Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Georgia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 25 September 2015 Song: 8 October 2015 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | The Virus | |||
| Selected song | "Gabede" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 51 points | |||
| Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through an internal selection like they've done in previous years. On 25 September 2015 it was revealed that group The Virus will represent Georgia in the contest with the song "Gabede".[1] Georgia ended in tenth place with 51 points.[2]
Internal selection
[edit]Like Georgia has done most years since their début in the contest, the Georgian broadcaster GPB decided to internally select their 2015 artist after holding an open audition. It was originally announced on 5 August 2015 that Liza, Elen, Tako and Data will represent Georgia, however on 25 September 2015 it was revealed that they would perform as a group The Virus.[3]
Artist and song information
[edit]| "Gabede" (გაბედე) | |
|---|---|
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Elen Kezhrishvili Tako Gagnidze Lizi Tavberidze Data Pavliashvili |
| As | The Virus |
| Languages | |
| Composer(s) | Giga Kukhianidze |
| Lyricist(s) | Erekle Deisadze |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 10th |
| Final points | 51 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Happy Day" (2014) | |
| "Mzeo" (2016) ► | |
The Virus
[edit]The Virus is a Georgian pop group, consisting of singers: Elee Kay (Elene Kezhrishvili), Tako Gagnidze, Lizi Tavberidze and Data Pavliashvili.[4] They are notable for having represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, placing tenth out of seventeen entries.[2]
Gabede
[edit]"Gabede" (English: Dare) is a song by the Georgian pop group "The Virus" and it will represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Bulgaria.
At Junior Eurovision
[edit]
At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Georgia were drawn to perform second on 21 November 2015, following Serbia preceding Slovenia.[5]
The final was broadcast in Georgia on GPB 1TV with commentary by Tuta Chkheidze. The Georgian spokesperson, who announced the Georgian votes during the final, was Lizi Pop (the representative for Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014).[6]
Final
[edit]Elen, Lizi, Data and Tako lined up as they appeared on stage and looked to the audience during their opening shot. The background was black with blue lines, stars and triangles.
At the end of the voting, Georgia placed 10th with 51 points.[2][7]
Voting
[edit]The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released one month after the final.
Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Georgia had placed 11th with the public televote and 11th with the jury vote. In the public vote, Georgia scored 41 points, while with the jury vote, Georgia scored 40 points.[8]
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Georgia and awarded by Georgia in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.
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Detailed voting results
[edit]The following members comprised the Georgian jury:[10][11]
- Nato Dumbadze
- Natalia Xarashvili
- Maka Davitaia
- Oto Nemsadze
- Goga Meskhi
| Draw | Country | N. Dumbadze | N. Xarashvili | M. Davitaia | O. Nemsadze | G. Meskhi | Average Jury Points | Televoting Points | Points Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Serbia
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3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 02 | Georgia
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| 03 |  Slovenia
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5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 04 |  Italy
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7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 05 |  Netherlands
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12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
| 06 |  Australia
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12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 07 |  Ireland
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2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 08 |  Russia
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4 | |||||||
| 09 |  Macedonia
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3 | |||||||
| 10 |  Belarus
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6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 11 |  Armenia
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10 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 |  Ukraine
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12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 13 |  Bulgaria
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5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 14 |  San Marino
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 15 |  Malta
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8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 16 |  Albania
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10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 17 |  Montenegro
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Notes
[edit]- ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
References
[edit]- ^ Granger, Anthony (25 September 2015). "Georgia: Virus Are Off To Junior Eurovision 2015". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ a b c Muldoon, Padraig (21 November 2015). "Congratulations! Malta's Destiny Chukunyere wins Junior Eurovision 2015 with "Not My Soul"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (5 August 2015). "JESC '15: Singers for Georgia announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "საბავშვო 2015". Georgian Public Broadcaster. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Aderemi, Deban (27 November 2015). "WATCH: Lizi Pop talks child abuse, the Tbilisi flood and Junior Eurovision 2015". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Final of Sofia 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Full split results of Junior Eurovision 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Sofia 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Detailed Voting Result | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ James-Fisher, Luke (21 November 2015). "Names of Junior Eurovision 2015 Jurors". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 March 2017.