Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Georgia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song Take Me as I Am sung by Tornike Kipiani and written by Tornike Kipiani and Aleko Berdzenishvili. The entry was selected internally, and for the second year in a row, the Georgian Public Broadcaster used Georgian Idol to selecting the singer. However, due to 2019-20 pandemic of Coronavirus, the contest was cancelled.

Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Country Georgia
National selection
Selection processArtist: Georgian Idol
Song: Internal Selection
Selection date(s)Georgian Idol:
Audition shows
26 October 2019
2 November 2019
9 November 2019
Live shows
16 November 2019
23 November 2019
30 November 2019
7 December 2019
14 December 2019
21 December 2019
Final
31 December 2019
Song Presentation: 3 March 2020
Selected entrantTornike Kipiani
Selected song"Take Me as I Am"
Selected songwriter(s)Tornike Kipiani
Aleko Berdzenishvili
Finals performance
Semi-final resultCancelled
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background

Prior to the 2020 contest, Georgia have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since their first entry in 2007.[1] The nation's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been ninth place, which was achieved on two occasions: in 2010 with the song "Shine" performed by Sofia Nizharadze and in 2011 with the song "One More Day" performed by Eldrine. The nation briefly withdrew from the contest in 2009 after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) rejected the Georgian entry, "We Don't Wanna Put In", for perceived political references to Vladimir Putin who was the Russian Prime Minister at the time.[2][3] The withdrawal and fallout was tied to tense relations between Georgia and then host country Russia, which stemmed from the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.[4] Following the introduction of semi-finals, Georgia has, to this point, failed to qualify to the final on four occasions.

The Georgian national broadcaster, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), broadcasts the event within Georgia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. GPB confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 October 2017.[5] Georgia has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest both through national finals and internal selections in the past. In 2013 and 2014, GPB opted to internally select the Georgian entry, in 2015, the Georgian entry was selected via a national final, and in 2016, the artist was internally selected while the song was chosen in a national final. For their 2017 participation, the entry was selected through a national final. In 2018 the artist was internally selected. In 2019, the entry was fully selected through Georgian Idol for the first time ever. Oto Nemsadze failed to qualify to the Saturday final with "Keep On Going", achieving just a fourteenth place in the semi-final.

Before Eurovision

For the second year in a row, the Georgian delegation decided to use the talent show Georgian Idol as the method for selecting their representative. This year, however, the show starts two months earlier and a song will be internally selected for the winner of the show.

Jury

This edition of Georgian Idol has a four-member jury with the power to decide what contestants will advance to the live shows and comment on every performance giving feedback to the artists. The four members are:

Contestant progress in the live shows

Colour key

  Contestant was in the bottom two
  Contestant was in the bottom three
  Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated
  Contestant received the most public votes
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
Tornike Kipiani 2nd
14.5%
1st
19.13%
1st
21.17%
1st
24.05%
1st
29.09%
1st
31.88%
1st
33.82%
Barbara Samkharadze 3rd
12.91%
3rd
12.11%
2nd
14.75%
2nd
15.15%
2nd
17.75%
2nd
22.42%
2nd
31.18%
Tamar Kakalashvili 1st
16.53%
2nd
15.71%
3rd
14.64%
4th
13.79%
4th
13.64%
3rd
16.20%
3rd
18.38%
Mariam Gogiberidze 6th
8.8%
6th
8.69%
7th
9.91%
3rd
14.06%
3rd
13.68%
4th
15.28%
4th
16.62%
Davit Rusadze 4th
11.91%
4th
10.23%
5th
10.01%
6th
10.79%
5th
13.01%
5th
14.22%
Eliminated
(week 6)
Mariam Shengelia 5th
10.31%
5th
8.72%
6th
9.98%
5th
12.26%
6th
12.83%
Eliminated
(week 5)
Anri Guchmanidze 7th
8.64%
8th
8.64%
4th
10.01%
7th
9.90%
Eliminated
(week 4)
Nika Kalandadze 9th
5.7%
7th
8.68%
8th
9.53%
Eliminated
(week 3)
Liza Shengelia 8th
8.15%
9th
8.09%
Eliminated
(week 2)
Merab Amzoevi 10th
2.55%
Eliminated
(week 1)
Auditions (26 October 2019–9 November 2019)
Show 1 (26 October 2019)
Draw Artist Song Result
1Erekle Turkadze"Long Tall Sally"Advanced
2Sofi Dalas"Highway to Hell"Eliminated
3Barbara Samkharadze"It's Raining Men"Advanced
4Dodo Goksadze"Something's Got a Hold on Me"Advanced
5Nika Kalandadze"Ocean Eyes"Advanced
6Beka Miruashvili"Havana"Eliminated
7Nini Shonia"Never Enough"Eliminated
8Tamar Kakalashvili"Queen"Advanced
9Aleksandre Kitesashvili"Sweet Home Chicago"Advanced
10Mariam Gogiberidze"Misty"Advanced
Show 2 (2 November 2019)
1Giorgi Otiashvili"The Girl from Ipanema"Eliminated
2Mariam Giorgishvili"Replay"Advanced
3Mariam Shengelia"If I Were a Boy"Advanced
4Mariam Shvangiradze"Million Reasons"Advanced
5Mariam Nozadze"Do It like a Dude"Eliminated
6Sirens"Lady Marmalade"Advanced
7Albina"You Sent Me Flying"Advanced
8Sukhan Devadze"Me mzes vat'an" ("მე მზეს ვატან")Advanced
9Tornike Kipiani"House of the Rising Sun"Advanced
Show 3 (9 November 2019)
1Irakli Bitsadze"Feeling Good"Advanced
2Merab Amzoevi"Skin"Advanced
3Archil Gvasalia"Vagiorkoma" (ვაგიორქომა)Advanced
4Mako Maisuradze"I'd Rather Go Blind"Advanced
5Liza Sengelia"Dream a Little Dream of Me"Advanced
6Anri Guchmanidze"I've Got News for You"Advanced
Live show 1 (16 November 2019)
Draw Artist Song Televote Result
1 Mariam Shengelia "Alive" 10.31% Advanced
2 Barbara Samkharadze "You Don't Own Me" 12.91% Advanced
3 Merab Amzoevi "Skyfall" 2.55% Eliminated
4 Davit Rusadze "Atlas" 11.91% Advanced
5 Tamar Kakalashvili "Golden Slumbers" 16.53% Advanced
"Carry That Weight"
6 Tornike Kipiani "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 14.5% Advanced
7 Nika Kalandadze "Video Games" 5.7% Advanced
8 Anri Guchmanidze "Thirty Seconds To Mars" 8.64% Advanced
9 Liza Sengelia "Read All About It " 8.15% Advanced
10 Mariam Gogiberidze "My Funny Valentine" 8.8% Advanced
Live show 2 (23 November 2019)
Draw Artist Song Televote Result
1 Anri Guchmanidze "Heaven on their Minds" 8.64% Advanced
2 Barbara Samkharadze "When You're Good to Mama" 12.11% Advanced
3 Mariam Gogiberidze "I Am Changing" 8.69% Advanced
4 Mariam Shengelia "Show Me How You Burlesque" 8.72% Advanced
5 Nika Kalandadze "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" 8.68% Advanced
6 Tornike Kipiani "Rock'N'Roll Queen" 19.13% Advanced
7 Liza Sengelia "Moon River" 8.09% Eliminated
8 Tamar Kakalashvili "All That Jazz" 15.71% Advanced
9 Davit Rusadze "Falling Slowly" 10.23% Advanced
Live show 3 (30 November 2019)
Draw Artist Song Televote Result
1 Barbara Samkharadze "Lale" 14.75% Advanced
2 Anri Guchmanidze "Gamogiva khval" 10.01% Advanced
3 Mariam Shengelia "Mkholod benzvis" 9.98% Advanced
4 Nika Kalandadze "Kari k’vlav arnevs" 9.53% Eliminated
5 Mariam Gogiberidze "Iminebs mze" 9.91% Advanced
6 Tornike Kipiani "Artificial Love" 21.17% Advanced
7 Davit Rusadze "Ar madzinebs" 10.01% Advanced
8 Tamar Kakalashvili "Kuchashi ertkhel" 14.64% Advanced
Live show 4 (7 December 2019)
Draw Artist Song Televote Result
1 Barbara Samkharadze "Jesus Christ Superstar" 15.15% Advanced
2 Davit Rusadze "Any Dream Will Do" 10.79% Advanced
3 Tamar Kakalashvili "As If We Never Said Goodbye" 13.79% Advanced
4 Anri Guchmanidze "Close Every Door" 9.90% Eliminated
5 Mariam Gogiberidze "I Don't Know How to Love Him" 14.06% Advanced
6 Mariam Shengelia "Memory" 12.26% Advanced
7 Tornike Kipiani "Gethsemane" 24.05% Advanced
Live show 5 (14 December 2019)
Draw Artist Song Televote Result
1 Davit Rusadze "Q’viteli potlebi" 13.01% Advanced
2 Tamar Kakalashvili "Numemakhi" 13.64% Advanced
3 Mariam Shengelia "King Lear" 12.83% Eliminated
4 Barbara Samkharadze "Ch’adosnuri hvertsni" 17.75% Advanced
5 Tornike Kipiani "Is akaris" 29.09% Advanced
6 Mariam Gogiberidze "Sevda" 13.68% Advanced
Live show 6 (21 December 2019)
Draw Artist Song Televote Result
1 Barbara Samkharadze & Grigol Kipshidze "Juice" 22.42% Advanced
2 Davit Rusadze & Giorgi Pruidze "O (Fly On)" 14.22% Eliminated
3 Tornike Kipiani & Liza Kalandadze "Breathe" 31.88% Advanced
4 Mariam Gogiberidze & Giorgi Nakashidze "Shallow" 15.28% Advanced
5 Tamar Kakalashvili & Oto Nemsadze "Runaway Baby" 16.20% Advanced
Final (31 December 2019)
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Tamar Kakalashvili "White Flag" 18.38% 3
2 Tornike Kipiani "Love, Hate, Love" 33.82% 1
3 Mariam Gogiberidze "Writing's On The Wall" 16.62% 4
4 Barbara Samkharadze "This Is Me" 31.18% 2

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Georgia was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[10] However, due to 2019-20 pandemic of Coronavirus, the contest was cancelled.

In the Eurovision Song Celebration YouTube broadcast in place of the heats, it was revealed that the song would have performed 16th, between Portugal and Bulgaria[11]

References

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  10. Groot, Evert (28 January 2020). "Which country performs in which Eurovision 2020 Semi-Final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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