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Geostar
Logo ofGeostar 2008
Created by	Simon Fuller
Country of origin	Georgia
Original release
Network	Rustavi 2
Release	2006 (2006) – 31 December 2011 (2011-12-31)

Geostari (Georgian: ჯეოსტარი) is theGeorgian franchise of theIdol series, which airs onRustavi 2. Georgia is the fifthformer Soviet country to have acquired anIdol franchise afterArmenia,Estonia,Kazakhstan, and Russia.^{[citation needed]}

The series began on 2006 as anIdol spin-off, but it is only in its third season in 2008 that it has enable to acquire a license fromFremantleMedia, owner of theIdol franchise which resulted in a change of the rules following the same format as otherIdol shows were only the viewers decide upon the verdict of the contestants. Former seasons have seen the judges saving one of the bottom two contestants with theirPower of Veto at the end of each episode.^[1]

The sixth season started in October 2010 and ended 31 December 2011. After six seasons known asGeostari, the program was to be redeveloped in 2012 by Rustavi 2 to the new title ofსაქართველოს ვარსკვლავი orSakartvelos Varskvlavi (Georgian Idol) was to premiere in September however was delayed due to the2012 Georgian protests. The program eventually returned in 2019 and was used to select the Georgian representative for theEurovision Song Contest.^[2]

Giorgi Sukhitashvili won the third season making him the first male contestant to win the show following the two women Tiko Chulukhadze and Ani Kekua. It is therefore also the first former Soviet country which saw victory for both genders in itsIdol adaptation whereasNarodniy Artist (Russia) andSuperStar KZ (Kazakhstan) only had male winners andHay Superstar (Armenia) andEesti otsib superstaari (Estonia) only had females.^{[citation needed]}

Hosts

• Duta Skhirtladze
• Anano Mjhavia

Judges

• Marina Beridze
• Levan Tsuladze
• Buba Kikabidze

• Levan Kbilashvili quit the show after a car accident. Therefore, Indira Gerenaia, who was voted off the last in the competition, was brought back as the replacement. The producers decided to give a second chance to Levan in the next season
• Ani Siradze quit the show by her own decision. Therefore, Natia Dumadze, who was voted off the last in the competition, was brought back as the replacement.

• Nina Sublatti

• Season 1 Official website^{[permanent dead link]}
• Season 2 Official website
• Season 3 Official website
• Season 4 Official website
• Season 5 Official website

• Idols (franchise)
• 2006 Georgia (country) television series debuts
• Television series by Fremantle (company)
• Non-British television series based on British television series
• 2010s Georgia (country) television series
• Rustavi 2 original programming
• Georgia (country) in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest selection events

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