Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry through an internal selection for the first time. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. On 10 October 2012, it was revealed that the Funkids would represent Georgia in the contest with the song "Funky Lemonade".

Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country	Georgia
Selection process	Internal selection
Announcement date	10 October 2012
Competing entry
Song	"Funky Lemonade"
Artist	The Funkids
Placement
Final result	2nd, 103 points
Participation chronology
◄2011 • 2012 • 2013►

Background

Main article: Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2012 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times since its début in 2007.^[1] They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won twice at the 2008, and 2011 contests.^[2]

Before Junior Eurovision

For the first time since their début in the contest, the Georgian broadcaster GPB decided select their 2012 artist internally. GPB selected the Funkids to represent Georgia in Amsterdam. Originally, Georgia was to select a song for the Funkids through a national selection process, however this was cancelled due to the GPB's desire to focus on the Georgian parliamentary election.^[3] Instead, on 10 October 2012, it was revealed that the Funkids were to perform the song "Funky Lemonade".^[4]

Artist and song information

The Funkids

The Funkids
Background information
Origin	Tbilisi, Georgia
Genres	Pop
Years active	2012–present
Members	Ketevan Samkharadze Nino Dashniani Luka Karmazanashvili Elene Arachashvili

The Funkids are a Georgian band who represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with their song "Funky Lemonade" which came second with a total of 103 points. They consist of Ketevan Samkharadze, Nino Dashniani, Luka Karmazanashvili and Elene Arachashvili.

Funky Lemonade

"Funky Lemonade"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country	Georgia
Artist(s)	The Funkids
Languages	Georgian, English
Composer(s)	Giga Kukhianidze
Lyricist(s)	Nana Tstintsadze
Finals performance
Final result	2nd
Final points	103
Entry chronology
◄ "Candy Music" (2011)
"Give Me Your Smile" (2013) ►

"Funky Lemonade" is a song by Georgian band The Funkids. It represented Georgia during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. It is composed and written by Giga Kukhianidze and Nana Tstintsadze with help from the Funkids themselves.

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw, which took place on 15 October 2012, Georgia were drawn to perform tenth on 1 December 2012, following Ukraine and preceding Moldova.^[5][6]

Final

Ketevan, Nino and Elene lined up on stage behind Luka who showcased a variety of dances in front of them. The background featured a rotating bottle of lemonade.

Voting

Points awarded to Georgia[7] Score Country 12 points[a]  Kids Jury 10 points  Armenia  Sweden 8 points  Azerbaijan  Israel  Moldova 7 points  Ukraine 6 points  Belarus  Belgium  Russia 5 points  Albania  Netherlands 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Georgia[7] Score Country 12 points  Armenia 10 points  Ukraine 8 points  Azerbaijan 7 points  Belarus 6 points  Russia 5 points  Netherlands 4 points  Belgium 3 points  Israel 2 points  Moldova 1 point  Albania

Notes

1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.