Georgia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 which took place on 8 December 2007, in

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, Netherlands.

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(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.

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

Prior to the national selection, a six-member jury consisting of Dato Archvadze, Maka Aroshidze, Tamar Chokhonelidze, Nutsa Janelidze,

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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. The winner was Mariam Romelashvili with the song "Odelia Ranuni".

Artist and song information

Mariam Romelashvili

The winning contestant, Mariam Romelashvili, is a singer from

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, and is notable for having starred in the 2008 documentary "

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", detailing the events of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 for the participants.

Odelia Ranuni

"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

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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 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Bro ...

, receiving 116 points for her song "Odelia Ranuni".

Voting

Notes

References

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