Andria Putkaradze has won Season VII of popular Georgian talent show Ranina, and as is the case the last six seasons, will represent Georgia at Junior Eurovision 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Putkaradze beat out Sandro Gurgenadze and Barbara Morgoshia in the three competitor Semi-Final, bringing the ten week, four round, one Semi-Final and Final marathon to a close. Given the Final …
Three young Georgian hopefuls progressed to the Grand Final of Ranina today after last night’s Semi-Final. Andria Putkaradze, Sandro Gurgenadze and Barbara Morgoshia made it to next week’s Semi-Final, while Andria Mishvelidze and Sandro Ashotia narrowly missed out. In a Semi-Final focused on Georgian nostalgic childhood songs by pianist and composer Meri Davitashvili (1924 – 2004), with backing vocals provided …
Five young Georgian hopefuls progressed to the Semi-Final of Ranina today after completing the foreign language fourth round. Sandro Gurgenadze, Andria Mishvelidze, Sandro Ashotia, Andria Putkaradze, and Barbara Morgoshia survived four challenging rounds and made it to next week’s Semi-Final. This week, five of the contestants performed songs in French, Portuguese, Hindi, Turkish, and English, with mastery of foreign language an …
The fourth round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, started this evening with the first five of the ten hopefuls being asked to perform a song in a non-native language. This week, five of the contestants performed songs in Swahili, English, Spanish, Italian, and Ukrainian, an important Junior Eurovision test as historically many countries insert non-native language …
The third round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, finished this evening with the second five of the ten hopefuls leading famed Georgian polyphonic choir Shavnabada in song. A fan favorite round of each season of Ranina, the internationally renowned Georgian male choir showcase the nation’s unique musical tradition, with the famed ensemble playing back-up and challenging each contestant …
The third round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, started this evening with the first five of the ten hopefuls leading famed Georgian polyphonic choir Shavnabada in song. A fan favorite round of each season of Ranina, the internationally renowned Georgian male choir showcase the nation’s unique musical tradition, with the famed ensemble playing back-up and challenging each …
The second round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, concluded this evening with the second five of the ten hopefuls performing songs with young Georgian pianist and composer Beka Gochiashvili. Gochiashvili, a 28-year-old jazz pianist who has studied and performed abroad, even earning accolades from surprising figures such as former US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, led five …
The second round of Ranina, Georgia’s method of selection for Junior Eurovision, kicked off this evening with the first five of the ten hopefuls performing songs with young Georgian pianist and composer Giorgi Gigashvili. Gigashvili, born in Tblisi in 2000 and a student of piano in Berlin, Germany, led five Ranina kids in song, with all five contestants having successfully worked on the …
Georgia’s Junior Eurovision 2024 campaign kicked off last week, with ten young hopefuls battling it out over the course of four rounds, a semi-final, and a Grand Final to earn the right to represent the Caucasus nation in Spain later this year. Last week, Andria Putkaradze led the pack with 117 points, with Barbara Morgoshia coming in second with 116 …
Georgia’s Junior Eurovision 2024 campaign will kick off this evening, with ten young hopefuls battling it out over the course of four rounds, a semi-final, and a Grand Final to earn the right to represent the Caucasus nation in Spain later this year. For the seventh year running, Georgia’s 1TV will use the Ranina singing contest as the method of selection …
