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Two representatives from the travel company and bloggers Guide-U presented helpful guides and phone sim cards to journalists at the press centre in Tbilisi, Georgia.
George Datukishvili and Tata Nakani were very helpful and answered questions and gave tips about beautiful Georgia. Ceck out guide-u.ge
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Grigol Kipshidze represents Georgia at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
ESC Covers caught up with Grigol and his charming girls on the stage. We also spoke to Grigol’s mother. Everyone was relaxed and feeling good about their rehearsal today. The black and white camera added to the beautiful soulful song Voice of the Heart.
Here you can see a collection of photos and check out the video below.
The 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest held the official opening party yesterday. Six accredited journalists left the NNN hotel by metro to the Welcome Ceremony at the Georgian Parliament library. The underground was very crowded. The team were a little late arriving and the head of Georgian delegation welcomed the artists on the red carpet.
Inside the venue Mariam (last year’s winning singer from Georgia) was singing. The presentation of Georgian food and drink was wonderful. Roy and Fabiana chatted with several acts including Malta, Armenia and Portugal.
Here are some photo highlights courtesy of Fabiana Silva of ESC Pedia –
For the forthcoming Junior Eurovision Song Contest their is online voting for the first time. From 24 November 2017 via junioreurovision.tv you can vote for 3, 4 or 5 songs. You can even vote for your own country if they participate. Voting will close just before the final show on 26 November 2017 and will open again after all 16 songs have been performed on the stage. This particular vote will contribute to half of the eventual outcome.
A few months ago ESC Covers reported about another collaboration between Elené Mikiashvili & Giga Papaskiri from Georgia with the dance song Emotions. Since our story and official video clip has been released for the top dance floor track. The song was composed by Davit Evgenidze.
Continue reading Check out the video clip for ‘Emotions’ by Elené Mikiashvili and Giga Papaskiri
The host nation of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Georgia, have revealed there song and it is called Voice Of The Heart by the Grigol Kipshidze.
Georgia keep up a very impressive record of very good songs at Junior Eurovision. Grigol’s song has a soulful and beautiful melody.
You can see the video clip for Voice Of The Heart below which has a cool retro feel. Grigol is joined by four cute girl backing vocalists.
Source: www.junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers
Mariam Kakhelishvili is the talented girl with the big and soulful voice who represented Georgia at the 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Mari-Dari. She charmed many with powerful vocals and strong stage presence.
Mariam will return soon with her version of the Jennifer Hudson ballad, Golden Slumbers (Carry That Weight), from the Sing movie soundtrack. I have had a sneak listen to some of the song and you will be amazed at the power and crystal clear vocals by Mariam.
A video of Golden Slumbers (Carry That Weight) will be released soon and you can all see and hear Mariam with this great version of the song.
Mariam has come a long way since taking part in Junior Eurovision and even before that where she finished third in Nichieri (Georgia’s Got Talent).
In the meantime you can see Mariam perform the Gnarls Barkley song, Crazy, and also look back at her 2010 Junior Eurovision video clip of Mari-Dari.
Source: ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n7l-_I9xi8
The host nation, Georgia, have selected 12 years old, Grigol Kipshidze, to represent them at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Tblisi in November. Grigol was internally selected by the broadcaster, GPB.
The song will be revealed in the coming weeks. He was a finalist on the 2017 X Factor Georgia.
Georgia have won the Junior Eurovision three times.
You can see Grigol perform Earth Song by Michael Jackson on X Factor Georgia below.
Source: www.junioreurovision.tv; ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgxAcyp6x1o
Eurovision.TV sent out a press release over the 2017 Junior Eurovision song contest.
Artists of 16 countries – Albania, Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, The Netherlands and Ukraine will perform in Georgia on November 26th 2017.
A new online voting format will be introduced to this year’s song contest, alongside the Jury vote, allowing viewers across the world to cast votes for their favourite artists.
A change of venue will see the Junior Eurovision Song Contest take place at the Olympic Palace in Tbilisi.
Here is the full press release
9 August 2017 – Young stars from across Europe will eagerly make their way to Tbilisi, Georgia this November, as it is announced that 16 hopeful participants will perform at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017. For the first time ever, a new voting structure will be introduced to allow viewers from around the world to vote online for their favourite artists.
Hoping to continue in their success after a win at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Portugal have returned to the Junior stage after a 10-year absence, having last competed in 2007. They will join past winners Armenia, Belarus, Italy, Malta, Russia and Ukraine in the Georgian capital along with other 2016 participants Albania, Australia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Ireland, Poland, Serbia and The Netherlands. Completing the 16-strong line up will be host country Georgia, who triumphed during last year’s contest in Malta.
Georgia’s public broadcaster GPB will host the event at the modern 4,000-seat Olympic Palace in Tbilisi which was considered more suitable than the previously announced Sports Palace for its numerous facilities for delegations, media and fans.
All eyes will be on Georgian capital Tbilisi, with its rich arts and cultural heritage, for the 15th Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and a member host broadcaster every year since 2003. The event, showcasing talented artists aged 9-14, will take place on Sunday, 26 November 2017 16:00-18:00 CET.
In a brand new change to the voting system, audience online voting will be available this year and will initially open from Friday (24/11) to Sunday (26/11). Viewers who would like to vote will be required to watch a recap of all songs, before entering the voting platform on the JESC official website. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer 1-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday (26/11) at 15:59 CET.
During the live show, online voting will start again after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. The final audience result will be a combination of both pre-show and live voting rounds, accounting for 50% of the total vote.
Jon Ola Sand, the EBU’s Head of Live Events and Executive Supervisor of the JESC, said ‘We are thrilled to be celebrating 15 editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Throughout the Contest’s history we have seen some incredibly talented children perform, some of whom are now successful artists in their own right. The new voting system is an exciting new addition that will allow millions of viewers to take part in the show once again”.
2017’s winner can look forward to a bright future with last year’s title-holder Mariam Mamadashvili already set for big things. After taking the crown in Malta during 2016, the 11 year-old Georgian singer has been taking private lessons at Broadway Method Academy and been accepted into a leading New York boutique talent agency.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
The following countries (and EBU Member broadcasters) will participate in the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Georgia:
Albania (RTSH)
Armenia (AMPTV)
Australia (ABC)
Belarus (BTRC)
Cyprus (CyBC)
FYR Macedonia (MKRTV)
Georgia (GPB)
Ireland (TG4)
Italy (RAI)
Malta (PBS)
Poland (TVP)
Portugal (RTP)
Russia (RTR)
Serbia (RTS)
The Netherlands (AVROTROS)
Ukraine (UA:PBC)
PR contacts
Stefano Salucci/Toby Leston
Email: press@eurovision.tv
Phone: +41 227172500
For the latest news on Junior Eurovision 2017, and further details on the voting procedure please visit the contest’s official website junioreurovision.tv.
