It is only a week since Junior Eurovision 2023 concluded in Nice. However, Georgia have potentially already started looking ahead to Junior Eurovision 2024. Applications for their national final Ranina are open. While Georgia have not yet confirmed participation at Junior Eurovision 2024, the show is used traditionally to select their representative.
What you need to know about Ranina 2024.
Applications for Ranina 2024 are now open. Children have to be ages between 8 and thirteen to enter. Since Ranina started six years ago, the talent show has been used to select Georgia’s Junior Eurovision representative. The application for Ranina 2024 can be seen here
Georgia’s Junior Eurovision Journey
Georgia is the joint most successful country to take part in Junior Eurovision, currently with three wins under their belt. The country joined the Junior Eurovision family in 2007 with Mariam Romelashvili sing “Odelia Ranuni”, finishing in 4th place. Georgia would go on to win the competition the following year, with Bzikebi’s “Bzz…”. Georgia would also win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 and 2016 respectively. Georgia also hosted the Contest in Tbilisi in 2017.
In 2023, Georgia was represented by Anastasia and Ranina and their song “Over The Sky” in Nice. Once the combined scores were revealed, Georgia finished in 14th place – earning 74 points. The online vote gave Georgia 53 points, whilst professional juries awarded 21 points to the country.
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News Source: GPB
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