Georgia: Ranina 2021 semi-finalists determined

Georgia: Ranina 2021 semi-finalists determined
Sunday, 24 October 2021

  • The six acts that advanced to the semi final round of the Georgian selection for Junior Eurovision 2021 have been determined. 

    Georgia is selecting once again its Junior Eurovision 2021 hopeful through the Ranina show, the 4th season of which progressed today to the 8th episode of the show during which the six semi finalists were selected. 

    In last evening's show all 10 competing acts  took once again the stage to perform four songs each before a jury panel, its points which determined the top six acts that qualified to the semi final stage.

    Namely the acts that took the stage along with their respective results that determined the six qualifiers are: 

    • Barbara Makhatadze – 478 points
    • Datuna Luarsabishvili – 478 points
    • Gega Shonia – 480 points
    • Guga Nadiradze – 479 points
    • Keso Rusia – 480 points
    • Nikoloz Kajaia – 480 points

     

    Therefore the four acts that didn't make it to the next stage are:

    • Nini Orkoshneli – 474 points
    • Andria Beridze – 472 points
    • Mariam Bukhnikashvili – 475 points
    • Ioana Navadze – 477 points

     

    The Semi-Final round of Ranina 2021 is set for October 30, during which the jury will determine the three finalists. In case you want to take a look last night's performances you can watch the video below:

     

    Georgia in Junior Eurovision

    Georgia participated first time in Junior Eurovision in 2007. The country has won the contest 3 times , namely in 2008, 2011 and 2016. Out of 12 participations it has finished in a top 10 placing 11 times while the worst result came in 2014 when Georgia finished 11th. In 2018 Tamar Edilashvili represented the country with the song Your Voice, which came 8th with a total of  144 points.

    In 2019 Giorgi Rostiashvili won the ticket to represent Georgia in Poland with the song  entitled We Need Love that finished 14th with 69 points, the worst result up to date. 

    Last year Sandra Gadelia wonthe show "Ranina" and represented Georigia in Warsaw with the song "You are not alone" which finished 6th with 111 points. 

    News Source: GPB/ Eurovoix

    Image: GPB