Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Prior to the 2013 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times since its debut in 2007.[1] They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won twice at the 2008, and 2011 contests.[2]

The Georgian broadcaster announced on 10 June 2013, that they would be participating at the contest to be held in Kiev, Ukraine. Their artist and song were selected through an internal selection.[3] On 8 October 2013, The Smile Shop was selected to represent Georgia with their song for the contest, "Give Me Your Smile".[4]

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 25 November 2013, Georgia received a 'wildcard', enabling them to choose their running order position. They chose to run 9th on 30 November 2015, following Moldova and preceding the Netherlands.[5]

Points awarded by Georgia

12 points  Armenia 10 points  Azerbaijan 8 points  Belarus 7 points  Ukraine 6 points  Malta 5 points  Russia 4 points  Moldova 3 points  San Marino 2 points  Netherlands 1 point  Sweden See also Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 References "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2017. "Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 February 2017. Granger, Anthony (10 June 2013). "Georgia: Junior Eurovision Participation Confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 February 2017. Granger, Anthony (8 October 2013). "Georgia: The Smile Shop Revealed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 February 2017. James Fisher, Luke (25 November 2013). "Running order decided". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 February 2017. External links (in English and Russian) JESC 2009 information (in English) GPB website