Georgia’s search for Junior Eurovision 2020 is set to commence on September 11, with the first episode of Ranina.
Ranina, the Georgian selection for Junior Eurovision, will be returning to television screens on the 11th of September. The show which features eight heats, a semi-final and a Grand Final will be held over the course of three months.
Four different thematic rounds will be held featuring two episodes on each theme, all ten competing acts will be judged by a three member jury during these shows, the jury will change for each theme. The five acts that score the highest points total during these eight shows will then progress through to a semi-final. In the semi-final three acts will be chosen to compete in the final, the winner will represent Georgia in Warsaw.
The ten competing singers are:
- Cecil Thurmanidze
- Veronica Shamugia
- Sandra Gadelia
- Rati Gelovan
- Gio Gogiashvili
- Marita Khvedelidze
- Nikoloz Reddit
- Shio Kavsadze
- Nia Khinchikashvili
- Lela Kveniashvili
Georgia was represented by Giorgi Rostiashvili at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with “We Need Love”. Georgia finished 14th with 69 points, the worst result to date for the nation at the competition.
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Georgia has won the contest on three occasions, making them the country with the most victories throughout the history of the contest. Georgia debuted in JESC in 2007 with Mariam Romelashvili and her song “Odelia Ranuni”, where she placed 4th with 116 points. Their first win was just a year later in 2008, with the trio Bzikebi and their song “Bzz”. Their second win was in 2011 with the group Candy and their song “Candy Music”. Most recently in 2016, eleven-year-old Mariam Mamadashvili performed her song Mzeo in JESC 2016 host city Malta, and took the victory with 239 points.
