The fifth season of the Georgian reality television series The Voice Georgia premiered on 8 December 2022 on 1TV. Stephane Mgebrishvili was the only coach returning from the previous season and Dato Porchkhidze returned after a two-season hiatus. Meanwhile, Sopo Toroshelidze and Dato Evgenidze debuted as coaches, and Gvantsa Daraselia debuted as the show's presenter.
Broadcaster 1TV announced the opening of applications on 23 August 2022, which would close on 20 September. With this announcement, the channel also revealed that the competition would be used to choose the Georgian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The season finale was aired on 2 February 2023. Iru Khechanovi was named as the winner of this season, marking Dato Porchkhidze's third win as a coach.
Teams + Teams color key Winner Seventh place Runner-up Eighth place Third place Eliminated in the Live Shows Fourth place Stolen in the Battles Fifth place Eliminated in the Battles Sixth place Withdrew
+ Coaches' teams Coach Top 32 artists Dato Porchkhidze Iru Khechanovi Tako Kakalashvili Erekle Turkadze Tsotne Barbakadze Ekaterine Mdivani Irakli Kapanadze Ani Nozadze Nini Asiliani Kakha Aslamazashvili Koka Davitadze Dato "Evgena" Evgenidze Giorgi Datiashvili Kakha Aslamazashvili Allegro Giorgi Putkaradze Gvantsa Kupatadze Ani Nozadze Ekaterine Mdivani Mariam Buighlishvili Salome Takaishvili Sopo Garakanidze Sopo Toroshelidze Lika Siradze Tina Datikashvili Mariam Toronjadze Salome Tsintsadze Ana Vashakmadze Sopo Batilashvili Mariam Kokeladze Tako Kakalashvili Anika Gabiskiria Anri Bolkvadze Stephane Mgebrishvili Likuna Tutisani Anka Tatarashvili Dato Rusadze Saba Chachua Mariam Kokeladze Nini Asiliani Ana Vashakmadze Mariam Toronjadze Aliona Tsintsadze Luka Niavadze
Blind auditions The blind auditions were aired on 8, 15, 22 and 29 December 2022. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches, whose chairs are facing the audience. If a coach is interested to further work with the artist, they press their button to face the contestant. If a singular coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their team, and if multiple coaches turn they will compete for the artist, who will decide which team they will join. The artists who qualified for the battles round from each show are shown below. Among them, there were three contestants who previously auditioned successfully in the previous season: Anka Tatarashvili and Luka Niavadze (who both joined Team Stephane), and Salome Tsintsadze (who joined Team Salio).
+ Blind auditions show 18 December 2022 Artist Song Team joined Likuna Tutisani "Ain't No Way" Stephane Salome Takaishvili "Uninvited" Evgena Kakha Aslamazashvili "Is This Love" Dato Salome Tsintsadze "You Oughta Know" Sopo Aliona Tsintsadze "Bez boyu" Stephane Giorgi Datiashvili "If I Get High" Evgena Lika Siradze "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" Sopo Tsotne Barbakadze "Tennessee Whiskey" Dato + Blind auditions show 215 December 2022 Artist Song Team joined Mariam Bugianishvili "La Vie en rose" Evgena Saba Chachua "That's What I Like" Stephane Tako Kakalashvili "Driver's License" Sopo Erekle Turkadze "Virtual Insanity" Dato Dato Rusadze "Beneath Your Beautiful" Stephane Ekaterine Mdivani "Babooshka" Evgena Anri Bolkvadze "Trymai" Sopo Tina Datikashvili "Anyone" Sopo + Blind auditions show 322 December 2022 Artist Song Team joined Iru Khechanovi "Never Enough" Dato Anka Tatarashvili "I Never Loved a Man..." Stephane Anika Gabiskiria "Kiss From a Rose" Sopo Gvantsa Kupatadze "Teenage Fantasy" Evgena Sopo Garakanidze "All I Want" Evgena Sopo Batilashvili "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sopo Allegro "Per te" Evgena + Blind auditions show 429 December 2022 Artist Song Team joined Nini Alisiani "How Come You Don't Call Me" Dato Luka Niavadze "Fly On" Stephane Koka Davitadze "Make You Feel My Love" Dato Mariam Kokeladze "No More Blues" Sopo Giorgi Putkaradze "Iron Sky" Evgena Ani Nozadze "When We Were Young" Dato Ana Vashakmadze "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Stephane Mariam Toronjadze "What a Girl Wants" Stephane
Battles The battles shows were aired on 31 December 2022 and 5 January 2023. In this round, the coaches pick two of their artists to compete in a singing match and select one of them to advance to the next round. Losing artists may be stolen by another coach, becoming new members of their team. Multiple coaches can attempt to steal an artist, resulting in a competition for the artist, who will ultimately decide which team they will go to. Every coach stole two eliminated artists: Ana Vashakmadze and Mariam Toronjadze were stolen by Sopo Toroshelidze, Mariam Kokeladze and Nini Alisiani were stolen by Stephane Mgebrishvili, Ani Nozadze and Kakha Aslamazashvili were stolen by Dato Evgenidze, and Ekaterine Mdivani and Tako Kakalashvili were stolen by Dato Porchkhidze.
+ Battles color key Artist won the battle and advanced to the quarter-finals Artist lost the battle, but was stolen by another coach Artist lost the battle and was eliminated
+ Battles show 131 December 2022 Order Coach Winner Song Loser Saving coach 1 Stephane Likuna Tutisani "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Mariam Toronjadze Sopo 2 Sopo Tina Datikashvili "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Anri Bolkvadze 3 Dato Iru Khechanovi "Leave the Door Open" Ani Nozadze Evgena 4 Evgena Giorgi Datiashvili "You Don't Know My Nation" Ekaterine Mdivani Dato 5 Stephane Dato Rusadze "My Funny Valentine" Aliona Tsintsadze 6 Sopo Sopo Batilashvili "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" Tako Kakalashvili Dato 7 Dato Tsotne Barbakadze "No Woman, No Cry" Kakha Aslamazashvili Evgena 8 Evgena Allegro "Silent Night" Mariam Bugianishvili + Battles show 25 January 2023 Order Coach Winner Song Loser Saving coach 1 Stephane Saba Chachua "Déjà Vu" Ana Vashakmadze Sopo 2 Dato Erekle Turkadze "Love's in Need of Love Today" Nini Alisiani Stephane 3 Sopo Salome Tsintsadze "No Diggity" Mariam Kokeladze Stephane 4 Stephane Anka Tatarashvili "Purple Rain" Luka Niavadze 5 Evgena Giorgi Putkaradze "Emotions" Salome Takaishvili 6 Sopo Lika Siradze "Hedonism" Anika Gabiskiria 7 Dato Irakli Kapanadze "After the Love Has Gone" Koka Davitadze 8 Evgena Gvantsa Kupatadze "Don't Be Afraid" Sopo Garakanidze
Live shows Quarter-finals (12 and 19 January) The quarter-finals took place on 12 and 19 January 2023. The six remaining acts in each team performed and a public televote picked three artists to advance directly to the semi-final. An additional wildcard was then picked by the coach of the team from the eliminated acts. The quarter-finals were the first live shows of the season, with the previous episodes being pre-recorded. Ani Nozadze, who was originally selected to be part of Team Evgena following the battles, withdrew from the competition before the quarter-finals due to health issues.
+ Team Stephane12 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Saba Chachua "Rock with You" 18.03% 3 Advanced 2 Dato Rusadze "Gogov gogov shavtvala" 17.28% 4 Wildcard 3 Nini Asiliani "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" 9.46% 6 Eliminated 4 Anka Tatarashvili "Got to Be Real" 21.51% 2 Advanced 5 Mari Kokeladze "Mercy" 9.90% 5 Eliminated 6 Likuna Tutisani "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" 34.80% 1 Advanced + Team Sopo12 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Sali Tsintsadze "What You Waiting For?" 17.93% 3 Advanced 2 Lika Siradze "Cochise" 14.53% 4 Wildcard 3 Sopo Batilashvili "Stairway to Heaven" 8.19% 5 Eliminated 4 Ana Vashakmadze "I See Red" 4.49% 6 Eliminated 5 Mari Toronjadze "Stay with Me" 20.06% 2 Advanced 6 Tina Datikashvili "Queen" 34.80% 1 Advanced
+ Team Dato19 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Iru Khechanovi "Smells Like Teen Spirit" / "Around The World" 35.31% 1 Advanced 2 Erekle Turkadze "Golden Hour" 22.67% 2 Advanced 3 Tsotne Barbakadze "If You Don't Know Me by Now" 5.62% 5 Wildcard 4 Irakli Kapanadze "Everything I Wanted" 15.09% 4 Eliminated 5 Ekaterine Mdivani "Habanera" 5.20% 6 Eliminated 6 Tako Kakalashvili "Habits (Stay High)" 16.11% 3 Advanced + Team Evgena19 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Kakha Aslamazishvili "Time" 17.90% 3 Advanced 2 Allegro "Luna" 19.30% 2 Advanced 3 Giorgi Putkaradze "Sunburn" 28.55% 1 Advanced 4 Giorgi Datiashvili "Heaven on Their Minds" 17.39% 4 Wildcard 5 Gvantsa Kupatadze "The Way You Make Me Feel" 16.86% 5 Eliminated
Semi-final (26 January) The semi-final took place on 26 January 2023. The four remaining acts in each team performed and a public televote picked one artist to advance directly to the final. An additional wildcard was then picked by the coach of the team from the eliminated acts.
+ Team Stephane26 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Anka Tatarashvili "Best Part" 31.92% 1 Advanced 2 Likuna Tutisani "I Say a Little Prayer" 29.13% 2 Wildcard 3 Dato Rusadze "Fix You" 19.97% 3 Eliminated 4 Saba Chachua "Dream On" 18.98% 4 Eliminated
+ Team Sopo26 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Mari Toronjadze "Queen of the Night" 18.73% 3 Eliminated 2 Tina Datikashvili "Higher Ground" 30.32% 2 Wildcard 3 Lika Siradze "Street Spirit" 40.58% 1 Advanced 4 Sali Tsintsadze "Mad About You" 10.37% 4 Eliminated
+ Team Dato26 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Iru Khechanovi "Rise Like a Phoenix" 44.52% 1 Advanced 2 Tako Kakalashvili "How Deep Is Your Love" 17.89% 3 Wildcard 3 Tsotne Barbakadze "Keeping Me Alive" 7.67% 4 Eliminated 4 Erekle Turkadze "Jealous" 29.92% 2 Eliminated
+ Team Evgena26 January 2023 Order Artist Song Televote Place Result 1 Kakha Aslamazishvili "Dark Necessities" 14.18% 4 Wildcard 2 Giorgi Datiashvili "Fragile" 33.77% 1 Advanced 3 Giorgi Putkaradze "Shenamde sharebi shoria" (შენამდე შარები შორია) 30.33% 2 Eliminated 4 Allegro "Grande Amore" 21.72% 3 Eliminated
Final (2 February) The final took place on 2 February 2023. The 8 remaining artists performed one after the other, with no eliminations. The singer with the most votes from the public wins the talent show and will represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
+ Final 2 February 2023 Order Coach Artist Song Televote Place 1 Dato Tako Kakalashvili "Stand Up" 10.09% 7 2 Sopo Lika Siradze "Heroes" 13.73% 4 3 Evgena Giorgi Datiashvili "Gethsemane" 15.72% 2 4 Stephane Likuna Tutisani "A Song for You" 13.76% 3 5 Sopo Tina Datikashvili "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" 10.34% 6 6 Evgena Kakha Aslamazishvili "Love You to Death" 2.92% 8 7 Stephane Anka Tatarashvili "7 Rings" / "Thank U, Next" 11.56% 5 8 Dato Iru Khechanovi "Euphoria" 21.88% 1
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