Four singers scored the maximum of 120 points in the second show of round three of the Georgian Junior Eurovision selection.
The sixth episode of Ranina, the Georgian selection for Junior Eurovision 2025, aired last night, with Mariam, Lazare, Nia and Anita all tied for first place. For this round, the contestants performed Georgian folk songs.
Ranina is held across multiple stages. In the first phase, there are four rounds of performances with each round focused on a different style. The five acts that received the highest scores across the four rounds qualify for the semi-final. In the semi-final, the top three singers will qualify for the final. The winner will represent Georgia on home ground at Junior Eurovision 2025 in Tbilisi.
The results were as follows:
- Mariam Muzashvili – 120 points (40+40+40)
- Lazare Kapanadze – 120 points (40+40+40)
- Nia Lashkhia – 120 points (40+40+40)
- Anita Abgariani – 120 points (40+40+40)
- Sandro Abesadze – 119 points (40+39+40)
The overall leaderboard after three rounds of competition is as follows:
- Lazare Kapanadze – 360 points (120+120+120)
- Barbara Sandikidze – 358 points (120+120+118)
- Anita Abgariani – 359 points (120+120+119)
- Sandro Abesadze – 359 points (120+120+119)
- Gabriel Bodaveli – 358 points (120+118+120)
- Demetri Maisuradze – 357 points (120+117+120)
- Lile Mchedlishvili – 357 points (120+117+120)
- Sesili Lemonjava – 356 points (120+118+118)
- Mariam Muzashvili – 356 points (120+116+120)
- Nia Lashkhia – 356 points (120+116+120)
Andria Putkaradze won the Junior Eurovision 2024 with “To My Mom”. He scored 239 and received 12 points from 12 national juries. Andria’s victory in Madrid makes Georgia the most successful country in the history of the competition. Georgia made its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 and has now won four times.
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Georgia has won the contest on four occasions, making it the most successful country in the history of the contest. Georgia debuted in Junior Eurovision 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”. Georgia’s third victory came in 2016, when Mariam Mamadashvili performed her song “Mzeo”. Most recently, Andria Putkaradze won in 2024 with “To My Mom”.
