Georgia GEORGIA 2025 - Mariam Shengelia - Freedom

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[MooseShoes]

Come on, ! Get your song out tomorrow and give us nerds (well, this nerd) the satisfaction of seeing be the first country to release a song for 2024 but the last one for 2025!

(They're going to spoil it, aren't they? And it'll be almost as annoying as not being 11th in the running order last year!)

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

I was one of the few people who enjoyed Circus Mircus in 2022 and wanted them to qualify.
Also liked Iru in 2023.
Hoping for a good entry

 

[hijirio]

Cmon Gay orgya save this yearrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[lavieenrose]

I was one of the few people who enjoyed Circus Mircus in 2022 and wanted them to qualify.
Also liked Iru in 2023.
Hoping for a good entry

Fucking LOVE Circus Mircus and everything Nika Kocharov touches. That was one of the five songs in my and @RainyWoods hilariously equivalent top 5 from 2022.

 

[Judas]

So it is Mariam Shengelia with Freedom

Eurovision Song Contest on Instagram: "Mariam Shengelia completes our #Eurovision2025 lineup of artists, competing for Georgia 🇬🇪"

2,587 likes, 88 comments - eurovision on March 13, 2025: "Mariam Shengelia completes our #Eurovision2025 lineup of artists, competing for Georgia 🇬🇪".

www.instagram.com

 

[empo21]

Freedom you say

 

[Bobjan FR]

Israël bis incoming ? I guess EBU verified the lyrics before...

 

[MooseShoes]

Israël bis incoming ? I guess EBU verified the lyrics before...

Maybe it's in Gibberish, like in 2023.

 

[Looren]

Uh well good morning Georgia pleased to see that you're alive

 

[Bobjan FR]

Maybe it's in Gibberish, like in 2023.

The gibberish parts of echo were supposed to have a meaning ? I thought this isj ust the style of the write of the song, Giga Kukhianidze.

 

[Betwixt Tales]

I was one of the few people who enjoyed Circus Mircus in 2022 and wanted them to qualify.
Also liked Iru in 2023.
Hoping for a good entry

I loved Circus Mircus!
Georgia is often among my top favorites of the year.

 

[Bobjan FR]

Ok, this is not what i expected.
But it sounds like the type of experimental songs georgia sent a lot of time and got eliminated each time since 2012... (except 2016 actually)

 

[Jupiter]

On one hand, great that we have lyrics in Georgian! On the other I need a Translation to know how I feel about this song...

 

[Mainshow]

It's more in line what people in Georgia really seem to listen to, tbh (at least, I was confronted with these songs when I stayed in Georgia for a month).

It's a lovely surprise, imo. Nothing to write home upon and maybe dead upon arrival but I wouldn't mind to see it qualify.
I can't say much about the (sub)text/lyrics in Georgian... but it seems that it's not as bad as a Belarus 2021 situation (thank Godney).

Also, the homophonic comment seemed to be fake... maybe we can give her a tiny chance?

 

[Sabrewulf238]

I think it's interesting. Not really sure what it's chances are though. Happy to get another slower song too.

I'd guess Montenegro won't be too happy about this it feels like it's the most direct competition it's gotten so far.

 

[Mainshow]

Dunno... I'll be voting for Montenegro which is a "classy/common Balkan ballad".

Georgia night be a slower song as well but it's not really an ordinary ballad (and also party in English and without a powerful hook/memorable climax, imo). I don't think potential fans of Montenegro would switch sides now. At least, I won't xD

 

[Loindici]

Well that was a vibe

 

[Trece]

Montenegro on drugs with propaganda see u next year Georgia

 

[hijirio]

Wow this is really good.
Sounds like the jesc winners from Georgia.
Would have been elevated to much higher places with a revamp but that’s out of possibility right now.
I would have liked to see more of the georgian ethnic elements.

 

[AlekS]

Mariam didn't support the government's actions against the EU. On the other hand she openly supported governmental party Georgian Dream (anti-LGBT laws, physical violence against opponents, anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western bs) on the recent elections in October. She performed on their concerts:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/553517410378915
https://www.tiktok.com/@imedige/video/7407858299279920385

Georgian Dream's ad (1:03): https://www.palitravideo.ge/video/1...-klipshi-monacile-sportsmenebi-da-xelovanebi/

The song is a very boring & conservative ballad The dancers are from the dance troupe that supported the same party.
The selection looks very suspicious, allegedly they've selected her a few months ago before even telling other competitors now, she had at least 3 songs to choose from.