{"id":329153,"date":"2018-04-09T16:42:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T12:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/?page_id=329153"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:05:42","slug":"georgia-at-esc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/eurovision\/georgia-at-esc\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia at ESC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nutsa Buzaladze performing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=He4PGhm7jOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefighter<\/a> for Georgia at 2024 ESC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=He4PGhm7jOw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1848819 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/lang\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731941672-110524_Sarah-Louise-Bennett_EBU_37810.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/lang\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731941672-110524_Sarah-Louise-Bennett_EBU_37810.jpg 740w, https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/lang\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1731941672-110524_Sarah-Louise-Bennett_EBU_37810-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Iru Khechanov\u00a0 represented Georgia at 2023 ESC, with the song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E8kO-QPippo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Echo<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Circus Mircus<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/circus-mircus-to-represent-georgia-at-second-semi-final-of-2022-esc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">represented<\/a> Georgia at 2022 ESC second semi-final, with the song <strong>Lock Me In.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qgukml7zDAA<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tornike Kipiani\u00a0represented Georgia at Eurovision 2021, with the song &#8211;\u00a0You.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Georgian ESC 2021 participant Tornike Kipiani was withdrawn from the race. Tornike Kipiani,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/en\/news\/georgian-2021-esc-contender-to-perform-in-2nd-semifinal\/\">performed<\/a>\u00a0number 10 in the second semifinal of the popular musical\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/en\/eurovision\/esc-national-selection\/\">competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w6jzan8nfxc<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EBU to offer audience a new show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/en\/news\/ebu-to-offer-audience-a-new-show-europe-shine-a-light-on-16-may\/\">Europe Shine A Light<\/a>\u00a0on 16 May.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/en\/news\/eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancelled-over-coronavirus\/\">Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled<\/a>\u00a0over coronavirus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Tornike Kipiani represented Georgia at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC),\u00a0with the song &#8211; Take Me As I Am<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s_eU1IWjV2w<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/en\/eurovision\/esc-national-selection\/\">Oto Nemsadze<\/a> represented Georgia at 2019 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), with the entry song &#8211; Sul tsin iare (Keep on going).\u00a0Georgian entrant dropped out of the race in the First Semi-final of the contest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tel Aviv &#8211;\u00a02019 Eurovision Song Contest &#8211; First Semi-final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QLPd1UKNlaM<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Georgian contenders of 2018 ESC, members of Ethno Jazz Band IRIAO dropped out of the race in the Second Semi-final of the contest, which was held in Lisbon, Portugal. IRIAO performed the song \u201cFor You\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lisbon &#8211; 2018 Eurovision Song Contest &#8211; Second Semi-final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2EN6sBGvMDE<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tamara Gachechiladze, Georgian entrant at 2017 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), dropped out of the race in the First Semi-final of the contest, which was held in Kyiv<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kyiv, Ukraine \u2013 2017 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 First Semi-final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=agSS_a3ccgA<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>2016 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Stockholm, Sweden. Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz presented Georgia, with the entry song \u2013 Midnight Gold<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Stockholm, Sweden \u2013 2016 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rviE2-9eiTI<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nina Sublati, Georgian contender of 2015 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) ranked the 11th place in the final of the popular musical event, which was held at Wiener Stadthalle of Austria\u2019s capital Vienna. Sublati performed the song Warrior<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Vienna, Austria \u2013 2015 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ddC8lviTERI<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Shin &amp; Mariko, Georgian entrants of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) dropped out of the contest from semi-final to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Copenhagen, Denmark \u2013 2014 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Second Semi-Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0v69AvCQJQY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sophie Gelovani and Nodiko Tatishvili, Georgian contenders of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) ranked the 15 th place , with the song Waterfall<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Malmo, Sweden \u2013 2013 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-n3mwx0vQDE<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Anri Jokhadze, Georgian participant of 2012 Eurovision Song Contest dropped out of the contest. Anri\u2019s entry I\u2019m a Joker was not qualified in the best 10 songs in the second semi-final held at Crystal Hall in Baku<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Baku, Azerbaijan \u2013 2012 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Second Semi-Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xfpKnMBjdrU<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Eldrine, band representing Georgia at Eurovision Song Contest 2011 ended the contest with the 9th place in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany \u2013 2011 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CfJVlssy0cc<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sofia Nizharadze, Georgian contender at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) ranked the 9th place in Oslo, Norway<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oslo, Norway \u2013 2010 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y5yTMGxFiPw<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In 2009 \u201cStephane &amp; 3G\u201d with the play on words song Put In Disco were selected to represent the Georgian entry to the ESC through Georgia\u2019s national competition. The song caused much controversy as it was perceived to contain political references to former Russian President and current PM Vladimir Putin in the lyrics. EBU has offered GPB 1st Channel to re-write the lyrics of the entry song or select another song for the contest. Georgia announced its decision to withdrawal from ESC 2009<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Stephane &amp; 3G won Georgian National Final, with the entry \u2013 Put In Disco<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In 2008, Diana Ghurtskaya improved that accomplishment by one position, reaching the 11th place, with Peace Will Come<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Belgrade, Serbia \u2013 2008 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=paPjkp6s2u8<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Georgia took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2007, when Sopho Khalvashi ranked the 12th place, with Visionary Dream.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Helsinki, Finland \u2013 2007 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 Final<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EHImNpPta7M<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutsa Buzaladze performing Firefighter for Georgia at 2024 ESC Iru Khechanov represented Georgia at 2023 ESC, with the song Echo Circus Mircus represented Georgia at 2022 ESC second semi-final, with the song Lock Me In. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qgukml7zDAA Tornike Kipiani\u00a0represented Georgia at Eurovision 2021, with the song \u2013\u00a0You. Georgian ESC 2021 participant Tornike Kipiani was \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/eurovision\/georgia-at-esc\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2412,"featured_media":0,"parent":323033,"menu_order":338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-329153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2412"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1997430,"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/329153\/revisions\/1997430"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}