She’s the Georgian singer who made it all the way to the Top 12 of American Idol last January. And now Nutsa Buzaladze is going global once again — this time at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) revealed the news on Friday, giving Georgians plenty to talk about headed into the weekend.
Diehard Eurovision fans will know that Nutsa has been eyeing Eurovision for years. In 2017 she finished second in Georgia’s national final (behind Tako Gachechiladze) with her song “White Horses Run.” She defeated future Eurovision participant Oto Nemsadze in the same competition.
Nutsa Buzaladze is Georgia’s Eurovision 2024 singer
During her interview with me about an hour before the reveal, Nutsa revealed that she’d only found out she was the act yesterday — 24 hours before the announcement. She hasn’t yet chosen her song but has some ideas. What’s sure is that she wants to bring energy, which she repeated several times.
About Nutsa
At the end of 2016, the rising star sat down with wiwiblogger Rezo Mamsikashvili in Tbilisi at Cafe Lounge Claude Monet, where they shared coffee, laughs and a whole lot of love. By then she’d already won the New Wave music festival, competed on The Voice of Turkey (O Ses Türkiye) and dazzled on Georgia’s Got Talent, Your Face Sounds Familiar and Dancing with the Stars.
Her success on The Voice — and her partnership with mentor and Eurovision 2009 singer Hadise — made her a recognisable figure on the streets of Turkey.
“When I was walking down the street after that contest they were like, ‘Oh this is Nutsa!’”
“Now [Hadise and I] have a friendship. She is such an amazing person. I’m really happy that I know her, because she’s such a star.”
Nutsa’s ambitions have only grown since then. She’s got a growing fan base in the United States thanks to her spin on American Idol‘s 2023 season.
She auditioned with Patti LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade.” The judges were impressed by her ability to sing and dance at the same time, but Katy Perry wanted to focus on Nutsa’s gorgeous voice.
“Look, there’s a voice in there,” Katy said. “I think maybe it was turned up too hot.”
Nutsa then performed Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All,” which led to three yes votes from Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie.
Are you excited that Nutsa has been internally picked? How far do you think she can go? Let us know in the comments box below….
She has an amazing voice! It is not a secret.
Please, may the song be in Georgian.
in terms of my behaviour, well i just get irritated quite easily these recent times
Nutsa is a pretty woman, forget that name i called her then, with the right song (and for georgia the bar is always raised high for me personally, i hope she stays true to her own sound, and isn’t afraid to include some georgian lyrics if she wants to, might be a good thing in a 100% televote semi)
something like ”Alive” please, georgia going the albania ethno ballad route in english yes please yum
I loved Georgia’s song so much last year as a piece of art even if it wasn’t a competitive Eurovision entry. I hope they continue to produce unique entries, though a move back toward the center feels sadly inevitable.
My day couldn’t end any better. She was on my personal wishlist since her nf participation in 2017. We know she can sing, the only thing she needs is the right song and a good staging. I think we’ll see Georgia Georgia in the final after 8 years!
of course they’ll be in the final again, and a top 5 result too
I hope that so much, top 3 would even be better
Hopefully, they’re going to deliver a banger!
Happy to see this!
Looking forward hearing her new song.
I remember her from 2017 and she can sing live well.
Ohhh I know “White Horses Run”. I realy liked that one back then.
Wait…I know her! White Horses Run was an entry I picked for a Fan contest two years ago! It probably should have gone to Eurovision! What a throwback!
Queen Nutsa coming for the win #Tbilisi2025
Bruh make up your mind, you were bashing her in the comments below -.-
i wasn’t lol? i always love Georgia
Dora, Doru, na Dori, s Dore.
She sings super well! In Georgia like in Albania btw, I don’t know it must be in their DNA but they have all gorgeous and powerful voices. Welcome to Eurovision Nutsa and good luck!
So she still hasn’t the song, so we can guess that we will have the georgian song among the last this year…
Don’t know if it’s a gene thing but I wonder if there is a particularly strong music culture in those country, especially in Georgia. I mean look at JESC. Georgia always send incredibly good singer, no matter the quality of the song.
This plus the fact that Georgia is always doing its thing without caring of what is trendy or not. I really wish to the country to have a great result one day. Seeing them back in the final would be a nice first step but it would be amazing to see them in the top 10 (or more).
yes Georgia always sends authentic good artists
my faves so far are
2018 the Iriao GODS of the Universe
2019 Daddy Oto with his Varada Varada banger
2020 and 2021 King Tornike with his poetry
2022 Circus Mircus quirky bop
2023 queen Iru with her playing with english words to make it ethnic
This is probably not fair, but for me, appearing on American Idol only takes away credibility, it does not add to it. Still, she seems very talented and I hope the right song comes her way.
She duetted with kylie for padam padam in the final of american idol btw
Sinead O’Connor knew what she was talking about when she said Cowell and Walsh were killing music. It’s the truth.
Cowell is but not Walsh. Walsh is from a bygone era.
She gives La Zarra vibes, love her. Hope her song is good.
I thought the same when I first saw this story!!!
not at all, watch most of her american idol performances too, and check her own work in her youtube channel too, quite some georgian language songs she has as well
Inspired by her coach Hadise , she should come with a R&B not a ballad so she’ll have higher chance
R&B gives you higher chance than a ballad? Why and since when?
So basically she is a professional talent show contestant…she has been doing these shows for years but for what?
I dont know how she managed to do American Idol (good connections?) But it did not give her fame or discography.
I bet Georgia will buy her a Swedish song and SJB as stage director.
You’re right, but when the truth is this bad people online tend to see you and your comment as negative, when in reality you’re just portraying that – a reality.
It can only mean that they know it’s the reality and they hate it that i call it out as it is. I am not saying she is no talented, she is of course. But she’s been in like 5-6 talent shows and her career never took off…
another country who i’ll boo, besides Israel then
the sooner Georgia withdraw for good from this contest, the better
the lesser countries we have participating, the better for a shorter length of show
What has Georgia done lmao, go touch some grass.
No he only forgot to take his pills today, we’re used of it.
No, i am most optimistic for Latvia, hollow is mega, Moldova for Sasha Bognibov, and my wallonian king Mustii ofc and i also Boris Stok entry can we talk in dora
It’s called to be biased then. Partiality is so ugly to see. The way you treat some artists is disgusting, your toxicity is vomitive. You’re not anymore credible. I don’t know go to sleep until May and let the artists in peace. Spamming the wiwi comment section is your passion? If you think you will have influence on something by doing that here… keep dreaming, keep wasting your time…I’m must be too kind but I feel pity for you. You’re doing such a great publicity for Mustii and Boris and some others, if I was them I would be so… Read more »
You guys do not know what shame is tbh, and btw emma muscat is still slaying so sorry for you guys your toxicity was such an embarrassment instead of just enjoying her esc journey back then but yeah anti rich kid policies, right
…..Emma Muscat 2022 now wtf. She’s the reason why you insult the 2024 artists?! Man your pills quickly and big sleep.
yes i like Emma, and no she doesn’t pay me to like her if that is what you’re thinking i just love her feel good sound and to go with a feel good anthem was her choice okay, but even if that was a MF reject she made it her own, gave it her own authentic touch, styled it as her own with her EP I Am Emma (of which she and a maltese team created colours in the dark with slightly slowed down bits of the IAWIA instrumental btw) Emma isn’t an Aisel whom nowadays avoids X My Heart… Read more »
hopefully Netherlands are in same semi as Georgia, than at least a chance not to finish last place of the semi lols
Waarom ben jij zo’n ongelooflijke pain in the ass. Onuitstaanbaar gewoon.
Lol, but bullying emma muscat and victor vernicos was okay
Precious record esc champions georgia can do no wrong lmao
Dont Forget Blanka Too
yes, also was the victim of pure toxicity on here
Sakartvelo taking things for real this time? We will see if the song matches her talent. Big hopes for Kartvelians!
umm nope, she’ll flop as hard as her other botox sister from albania from 2022 Ronela
You know what? That’s you talking some BS. Go go Sakartvelo!
Georgia, loyalists of Putin of course, YUK
Says a mirror mirror on the wall. At the time Georgia was governed by a pro-European coalition, Lithuania had been in contact with its representatives. They literally said Kartvelians want their country to be called Sakartvelo instead of Georgia. And so the government of Lithuania changed the name from Georgia (Gruzija) to Sakartvelo (Sakartvelas) to support the Kartvelian aspirations for integration with Europe.
They’re not loyalists lol they even tried sending an anti Putin song in 2009
“We don’t wanna put in” would’ve been iconic had they taken part that year 🙁
Agree!!
Sounds promising, she’s clearly talented and eager to take part of the contest, but it’ll all come down to the song, which I hope is good!
If all else fails, buy a *good* G:sson song again. He will make you qualify like last time in Malmö.
I’d like to add that she also competed in the Russian adaptation of “All Together Now”, made all 100 judges stand up for her performance of Radiohead’s “Creep” (got 99 in her first performance as well) and made Sergey Lazarev go nuts for her
She’s the real deal, Georgia isn’t messing around, she could be a winner if they give her the right song
Georgia isn’t messing around LOL LOL LOL, they are every year the obvious sure nq
and miss lip sync and botox can’t stop their nq streak not even close
White Horses Run was very good, she’s a capable performer. Let’s just keep the Georgian JESC songwriter who did Echo away from her, shall we?
doubt she is a capable performer, if she had to be judged by the non-existent performer mess that is Katy Perry lmao
hopefully she’ll get her karma and finish last with 0 points
Not you bashing one of the most iconic singers of the 2010s!
iconic in terms of horror live performing skills than yes lmao
found the little monster
The Echo lyricist anyway. San Marino’s AI would have written better stuff.
don’t care, and the NQ streak continues for Georgia
with this generic american representation
GEORGIA WELCOME BACK TO THE FINAL ALONGSIDE LATVIA AND IRELAND OMG
Georgia will never be in the final anymore, that troll country
Saying the troll himself
Says one who has something negative aimed at esc as his username
Also i am salty as i wanted this year to be THE year of Daddy Dado Khujadze
Somebody doesn’t knwow what is the 2nd degree ….
You’re salty looool no one has noticed that yet