Georgia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in France, which was held in Nice on 26 November 2023. The children's talent show was used for the sixth year in a row to select Georgia's representative, Anastasia Vasadze. Later, it was revealed that she would be joined by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvlili. The trio represented Georgia with the song "Over the Sky".

Background

Prior to the 2023 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fifteen 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 2022 contest, Mariam Bigvava represented Georgia with the song "I Believe" following her victory in the fifth season of Ranina, achieving 3rd place out of 16 with 161 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

Ranina For the sixth 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 sixth time in December 2022. The list of participants competing in the show was revealed on 1 February 2023, confirming that the show would once again have 10 competitors. On 29 March, GPB announced that Ranina's first episode will be aired on 1 April.

Classical pianist David Aladashvili remained as the main host of the show. Last years finalist Vache Ghviniashvili joined him as co-host.

+List of contestantsNameAgeMain round scoresSemi-finalFinaleCombined scoreAnastasia Vasadze(ანასტასია ვასაძე)11 years old120120120120480QualifiedWinnerAnastasia Berishvili(ანასტასია ბერიშვილი)9 years old 120 120 120 120 480 Qualified FinalistTamar Tomashvili(თამარ თომაშვილი)12 years old 120 120 120 120 480 Qualified FinalistSoso Chachua(სოსო ჩაჩუა)13 years old 120 120 120 120 480 Qualified FinalistGabriel Lomsadze(გაბრიელ ლომსაძე)11 years old 119 120 120 120 479 Qualified FinalistAnaroza Gaprindashvili(ანაროზა გაფრინდაშვილი)9 years old 118 120 120 119 477 Eliminated rowspan="5" Anastasia Masurashvili(ანასტასია მასურაშვილი)11 years old120120120117477EliminatedDatuna Kereselidze(დათუნა კერესელიძე)11 years old117120120119476EliminatedDemetre Okriashvili(დემეტრე ოქრიაშვილი)13 years old118117120118473EliminatedMariam Gomiashvili(მარიამ გომიაშვილი)12 years old115119120118472Eliminated

Round 1 The shows of round 1 took place on 1 and 15 April 2023. The candidates performed in a duet with participants from previous seasons including the winners from 2020-2022 Sandra Gadelia, Niko Kajaia and Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for this round were Giorgi Asanishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Liza Bagrationi. +Show 1 – 1 April 2023DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Iq’o da ara"1182Mariam Gomiashvili"Tovs da bardnis"1153Anastasia Vasadze"Nat’vris khe"1204Demetre Okriashvili"Gashale prtebii"1185Datuna Kereselidze"Sat’rpialo"117

+Show 2 – 15 April 2023DrawArtistSongJury ScoreFinal Score1Anastasia Masurashvili"Sizmari"1202Tamar Tomashvili"Rats q’velaze dzalian gviq’vars"1203Gabriel Lomsadze"Tbiliso"1194Soso Chachua"Gvinda gviq’vardes"1205Anastasia Berishvili"Mze itsinis"120

Round 2 The shows of round 2 took place on 22 and 29 April. The candidates performed Georgian folk songs with the Shavnabada band. The jury members for this round were David Sakavaridze, Dato Evgenidze, and Maia Mikaberidze. +Show 3 – 22 April 2023DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Demetre Okriashvili"Didebata"1172Mariam Gomiashvili"Chela"1193Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Mindvrad dagich’er p’ep’elas"1204Datuna Kereselidze"Maglonia"1205Anastasia Vasadze"Ach’aruli sakhumaro"120

+Show 4 – 29 April 2023DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Anastasia Berishvili"Kalakuri sat’rpialo"1202Soso Chachua"K’uchkhi bednieri"1203Gabriel Lomsadze"P’at’ara gogo"1204Tamar Tomashvili"Mts’irula"1205Anastasia Masurashvili"Rach’uli suit’a"120

Round 3 The shows of round 3 took place on 6 and 13 May 2023. The candidates performed together with Zviad Bolkvadze. The jury members for this round were Nukri Kapanadze, Dato Evgenidze, and Sopo Khalvashi. +Show 5 – 6 May 2023DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Sopeli"1202Datuna Kereselidze"Modi gadavkandet bavshvobashi"1203Mariam Gomiashvili"Movdena"1204Demetre Okriashvili"Datovlil nadzvebs"1205Anastasia Vasadze"Khorumi"120

+Show 6 – 13 May 2023DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Anastasia Berishvili"Me shen dagikhat’av"1202Soso Chachua"K’aruseli"1203Tamar Tomashvili"Bavshvobashi damrcha"1204Anastasia Masurashvili"Evel evel"1205Gabriel Lomsadze"Sakartvelos"120

Round 4 The shows of round 4 took place on 20 and 27 May 2023. The candidates performed songs in 10 different foreign languages, such as: Hebrew, French, Czech, Italian, African languages, Ukrainian, Spanish, English and Portuguese. The jury members for this round were Nodiko Tatishvili, Dato Evgenidze, and Tika Rukhadze. +Show 7 – 20 May 2023DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Datuna Kereselidze"Mambo Italiano"1192Anastasia Vasadze"Yerushalaim shel zahav"1203Anaroza Gaprindashvili"Paris sera toujours Paris"1194Demetre Okriashvili"Gde patki ptiachku shnize ma"1185Mariam Gomiashvili"Save Us"118 +Show 8 – 27 May 2023DrawArtistSongJury scoresFinal score1Anastasia Masurashvili"Ridna maty moya"1172Gabriel Lomsadze"Perfidia"1203Soso Chachua"All You Need Is Love"1204Tamar Tomashvili"O Morro Não Tem Vez"1205Anastasia Berishvili"It Don't Mean a Thing"120

Semi-final qualification The five participants who collected the most points throughout the four tours will advance to the semi-final, with the artists advancing to the next round being announced following the tallying of the scores at the end of the last show of the fourth round. The semi-finalists are Anastasia Berishvili, Anastasia Vasadze, Gabriel Lomsadze, Tamar Tomashvili and Soso Chachua. +Semi-final qualificationArtistRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalResultAnaroza Gaprindashvili118120120119477EliminatedAnastasia Berishvili120120120120480Semi-finalistAnastasia Vasadze120120120120480 Semi-finalistAnastasia Masurashvili120120120117477EliminatedGabriel Lomsadze119120120120479Semi-finalistDatuna Kereselidze117120120119476EliminatedDemetre Okriashvili118117120118473EliminatedTamar Tomashvili120120120120480Semi-finalistMariam Gomiashvili115119120118472EliminatedSoso Chachua120120120120480Semi-finalist

Semi-final The semi-final took place on 3 June 2023. The five contestants performed together with former Ranina participants, such as: Nikoloz Vasadze (2018), Anastasia Garsevanishvili (2019), Barbare Makhatadze (2021), Kato Chkareuli (2022) and last year winner Mariam Bigvava. The jury members for the semi-final were Buka Kartozia, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

All semi-finalists moved on to the final, due to a tie in the judges's vote. This meant that Ranina would have 5 finalists for the first time. +Semi-final – 3 June 2023DrawArtistSong1Tamar Tomashvili"Simghera tbilisdze"2Gabriel Lomsadze"Meedzovis simghera"3Anastasia Vasadze"Lachini"4Soso Chachua"Somkhuri shalakho"5Anastasia Berishvili"Sach’idao"

Final The final took place on 10 June 2023. The jury members for the semi-final were Davit Tsintsadze, Nato Metonidze and Sopo Toroshelidze.

At the end of the show Anastasia Vasadze was announced as the winner of the sixth season. +Final – 10 June 2023DrawArtistSong1Anastasia Berishvili"Chems simgheras vin gaigebs"2Soso Chachua"Janaia"3Tamar Tomashvili"Isev is baghi"4Gabriel Lomsadze"Mukhambadzi"5Anastasia Vasadze"Ram shemkmna adaminad"

Preparation Despite Anastasia Vasadze being the sole winner of Ranina 2023, therefore winning the right to represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it was revealed on 12 September 2023 that she would be supported on stage by Nikoloz Kharati and Oto Bazerashvili, both of whom participated in the 2022 edition of the selection and reached the final. This also marked the first time that Georgia would not be represented by a soloist since .

The trio went on to rebrand as Anastasia and Ranina, referencing the name of the selection show which brought them together, on 13 October, with their song "Over the Sky", written by Betkho and Mebo Nutsubidze, being released on 15 October during the broadcast of Am shabat-k’viras (Georgian: ამ შაბათ-კ'ვირას, ) on the First Channel.

At Junior Eurovision The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 took place at Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France on 26 November 2023.

Voting

At the end of the show, Georgia received 21 points from juries and 53 points from online voting, placing 14th. This equalled Georgia's lowest placement in the contest in 2019.

+ 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 53 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 The following members comprised the Georgian jury: Anri Jokhadze – singer, represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Davit Archvadze Nestan Sinjikashvili Lizi Kvirkvelia Sandra Gadelia – singer, represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020

+ Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 9 2 1 1 1 1 12 02 8 9 13 10 14 12 03 5 5 3 5 11 5 6 04 15 10 4 14 4 8 3 05 14 14 9 7 8 11 06 11 15 10 8 10 14 07 12 4 11 13 13 10 1 08 3 1 8 2 2 2 10 09 10 13 12 9 9 15 10 11 13 6 14 11 6 9 2 12 4 8 7 12 7 6 5 13 6 11 5 6 12 7 4 14 1 12 2 3 3 3 8 15 2 3 6 4 5 4 7 16 7 7 15 15 15 13

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