Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Georgian Idol is used once again to choose the entrant for the Eurovision song contest for Georgia. And once again the finalists include some seasoned talent show veterans with talent and X factor: Tornike is X Factor 2014 winner and also tried the national final already in 2017. Anri is another X Factor winner, season 2018. Barbara won Got talent in 2015. The elimination shows start this Saturday, November 16. Once we have the winning singer, the Idol team will search for the suitable song for him/her/them.  Merab Amzoevi / მერაბ ამზოევი Mariam Gogiberidze / მარიამ გოგიბერიძე Anri Guchmanidze / ანრი გუჩმანიძე Tamar Kakalashvili / თამარ კაკალაშვილი Nika Kalandadze / ნიკა კალანდაძე David Rusadze / დავით რუსაძე Barbara Samkharadze / ბარბარა სამხარაძე Mariam Shengelia / მარიამ შენგელია Lisa Shengelia / ლიზა შენგელია Tornike Kipiani / თორნიკე ყიფიანი Week one: Tamar Kakalashvili 16,53% Tornike Kipiani 14,5% Barbara Smakharadze 12,91% David Risadze ...

Oto Nemsadze (29) has won the Georgian ticket to Tel Aviv 2019 Eurovision with Sul tsin iare ( სულ წინ იარე) aka Go ahead. He scored over 44% of the televote in the fourway final. This was Oto's second attempt to get to Eurovision having participated two years ago in the national final with his band Limbo with Dear God (10th) He's no stranger for competing or winning though: 2010 he won Geostar/Idols, and in 2013 he was runner up in The Voice of Ukraine.  1. Oto Nemsadze - Sul tsin iare 44,13% 2. Lisa Kalandadze - Sevdisperi zgva 35,51% 3. Giorgi Nakashidz - Sul tsin iare 11,06% 4. Giorgi Pruidze - Me mjera 9,30%