Georgia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Armenia, which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan. The children's talent show was used for the fifth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Mariam Bigvava.
Background
Prior to the 2022 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fourteen 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 2021 contest, Niko Kajaia represented Georgia with the song "Lets Count The Smiles" following his victory in the fourth season of Ranina, achieving 4th place out of 19 with 163 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
Ranina For the fifth year in a row, Georgia used an original children's talent show format, (), as the selection method for their artist. Georgian broadcaster GPB confirmed that would be used for the fifth time on 18 November 2021. The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 3 April 2022, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors. On 5 April, GBP announced that Ranina will kick off on Saturday 16 April.
Round 1 The shows of round 1 took place on 16 and 23 April 2022. The jurors for this round were Maka Aroshidze, Davit Evgenidze and Tamar Skvitaridze. All contestants except Kato Chkareuli, Oto Bazerashvili and Nini Gazdeliani performed with former Ranina participants, such as: Anastasia Garsevanishvili (2019); Nia Khinchikashvili, Sandra Gadelia, Lela Kveniashvili, Marita Khvedelidze and Rati Gelovani (2020); Barbare Makhatadze and Niko Kajaia (2021). +Show 1 – 16 April 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Vache Ghviniashvili"K’anpet’ebis tovli"404039119101010101010101010101092Kato Chkareuli"Bavshvobis sizmari"40393911810101010101091010910103Oto Bazerashvili"Gazapkhulda"404039119101010101010101091010104Nini Gazdeliani"Ts’vims"404039119101010101010101010109105Alisa Parulava"Iprinet, iprinet"404040120101010101010101010101010
+Show 2 – 23 April 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Barbare Kokashvili"Varsk’vlavebs edzineba"40403811810101010101010101091092Nikoloz Kharati"Q’va q’va q’vanchala"4040401201010101010101010101010103Mariam Bigvava"Perebi"4040401201010101010101010101010104Ana Kereselidze"Rvapekha"404040120101010101010101010109105Sandro Kvachadze"Varsk’vlavebit moch’edili tsa"404040120101010101010101010101010
Round 2 The shows of round 2 took place on 30 April and 7 May 2022. The jurors for this round were Maia Mikarebidze, Davit Evgenidze and Teona Tsiramua. +Show 3 – 30 April 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Kato Chkareuli"T’urpav, T’urpav"4040401201010101010101010101010102Alisa Parulava"Megrul-apkhazuri suit’a"4040401201010101010101010101010103Vache Ghviniashvili"Chum maghnarshi"4040401201010101010101010101010104Nini Gazdeliani"Kalakuri simgherebi ishkhnelebis rep’ert’uaridan"4040401201010101010101010101010105Oto Bazerashvili"Zamtari"404040120101010101010101010101010
+Show 4 – 7 May 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Nikoloz Kharati"Imeruli sat’rpialo"4040401201010101010101010101010102Ana Kereselidze"Guruli nana"4040401201010101010101010101010103Sandro Kvachadze"Svanuri nana"4040401201010101010101010101010104Barbare Kokashvili"Kutaisuri serenada"4040401201010101010101010101010105Mariam Bigvava"Tushuri sat'rpialo suit'a"404040120101010101010101010101010
Round 3 The shows of round 3 took place on 14 and 21 May 2022. The jurors for this round were Natalia Kutatelidze, Davit Evgenidze and Liza Bagrationi. +Show 5 – 14 May 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Nini Gazdeliani"Cruella De Vil"4040401201010101010101010101010102Alisa Parulava"Love Is an Open Door"4040401201010101010101010101010103Oto Bazeraishvili"Remember Me"4040401201010101010101010101010104Vache Ghviniashvili"When We’re Human"4040401201010101010101010101010105Kato Chkareuli"Prince Ali"404040120101010101010101010101010 +Show 6 – 21 May 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Sandro Kvachadze"Go the Distance"4040401201010101010101010101010102Ana Kereselidze"The Bare Necessities"4040401201010101010101010101010103Barbare Kokashvili"A Whole New World"4040401201010101010101010101010104Nikoloz Kharati"Jungle Rhythm"4040401201010101010101010101010105Mariam Bigvava"Zero to Hero"404040120101010101010101010101010
Round 4 The shows of round 4 took place on 28 May and 4 June 2022. The jurors for this round were Buka Kartozia, Davit Evgenidze and Tika Rukhadze. +Show 7 – 28 May 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Nini Gazdeliani"Le Jouet"3840341129101091010101088992Kato Chkareuli"Sakura"4040371171010101010101010999103Vache Ghviniashvili"Eu Sou A Marrom"4040401201010101010101010101010104Alisa Parulava"Eli Eli"4040401201010101010101010101010105Oto Bazerashvili"Aman aman ayriliq"404040120101010101010101010101010 +Show 8 – 4 June 2022DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Sandro Kvachadze"Стоїть явір над водою (Stoyitʹ yavir nad vodoyu)"4040401201010101010101010101010102Mariam Bigvava"Heart's Desire"4040401201010101010101010101010103Barbare Kokashvili"I Girasoli"3740371149910910101010999104Ana Kereselidze"Chanda Mama Door Ke"3840391179101091010101091010105Nikoloz Kharati"Kanach u karmir terevy, ninem ninem/Tonakan par"404040120101010101010101010101010
Semi-final qualification 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 Alisa Parulava, Nikoloz Kharati, Mariam Bigvava, Sandro Kvachadze, Vache Ghviniashvili and Oto Bazerashvili. Vache Ghviniashvili and Oto Bazerashvili both took 5th place with the same score, so both of them qualified to the semi-final round. +Semi-final qualificationArtistRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalResultAlisa Parulava120120120120480Semi-finalist404040404040404040404040Ana Kereselidze120120120117477Eliminated404040404040404040384039Barbare Kokashvili118120120114472Eliminated404038404040404040374037Vache Ghviniashvili119120120120479Semi-finalist404039404040404040404040Kato Chkareuli118120120117475Eliminated403939404040404040404037Mariam Bigvava120120120120480Semi-finalist404040404040404040404040Nini Gazdeliani119120120112471Eliminated404039404040404040384034Oto Bazerashvili119120120120479Semi-finalist404039404040404040404040Sandro Kvachadze120120120120480Semi-finalist404040404040404040404040Nikoloz Kharati120120120120480Semi-finalist404040404040404040404040
Semi-final The semi-final took place on 11 June 2022. The jurors for this round were Dato Tsintsadze, Davit Evgenidze and Nato Metonidze. At the end of the semi-final, the finalists were announced. For the first time in the history of Ranina, four finalists were selected instead of the usual three. +Semi-final – 11 June 2022DrawArtistSongResult1Oto Bazerashvili<br/ >"Ch’rel Baghdadze"Finalist2Sandro Kvachadze<br/ >"Ch’q’int’i Q’velis Ch’ama Miq’vars"Eliminated3Alisa Parulava"Dila Aris Tsalazhvardi"Eliminated4Vache Ghviniashvili"Gogo Midis Mokhveulshi"Finalist5Mariam Bigvava"Apkhazuri Panki"Finalist6Nikoloz Kharati"Ach’aruli"Finalist
Final The final took place on 18 June 2022. The jurors for the final were Beka Gochiashvili, Davit Evgenidze and Nato Metonidze. +Final – 18 June 2022DrawArtistSong1Nikoloz Kharati"Shenze pikrebs bedavs guli tavkhedi"2Vache Ghviniashvili"P’ank’esas simghera"3Oto Bazerashvili"P’avles simghera"4Mariam Bigvava"Asetia es tskhovreba"
Preparation On 29 October 2022, GPB reported from the filming of the music video for Mariam's song, featuring four dancers.
At Junior Eurovision After the opening ceremony, which took place on 5 December 2022, it was announced that Georgia would perform eighth on 11 December 2022, following Albania and preceding Ireland.
Voting
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 47 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 + Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 9 15 13 15 12 15 02 11 14 12 13 7 14 03 15 6 10 14 13 12 04 14 13 9 9 9 11 05 1 1 1 1 6 1 12 06 2 2 5 2 2 2 10 07 13 9 6 8 8 7 4 08 09 7 10 11 12 10 9 2 10 10 11 8 11 15 13 11 6 12 14 10 14 10 1 12 4 3 2 4 1 3 8 13 3 5 4 5 5 4 7 14 12 7 15 7 11 8 3 15 8 8 3 6 3 6 5 16 5 4 7 3 4 5 6
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