Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012

"Funky Lemonade"
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country	Georgia
Artist(s)	The Funkids
Languages	Georgian, English
Composer(s)	Giga Kukhianidze
Lyricist(s)	Nana Tstintsadze
Finals performance
Final result	2nd
Final points	103
Entry chronology
	◄ "Candy Music" (2011)
	"Give Me Your Smile" (2013) ►

The Funkids
The Funkids
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Background information
Origin	Tbilisi, Georgia
Genres	Pop
Years active	2012–present
Members	Ketevan Samkharadze; Nino Dashniani; Luka Karmazanashvili; Elene Arachashvili

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country	Georgia
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	10 October 2012
Selected artist(s)	The Funkids
Selected song	"Funky Lemonade"
Finals performance
Final result	2nd, 103 points
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Georgia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry through an internal selection for the first time. Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. On 10 October 2012 it was revealed that the Funkids would represent Georgia in the contest with the song "Funky Lemonade".

Background

Prior to the 2012 contest, Georgia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times since its début in 2007.^[1] They have never missed an edition of the contest, and have won twice at the 2008, and 2011 contests.^[2]

Before Junior Eurovision

For the first time since their début in the contest, the Georgian broadcaster GPB decided select their 2012 artist internally. GPB selected the Funkids to represent Georgia in Amsterdam. Originally, Georgia was to select a song for the Funkids through a national selection process, however this was cancelled due to the GPB's desire to focus on the Georgian parliamentary election.^[3] Instead, on 10 October 2012, it was revealed that the Funkids were to perform the song "Funky Lemonade".^[4]

Artist and song information

The Funkids

The Funkids are a Georgian band who represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with their song "Funky Lemonade" which came second with a total of 103 points. They consist of Ketevan Samkharadze, Nino Dashniani, Luka Karmazanashvili and Elene Arachashvili.

Funky Lemonade

"Funky Lemonade" is a song by Georgian band The Funkids. It represented Georgia during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. It is composed and written by Giga Kukhianidze and Nana Tstintsadze with help from the Funkids themselves.

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 15 October 2012, Georgia were drawn to perform tenth on 1 December 2012, following Ukraine and preceding Moldova.^[5]^[6]

Final

Ketevan, Nino and Elene lined up on stage behind Luka who showcased a variety of dances in front of them. The background featured a rotating bottle of lemonade.

Voting

Points awarded to Georgia^[7]
Score	Country
12 points^[a]	Kids Jury
10 points	Armenia Sweden
8 points	Azerbaijan Israel Moldova
7 points	Ukraine
6 points	Belarus Belgium Russia
5 points	Albania Netherlands
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Georgia^[7]
Score	Country
12 points	Armenia
10 points	Ukraine
8 points	Azerbaijan
7 points	Belarus
6 points	Russia
5 points	Netherlands
4 points	Belgium
3 points	Israel
2 points	Moldova
1 point	Albania

Notes

^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ "Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ Granger, Anthony (20 September 2012). "Georgia: JESC 2012 Song Selection Show Cancelled". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ Granger, Anthony (10 October 2012). "Georgia: Funky Lemonade For The FunKids". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ Escudero, Victor M. (15 October 2012). "Check: Results of Junior draw!". Junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
^ "Final of Amsterdam 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Amsterdam 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[8] All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

[1] "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[2] "Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[3] Granger, Anthony (20 September 2012). "Georgia: JESC 2012 Song Selection Show Cancelled". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[4] Granger, Anthony (10 October 2012). "Georgia: Funky Lemonade For The FunKids". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[5] Escudero, Victor M. (15 October 2012). "Check: Results of Junior draw!". Junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

[6] "Final of Amsterdam 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[2012detailed-7] "Results of the Final of Amsterdam 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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