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Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB)
Participation summary
Appearances	17
First appearance	2007
Highest placement	1st: 2008, 2011, 2016, 2024
Host	2017
Participation history 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
External links
Georgia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The participation of Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 which took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have been responsible for the selection process of their participants since their debut. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2007 contest was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", which finished in fourth place out of seventeen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and sixteen points. Since their debut, Georgia has never missed an edition of the contest. They are the most successful country in the contest, having won a total of four times, namely in 2008, 2011, 2016 and 2024. They hosted the contest for the first time in 2017 at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi.

History

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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.

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.

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

Photo gallery

• The Funkids in Amsterdam (2012)
• The Smile Shop in Kyiv (2013)
• Lizi Pop in Malta (2014)
• The Virus in Sofia (2015)
• Mariam Mamadashvili in Valletta (2016)
• Tamar Edilashvili in Minsk (2018)
• Giorgi Rostiashvili in Gliwice (2019)
• Niko Kajaia in Paris (2021)
• Anastasia & Ranina in Nice (2023)

Commentators and spokespersons

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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. 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.

Hostings

See also

• Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
• Georgia in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.

References

1. "Lizi Japaridze -(Lizi Pop) - Happy Day (Georgia) 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest". YouTube. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. "Junior Eurovision 2017 to take place on 26th November!". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. Herbert, Emily (4 October 2017). "Helen Kalandadze And Lizi Japaridze To Host Junior Eurovision 2017".
4. "„რანინა" მერვე სეზონის მონაწილეებს ეძებს" [„Ranina“ is looking for participants for the eighth season]. YouTube (in Georgian). First Channel. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
5. Mancheño, José Miguel (28 November 2024). "Georgia abre la convocatoria de solicitudes para el Ranina 2025" [Georgia opens call for applications for Ranina 2025]. ESCplus España (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2024.
6. Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
7. ""საბავშვო ევროვიზია 2016-ის" პირდაპირ ეთერს საზოგადოებრივზე დემეტრე ერგემლიძე გაუძღვება". eurovision-georgia.ge (in Georgian). 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
8. Granger, Anthony (11 November 2016). "Georgia: Elene Sturua Announced As Spokesperson". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
9. Farren, Neil (24 November 2017). "Georgia: Lizi Tavberidze Revealed As Spokesperson". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
10. Granger, Anthony (22 November 2018). "Georgia: Helen Kalandadze Moves From Junior Eurovision Host to Commentator". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
11. Granger, Anthony (24 November 2018). "Georgia: Ranina Runner Up Nikoloz Vasadze To Announce Jury Points". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
12. Granger, Anthony (12 November 2019). "Georgia: Demetre Ergemlidze and Tamar Edilashvili to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2019". eurovoix.com.
13. Granger, Anthony (20 November 2019). "Georgia: Anastasia Garsevanishvili Revealed as Spokesperson". eurovoix.com.
14. Granger, Anthony (15 November 2020). "Georgia: Helen Kalandadze to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
15. Granger, Anthony (17 November 2020). "Georgia: Marita Khvedelidze Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
16. Granger, Anthony (17 December 2021). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Nikoloz Lobiladze to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.com.
17. Farren, Neil (1 December 2021). "🇬🇪 Georgia: Sandra Gadelia Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix.com.
18. Granger, Anthony (13 November 2022). "Georgia: Niko Kajaia Announced As Spokesperson For Junior Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
19. "🤩 ყველაზე დიდი და ფერადი მუსიკალური ფესტივალი | საბავშვო ევროვიზია 2023 | პირდაპირი ტრანსლაცია ნიციდან
    🇬🇪 ხმა მიეცი საქართველოს | ანასტასია და „რანინა" | 26 ნოემბერს 19:00". Facebook (in Georgian). Georgian Public Broadcaster. 10 November 2023.
20. Granger, Anthony (28 October 2023). "Georgia: Mariam Bigvava Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
21. Grace, Emily (22 October 2024). "Georgia: Anastasia Vasadze Confirmed As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
22. Jordan, Paul (9 August 2017). "16 Countries to dazzle on stage in Tbilisi in 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
23. Jordan, Paul (3 October 2017). "Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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