows of the season, with the previous episodes being pre-recorded. Ani Nozadze, who was originally selected to be part of Team Evgena following the battles, withdrew from the competition before the quarter-finals due to health issues.
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Saba Chachua | "Rock with You" | 18.03% | 3 | Advanced |
2 | Dato Rusadze | "Gogov gogov shavtvala" (გოგოვ გოგოვ შავთვალა) | 17.28% | 4 | Wildcard |
3 | Nini Asiliani | "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" | 9.46% | 6 | Eliminated |
4 | Anka Tatarashvili | "Got to Be Real" | 21.51% | 2 | Advanced |
5 | Mari Kokeladze | "Mercy" | 9.90% | 5 | Eliminated |
6 | Likuna Tutisani | "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" | 34.80% | 1 | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Sali Tsintsadze | "What You Waiting For?" | 17.93% | 3 | Advanced |
2 | Lika Siradze | "Cochise" | 14.53% | 4 | Wildcard |
3 | Sopo Batilashvili | "Stairway to Heaven" | 8.19% | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Ana Vashakmadze | "I See Red" | 4.49% | 6 | Eliminated |
5 | Mari Toronjadze | "Stay with Me" | 20.06% | 2 | Advanced |
6 | Tina Datikashvili | "Queen" | 34.80% | 1 | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Iru Khechanovi | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" / "Around The World" | 35.31% | 1 | Advanced |
2 | Erekle Turkadze | "Golden Hour" | 22.67% | 2 | Advanced |
3 | Tsotne Barbakadze | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 5.62% | 5 | Wildcard |
4 | Irakli Kapanadze | "Everything I Wanted" | 15.09% | 4 | Eliminated |
5 | Ekaterine Mdivani | "Habanera" | 5.20% | 6 | Eliminated |
6 | Tako Kakalashvili | "Habits (Stay High)" | 16.11% | 3 | Advanced |
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Kakha Aslamazishvili | "Time" | 17.90% | 3 | Advanced |
2 | Allegro | "Luna" | 19.30% | 2 | Advanced |
3 | Giorgi Putkaradze | "Sunburn" | 28.55% | 1 | Advanced |
4 | Giorgi Datiashvili | "Heaven on Their Minds" | 17.39% | 4 | Wildcard |
5 | Gvantsa Kupatadze | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | 16.86% | 5 | Eliminated |
The semi-final took place on 26 January 2023. The four remaining acts in each team performed and a public televote picked one artist to advance directly to the final. An additional wildcard was then picked by the coach of the team from the eliminated acts.
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Anka Tatarashvili | "Best Part" | 31.92% | 1 | Advanced |
2 | Likuna Tutisani | "I Say a Little Prayer" | 29.13% | 2 | Wildcard |
3 | Dato Rusadze | "Fix You" | 19.97% | 3 | Eliminated |
4 | Saba Chachua | "Dream On" | 18.98% | 4 | Eliminated |
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Mari Toronjadze | "Queen of the Night" | 18.73% | 3 | Eliminated |
2 | Tina Datikashvili | "Higher Ground" | 30.32% | 2 | Wildcard |
3 | Lika Siradze | "Street Spirit" | 40.58% | 1 | Advanced |
4 | Sali Tsintsadze | "Mad About You" | 10.37% | 4 | Eliminated |
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Iru Khechanovi | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | 44.52% | 1 | Advanced |
2 | Tako Kakalashvili | "How Deep Is Your Love" | 17.89% | 3 | Wildcard |
3 | Tsotne Barbakadze | "Keeping Me Alive" | 7.67% | 4 | Eliminated |
4 | Erekle Turkadze | "Jealous" | 29.92% | 2 | Eliminated |
Order | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Kakha Aslamazishvili | "Dark Necessities" | 14.18% | 4 | Wildcard |
2 | Giorgi Datiashvili | "Fragile" | 33.77% | 1 | Advanced |
3 | Giorgi Putkaradze | "Shenamde sharebi shoria" (შენამდე შარები შორია) | 30.33% | 2 | Eliminated |
4 | Allegro | "Grande Amore" | 21.72% | 3 | Eliminated |
The final took place on 2 February 2023. The 8 remaining artists performed one after the other, with no eliminations. The singer with the most votes from the public wins the talent show and will represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
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1 | Dato | Tako Kakalashvili | "Stand Up" | 10.09% | 7 |
2 | Sopo | Lika Siradze | "Heroes" | 13.73% | 4 |
3 | Evgena | Giorgi Datiashvili | "Gethsemane" | 15.72% | 2 |
4 | Stephane | Likuna Tutisani | "A Song for You" | 13.76% | 3 |
5 | Sopo | Tina Datikashvili | "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" | 10.34% | 6 |
6 | Evgena | Kakha Aslamazishvili | "Love You to Death" | 2.92% | 8 |
7 | Stephane | Anka Tatarashvili | "7 Rings" / "Thank U, Next" | 11.56% | 5 |
8 | Dato | Iru Khechanovi | "Euphoria" | 21.88% | 1 |
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