Lizi Pop (Lizi Japaridze) represented Georgia at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song, Happy Day. Now she has released her brand new single with the title of Good Friend.
Good Friend is Lizi’s follow up to her recent single An Unloved Childs Pain. It is a song that begins slowly and builds in to an upbeat and happy pop song. Giga Kukhiandze and the Bzikebistudio are behind the composition and production.
The Virus recently represented Georgia at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Sofia, Bulgaria with their entry, Gabede (Dare). Now they have released their follow up single entitled Weekend.
Weekend is an upbeat and happy song with a lot of energy that is perfect for the parties and discos. The song is composed by Giga Kukhianidze and Gigi Tevzadze. Arrangement is by Boriko Shkhiani.
The Virus consist of Elee Kay, Lizi Tavberidze, Tako Gagnidze and Data Pavliashvili.
For 2016 the broadcaster, GPB, has decided to select their act internally for Georgia. The performers will be Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitas. They are known for their indie style music.
An open contest for songwriters to submit songs will determine the selection. GPB advise the song should be adapted for the style of the musicians – “melodic song structure of alternative and indie rock with electronic beats, synths and/or samples, and club orientation of post-disco dance music.”
Lizi Pop was a popular contestant for Georgia at the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song Happy Day.
Lizi has just released her brand new single called An Unloved Childs Pain. The song is about the controversial subject of child abuse. The lyrics are by Lizi Pop with music by Giga Kukhianidze. The official video director is Khatuna Giorgobiani.
The song will be officially launched on Rustavi 2 channel in Georgia on the Nanuka’s Show at 22:00 local time (19:00 CET) on 12 November.
Lizi is involved with the BzikebiStudio and has already released some singles (including Zgapari qalaqshi with group Candy, winners of 2011 JESC for Georgia) and appeared in a musical film Stapilo Story. Kurdgheli vs Mgeli.
You can see the video for An Unloved Childs Pain below.
Georgia have internally selected once again their act to sing at the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria. Liza, Elen, Tako and Data will form the group that will take to the stage in Sofia.
Liza (12), Elen (10), Tako (11) and Data (11) will present the song in the coming weeks. Also a name for the band will be announced in due course.
Every year I do rate the P R of each each country from a press perspective (seen out of my own eyes mostly) but also taking into account that I hear from others and then give them a point of out 10
Every year some countries SHINE and others are just awful. 2015 was no exception. I have decided to do this in order of appearance via semi final 1 and 2 and then those automatically in the final
SERBIA
I had very little to do with the press people as the president of OGAE Serbia brought me the promo CD with several language versions. As the week went on, many more copies seemed to be given to mindividuls.
8 out of 10
HUNGARY
It was quite easy and I was not neccessary to wait for Tamas arrival to help me. I got the promo CD easily and the whole delegation was nice and friendly.
8.5 out of 10
BELARUS
A huge disappointment, having had always fantastic relations with them, especially in 2009 in Moscow when the head of press, every time she saw me put another gift in my hands, this was such a low point for me. I had for exampled asked no less than TEN times if we could get a t-shirt of Belarus to give to someone to wear at the fanstand – it was the most beautiful t-shirt with the lyrics, yet although they kept saying yes, it never came. I was told no promo CD but a UB stick that looked like a watch. had it not been for Pavel, I would have had nothing. I know why this change but will rather keep quiet on it.
2 out of 10
RUSSIA
A first difficult, In got postcards and t-shirts but they have run out of CD’s by the time they got to my pigeonhole nunber 1576. I had to write to the Swedish composers and CEO’s of the publishing company and then I got the CD for me. Most of these people came especially to say hallo to me at the fan stand and I was able to hand Jasmyn’s cover of the song. I do understand that the Russian people in the delegation were not as clued up to my involvement as the Swedish group. Luckily it all ended well.
8 out of 10
DENMARK
Horror after horror after horror, three years in a row now. Just absolutely nothing and they seem to live by the name of the group “Anti social media”. The chances are slim that I ever will be involved in an Afrikaans cover of a Danish euro song. I wish could give minus points.
0 out of 10
ALBANIA
They made up for last year and I quickly got the CD and DVD.
9 out of 10
ROMANIA
For many years, Romania has been among the top 5 when it comes to my experience with them and 2015 was not exception, so much so that I wore a Romanian T-shirt one day at the fan stand and also the lead singer and his little son came to chat to me when they walked on the red carpet. The song has also jumped into my rankings to number 6.
10 out of 10
GEORGIA
I also have close relations with Georgia, especially when they have a Thomas Gson song and I got the CD almost immediately. I also got gift bags and t-shirts which I were able to hand to other fans. We also took a photo of Georgian head of delegation coming to vote at the fan stand.
10 out of 10
Two years ago Georgia’s 2013 Eurovision entry WATERFALL was covered in Afrikaans by Karlien van Jaarsveld as UITKLOPHOU. Now there is another cover of this song. The group ROMANZ who started singing together in 2008 decided to break up as group and each of the 4 members are now busy with solo careers. Sony released a GREATEST HITS as a farewell CD. It is a double CD with 40 songs, 35 of them coming form their previous CD’s with 5 new songs, one of them WATERFALL in Afrikaans. It has new Afrikaans lyrics and is called WATERVAL which is the Afrikaans title of the original.
Pavel Marozau has sent us a great drawing by Rene Rig of Nina Sublatti who is representing Georgia in Eurovision 2015 with Warrior. He was sent this by Georgian fans. If we have any other talented fans out there feel free to send in other contributions.
With some much tension in the world and wars, lets now go to the 2008 song of GEORGIA, PEACE WILL COME sung by Diana Gurtskaya. The cover on the celebration compilation will be by COLE AND DAIS in duet with MARC RANTSELI and it is in 4 languages – Afrikaans, English, Spanish and Zulu.