The fourth show of Ranina 2025 saw three contestants receive full marks from the jury.

The fourth episode of Ranina, the Georgian selection for Junior Eurovision 2025, aired tonight, with Anita Abgariani, Sandro Abesadze and Lazare Kapanadze all tied for first place. For this round, the contestants performed cover versions of songs from around the world.

The contestants were scored by a three-member jury, which consisted of two permanent judges and a guest judge. The permanent judges are Dato Evgenidze and Nato Metonidze, and the guest judge for this round was Bibi Kvachadze. The judges awarded up to 10 points for each criterion: voice, performance, art and collaboration.

The results were as follows:

  1. Anita Abgariani – 120 (40+40+40)
  2. Sandro Abesadze – 120 (40+40+40)
  3. Lazare Kapanadze – 120 (40+40+40)
  4. Nia Lashkhia – 116 points (39+38+39)
  5. Mariam Muzashvili – 116 points (39+39+38)

The overall leaderboard after two rounds of competition is as follows:

  1. Barbara Sandikidze – 240 points
  2. Anita Abgariani – 240 points
  3. Sandro Abesadze – 240 points
  4. Lazare Kapanadze – 240 points
  5. Sesili Lemonjava – 238 points
  6. Gabriel Bodaveli –  238 points
  7. Lile Mchedlishvili – 237 points
  8. Demetri Maisuradze –  237 points
  9. Nia Lashkhia – 236 points
  10. Mariam Muzashvili – 236 points

Ranina is held across multiple stages. In the first phase, there are four rounds of performances with each round focused on a different style. The five acts that received the highest scores across the four rounds qualify for the semi-final. In the semi-final, the top three singers will qualify for the final. The winner will represent Georgia on home ground at Junior Eurovision 2025 in Tbilisi.

Andria Putkaradze won the Junior Eurovision 2024 with “To My Mom”. He scored 239 and received 12 points from 12 national juries. Andria’s victory in Madrid makes Georgia the most successful country in the history of the competition. Georgia made its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 and has now won four times.

Image source: Corinne Cumming/EBU

Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Georgia has won the contest on four occasions, making it the most successful country in the history of the contest. Georgia debuted in Junior Eurovision in 2007 with Mariam Romelashvili and her song “Odelia Ranuni”, where she placed 4th with 116 points. Their first win was just a year later in 2008, with the trio Bzikebi and their song “Bzz”. Their second win was in 2011 with the group Candy and their song “Candy Music”. Georgia’s third victory came in 2016, when Mariam Mamadashvili performed her song “Mzeo”. Most recently, Andria Putkaradze won in 2024 with “To My Mom”.

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Posted by:Neil Farren

Neil is from Ireland but has lived in several countries around Europe. He has has been an editor for Eurovoix since May 2017. He has been following the Eurovision Song Contest since 2005 and attended every contest as press since 2019. He also follows other Eurovision contests, such as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which he has watched since the very first edition in 2003.