Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Georgia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 which took place on 8 December 2007, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Mariam Romelashvili was externally selected to represent Georgia with the song "Odelia Ranuni". Georgia placed fourth with 116 points.

Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Georgia
Selection process	National Final
Selection date	5 October 2007
Competing entry
Song	"Odelia Ranuni"
Artist	Mariam Romelashvili
Placement
Final result	4th, 116 points
Participation chronology
2007 • 2008►

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

Prior to the national selection, a six-member jury consisting of Dato Archvadze, Maka Aroshidze, Tamar Chokhonelidze, Nutsa Janelidze, Tamar Kintsurashvili and Jemal Sepiashvili auditioned a total of 140 acts and selected twelve finalists to compete in a national final on 5 October 2007 held at the Tbilisi Philharmonics Big Hall.^[1] The winner was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni".^[2]

Draw	Artist[3]	Song[3]
1	Otiko Andriadze	"Ria-Ria"
2	Linda Turkoshvili	"Chemi varskvlavi me unda avanto"
3	Ilia Karmazashvili	"Saqme da roki"
4	Ana Gibradze	"Chven gavfrindebit"
5	Mari Jomardidze	"Dedamitsa"
6	NinoMariKeti	"Oqou"
7	Beka Chokharadze	"Taramtaram"
8	Ia Orjonikidze	"Peplebis roki"
9	Shotiko Tatishvili	"Chemi simghera"
10	Mariam Romelashvili	"Odelia Ranuni"
11	Ana Siradze	"Pheradi sizmari"
12	Aneti Mikeladze	"Gaighimet kvelam"

Artist and song information

Mariam Romelashvili

Mariam Romelashvili
Origin	Georgia
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals

The winning contestant, Mariam Romelashvili, is a singer from Georgia, and is notable for having starred in the 2008 documentary "Sounds Like Teen Spirit", detailing the events of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 for the participants.

Odelia Ranuni

"Odelia Ranuni"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry
Country	Georgia
Artist(s)	Mariam Romelashvili
Languages	Georgian
Composer(s)	Mariam Romelashvili
Lyricist(s)	Mariam Romelashvili
Finals performance
Final result	4th
Final points	116
Entry chronology
"Bzz.." (2008) ►

"Odelia Ranuni" is a song by Georgian singer Mariam Romelashvili. It represented Georgia during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007. It placed fourth in a draw of seventeen entries.

At Junior Eurovision

During the running order draw which took place on 29 October 2007, Georgia was drawn to perform first on 8 December 2007, preceding Belgium.^[4]

Final

During the final, Mariam Romelashvili performed amongst six background dancers, who wore white outfits of red and white, the colours of the Georgian Flag. Mariam Romelashvili placed fourth at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, receiving 116 points for her song "Odelia Ranuni".^[5]

Voting

Points awarded to Georgia[6] Score Country 12 points[a]  Armenia 10 points  Cyprus  Lithuania  Malta 8 points  Greece  Russia  Ukraine 7 points 6 points  Netherlands 5 points  Belarus  Bulgaria  Macedonia  Sweden 4 points  Belgium  Portugal  Romania 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Georgia[6] Score Country 12 points  Armenia 10 points  Ukraine 8 points  Lithuania 7 points  Serbia 6 points  Bulgaria 5 points  Macedonia 4 points  Belarus 3 points  Netherlands 2 points  Sweden 1 point  Russia

Notes

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