We are just a few stops away from completing our Road to Rotterdam, as we profile all 39 artists of this year’s contest. Next up, we take a look at the man who stepped into the temporary role of vocalist for his band, before really owning the role and winning competition after competition in his country of Georgia. It’s Tornike …
Rotterdam, 09 May 2021 Sunshine, he wants to be with you. But do we want to be with him? Check out the detailed description of Georgia’s rehearsal below. Country: Georgia (#GEO) Act: Tornike Kipiani Song: “You”” Semifinal: Second (20/05/2021) Position in Running Order: 10/17 The Georgian staging concept is fairly simple and straightforward. Tornike starts off in the dark, his …
After teasing us last weeks with several announcements and even a snippet, we finally got the Georgian entry for this year’s contest! Tornike Kipiani is going to represent Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with his song “You” Without further ado, let’s listen to the song shall we? [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6jzan8nfxc[/embedyt] Tornike wrote and composed “You” himself and tells us …
Georgia Public Broadcasting’s (GPB) 1TV announced today that Georgia’s Eurovision 2021 representative Tornike Kipiani will perform a pop rock song named “You” at the contest. In a post on Eurovision Georgia’s Facebook page, details about “You” were revealed, though the track itself will be released shortly. Fans of his Eurovision 2020 entry “Take Me As I Am” will note immediately …
An announcement of some description regarding Georgia’s entry for Eurovision 2021 is expected tomorrow, after a teaser was posted by the delegation on Facebook on Sunday afternoon. We have some exciting news! 🥳 Posted by Eurovision Georgia on Sunday, 28 February 2021 There is little to go on from the teaser, so there is still speculation over what form of announcement …
As the world shuts down and we begin to get to grips with and document the social distancing resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, one young artist has released her debut single, an appropriate for our times soulful piano ballad about withdrawing from a watching world and hunkering down to regroup. Titled “Ocean Side,” the self-penned song by 18-year-old Georgian Idol …
After a slow drip of hints and song snippets via social media, Tornike Kipiani debuted his Eurovision 2020 entry for Georgia, “Take Me As I Am,” on 1TV’s “New Day” breakfast show. 32-year-old Kipiani, who won Georgian Idol to earn the right to represent Georgia, co-wrote the song with famed Georgian producer and bassist Aleko Berdzenishvili. “Take Me As I …
In an interview on Georgia’s TV-1 today, Georgia’s representative at Eurovision 2020 revealed several details about his entry. 32-year-old Tornike Kipiani, who won the right to represent the Caucasus nation at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands by winning Georgian Idol on New Year’s Eve, told TV-1 that the name of his entry is “Take Me As I Am.” Tornike …
Tornike Kipiani emerged victorious from a tight New Year’s Eve Georgian Idol final and earned the right to represent Georgia at Eurovision 2020. For the second year running the Idol franchise was used to select Georgia’s artist and 31-year-old Tbilisi native Kipiani, the overwhelming favorite to win after posting five successive elimination round victories, narrowly edged out 2nd place Barbara …
The results of our poll are in, and with 44% of the vote, #YOU have named Barbara Samkharadze as your favorite to win Georgian Idol and represent Georgia at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam. Samkharadze, who has been running a consistent and close second to overall favorite Tornike Kipiani, has received accolades for her powerful voice and stage presence. Should she …
