Get ready for a marathon! Three weeks ago Georgia confirmed they will host a 25-song national final on January 20, at the Tbilisi Concert Hall.
And today GPB revealed the running order during a special presentation hosted by Natia Uznadze and Natia Mshvenieradze in the capital.
Our Georgian contributor Rezo Mamsikashvili attended the presentation and the closed conference afterwards. From what he gathers Georgia is going big and hopes to turn its national final into a mini-Eurovision with all that it entails. We have to keep our lips sealed for the time being, but we can say this: GPB is taking this very seriously.
Giorgi Chikovani will open the national final and Davit Shanidze will close it. You can see the full running order below.
Georgia: National Final Running Order 2017
- Giorgi Chikovani – “Make it Right”
- Brandon Stone & Eter Beriashvili – “Heyo Song”
- Rati Durglishvili – “Why”
- Andria Gvelesiani – “Revolutionise”
- Alisa Danelia – “We Are Eternity”
- Nutsa Buzaladze – “White Horses Run”
- Malibu – “We Live Once”
- EOS – “Urban Signs”
- Dima Kobeshavidze – “Scream”
- Trio Mandili – “Me da Shen”
- Tako Gachechiladze – “Keep the Faith”
- Nino Basharuli – “Lileo”
- Elene Mikiashvili – “Fighter”
- MISHO – “Magic”
- Mariko Lejava – “Light It Up”
- The Mins – “Crime”
- Sparkle – “On the Top”
- Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotashvili – “You Are My Sunshine”
- Temo Sajaia – “All the Same”
- Sabina Chantouria – “Stranger”
- Mariam Chachkhiani – “Fly”
- Asea Sool – “Nature”
- Nanuka Giorgobiani – “Let the Sunshine In”
- Oto Nemsadze & Limbo – “Dear God”
- Davit Shanidze – “Mtveris Katsi”
Voting will be held on the night of the show, with a 40/60 split in place. Both the audience at home and an international jury will be having their say to help Georgia find their Eurovision entry for Kyiv!
Here are our photos from the presentation
So, What do you think about the running order? Where does YOUR favourite sing? And who do you want to win the national final? Let us know in the comments section below!
The Mins for the win!!
As I guess this year is most exiting for georgia, a big competition BUT Ma Fav..
The Mins – Crime <3 <3 <3
This tune has the best drive!!!
2 years ago I remember the frontman was perfuming with Sublatti
acoustic version of warrior ..
I Love His Voice ^____^
Hope you win guys.. Rock it…!!
ME DA SHEN PLEASE ???????? it is not at all like three seconds to earth, that song did bad because it was super alternative and weird and boring to most Europeans (I liked it though ). Me da shen has such a cool vibe and it would be a hit among the televoters.
Confident that Georgia will make the right call and send Malibu with “We Live Once”
They had my favourite song in 2016
06 Nutsa go and slaaay!!
Just not Me Da Shen, it will be just like Three Minutes To Earth. I liked this song back in 2014 but Europe didn’t seem to do so and I want Georgia to do well in ESC… Anyway, best of luck to all the contestants!
I look very much forward to this NF 🙂 Last year Georgia qualified with their great indierock songs – my best momement of ESC 2016. IN general, a country with many good and innovative songs. They dare a lot….send songs which might be “dead commerically”, but are still quality, and they stick to them 100 %….such as Three Minutes To Earth Reports say this is a very diverse NF in terms of musical styles…swhich songs primissing. I just hope they still will pick something brave and interesting, and not try to adjust themselves for ESC this year (they did in… Read more »
I have no idea who is my favorite, but the ones that I do usually like and listen to are Alisa, Nutsa, Malibu, Tako, and Mariko. I think these may be the ones I’m rooting for on the 20th.
10 / 13 / 15 my favs
I like Keep The Faith and White Horses Run
Georgia has a fantastic selection this year! Best of luck to all of the artists.
Also good luck to Rezo, who seems to be everywhere at once. (His face is even on the news photo for this post! Is he presenting the Georgian National Final?)
The three strongest contenders are all so close (06, 07, 10). I honestly don’t know what to expect from this national final… Also, the 40/60 thing seems nonsensical to me, I hope that the televote makes up the 60%. Also lemme remind just how super cute Rezo is!
11 Tako for the win!!!
Maliibu should win!!!
Mariko for the win!!
The number 11th makes me and my bf nervous. I hope her song leads fan poll only because of some promos over media…
Alisa or Elene for the win!
15 and 22 are my favourites