Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011#Candy
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox song contest national year
| Contest = Junior
| Year = 2011
| Country = Georgia
| Selection process = National final
| Selection date = 9 July 2011
| Artist = Candy
| Song = Candy Music
| Final result = 1st, 108 points
}}
Georgia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 which took place on 3 December 2011, in Yerevan, Armenia. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Teen-pop group Candy was externally selected to represent Georgia with the song "Candy Music". Georgia won the contest with 108 points.
Background
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Prior to the 2011 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest four times since its debut in {{Escyr|2007|Junior}}.{{cite web|title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/year-page?event=1479#Participants|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=16 February 2017|date=8 December 2007}} They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won at the {{Escyr|2008|Junior}} contest.{{cite web|title=Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/country-profile?country=50|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=16 February 2017}}
Before Junior Eurovision
= National final =
Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2011 through a national selection consisting of 9 songs, hosted by Sophio Toroshelidze. The winner was girl-group Candy, with a song "Candy Music".{{cite web|url=http://esckaz.com/jesc/2011/geo.htm|title=Group Candy for Georgia!|date=9 July 2011|publisher=ESCKaz|access-date=9 July 2011}}{{Cite web |title=ჯგუფი “Candy” საქართველოს 2011 წლის საბავშვო ევროფესტივალზე წარადგენს |url=http://junior.eurovision-georgia.ge/ReadMore.aspx?Location=354&LanguageID=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310072451/http://junior.eurovision-georgia.ge/ReadMore.aspx?Location=354&LanguageID=1 |archive-date=2012-03-10 |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Georgian Public Broadcaster}} Candy won the jury vote and came second in the televote, with first place from the televote going to 3T. The jury consisted of: Gia Janturia, Giorgi Gachechiladze, Mamuka Megrelishvili, Maya Baratashvili, Nika Tskhertsvadze and Irina Sanikidze. The final was originally scheduled to take place on 1 June, but after the deadline for song submission was changed to 9 June, the final was pushed back to 9 July. After the release of the competing entries, some were accused of plagiarism.
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|+Final – 9 July 2011{{Cite web |title=JUNIOR EUROVISION 2011:National Contest Participants |url=http://junior.eurovision-georgia.ge/2011.aspx?LanguageID=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218184331/http://junior.eurovision-georgia.ge/2011.aspx?LanguageID=2 |archive-date=2012-02-18 |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Georgian Public Broadcaster}} |
| rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist ! rowspan="2" | Song ! colspan="4" |Televote ! rowspan="2" |Place |
|---|
| SMS
!Phone !Total !Rank |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
| 1 | align="left" |Candy | align="left" | "Candy Music" |228 | 1237 |1465 |2nd |1 |
| 2
| align="left" | Shotiko Shermadini | align="left" | "Gzavnili" |52 | 479 |531 |6th |— |
| 3
| align="left" | Ekaterine Goglidze | align="left" |"Chveni samqaro" |11 | 174 |185 |9th |— |
| 4
| align="left" | Kate Samkharadze | align="left" | "Aghali dghe" |142 | 517 |659 |5th |— |
| 5
| align="left" | Kato da Lika | align="left" |"Happy Day Today" |118 | 726 |844 |4th |— |
| 6
| align="left" | Nino Kakhadze | align="left" |"Metsamuli vardi" |214 | 775 |989 |3rd |— |
| 7
| align="left" | Nino Japharidze | align="left" | "Ahqevi khmas" |89 | 284 |373 |7th |— |
| 8
| align="left" | Mary Tsilosani | align="left" | "Chemi gza" |29 | 326 |355 |8th |— |
| 9
| align="left" | 3T | align="left" | "Daijere" |236 | 1540 |1776 |1st |2 |
Artist and song information
=Candy=
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Candy
| image = Candy JESC 2011.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Candy after winning Junior Eurovision 2011
| origin = Tbilisi, Georgia
| genre = Electropop, dance-pop, disco house
| years_active = {{flatlist|
- 2011–2012
- 2022
}}
| current_members = Irina Kovalenko
Ana Khanchalyan
Irina Khechanovi
Mariam Gvaladze
Gvantsa Saneblidze
Tako Gagnidze (since 2022)
}}
The winning contestants, Candy, were an all-girl teen-pop group from Tbilisi, consisting of Irina Kovalenko, Ana Khanchalyan, Irina Khechanovi, Mariam Gvaladze and Gvantsa Saneblidze, and managed by Georgian composer Giga Kukhiadnidze and Bzikebi Studio.{{cite web|title=About CANDY|url= http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/participant-profile?song=26513|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=16 March 2017}}
The group went separate ways in 2012, a year after their win. More recently, Khechanovi went onto represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Echo".
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=Candy Music=
"Candy Music" was a song recorded by Georgian teen girl group Candy, which won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 for Georgia, scoring 108 points.
At Junior Eurovision
During the running order draw which took place on 11 October 2011, Georgia was drawn to perform twelfth on 3 December 2011, following Sweden and preceding Belgium.{{cite web|last1=Slim|first1=Jarmo|title=It's here: final running order of Junior 2011!|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=its_here_final_running_order_of_junior_2011|website=junioreurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=16 February 2017|date=11 October 2011}}
=Final=
During the final, Candy performed in a V formation with Irina Khechanovi at the front. They wore bright pink outfits, resembling candy. Candy won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011, receiving 108 points for their song "Candy Music".{{cite web |title=Final of Yerevan 2011 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2011/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530102829/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2011/final |archive-date=30 May 2021 |url-status=live}} This is the fewest points a winning song has ever received.
=Voting=
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| + Points awarded to Georgia{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Yerevan 2011 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2011/final/results/georgia |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530104401/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2011/final/results/georgia |archive-date=30 May 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
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| scope="row" | 12 points{{efn|All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.}}
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Armenia|Junior|y=2011}}|{{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2011}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|Junior|y=2011}}}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2011}}|{{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2011}}}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Moldova|Junior|y=2011}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2011}}|{{Esc|Bulgaria|Junior|y=2011}}|{{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2011}}|{{Esc|Ukraine|Junior|y=2011}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2011}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Latvia|Junior|y=2011}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| |
| scope="row" | 1 point
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Notes
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References
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{{Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011}}
{{List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners}}