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Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country  Georgia
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s) Artist: 4 February 2014
Song: 14 March 2014
Selected entrant The Shin and Mariko
Selected song "Three Minutes to Earth"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Zaza Miminoshvili
  • Eugen Eliu
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify
(15th, 15 points)
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Georgian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB). The Shin and Mariko performed the Georgian entry "Three Minutes to Earth", written by Zaza Miminoshvili and Eugen Eliu, which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 15th (last) and scoring 15 points.

The Georgian broadcaster GPB opted to select both the artist and song for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest through an internal selection conducted by an expert commission. During a press conference at GPB's Assembly Hall on 4 February 2014, the 2013 Georgian Eurovision entrants Nodiko Tatishvili and Sophie Gelovani announced that The Shin together with Mariko Ebralidze had been selected to represent Georgia. The Shin and Mariko recorded the Georgian song "Three Minutes to Earth" in Stuttgart in late February 2014. The song was composed by The Shin band member Zaza Miminoshvili with lyrics by Eugen Eliu. The presentation of the entry occurred on 14 March 2014.

During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Georgia was drawn to compete in the first half of the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Georgia would perform 4th, following Norway and preceding Poland. Georgia failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing last (15th) in a field of 15 songs with a score of 15 points.

The Georgian performance featured the members of The Shin along with Mariko performing the song while playing instruments and one of the members of The Shin, Alexander Chumburidze, wearing a parachute. The LED screens projected blue skies which transitioned into a meadow and mountainous landscape.


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