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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Georgia
National selection
Selection processArtist: Ranina 2021
Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 13 November 2021
Song: 14 November 2021
Selected artist(s)Niko Kajaia
Selected song"Let's Count the Smiles"
Selected songwriter(s)Giga Kukhianidze
Finals performance
Final result4th, 163 points
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2020 • 2021 • 2022►

Georgia competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France. The children's talent show Ranina was used for the fourth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Niko Kajaia, who performed at the contest with the song "Let's Count the Smiles".[1] He finished 4th place out of 19 participating countries.

Background

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Main article: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2021 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its debut in 2007,[2] and since then they have never missed a single contest. Georgia is also the most successful country in the competition, with three victories in 2008, 2011 and 2016.[3] In the 2020 contest, Sandra Gadelia represented Georgia with the song "You Are Not Alone" following her victory in the third season of Ranina, achieving 6th place out of 12 with 111 points.[4]

Before Junior Eurovision

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Ranina

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For the fourth year in a row, Georgia used an original children's talent show format, Ranina (Georgian: რანინა), as the selection method for their artist. Georgian broadcaster GPB confirmed that Ranina would be used for the fourth time on 2 September 2021, confirming that the show would begin on 11 September at 10pm GST.[5] The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 6 September 2021, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors.[6]

Contestants
Contestant Age[a] Final place Episode of elimination
Nikoloz Kajaia
ნიკოლოზ ქაჯაია 		10 years old Winner N/A
Gega Shonia
გეგა შონია 		11 years old Runner-up Final
Barbare Makhatadze
ბარბარე მახათაძე 		9 years old 3rd place
Datuna Luarsabishvili
დათუნა ლუარსაბიშვილი 		12 years old 4th place After semi-final
Guga Nadiradze
გუგა ნადირაძე 		9 years old
Keso Rusia
კესო რუსია 		12 years old
Ioana Navadze
იოანა ნავაძე 		9 years old 7th place After Round 4
Mariam Bukhnikashvili
მარიამ ბუხნიკაშვილი 		12 years old 8th place
Nini Orkoshneli
ნინი ორკოშნელი 		10 years old 9th place
Andria Beridze
ანდრია ბერიძე 		13 years old 10th place

Round 1 (11–12 September 2021)

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The jurors for this round were Elene Kalandadze, Davit Evgenidze and Nukri Kapanadze.

Show 1 – 11 September 2021[7][8]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze E. Kalandadze N. Kapanadze
1 Nini Orkoshneli
(with Nutsa Jghamadze and Niutone) 		"Sakatmeshi shep’arula mela"
(საქათმეში შეპარულა მელა) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Nikoloz Kajaia
(with Papuna Sharikadze) 		"Sakanela"
(საქანელა) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Gega Shonia
(with Zviad Bolkvadze, Andria Bolkvadze and Niutone) 		"Ori rezo"
(ორი რეზო) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Barbare Makhatadze
(with Sandro Kvachadze) 		"Es sats’q’ali k’urdgheli"
(ეს საწყალი კურდღელი) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Andria Beridze
(with Zuka Khutsishvili) 		"Simghera siq’varuls hgavs"
(სიმღერა სიყვარულს ჰგავს) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Show 2 – 12 September 2021[9][10]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze E. Kalandadze N. Kapanadze
1 Guga Nadiradze
(with Tika Balanchine and New One) 		"Esa messa"
(ესა მესა) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Keso Rusia
(with Giorgi Gigashvili) 		"Samshoblos gasakhareblad"
(სამშობლოს გასახარებლად) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Ioana Navadze
(with Nodiko Tatishvili and Dato Londaridze) 		"Shen ghimilis deda khar"
(შენ ღიმილის დედა ხარ) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Mariam Bukhnikashvili
(with Anna Doi & Beka Gochiashvili) 		"Mze"
(მზე) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Datuna Luarsabishvili
(with Sophie Willie and Niutone) 		"Gaighime"
(გაიღიმე) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Round 2 (18–25 September 2021)

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The jurors for this round were Sopho Toroshelidze, Davit Evgenidze and Paata Godziashvili.

Show 3 – 18 September 2021[11]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze S. Toroshelidze P. Godziashvili
1 Barbare Makhatadze "Someday My Prince Will Come"
(Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) 		39 40 39 118
10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
2 Andria Beridze "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
(The Lion King) 		39 36 38 113
10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9
3 Nikoloz Kajaia "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat"
(The Aristocats) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Nini Orkoshneli "Once Upon a December"
(Anastasia) 		38 38 38 114
10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 9
5 Gega Shonia "I Wanna Be like You"
(The Jungle Book) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Show 4 – 25 September 2021[12]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze S. Toroshelidze P. Godziashvili
1 Mariam Bukhnikashvili "Beauty and the Beast"
(Beauty and the Beast) 		39 38 38 115
10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10
2 Guga Nadiradze "You've Got a Friend in Me"
(Toy Story) 		40 39 40 119
10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Ioana Navadze "When She Loved Me"
(Toy Story 2) 		39 39 39 117
10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10
4 Datuna Luarsabishvili "Friend Like Me"
(Aladdin) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Keso Rusia "Reflection"
(Mulan) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Round 3 (14-16 October 2021)

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The jurors for this round were Maia Mikaberidze, Davit Evgenidze and Giorgi Sikharulidze.

Show 5 - 14 October 2021[13]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze M. Mikaberidze G. Sikharulidze
1 Gega Shonia "Gudisa, sharat’in"
(გუდისა, შარატინ) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Barbare Makhatadze "Q’ovel sneulebaze"
(ყოველ სნეულებაზე) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Andria Beridze "Khokhbis q’elivit lamazi"
(ხოხბის ყელივით ლამაზი) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Nini Orskoshneli "K’olkhuri nana"
(კოლხური ნანა) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Nikoloz Kajaia "Guruli perkhuli"
(გურული ფერხული) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Show 6 - 16 October 2021[14]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze M. Mikaberidze G. Sikharulidze
1 Guga Nadiradze "Gakhsovs t’urpav"
(გახსოვს ტურფავ) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Ioana Navadze "Sdzinavs t’bas"
(სძინავს ტბას) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Datuna Luarsabishvili "Shilduri mravalzhamieri"
(შილდური მრავალჟამიერი) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Mariam Bukhnikashvili "Arami do sharika"
(არამი დო შარიქა) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Keso Rusia "Sat’rpialo"
(სატრფიალო) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Round 4 (20-23 October 2021)

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The jurors for this round were Sopho Gelovani, Davit Evgenidze and Liza Bagrationi.

Show 7 - 20 October 2021[15]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze S. Gelovani L. Bagrationi
1 Barbare Makhatadze "Ich Hab' Noch Einen Koffer In Berlin"
(Marlene Dietrich) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Gega Shonia "Rosalina"
(Fabio Concato) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Nini Orkoshneli "Dernière danse"
(Indila) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Nikoloz Kajaia "Amar pelos dois"
(Salvador Sobral) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5 Andria Beridze "Hoppípolla"
(Sigur Rós) 		40 39 40 119
10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
Show 8 - 23 October 2021[16]
Draw Artist Song Jury scores Final score
D. Evgenidze S. Gelovani L. Bagrationi
1 Mariam Bukhnikashvili "Hatikvah"
(National anthem of Israel) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
2 Guga Nadiradze "Quizás, quizás, quizás"
(Bobby Capó) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 Ioana Navadze "чорнобривці" (Chornobryvtsi) 40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4 Datuna Luarsabishvili "With a Little Help from My Friends"
(The Beatles) 		40 39 39 118
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10
5 Keso Rusia "Malaika"
(Miriam Makeba) 		40 40 40 120
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

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 Nikoloz Kajaia, Keso Rusia, Gega Shonia, Guga Nadiradze, Datuna Luarsabishvili and Barbare Makhatadze.[17] Datuna Luarsabishvili and Barbare Makhatadze both took 5th place with the same score. This means that Ranina will have 6 semi-finalists for the first time.

Semi-final (6 November 2021)

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The jurors for the Semi-final were Tika Rukhadze, Davit Evgenidze and Buka Kartozia.

Semi-final (6 November 2021)[18]
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Gega Shonia
(with The Quintessence) 		"Soplis Masheneblebi"
(სოფლის მაშენებლები) 		Finalist
2 Keso Rusia
(with The Quintessence) 		"Romansi"
(რომანსი) 		Eliminated
3 Guga Nadiradze
(with The Quintessence) 		"K’omble"
(კომბლე) 		Eliminated
4 Barbare Makhatadze
(with The Quintessence) 		"Gogona Da Bat’i"
(გოგონა და ბატი) 		Finalist
5 Datuna Luarsabishvili
(with The Quintessence) 		"Isbundi"
(ისბუნდი) 		Eliminated
6 Nikoloz Kajaia
(with The Quintessence) 		"Ar Daidardo" & "Shen, Mkholod Shen"
(არ დაიდარდო & შენ, მხოლოდ შენ) 		Finalist

Final (13 November 2021)

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The jurors for the Final were Sopho Khalvashi, Davit Evgenidze and Beka Gochiashvili.

Final (13 November 2021)[19]
Draw Artist Song Place
1 Nikoloz Kajaia "Gazapkhuli Maints Mova"
(გაზაფხული მაინც მოვა) 		1
2 Barbare Makhatadze "Me Saidumlos Shenakhva Vitsi"
(მე საიდუმლოს შენახვა ვიცი) 		3
3 Gega Shonia "Ak Emghereba Guls"
(აქ ემღერება გულს) 		2

After the solo performances, all three participants performed the song "Khelebi" (ხელები) together with the Gori Girls Choir.[20]

The day after the final was broadcast, the song "Let's Count The Smiles", with which Niko Kajaia would represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021, was released along with a music video.[21] The song was written by Giga Kukhianidze, and contains lyrics in Georgian, English, and French.[22]

At Junior Eurovision

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After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Georgia would perform second on 19 December 2021, following Germany and preceding Poland.[23]

At the end of the contest, Georgia received 163 points, placing 4th out of 19 participating countries.[24]

Performance

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Niko Kajaia was accompanied on stage by two dances, Barbare Tvarava and Lizi Kvirkevlia.[25] The three are dressed in primary colours, with colourful shapes shown on the LED screens behind them.[26][27]

Voting

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The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition was used, where the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children 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.[28]

The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 17 December 2021 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on 17 December at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for three songs.[29] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 10% of the votes, it received 10% of the available points.

Detailed voting results

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Detailed voting results from Georgia[30]
Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Awarded
01  Germany 12 10 10 12 15 13
02  Georgia
03  Poland 4 8 13 3 7 7 4
04  Malta 6 5 5 4 5 3 8
05  Italy 5 9 9 2 8 5 6
06  Bulgaria 10 2 8 8 6 8 3
07  Russia 18 16 17 15 18 18
08  Ireland 11 14 18 7 14 14
09  Armenia 13 3 4 6 9 6 5
10  Kazakhstan 9 7 6 10 10 10 1
11  Albania 16 17 11 14 17 17
12  Ukraine 7 11 7 9 12 11
13  France 1 1 2 1 3 1 12
14  Azerbaijan 3 4 1 5 4 2 10
15  Netherlands 17 6 16 16 11 12
16  Spain 15 13 15 11 16 15
17  Serbia 8 12 3 17 1 4 7
18  North Macedonia 2 15 14 13 2 9 2
19  Portugal 14 18 12 18 13 16

Notes

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  1. ^ As of 6 September 2021, the day when the list of contestants was released by GPB.

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