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Georgia

Tamara Gachechiladze - Keep The Faith

Georgia are returning to a proper national final for 2017 after internally selecting this year. Submissions are open as we speak!

 

https://escxtra.com/2016/11/15/georgia-anno...tails-for-2017/

 

I remember some Georgian national finals in the past have really suffered due to low submissions (pretty sure they got a grand total of like 10 in 2012 and they all made the national final...) and therefore low quality but their last attempt - in 2015 - was very solid and post-revamp Nina Sublatti was a fantastic entry and probably Georgia's strongest entry since 2010/11?

 

I remain optimistic and I presume they have G:son ready to revamp seeing as he has been involved in 2013, 2015 and 2016! And surely Georgia will have the taste for success after their record-breaking third Junior Eurovision victory? If they get hosting rights they will be doing some promo for that in Kyiv next May, so I'm sure they'll want a good entry representing them in the adult contest at the same time!

The 26 songs are available on soundcloud HERE. Prepare yourself for some red-hot messes *.*

 

The full shortlist be:

 

1. Nanuka Giorgobiani – Let The Sunshine In

2. Giorgi Chikovani – Make it Right

3. Davit Shanidze – “Mtvris Katsi”(Man of Dust)

4. Trio Mandili – “Me da Shen” (You and Me)

5. Elene Mikiashvili – Fighter

6. Andria Gvelesiani – Revolutionise

7. Group The Mins – Crime

8. Alisa Danelia – We Are Eternity

9. Rati Durglishvili – Why

10. Brandon Stone & Eter Beriashvili – Heyo Song

11. Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotashvili – You Are My Sunshine

12. Group EOS – Urban Signs

13. Dima Kobeshavidze- Scream

14. Maliibu – We Live Once

15. Group Asea Sool – Nature

16. Natia Bidzinashvili – My Song For You

17. Misha Sulukhia – Magic

18. Tako Gachechiladze- Keep the Faith

19. Oto Nemsadze & Group Limbo – Dear God

20. Mariam Chachkhiani – Fly

21. Nutsa Buzaladze – White Horses Run

22. Group Sparkle – On The Top

23. Nino Basharuli – “Simgera Sikvarulisa” (The Song of Love)

24. Temo Sajaia- All The Same

25. Mariko Lejava – Bithard and Avol Waves

26. Sabina Chantouria – Stranger

 

 

Not the best song in the selection being a Ylva & Linda song! (Needs a G:son makeover but still)

 

 

Although this aural treat runs it close and I'd very much be down for it to represent Georgia.

 

That 'Me Da Shen' video is like some kind of ex-Soviet Bollywood. Yes please! *.*

That Ylva & Linda song is now at the centre of our first song scandal of the year! Turns out they also gave it to a girl to perform in the Ukrainian Junior Eurovision selection last summer therefore pre-dating the September 1st deadline. The song didn't make it out of their national semi-final...

 

Thankfully GPB have already responded by saying that should Elene win with that song, she will still be the Georgian representative but a new song will be given to her for Kyiv.

 

Finally Ylva & Linda's "send a song to everyone everywhere" tactics coming back to haunt them. There's also accusations from people involved with the Ukrainian JESC girl that Ylva & Linda demanded money for exclusive rights etc which they have yet to deny...

TOMORROW'S NATIONAL FINAL...
GEORGIA

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National Final

20th January 2017
Begins at 4pm in the UK, 5pm Central European Time or 8pm in Georgia.
Programme is scheduled to last 3 hours.

Watch the selection via the official GPB webcast or the

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Running Order
01 | Giorgi Chikovani - Make It Right
02 | Brandon Stone & Eteri Beriashvili - Heyo Song
03 | Rati Durglishvili - Why
04 | Andria Gvelesiani - Revolutionise
05 | Alisa Danelia - We Are Eternity
06 | Nutsa Buzaladze - White Horses Run
07 | Maliibu - We Live Once
08 | EOS - Urban Signs
09 | Dima Kobeshavidze - Scream
10 | Trio Mandili - Me da shen
11 | Tako Gachechiladze - Keep the Faith
12 | Nino Basharuli - The Song of Love
13 | Elene Mikiashvili - Fighter
14 | Misha Sulukhia - Magic
15 | Mariko Lezhava - Light It Up
16 | The Mins - Crime
17 | Sparkle - On the Top
18 | Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotashvili - You Are My Sunshine
19 | Temo Sajaia - All the Same
20 | Sabina Chantouria - Stranger
21 | Mariam Chachkhiani - Fly
22 | Asea Sool - Nature
23 | Nanuka Giogobiani - Let the Sunshine In
24 | Davit Shanidze - Mtveris katsi
25 | Oto Nemsadze & Group Limbo - Dear God

Voting
The winner will be decided by a combination of an international jury vote and a televote. The international jury will determine 60% of the final scores while the remaining 40% will be determined by the televote.

Potential Winners?
With no odds and such a large field it is very hard to judge who is favourite to win this. Most of the hype over the past few weeks has centred around The Mins, Nutsa Buzaladze, Rati Durglishvili, Sabina Chantouria, Tako Gachechiladze and Trio Mandili so perhaps they are the performances to watch out for tomorrow!

Some clips from rehearsals are showing quite an impressive stage. This whole thing is definitely all about GPB showing the EBU that they can host Junior Eurovision this year I think, and they are certainly proving they can!

 

I've followed this as much as I can while being on a train and so on, but considering they've basically put every single submission into this national final it hasn't been *too* bad and there's a good few songs with potential!

 

I think I'm team Mariko and Nutsa from the ones I've heard, but I wouldn't be surprised to see one of the rock bands win.

I'd be happy with any of a Nutsa, Tako and Mariko win really. Sparkle, Me da Shen and Heyo Song are all fab too.

Very good winner in Tako, fantastic voice although her song and Lindita's are as identical as you can get considering the different languages so maybe female bond ballads are going to be the thing for 2017?

 

Winning performance:

 

Good winner, she's a great singer but like Ryan said, it's basically Lindita's song but in English.

 

Probably having RUSSIA INVADES GEORGIA as part of the backdrop helped her too I imagine.

Fun fact, this is Tako's 2nd time winning a Georgian selection - she was part of Stephane & 3G in 2009 but of course never made it to Moscow...

This has certainly got potential (and if we're honest, there's an inevitable G:Son remix coming further along the line here) and it might not even be in the same semi/half of the semi from Albania so who knows what this'll be up against.

I just got kinda blown away by that. Georgia have quite the little run of inspiring and exciting entries going lately.

 

Easily the best so far.

Tako has changed her name for Eurovision, she will now be going by Tamara. Perhaps as a response to Wiwibloggs constantly taking the mick out of her name in their videos? :heehee:

Official preview video:

 

 

I was expecting a revamp from Georgia but apparently not (yet)!

Revamp:

 

 

(It's a live performance but I think it's playback, not because Tamara's vocals are perfect in this (as they usually are anyway) but because the sound quality is so good.