Eurovision is now less than a month away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography and their Eurovision 2024 journey so far. Next up, we will preview Georgia’s 2024 representative, Nutsa Bazaladze.
Nutsa’s Eurovision Journey So Far
Nutsa was announced as the Georgian entry for Eurovision 2024 back in January., with her song for the contest “Firefighter” released two months later. She was drawn to be in the second half of the second semi-final, and she was was later selected by the producers to perform 11th in the running order.
During pre-party season, Nutsa performed at PrePartyES, London Eurovision Party, and Eurovision in Concert.
What do we think of “Firefighter”?
The team at That Eurovision Site have reacted to Georgia’s entry for Malmö. Tim gives his thoughts on “Firefighter” which you can check out below, you can also check out our written reaction here:
Who is Nutsa Buzaladze?
Eurovision is far from Nutsa’s first foray into competitions, she started her career in 2011 by appearing on Georgia’s Got Talent, and in 2014 won the New Wave Music Festival.
Under the mononym Nutsa, she participated in the 2023 season of American Idol, where she managed to place in the Top 12, and even had the chance to have a duet with Kylie Minogue on the show.
She has also competed in The Voice of Turkey, and the Georgian editions of Your Face Sounds Familiar and Dancing with the Stars.
For the past few years, Nutsa has split her time between Los Angeles (where she works on her music) and Dubai (where she worked with Theater Dubai and performed at the 2020 Expo) but still calls Georgia home.
Georgia’s Eurovision Journey
Georgia’s history in Eurovision has been mixed since they began competing in 2007, represented by Sopho Khalvashi with “Visionary Dream”. Their highest placements – both coming in 9th – were achieved in 2010 and 2011, with Sopho Niharadze performing Shine and Eldrine with One More Day. They have not qualified for the final since 2016, where they were represented by Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz with Midnight Gold.
For 2023, former Junior Eurovision winner Iru represented Georgia with her song “Echo”. At the close of voting, however, Georgia failed to qualify for the final for the sixth year in a row. Iru finished in 12th place in the semi-final, earning 33 points from the televote.
What are your thoughts on Nutsa? Do you think “Firefighter” can save Georgia from thheir Eurovision NQ streak? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all things Eurovision 2024!
News Source: That Eurovision Site / Nutsa Buzaladze
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