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which took place on 30 November 2013, in

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(GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. The Smile Shop was internally selected to represent Georgia with the song "Give Me Your Smile". Georgia placed 5th with 91 points.

Background

Prior to the 2013 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times since its debut in . They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won twice at the , and contests.

Before Junior Eurovision

The Georgian broadcaster announced on 10 June 2013, that they would be participating at the contest to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine. Their artist and song were selected through an internal selection. On 8 October 2013, The Smile Shop was selected to represent Georgia with their song for the contest, "Give Me Your Smile".

Artist and song information

The Smile Shop

The Smile Shop are a Georgian band who represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with their song "Give Me Your Smile" which came fifth with a total of 91 points. They consist of Mariam Shavladze, Ana Kvantaliani, Saba Chachua, Mariam Samushia, Luka Gogiberidze and Tamta Diasamidze.

Give Me Your Smile

"Give Me Your Smile" is a song by Georgian band The Smile Shop. It represented Georgia during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013. It is composed and written by Giga Kukhianidze with help from the Smile Shop themselves.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 25 November 2013, Georgia received a 'wildcard', enabling them to choose their running order position. They chose to run 9th on 30 November 2015, following

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Final

The Smile Shop performed in three pairs in old-fashioned attire amidst a backdrop of colourful floating smiling faces.

Voting

Notes

References

External links

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GPB website
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

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