Georgia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which took place on 22 November 2008, in

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(GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Group Bzikebi was externally selected to represent Georgia with the song "Bzz..". Georgia won the contest with 154 points.

Background

Prior to the 2008 Contest,

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had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest once in , being represented by Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni", placing fourth with 116 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

Georgia selected their

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entry for 2008 using a national selection consisting of 9 songs. The winner was trio Bzikebi, with the song "Bzz..".

Artist and song information

Bzikebi

The winning contestants, Bzikebi ( ka, ბზიკები, "wasps"), are a trio from

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. managed by Georgian composer

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. The group consists of Giorgi Shiolashvili (born , ka, გიორგი შიოლაშვილი), Mariam Kikuashvili (born , ka, მარიამ კიკუაშვილი), and Mariam Tatulashvili (born , ka, მარიამ თათულაშვილი), who were all ten years old during the contest. Bzikebi won the

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on 22 November 2008 with their song "Bzz..". During their performance they were dressed in outfits with black and yellow stripes resembling bees and they sang in a made-up language. They won the competition with a total of 154 points. In 2017, after years of absence, the trio made a reappearance at the opening ceremony of

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and performed as part of the winners interval act at the in

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At Junior Eurovision

During the running order draw which took place on 14 October 2008, Georgia was drawn to perform sixth on 22 November 2008, following

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and preceding

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Final

During the final, Bzikebi performed downstage in outfits combining both yellow and black, resembling bees. Bzikebi won the

, receiving 154 points for their song "Bzz..".

Voting

Notes

References

External links

Official Georgian JESC Site
* (review) {{List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners

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