Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Georgia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 12 January 2024
  • Song: TBA, 2024
Selected entrantNutsa Buzaladze
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024

Georgia is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) internally selected Nutsa Buzaladze as the Georgian representative for the 2024 contest.

Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, Georgia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifteen times since their first entry in 2007. The nation's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been ninth place, which was achieved on two occasions: in 2010 with the song "Shine" performed by Sofia Nizharadze and in 2011 with the song "One More Day" performed by Eldrine.[1] The nation briefly withdrew from the contest in 2009 after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) rejected the Georgian entry, "We Don't Wanna Put In", for perceived political references to Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin tied to tense relations between Georgia and then-host country Russia, which stemmed from the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.[2][3][4] Georgia has, to this point, failed to qualify to the final on eight occasions, including in 2023 with the song "Echo" performed by Iru.[1]

The Georgian national broadcaster, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), broadcasts the event within Georgia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Georgia has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest both through national finals and internal selections in the past. For their 2023 participation, the Georgian entry was selected via the reality television show The Voice Georgia. On 15 September 2023, GPB confirmed its intention to participate in the 2024 contest.[5]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 12 January 2024, GPB announced that it had internally selected Nutsa Buzaladze as the Georgian representative for the 2024 contest, with her song to be selected at a later date.[6] On the following day, the broadcaster opened a window lasting until 30 January for interested composers to submit their entries.[7]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Georgia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Bakker, Sietse (10 March 2009). "Georgian song lyrics do not comply with Rules". Eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Jonze, Tim (11 March 2009). "Eurovision 2009: Georgia pulls out of contest over 'Putin song'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Putin jibe picked for Eurovision". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (15 September 2023). "Georgia: GPB confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "International Idol Nutsa Buzaladze to represent Georgia". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "დაწერე ევროვიზიის სიმღერა ნუცასთვის - პირველი არხი სიმღერის შესარჩევ კონკურსს აცხადებს" [Write a Eurovision song for Nutsa - the First Channel announces the song selection contest]. TV1 (in Georgian). GPB. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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