Georgia: GPB unveils the contestants of the Junior Eurovision 2021 selection show 'Ranina'

Monday, 06 September 2021

The Georgian broadcaster, GPB, has unveiled the contestants of the Georgian Junior Eurovision 2021 selection which is held through the show 'Ranina'.

A total of 10 acts will compete in the 4th season of Ranina, the show that will determine which act will represent Georgia in Junior Eurovision 2021 this December in Paris.

The 10 young acts that will compete in this year's national selection for Junior Eurovision are:
- Nini Orkoshneli (10 yo)
- Gega Shonia (11 yo)
- Andria Beridze (13 yo)
- Barbara Makatadze (9 yo)
- Nikoloz Kajaia (10 yo)
- David Luarsabishvili (12 yo)
- Guga Nadiradze (9 yo)
- Keso Russia (12 yo)
- Ioana Navadze (9 yo)
- Mariam Boukhnikashvili (12 yo)
Georgia’s selection for Junior Eurovision , will kick off on Saturday, September 11, at 10 p.m. This will be the 4th season of the show which has been selecting the country's JESC hopefuls since 2018. The final show that will determine the next Georgian representative for Junior Eurovision will take place on November 13, 2021.

Georgia in Junior Eurovision

Georgia participated first time in Junior Eurovision in 2007 and is one of the most successful nations in the competiton. The country has won the contest 3 times , namely in 2008, 2011 and 2016. Out of 12 participations it has finished in a top 10 placing 11 times while the worst result came in 2014 when Georgia finished 11th. In 2018 Tamar Edilashvili represented the country with the song Your Voice, which came 8th with a total of 144 points.

In 2019 Giorgi Rostiashvili won the ticket to represent Georgia in Poland with the song entitled We Need Love that finished 14th with 69 points, the worst result up to date.

Last year Sandra Gandelia won the show "Ranina" and represented Georigia in Warsaw with the song "You are not alone" which finished 6th with 111 points.

News Source: Eurovoix/ Eurovision-Fr.net

Image: GPB