Junior Eurovision 2024: Listen to the Georgian entry!

After winning the children’s talent show, Ranina 2024, GPB confirmed in August that Andria Putkaradze will represent Georgia in the 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Madrid. Just moments ago, Andria’s entry “To My Mom” was released alongside its music video on Junior Eurovision’s official YouTube channel.

You can listen to “To My Mom”, below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jq6TASI5jo

How was Andria selected?

Andria Putkaradze competed along with two other young artists in the final of Ranina 2024. Specifically, the artists competing in Ranina 2024 were the following:

• Sandro Gurgenadze
• Barbare Morgoshia
• Andria Putkaradze

All three artists performed covers of patriotic songs composed by Gogi Dolidze, as the day of Ranina’s final collided with the Georgian Independence Day.

The winner was crowned after the decision of a three member professional jury who selected the Georgian representative based on four criteria: vocals, performance, artistry and collaboration. Meanwhile the exact result has not yet been revealed.

Who is Andria Putkaradze?

Andria was born in 2013, in the Black Sea city of Batumi. He began singing at the age of two and has been a member of the vocal ensemble ‘Children of the Sea’ since he was 6 and currently studies piano at the Zakaria Paliashvili Music School.

Junior Eurovision 2024

Seventeen countries will take part in the 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest:

1. Italy – RAI
2. Estonia – ERR
3. Albania – RTSH
4. Armenia – AMPTV
5. Cyprus – RIK
6. France – FT
7. North Macedonia – MRT
8. Poland – TVP
9. Georgia – GPB
10. Spain – RTVE
11. Germany – ARD/NDR
12. Netherlands – AVROTROS
13. San Marino – RTV San Marino
14. Ukraine – UA:PBC
15. Portugal – RTP
16. Ireland – RTÉ
17. Malta – PBS

The 22nd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on November 16 in Madrid, Spain, following the country’s second-place finish last year and the refusal of the winning country, France, to host for the second year in a row. The slogan for this year’s contest is “Let’s Bloom!”, while Ruth Lorenzo, Marc Clotet and Melani Garcia will serve as this year’s hosts.

Georgia with Andria will perform ninth.