Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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Country | Georgia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 19 February 2011 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Eldrine | |||
Selected song | "One More Day" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 74 points) | |||
Final result | 9th, 110 points | |||
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "One More Day" written by DJ BE$$, DJ Rock and Mikheil Chelidze. The song was performed by the band Eldrine. The Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) held a national final in order to select the Georgian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. An open call for submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of seven entries that were presented to the public during a televised production on 19 February 2011. The results of a public televote combined with the votes of an expert jury resulted in the selection of "One More Day" performed by Eldrine as the Georgian entry.
Georgia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 9, "One More Day" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Georgia placed sixth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 74 points. In the final, Georgia was the closing performance of the show in position 25, placing ninth out of the 25 participating countries with 110 points.