Whilst and after winning this year’s Junior Eurovision, Georgian Public Broadcaster “GPB” has been busy preparing their national selection contest for the adult version of the EBU contest, which was announced in early November. From the 7th of November till yesterday, soloists and bands aiming to represent the country in Ukraine could send in their submissions to the broadcaster.
Now, a day after the submission period closed, GPB has revealed the acts that are on the process to date and will try to get the ticket that will lead one of them to fly the Georgian flag in Kiev. The current line-up of this year’s Georgian national selection contest looks as it follows:
- Nanuka Giorgobiani
- Giorgi Chikovani
- Davit Shanidze
- Trio Mandili
- Ancho Dolidze
- Elene Mikiashvili
- Andria Gvelesiani
- Group The Mins
- Alisa Danelia
- Rati Durglishvili
- Brandon Stone & Eter Beriashvili
- Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotashvili
- Group EOS
- Dima Kobeshavidze
- Maliibu
- Group Asea Sool
- Natia Bidzinashvili
- Misha Sulukhia
- Ani Kekua
- Tako Gachechiladze
- Oto Nemsadze & Group Limbo
- Mariam Chachkhiani
- Nutsa Buzaladze
- Group Sparkle
- Nino Basharuli
- Temo Sajaia
- Mariko Lejava
- Sabina Chanturia
Last year, Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz were internally selected and through public and jury deliberation 50/50 , chose the entry they would be finally singing in Stockholm, “Midnight Gold”, which was finally arranged by well-known composer and producer Thomas G:son. Georgia came 20th in the grand final.
We hope that more details regarding the whole thing will transcend on a later but early stage, coming in due time, so stay tuned to ESC+Plus to learn more about Georgia’s intentions at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest!