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Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze in Darko Dimitrov’s studio!

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Through a post on her personal Instagram account, the singer and songwriter, Ada Verdi, revealed that she is currently in the studio with the well-known composer Darko Dimitrov, but also the representative of Georgia in this year’s Eurovision, Nutsa Buzaladze.

As many expect, this meeting has something to do with Nutsa’s entry for Eurovision 2024!

Darko & Nutsa

Darko & Nutsa

Who is Darko Dimitrov;

Darko Dimitrov is a legend in Eurovision, who has managed to promote Balkan music, like no one else!

He was born in January 21, 1973, in Skopje, Yugoslavia (today’s North Macedonia), and is the son of the awarded musician and composer Slave Dimitrov. His family has a great history in music, with his grandfather, Blagoja Petrov Karagjule, being a famous tenor but also singer of traditional music. Darko graduated from Skopje’s music academy and is still working in the studio he made with his father and brother named “Studio Dimitrovi”.

His songs have competed in several music festivals, like Skopje Fest, MakFest, Ohrid Fest, Sunčane Skale, Budva Music Festival in Montenegro, FERAS Radio Festival in Serbia, Croatian Radio Festival, Split Festival in Croatia, Pamukkale Festival Turkey, the Golden Stag in Romania, as well as Kënga Magjike in Albania!

How will Nutsa Buzaladze’s song be selected?

We remind you that over 300 songs were submitted for Nutsa Buzaladze‘s Eurovision entry, the most of which are signed by international songwriters. Although the process of assessing the nominated songs has commenced, an obvious favourite is not yet apparent. Nutsa herself will evaluate the submissions and she will ultimately decide which song she will perform in Malmö.

The information above confirms the exclusive information we revealed a few days ago, which stated that several well-known composers—mostly from abroad—submitted their proposals to Georgian public television.

In detail, many prominent musicians, including some that have previously participated in Eurovision or national finals, mainly in Northern Europe, have sent in proposals. Their submissions contain a variety of intriguing songs, including dance tracks. Furthermore, Nutsa Buzaladze has disclosed her preference openly, saying that she wants to make people dance.

Since Georgia hasn’t been to the grand final of Eurovision since 2016, the public’s hopes have increased upon learning that Nutsa Buzaladze will represent the country in 2024. Furthermore,the country has now moved up in the betting odds, reaching as high as the 8th place.

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Junior Eurovision 2023: Listen to Georgia’s entry!

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Back in June, Anastasia Vasadze was crowned the winner of Ranina 2023, the Georgian selection process for Junior Eurovision, after the decision of a three-member professional jury.

A month ago, it was announced by GPB, the Georgian national broadcaster, that Anastasia would be accompanied on the Junior Eurovision stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili. Nikoloz and Oto, who were renamed as Ranina, were finalists in last year’s national final, Ranina 2022.

Hence, Georgia will now be represented to Nice by Anastasia and Ranina. Their entry “Over The Sky” was released today via the official Youtube channel of Junior Eurovision.

You can listen to “Over The Sky”, below:

The 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Nice, France, on the 26th of November, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan.

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Georgia: Participation in Eurovision 2024 confirmed!

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Georgia is the next country to confirm their participation in Malmö in 2024.

GPB, the national broadcaster of the country, confirmed today Georgia’s participation at the upcoming 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. There is no information yet regarding the method through which the next representative will emerge.

Until now Georgia has recorded a negative streak of 6 consecutive eliminations at the Semi-Finals. This year in Liverpool the nation was represented by Iru and the song Echo. Despite the high expectations for this entry, Georgia ended up 12th in the Second Semi-Final with 33 point and thus missed again a spot in the Grand Final.

https://youtu.be/HNvGZeEQvfc

Source: ESCToday

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Georgia: Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili to Junior Eurovision 2023!

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According to an announcement by Georgia’s broadcaster GPB, the Caucasus country will be represented at Junior Eurovision 2023 by Anastasia Vasadze, Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili.

Anastasia Vasadze had already been selected to represent the country after winning the national final Ranina 2023. Anastasia was chosen as the winner by a three-member jury of musicians, who decided on the basis of 4 criteria: vocal performance, interpretation, artistry and collaboration.

Anastasia will be joined on stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili, who were finalists in last year’s national final, Ranina 2022, according to today’s GPB announcement.

The song that Anastasia, Nikoloz and Oto will perform in Nice will be revealed soon. This is the first time since 2015 that Georgia is sending a group to the children’s competition.

In Junior Eurovison 2022, Georgia was represented by Mariam Bigvava who finished 3rd with the song I Believe.

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Source: GPB

Georgia: Iru’s “Echo” is now the most streamed Georgian entry in Spotify!

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Georgia’s representative at Eurovision 2023, Iru Khechanovi, broke a new record with her song “Echo”, as it is now the Georgian entry that has the most streams on Spotify.

As of now, counting only the official versions of the Georgian songs, namely those performed on the Eurovision stage, Iru Khechanovi broke the record for the most streams on Spotify, amassing 2,762,346 streams to date.

Iru broke the record previously held by Nina Sublatti, as the Eurovision version of “Warrior” (Georgia 2015), has so far 2,590,270 streams, second only to “Echo”.

Below is the ranking of Georgian entries available on Spotify and their respective streams:

  1. 2023 – Iru Khechanovi – ‘Echo’ – 2,762,346 streams
  2. 2015 – Nina Sublatti – ‘Warrior’ – 2,590,270streams
  3. 2022 – Circus Mircus – ‘Lock Me In’ – 2,116,329 streams
  4. 2021 – Tornike Kipiani – ‘You’ – 1,798,141 streams
  5. 2019 – Oto Nemsadze – ‘Keep On Going’ – 1,111,267 streams
  6. 2017 – Tamara Gachechiladze – ‘Keep the Faith’ – 1,006,033 streams
  7. 2020 – Tornike Kipiani – ‘Take Me As I Am’ – 987,322 streams
  8. 2018 – Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao – ‘For You’ – 789,144 streams
  9. 2011 – Eldrine – ‘One More Day’ – 265,295 streams
  10. 2010 – Sofia Nizharadze – ‘Shine’ – 207,191 streams

Iru Khechanovi represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which took place in Liverpool, with the song “Echo”, but despite the high expectations of the fans, she did not make it to the Grand Final, thus continuing the country’s negative record, for the sixth year:

https://youtu.be/HNvGZeEQvfc

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Eurovision 2023: The Grand Final allocation for the Second Semi Final qualifiers!

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The first semi-final has just finished, with the first ten finalists being:

Before the press conference that is currently taking place these ten countries chose the half in which they will appear in the Grand Final on Saturday.

This is the half each qualifier drew, from semi final 2:

🇦🇱 Albania will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇨🇾 Cyprus will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇪🇪 Estonia will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇧🇪 Belgium will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇦🇹 Austria will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇱🇹 Lithuania will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇵🇱 Poland will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final

🇦🇺 Australia will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇦🇲 Armenia will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

🇸🇮 Slovenia will perform in the SECOND HALF of the Grand Final

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Eurovision 2023: Watch the exclusive rehearsal footage from the remaining Semi Final 2 acts’ second rehearsals!

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The preparations on Liverpool for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest are on fire and it’s now a wrap for the 6th day of the technical rehearsals. After their first technical rehearsals, the representatives of the 11 remaining acts participating in the 2nd Semifinal on May 11, took the stage of the M&S Bank Arena for their second rehearsals.

About the first 5 countries from SemiFinal 2 that had their second rehearsals yesterday:

Eurovision 2023: Watch the exclusive rehearsal footage from today’s second rehearsals!

The second rehearsals gave the opportunity to the delegations to fix any mistakes spotted on the first rehearsals and help the artists feel more safe and familiar with the Eurovision big stage.

Because accredited journalists are not allowed to watch both the first and second rehearsals this year, we have very little information about what this year’s artists have prepared for the Eurovision stage. EBU has just uploaded through the official Eurovision channel in YouTube a recap of today’s rehearsals. More specifically, we will have the chance to watch exclusive TV footage of today’s rehearsals.

The countries that had their second rehearsals today were the following:

  1. Cyprus
  2. Iceland
  3. Greece
  4. Poland
  5. Slovenia
  6. Georgia
  7. San Marino
  8. Austria
  9. Albania
  10. Lithuania
  11. Australia

You can watch the recap of today’s rehearsals below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9AP5DSA9tc

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Eurovision 2023: The Third Day’s rehearsal schedule!

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The big moment for all Eurofans has arrived. The wait has come to an end, as we are now in the most important days before the live shows. Rehearsals officially begun yesterday for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

The rehearsals are divided into two phases; the first phase will last three days, from Sunday 30/04 until Tuesday 02/05 and will include the first rehearsals of all the countries taking part in the two semi-finals of the competition. The second phase will last from Wednesday 03/05 until Saturday 06/05 and includes the second rehearsals of the countries of the two semi-finals as well as the rehearsals of the countries competing directly in the Final, namely the Big 5 and last year’s winner Ukraine.

Last year’s changes in the way rehearsals are covered continue this year, as the Press Center opens on Monday after the first and second rehearsals, which means that the information we will have for the first week of the competition will come exclusively from the material to be provided by the EBU to the accredited journalists.

Program

The last eleven countries from the second semi-final will make their first appearance on stage at the M&S Bank Arena. These countries are:

  • Estonia 11.30 – 12.00
  • Iceland 12.10 – 12.40
  • Greece 12.50 – 13.20
  • Poland 13.30 – 14.00
  • Slovenia 15.10 – 15.40
  • Georgia 15.50 – 16.20
  • San Marino 16.30 – 17.00
  • Austria 17.10 – 17.40
  • Albania 17.50 – 18.20
  • Lithuania 18.30 – 19.00
  • Australia 19.10 – 19.40

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From Monday 8/5, the press center opens normally for accredited journalists, who will have the opportunity to watch the general rehearsals before the live shows as was the case in previous years.

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Georgia: Marvin Dietmann is going to be the creative director of “Echo”!

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The already experienced director Marvin Dietmann from Austria, is going to be the creative director of Iru‘s performance on Liverpool;s stage, this year’s representative of Georgia with the song “Echo”.

Dietmann has directed and produced not just a number of TV and concert shows, but also more than a hundred music videos and tours as well.

Moreover, during the last years, Dietmann has directed plenty of entries from different countries, while he rose to fame as the choreographer of “Rise Like A Phoenix”, performed by Conchita Wurst back in 2014 as the winning entry from Austria.

Furthermore, this year he has scheduled to direct at least ten entries from different countries, like Armenia, Austria, Germany, Georgia, the United Kingdom, Cyprus and even more.

Georgia is on the second semi-final on Thursday May 11th, in place number 11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8kO-QPippo

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Source: http://1tv.ge

 

 

 

 

Georgia: Iru’s “Echo” will be revealed on March 16th

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Georgia, in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, is represented by Iru Khechanovi, who is also known mononymously as Iru. However, little were known regarding Iru’s song until a few minutes ago, when its title, “Echo”, was released by the official account of Eurovision on Twitter. In addition to that, audience will have the opportunity to listen to the song on Thursday March 16th, which is also the official date of release, announced by Eurovision’s Twitter account as well. Taking this into consideration, Georgia’s entry will be in fact the last one which is released for this year’s contest.

At this point let’s keep in mind that this is not going to be Iru’s very first experience from the contest, since she has already participated once more, when she was one of the members of the band named “Candy”, which was actually the winning entry for Georgia in Junior Eurovision of 2011.

 

 

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Georgia is at the second half of the seconf semi final on Thursday May 11th.

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