Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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Country | Georgia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Artist: Georgian Idol Song: Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Georgian Idol: Audition shows: 26 October 2019 2 November 2019 9 November 2019 Live shows: 16 November 2019 23 November 2019 30 November 2019 7 December 2019 14 December 2019 21 December 2019 Final: 31 December 2019 Song: 3 March 2020 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Tornike Kipiani | |||
Selected song | "Take Me as I Am" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Georgia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Take Me as I Am" written and performed by Tornike Kipiani, who was selected through the reality television show Georgian Idol, held by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB). The competition resulted in the selection of four finalists for the final on 31 December 2019. The results of a public vote exclusively resulted in the selection of Tornike Kipiani as the winner. The song that Tornike Kipiani would perform, "Take Me as I Am", was presented to the public on 3 March 2020.
Georgia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.