Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Georgia has been represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2007. The Georgian participating broadcaster in the contest is Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB). Its first entry at the 2007 contest was "Odelia Ranuni" by Mariam Romelashvili, which finished in fourth place out of seventeen participants, achieving a score of one hundred and sixteen points. Since their debut, it has never missed an edition of the contest. Along with France, they are the most successful country in the contest (in terms of wins, not average scores), having won a total of four times, namely in 2008, 2011, 2016 and 2024. GPB hosted the contest for the first time in 2017 at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi and in 2025 at the Gymnastic Hall of Olympic City
| Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 19 |
| First appearance | 2007 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2008, 2011, 2016, 2024 |
| Host | 2017, 2025 |
| For the most recent participation see Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | |
History
Georgia's first entry was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", which finished fourth of 17 entries at the contest in Rotterdam in 2007. Georgia was represented in 2008 by Bzikebi with the song "Bzz..", performed in an imaginary language. The song went on to win the contest, receiving 154 points and a total of eight 12-point votes out of 14 countries, the second-highest proportion of 12 points received by a winner in either Eurovision Contests, just beaten by Anastasiya Petryk in 2012.
In 2011, Georgia won the contest again with the band Candy who performed the song "Candy Music". The song won the competition with 108 points.
At the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Georgia failed to reach the top 10 for the first time: Lizi Pop finished in 11th place with the song "Happy Day". However, the official video of the song uploaded to the contest's official YouTube channel is the second most-viewed video, only behind Roksana Węgiel's "Anyone I Want to Be", counting more than 29 million views as of June 2023.[update][1]
In 2016, Georgia once again won the contest with the song "Mzeo" performed by Mariam Mamadashvili, making Georgia the first country to win the contest three times. Following this victory, Georgia hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 26 November at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi. Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze hosted the contest.[2][3]
In 2019, Georgia achieved its worst result in the history with Giorgi Rostiashvili's "We Need Love" finishing 14th in the final, which would later be matched by Anastasia and Ranina's entry "Over the Sky" in 2023.
The following year, in 2024, Georgia once again won the contest with the song "To My Mom" performed by Andria Putkaradze, making Georgia the first country to win the contest four times.
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| † | Upcoming event |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mariam Romelashvili | "Odelia ranuni" (ოდელია რანუნი) | Georgian | 4 | 116 |
| 2008 | Bzikebi | "Bzz.." | Imaginary | 1 | 154 |
| 2009 | Princesses | "Lurji prinveli" (ლურჯი ფრინველი) | Georgian, English | 6 | 68 |
| 2010 | Mariam Kakhelishvili | "Mari-Dari" (მარი-დარი) | Imaginary | 4 | 109 |
| 2011 | Candy | "Candy Music" | Georgian, English | 1 | 108 |
| 2012 | The Funkids | "Funky Lemonade" | Georgian, English | 2 | 103 |
| 2013 | The Smile Shop | "Give Me Your Smile" | Georgian, English | 5 | 91 |
| 2014 | Lizi Pop | "Happy Day" | Georgian, English | 11 | 54 |
| 2015 | The Virus | "Gabede" (გაბედე) | Georgian | 10 | 51 |
| 2016 | Mariam Mamadashvili | "Mzeo" (მზეო) | Georgian | 1 | 239 |
| 2017 | Grigol Kipshidze | "Voice of the Heart" | Georgian | 2 | 185 |
| 2018 | Tamar Edilashvili | "Your Voice" | Georgian, English | 8 | 144 |
| 2019 | Giorgi Rostiashvili | "We Need Love" | Georgian, English | 14 | 69 |
| 2020 | Sandra Gadelia | "You Are Not Alone" | Georgian, English | 6 | 111 |
| 2021 | Niko Kajaia | "Let's Count the Smiles" | Georgian, French, English | 4 | 163 |
| 2022 | Mariam Bigvava | "I Believe" | Georgian, English | 3 | 161 |
| 2023 | Anastasia and Ranina | "Over the Sky" | Georgian, English | 14 | 74 |
| 2024 | Andria Putkaradze | "To My Mom" | Georgian | 1 | 239 |
| 2025 | Anita Abgariani | "Shine Like a Star" | Georgian, English | 3 | 176 |
| 2026 | Davit Lomidze | "Sun on the Rooftops" | Georgian, Italian | TBA | |
Commentators and spokespersons
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[4] The Georgian broadcaster, GPB, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Georgian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster to announce the awarding points from Georgia. The table below lists the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2007.
| Year | Channel | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
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| 2007 | 1TV | Temo Kvirkvelia | Nino Epremidze | |
| 2008 | Ana Davitaia | |||
| 2009 | Sofia Avtunashvili | |||
| 2010 | Temo Kvirkvelia | Giorgi Toradze | ||
| 2011 | Elene Makashvili | |||
| 2012 | Candy | |||
| 2013 | Natia Bunturi and Giorgi Grdzelishvili | Elene Megrelishvili | ||
| 2014 | Mero Chikashvili and Temo Kvirkvelia | Mariam Khunjgurua | ||
| 2015 | Tuta Chkheidze | Lizi Pop | ||
| 2016 | Demetre Ergemlidze | Elene Sturua | ||
| 2017 | Lizi Tavberidze | |||
| 2018 | Helen Kalandadze and George Abashidze | Nikoloz Vasadze | ||
| 2019 | Demetre Ergemlidze and Tamar Edilashvili | Anastasia Garsevanishvili | ||
| 2020 | Helen Kalandadze | Marita Khvedelidze | ||
| 2021 | Nika Lobiladze | Sandra Gadelia | ||
| 2022 | Niko Kajaia | |||
| 2023 | Mariam Bigvava | |||
| 2024 | First Channel Sport | Anastasia Vasadze | ||
| 2025 | 1TV | Vache Gviniashvili |
Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tbilisi | Olympic Palace | Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze |
| 2025 | Gymnastic Hall of Olympic City | David Aladashvili and Liza Tsiklauri |
Photo gallery
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See also
- Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.