Georgia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was held in Warsaw, Poland on 29 November 2020. Sandra Gadelia was selected through the televised show Ranina. She achieved 6th place with 111 points.
Background
Prior to the 2020 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twelve times since its debut in , and since then they have never missed a single contest. Georgia is also the most successful country in the competition, with three victories in , and . In the 2019 contest, Giorgi Rostiashvili carried the Georgian flag to Gliwice Arena's stage with We Need Love following his victory in the second season of Ranina, achieving just the 14th place out of 19 with 69 points.
Before Junior Eurovision Ranina For the third year in a row, Georgia will use an original children's talent show format, Ranina (Georgian: რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. The third season was originally planned to be around two months long starting in late March. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the show to be suspended indefinitely. On 13 July 2020, public broadcaster GPB released a new advertising spot for Ranina confirming its return, with recordings due to commence in the following weeks and a revamped format to adjust to the shorter time available. On 18 August 2020, GPB released footage of the first five rehearsals on Facebook and announced that the first show would be premiered on 4 September 2020 at 22:00 Georgian time — though all references to that were deleted a day later. Classical pianist David Aladashvili will continue as the main host of the show, this time joined by Lika Evgenidze as co-host. A new advertisement was released three days later, on 21 August 2020, postponing the season premiere for a week to 11 September 2020.
Contestants Contestant Age Final place Episode of eliminationSandra Gadeliaსანდრა გადელია9 years oldWinnerN/AMarita Khvedelidzeმარიტა ხვედელიძე11 years oldRunner-upGrand FinaleRati Gelovaniრატი გელოვანი10 years old3rd placeNia Khinchikashviliნია ხინჩიკაშვილი12 years old4th placeAfter Semi-finalShio Kavsadzeშიო კავსაძე10 years oldGio Gogiashviliგიო გოგიაშვილი8 years old6th placeAfter Round 4Veronika Shamugiaვერონიკა შამუგი12 years old7th placeLela Kveniashviliლელა კვენიაშვილი12 years old8th placeNikoloz Maghradzeნიკოლოზ მაღრაძე10 years oldSesili Turmanidzeსესილი თურმანიძე10 years old10th place
Shows Round 1 (11–18 September 2020)
The jurors for this round were Elene Kalandadze, Davit Evgenidze and Giorgi Asanishvili.
+Show 1 – 11 September 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Nia Khinchikashvili"Sap'ovnela"404034114101010101010101088992Lela Kveniashvili"Adamiani"404034114101010101010101098893Gio Gogiashvili"Tsitsinatela"4040351151010101010101010881094Sesili Turmanidze"P'op'uri"404034114101010101010101089985Rati Gelovani"Mtats'minda"404036116101010101010101010989
+Show 2 – 18 September 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score6Marita Khvedelidze"Mogoneba"4040351151010101010101010108987Nikoloz Maghradze"Giorgobis tve"404034114101010101010101088998Shio Kavsadze"Me da ghame"404034114101010101010101088999Veronika Shamugia"Alublis rt'o"4040341141010101010101010988910Sandra Gadelia"Khevsuruli nana"40403611610101010101010109999
Round 2 (25 September – 2 October 2020)
The jurors for this round were Tornike Kipiani, Davit Evgenidze and Tika Balanchine. +Show 3 – 25 September 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Lela Kveniashvili"Golden Slumbers"363639111999910108810109102Gio Gogiashvili"ABC"404039119101010101010101091010103Sesili Turmanidze"Fix You"40383711510101010109910910994Rati Gelovani"Trouble in Paradise"4040401201010101010101010101010105Nia Khinchikashvili"Hallelujah I Love Her So"404040120101010101010101010101010
+Show 4 – 2 October 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score6Shio Kavsadze"New York State of Mind"403940119101010101010109101010107Marita Khvedelidze"Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing"374039116109991010101010101098Sandra Gadelia"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"4040401201010101010101010101010109Nikoloz Maghradze"Sunday Morning"3837381139910101099910910910Veronika Shamugia"When We Were Young"373739113109991081091010910
Round 3 (9 – 16 October 2020)
The jurors for this round were Archil Ushveridze, Giorgi Mikadze and Maia Mikaberidze. +Show 5 – 9 October 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Nia Khinchikashvili"ჭიჭე-ტურა"364040116999910101010101010102Sesili Turmanidze"სალუქვაძის ნანა"39393711510109101091010999103Lela Kveniashvili"მეგრული სატრფიალო"37383711299109109109109994Rati Gelovani"მე რუსთველი"403940119101010101091010101010105Gio Gogiashvili"შარატინ"404040120101010101010101010101010
+Show 6 – 16 October 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score6Sandra Gadelia"გაზაფხული"4040401201010101010101010101010107Nikoloz Maghradze"დილა"393938116101091010109101099108Shio Kavsadze"ქართლ-კახური მაყრული"40393911810101010109101010910109Veronika Shamugia"ვეენგარა"404038118101010101010101099101010Marita Khvedelidze"შატილის ასულო"404040120101010101010101010101010
Round 4 (23 – 30 October 2020)
The jurors for this round were Rusudan Bolkvadze, Eka Mamaladze and Bibi Kvachadze. +Show 7 – 23 October 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Sesili Turmanidze"I Could Have Danced All Night"3833401119101098889101010102Rati Gelovani"When You Wish Upon A Star"39394011810109101010910101010103Nia Khinchikashvili"Something's Coming"4040401201010101010101010101010104Gio Gogiashvili"Be Our Guest"3837381139910108910109910105Lela Kveniashvili"Don't Rain On My Parade"40394011910101010101091010101010
+Show 8 – 30 October 2020DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score6Marita Khvedelidze"Journey To The Past"404039119101010101010101010910107Shio Kavsadze"A Million Dreams"4039381171010101010109101099108Nikoloz Maghradze"I See The Light"383738113109910999109910109Veronika Shamugia"Almost There"40404012010101010101010101010101010Sandra Gadelia"Let It Go"403839117101010109109101091010 At the end of Show 8, the semi-finalists were announced. The five participants who collected the most points throughout the four tours advanced to the next round. They are Marita Khvedelidze, Nia Khinchikashvili, Rati Gelovani, Sandra Gadelia, and Shio Kavsadze.
Semi-final (6 November 2020) + Semi-final – 6 November 2020DrawArtistSongResult1Marita Khvedelidze(with The Quintessence)"Ach'aruli"(აჭარული)Finalist2Shio Kavsadze(with The Quintessence)"Shavtvala madina"(შავთვალა მადინა)Eliminated3Sandra Gadelia(with The Quintessence)"Jeirani"(ჯეირანი)Finalist4Nia Khinchikashvili(with The Quintessence)"Khevsuruli"(ხევსურული)Eliminated5Rati Gelovani(with The Quintessence)"Apkhazuri"(აფხაზური)Finalist
Final (13 November 2020) The jurors for the Final were Lana Kutateladze, Davit Evgenidze, and Beka Gochiashvili. + Final (13 November 2020)ArtistDrawSongDrawSongPlaceMarita Khvedelidze1"იები (Violets)"(with The Quintessence)4"Simghera maisze"(სიმღერა მაისზე)2Sandra Gadelia2"ჩემი სიმღერა (My Song)"(with The Quintessence)5"Shen gimgheri chemo Tbilis kalako"(შენ გიმღერი ჩემო თბილის ქალაქო)1Rati Gelovani3"საღამომდე (Day and Night)"(with The Quintessence)6"Chemo samshoblo mkhareo"(ჩემო სამშობლო მხარეო)3
Artist and song information
Sandra Gadelia Sandra Gadelia (born 2 July 2010) is a Georgian child singer. She represented Georgia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and announced the Georgian jury points at the final of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.
You Are Not Alone "You Are Not Alone" is a song performed by Georgian child singer Sandra Gadelia, which represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
At Junior Eurovision After the opening ceremony, which took place on 23 November 2020, it was announced that Georgia would perform in seventh position in the final, following Poland and preceding Malta.
Voting
During the live show, Georgia received 42 points from online voting, out of 697 total.
+ Points awarded to Georgia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Georgia received 42 points from the online vote
+ Points awarded by Georgia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results Every participating country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten. The results of the Georgian jury were announced during the live show by Marita Khvedelidze, the runner-up of Ranina 2020.
+ Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 8 5 10 3 10 9 2 02 3 1 1 1 5 1 12 03 4 6 6 8 4 5 6 04 1 10 7 9 6 6 5 05 10 7 9 2 7 8 3 06 2 8 8 5 2 3 8 07 08 5 2 3 6 1 2 10 09 9 9 11 7 11 11 10 11 4 4 11 8 10 1 11 7 11 2 4 3 4 7 12 6 3 5 10 9 7 4
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