Georgia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which took place on 3 December 2011, in Yerevan, 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.
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Georgia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 July 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Candy | |||
| Selected song | "Candy Music" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 108 points | |||
| Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2011 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest four times since its debut in 2007.[1] They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won at the 2008 contest.[2]
Before Junior Eurovision
National final
Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2011 through a national selection consisting of 9 songs, hosted by Sophio Toroshelidze.[3] The winner was girl-group Candy, with a song "Candy Music".[3] 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Artist and song information
Candy
Candy | |
|---|---|
 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 from Tbilisi, consisting of Irina Kovalenko, Ana Khanchalyan, Irina Khechanovi, Mariam Gvaladze and Gvantsa Saneblidze, and managed by Georgian composer Giga Kukhiadnidze and Bzikebi Studio.[4]
The group went separate ways in 2012, a year after their win. More recently, Khechanovi went onto represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Echo".
Candy Music
"Candy Music" was a song recorded by Georgian teen girl group Candy, which won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 for Georgia, scoring 108 points.[4]
At Junior Eurovision
During the running order draw which took place on 11 October 2011, Georgia was drawn to perform twelfth on 3 December 2011, following Sweden and preceding Belgium.[5]
Final
During the final, Candy performed in a V formation with Irina Khechanovi at the front. They wore bright pink outfits, resembling candy. Candy won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011, receiving 108 points for their song "Candy Music".[6] This is the fewest points a winning song has ever received.
