Georgia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Mzeo", written by Maka Davitaia and Giorgi Kukhianidze, and performed by Mariam Mamadashvili. The Georgian participating broadcaster, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song won the contest with 239 points.
Background
Prior to the 2016 contest, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest representing Georgia nine times since its debut in . They had never missed any edition of the contest since debut, and won twice in and .
Before Junior Eurovision GPB announced on 17 August 2016 that it would be participating at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. An open selection process was held, with the submission window open between 17 August and 25 September, after which a committee consisting of Rusudan Bakhtadze (vocal coach), Nato Dumbadze (producer), Zaza Orashvili (director), Nika Kocharov (singer, represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016) and Lizi Pop (singer, represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014) chose the artist internally. On 30 September 2016, Mariam Mamadashvili was selected to represent Georgia. Her song for the contest, "Mzeo", was presented on 24 October 2016.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, Georgia was drawn to perform last on 20 November 2016, following Cyprus.
Final Mariam Mamadashvili performed in a white dress with the microphone in her right hand against a backdrop of a yellow flower which morphs into the sun.
Voting During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country's Adult and , to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote. Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1–8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.
+ Points awarded to Georgia Score Adult and expert juries Kids juries 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Georgia Score Adult jury Kids jury 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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