Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Georgia will take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020,[1] which will be held in Warsaw, Poland on 29 November 2020.[2]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Country Georgia
National selection
Selection processArtist: Ranina
Song: Internal selection
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2019 • 2020

Background
Main article: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2020 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twelve times since its debut in 2007,[3] and since then they have never missed a single contest. Georgia is also the most successful country in the competition, with three victories in 2008, 2011 and 2016.[4] In the 2019 contest, Giorgi Rostiashvili carried the Georgian flag to Gliwice Arena's stage with We Need Love following his victory in the second season of Ranina, achieving just the 14th place out of 19 with 69 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina

For the third year in a row, Georgia will use an original children's talent show format, Ranina (რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. The third season was originally planned to be around two months long starting in late March. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the show to be suspended indefinitely. On 13 July 2020, GPB released a new advertising spot for Ranina confirming its return, with recordings due to commence in the following weeks, a revamped format to adjust to the shorter time available and the first shows to be broadcast in the month of September.[5][6] Classical pianist David Aladashvili will continue as the main host of the show, this time joined by Lika Evgenidze as co-host.[7]

Contestants
Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Final place Episode of elimination
Gio Gogiashvili
გიო გოგიაშვილი		8 years old Still in the competition
Lela Kveniashvili
ლელა კვენიაშვილი		12 years old
Marita Khvedelidze
მარიტა ხვედელიძე		11 years old
Nia Khinchikashvili
ნია ხინჩიკაშვილი		12 years old
Nikoloz Maghradze
ნიკოლოზ მაღრაძე		10 years old
Rati Gelovani
რატი გელოვანი		10 years old
Sandra Gadelia
სანდრა გადელია		9 years old
Sesili Turmanidze
სესილი თურმანიძე		10 years old
Shio Kavsadze
შიო კავსაძე		10 years old
Veronika Shamugia
ვერონიკა შამუგი		12 years old

See also

References
  1. As of 2 March 2020, the day when the list of contestants was released by GPB.[8]
  1. "Georgia: Junior Eurovision 2020 participation confirmed". 13 November 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. "It's time to #MoveTheWorld!". junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. "საქართველოს პირველ არხზე მეგაშოუ „რანინა" მესამე სეზონით ბრუნდება - კონკურსანტები ქართული ესტრადის ვარსკვლავებთან დუეტში, ცნობილი სიმღერების ახალი ვერსიები და განახლებული პროგრამა" (in Georgian). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. "Georgia: Ranina to Commence in September". 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. "რანინა · Ranina - Home" (in Georgian). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. "რანინა • Ranina - Posts". Georgian Public Broadcasting. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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