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Junior Eurovision 2024: Andria Putkaradze will not be alone on stage!

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More information is released as the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest draws near. It has now been made public that Andria will not be performing alone at Junior Eurovision.

In particular, GPB revealed that on November 16, Gabriel Machabeli, age 10, will perform with Andria Putkaradze at Caja Mágica in Madrid. Gabriel’s role isn’t yet known, though.

Gabriel Machabeli might perform with Andria as a dancer or even co-singer on stage. If that’s true, it won’t be the first time a main contestant is joined by someone else on stage. Sophie Lennon, the Irish representative in Junior Eurovision 2022, joined last year’s Irish representative Jessica McKean on stage providing live vocals without being credited.

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: Simone Grande – “Pigiama Party”
  2. Estonia: Annabelle – “Tänavad”
  3. Albania: Nikol Çabeli – “Vallëzoj”
  4. Armenia: Leo – “Cosmic Friend”
  5. Cyprus: Maria Pissarides – “Crystal Waters”
  6. France: Titouan – “Comme ci, comme ça”
  7. North Macedonia: Ana and Aleksej – “Marathon”
  8. Poland: Dominik Arim – “All Together”
  9. Georgia: Andria Putkaradze – “To My Mom”
  10. Spain: Chloe DelaRosa – “Como la Lola”
  11. Germany: Bjarne – “Save the Best For Us”
  12. Netherlands: Stay Tuned – “Music”
  13. San Marino: Idols SM – “Come noi”
  14. Ukraine: Artem Kotenko – “Hear Me Now”
  15. Portugal: Victoria Nicole – “Esperança”
  16. Ireland – Enya Cox Dempsey – “Le Chéile”
  17. Malta: Ramires Sciberras – “Stilla ċkejkna”

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.

Andria will represent Georgia with “To My Mom” and will perform ninth.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: GPB

Junior Eurovision 2024: Listen to the Georgian entry!

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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.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news! 

Georgia: Eurovision 2025 participation confirmed!

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Earlier today, one more country confirmed its participation in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, which is set to take place next year in Basel, Switzerland!

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Georgia: Listen to “Firefighter” by Nutsa Buzaladze for Eurovision 2024!

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Back in January 12, GPB, the Georgian public broadcaster, announced that the international star, Nutsa Buzaladze, will represent the country in Eurovision 2024, in Malmö!

A few moments ago, the music video of Nutsa’s song, was released on YouTube.

The song’s title is “Fire Fighter”, composed by Darko Dimitrov and Ada Skidka, and it’s in English.

Litsen to “Fire Fighter” by Nutsa Buzaladze, in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blMwY8Jabyk

Who is Nutsa Buzaladze:

The international songstress from Tbilisi has participated in (and won) many different song contests over her career, including a top 12 finish at American Idol in 2023 where she performed a duet with Kylie Minogue on her classic track “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head”.

In recent years, Nutsa has lived in both Los Angeles (where she wrote, performed and shot music videos) and Dubai (where she signed a contract with Theater Dubai and performed at Expo) but calls Georgia home.

In 2019 she released her debut album under the name Nutsa22, covering not only Georgian songs but also compositions in English, but it was Gelodebi that became her breakout hit leading her to tour the country with a live band.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Georgian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: eurovision.tv

Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze confirms that her song is not a ballad!

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Through a post on her personal Instagram account, Nutsa Buzaladze, Georgia’s representative in Eurovision 2024, revealed more information on her song for the Contest.

In detail, she mentions that she is working really hard for Eurovision, as it’s a dream that she wants to come true since she was a kid. She revealed that she has recorded many songs, from which they chose the three best and then there was the song for Eurovision. As of now, her music video is being made and the song will be released in the beginning of March.

” You will listen to my song in the beginning of March. As you’ve guessed it’s not a ballad. I will not say anything else.This performance is something I’ve dreamed of.”

As we’ve previously informed you, a few days ago, Nutsa Buzaladze was recording in a studio alongside, the well-knowned composer Darko Dimitrov. 

Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze in Darko Dimitrov’s studio!

More than 300 songs were submitted to the Georgian Public Broadcaster, for Nutsa to sing in Eurovision 2024.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the georgian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

United Kingdom: Olly Alexander will film his music video in Tbilisi| Meeting with Nutsa Buzaladze!

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The representative of the United Kingdom, Olly Alexander, is currently in Tbilisi, and according to GPB the Georgian public broadcaster, he is about to film the music video of his Eurovision song, “Dizzy”.

A meeting with the Georgian representative, Nutsa Buzaladze was of course in his program, and they even sang together, Olly’s song “King” in the piano.

Olly Alexander spoke to the public broadcaster, and stated the following:

“I love this European contest since I was a kid, when we watched it every year with my family and I think that taking part in the contest is a great opportunity for every artist. In London, I often go to a Georgian restaurant.”

Also, Nutsa Buzaladze was really happy to meet Olly, both having work with Kylie Minogue:

“It was really nice to finally meet him in person. I’m really happy Olly chose Georgia as the first country to visit, and he is also a really nice guy, very friendly, very talented and we had a lot of fun.”

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the British participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: Eurovision Georgia – 1tv.ge 

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.

Stay tuned to EurovisonFun for all news regarding Junior Eurovision 2023!

Source: GPB

Georgia: Listen to “Lock Me In”, Circus Mircus’ song for Eurovision 2022!

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Georgia will participate in Eurovision 2022 with Circus Mircus and “Lock Me In“. As we reported in a previous article, with the decision of the band members, the audience will hear the song on a black background due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine.

Listen to “Lock Me In” below:

https://youtu.be/O6UqeUwCldM

Who are Circus Mircus?

Circus Mircus is a Georgian progressive rock band consisting of Armenian drummer Bavonc Gevorcyan, Belgian vocalist and guitarist Igor Von Lichtenstein and Greek bassist and vocalist Damocles Stavriadis. The band plays mainly experimental music, mixing many genres, each of which represents a life experience and the “inner world” of each member. The band was formed in late 2020 in Tbilisi, when three graduates of the local circus academy became friends and left the academy to form their own band. According to one member of the group, the three of them, were probably the worst in the group, so they became friends.

What do you think of Georgia’s participation? Could it bring the first Georgian qualification since 2016? Write us your opinion in the comments!

Georgia: The search of the next representative begins tonight

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Tonight,the “Georgian Idol“,the show through which Georgia will select its representative to the upcoming Eurovision song contest in May 2020, begins.

It is essentially the first national final of the season, and it will be the second year in a row that GPB, Georgian public broadcaster, will select the country’s representative through Georgian Idol.

The four-member panel, composed of Natia Todua, Tinatin Berdzenishvili, David Evgenidze and David Aladashvili, will select the candidates for the first hearing for the next round.

You can watch the show by pressing here at 19:00 (CET time).

Georgia at Eurovision

Georgia first appeared in the competition in 2007. Only abstained in 2009 and already counts 5 blockbusters in the Grand Final and 2 places in the final top 10. In 2019, Oto Nemsadze represented the country with the song “Keep on going”, but failed to qualify as he finished  finish 14th in the semifinals.

Georgia: the known format of « Georgia’s Star » to be used again

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Georgia has made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007, and since then, with only one absence (2009), has been a non-stop member of the institution with its better position to be the ninth (2010 and 2011).

The procedure followed since then for the representative selection has been shifted from a direct assignment to a national final without having resulted in a permanent procedure.  Last year, after years of national finals, GPB,the national broadcaster decided to send Iriao by selecting them internally, and this year, in Israel, they chose the Pop Idol method for choosing its representative, with Oto Nemsadze finally signing “Keep on going”.

About two months after the end of the 64th Eurovision, GPB announced that Georgia’s star, the Georgian version of the Pop Idol, will be again used for representative ‘ selection in the Netherlands, as it did last year.

Applications have already begun and whoever interested can submit applications here.