''Geostari'' (

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: ჯეოსტარი) is the

franchise of the

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, which airs on

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. Georgia is the fifth former Soviet country to have acquired an ''Idol'' franchise after

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, and Russia. GEOStar is also the name of a satellite communications system that operated in the 1980s.

History

The series began on 2006 as an ''Idol'' spin-off, but it is only in its third season in 2008 that it has enable to acquire a license from

FremantleMedia Fremantle (; formerly FremantleMedia) is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London. Fremantle takes its name from Fremantle International, acquired by predecessor company All American Television i ...

, owner of the ''Idol'' franchise which resulted in a change of the rules following the same format as other ''Idol'' shows were only the viewers decide upon the verdict of the contestants. Former seasons have seen the judges saving one of the bottom two contestants with their ''Power of Veto'' at the end of each episode. The sixth season started in October 2010 and ended December 31, 2011. After six seasons known as ''Geostari'', the program was to be redeveloped in 2012 by Rustavi 2 to the new title of ''საქართველოს ვარსკვლავი'' or ''Sakartvelos Varskvlavi'' (Georgian Idol) was to premiere in September however was delayed to the 2012 Georgian protests. The program eventually returned in 2019 and was used to select the Georgian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Contestants

Giorgi Sukhitashvili won the third season making him the first male contestant to win the show following the two women Tiko Chulukhadze and Ani Kekua. It is therefore also the first former Soviet country which saw victory for both genders in its ''

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'' adaptation whereas '' Narodniy Artist'' (Russia) and ''

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'' (

) only had male winners and ''

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'' (

) and ''

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) only had females.

Hosts and Judges

Season 4

Hosts *Duta Skhirtladze *Anano Mjhavia Judges *Marina Beridze *Levan Tsuladze *Buba Kikabidze

Bottom three Statistics

Season 3

Elimination chart

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

*Levan Kbilashvili quit the show after a car accident. Therefore, Indira Gerenaia, who was voted off the last in the competition, was brought back as the replacement. The producers decided to give a second chance to Levan in the next season *Ani Siradze quit the show by her own decision. Therefore, Natia Dumadze, who was voted off the last in the competition, was brought back as the replacement.

Season 6

References

External links

Season 1 Official website

Season 2 Official website

Season 3 Official website

Season 4 Official website

Season 5 Official website
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