Take Me as I Am (Tornike Kipiani song)
{{Short description|2020 song by Tornike Kipiani}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Take Me as I Am
| cover = Tornike Kipiani - Take Me as I Am.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Tornike Kipiani
| released = 2 March 2020
| genre =
| length = 2:53
| label = Universal Music Denmark
| writer = {{hlist|Tornike Kipiani|Aleko Berdzenishvili}}
| prev_title = You Are My Sunshine
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = You
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Infobox song contest entry|embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Georgia}} "Take Me as I Am"
| year = 2020
| country = Georgia
| artist = Tornike Kipiani
| language = English
| composer = {{hlist|Tornike Kipiani|Aleko Berdzenishvili}}
| lyricist = {{hlist|Tornike Kipiani|Aleko Berdzenishvili}}
| place =
| place_semi = Contest cancelled
| points_semi =
| prev = Keep On Going
| prev_link = Keep On Going
| next = You
| next_link = You (Tornike Kipiani song)
}}
}}
"Take Me as I Am" is a song performed by Georgian singer Tornike Kipiani released on 2 March 2020. It was chosen to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 on 30 January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/01/30/georgia-tornike-to-perform-take-me-as-i-am-at-eurovision/|title=Georgia: Tornike To Perform 'Take Me As I Am' At Eurovision|date=2020-01-30|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-31}} In the song's lyrics, he states not wanting to follow western European ideals (such as "talk like an Englishman", "dress like an Italian", "dance like a Spanish guy", "play like a German" and "smell like a French homme"), and then says "I love you" in their languages.{{cite web |last1=Cucera |first1=Joshua |title=Eurovision shines a light into Caucasus identity politics |url=https://eurasianet.org/eurovision-shines-a-light-into-caucasus-identity-politics |website=Eurasianet |access-date=7 June 2020 |date=14 May 2020}}
Background
After winning Georgian Idol, Kipiani was selected to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.{{cite news |title=Tornike Kipiani representará a Georgia en Eurovisión 2020 |url=http://www.rtve.es/television/20200130/tornike-kipiani-georgia-festival-eurovision/1996880.shtml |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=RTVE.es |publisher=RTVE |date=30 January 2020 |language=es}} The song was internally selected by Georgian Public Broadcasting.
Eurovision Song Contest
{{Main|Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020}}
The song was selected to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after Tornike Kipiani won Georgian Idol, which was used as the Georgian national selection that chose Georgia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 January 2020, it was announced that the song would be performed in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest to be held on 14 May 2020. On the Eurovision Song Celebration live broadcast on YouTube in the place of Semi Final 2, it was revealed he would have performed 16th, between Portugal and Bulgaria.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/part-two-of-the-eurovision-song-celebration|title=Part two of Eurovision Song Celebration|author=Eurovision Song Contest|date=14 May 2020|access-date=3 June 2020}}
References
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{{Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2020}}
Category:Eurovision songs of 2020
Category:Eurovision songs of Georgia (country)
Category:Tornike Kipiani songs
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