| Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
| Country |  Georgia | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 9 July 2011 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Candy Music" | |||
| Artist | Candy | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 108 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Georgia was represented at theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which took place on 3 December 2011, inYerevan,Armenia.Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Teen-pop group Candy was externally selected to represent Georgia with the song "Candy Music". Georgia won the contest with 108 points.
Prior to the 2011 Contest,Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest four times since its debut in2007.[1] They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won at the2008 contest.[2]
Georgia selected theirJunior Eurovision entry for 2011 through a national selection consisting of 9 songs, hosted bySophio Toroshelidze.[3] The winner was girl-group Candy, with a song "Candy Music".[3][4] Candy won the jury vote and came second in the televote, with first place from the televote going to 3T.[3] The jury consisted of: Gia Janturia, Giorgi Gachechiladze, Mamuka Megrelishvili, Maya Baratashvili, Nika Tskhertsvadze and Irina Sanikidze.[3] The final was originally scheduled to take place on 1 June, but after the deadline for song submission was changed to 9 June, the final was pushed back to 9 July.[3] After the release of the competing entries, some were accused of plagiarism.[3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | |||
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| SMS | Phone | Total | Rank | ||||
| 1 | Candy | "Candy Music" | 228 | 1237 | 1465 | 2nd | 1 |
| 2 | Shotiko Shermadini | "Gzavnili" | 52 | 479 | 531 | 6th | — |
| 3 | Ekaterine Goglidze | "Chveni samqaro" | 11 | 174 | 185 | 9th | — |
| 4 | Kate Samkharadze | "Aghali dghe" | 142 | 517 | 659 | 5th | — |
| 5 | Kato da Lika | "Happy Day Today" | 118 | 726 | 844 | 4th | — |
| 6 | Nino Kakhadze | "Metsamuli vardi" | 214 | 775 | 989 | 3rd | — |
| 7 | Nino Japharidze | "Ahqevi khmas" | 89 | 284 | 373 | 7th | — |
| 8 | Mary Tsilosani | "Chemi gza" | 29 | 326 | 355 | 8th | — |
| 9 | 3T | "Daijere" | 236 | 1540 | 1776 | 1st | 2 |
Candy | |
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 Candy after winning Junior Eurovision 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Genres | Electropop,dance-pop,disco house |
| Years active |
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| Members | Irina Kovalenko Ana Khanchalyan Irina Khechanovi Mariam Gvaladze Gvantsa Saneblidze Tako Gagnidze (since 2022) |
The winning contestants, Candy, were an all-girl teen-pop group fromTbilisi, consisting of Irina Kovalenko, Ana Khanchalyan,Irina Khechanovi, Mariam Gvaladze and Gvantsa Saneblidze, and managed by Georgian composer Giga Kukhiadnidze and Bzikebi Studio.[6]
The group went separate ways in 2012, a year after their win. More recently, Khechanovi went onto represent Georgia in theEurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Echo".
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | Succeeded by Funkids |
"Candy Music" was a song recorded byGeorgian teen girl group Candy, which won theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 for Georgia, scoring 108 points.[6]
During the running order draw which took place on 11 October 2011, Georgia was drawn to perform twelfth on 3 December 2011, followingSweden and precedingBelgium.[7]
During the final, Candy performed in a V formation withIrina Khechanovi at the front. They wore bright pink outfits, resembling candy. Candy won theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2011, receiving 108 points for their song "Candy Music".[8] This is the fewest points a winning song has ever received.
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