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Mariam Shengelia
Georgian singer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mariam Shengelia (Georgian: მარიამ შენგელია;[3] born 14 May 2002) is a Georgian singer. She represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Freedom".[4][5][6]
Shengelia is a member of the Georgian musical group Mix2ura.[7][8][9]
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Early life
Shengelia was born on 14 May 2002[10][11] in the historic region of Mingrelia,[12][13] and raised in the capital of Tbilisi until she was 10 years old.[12][13] She then moved west to Zugdidi along with her family.[14] She had developed an interest in singing and performing in her childhood. Shengelia attended the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where she studied music theory and vocal performance.[15] Her initial musical influences included multiple genres, including jazz, pop and soul.[16]
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Career
In 2018, Shengelia first rose to national prominence on the fifth and final season of X Factor Georgia, where she reached the semi-finals.[17][18][19] A year later, she competed in the second season of Georgian Idol, which was used to select Georgia's representative for the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and she finished sixth place.[20][21][22] Had that contest took place, she could have been one of the backing vocalists for Tornike Kipiani's song "Take Me as I Am," which was selected to represent Georgia that year.[23][24][25] In 2021, she competed in the fourth season of The Voice Sakartvelo, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals.[26][27] Four years later, she finished in runner-up on Tsekvaven Varskvlavebi, which is the Georgian version of the media franchise Dancing with the Stars.[28][29][30]
On 14 March 2025, Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) announced Freedom, performed by Shengelia as the Georgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel.[31][32][33] She finished in 15th place in the second semi-final with the second fewest points, thus failing to qualify.[34]
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Political views
Shengelia has been criticised for publicly supporting Georgian Dream, the ruling party of Georgia, and participating in commercials and concerts supported by it.[35][36][37][38] She stated that by participating in concerts, she wants to spread her primary message, which is peace.[39] According to media reports, she originally took part in protests against the ruling party in 2023 and shared a post in her Facebook account in 2022 proclaiming that she apologized for the actions of the second Garibashvili government in the face of Russian invasion of Ukraine.[40][41][42][43]
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