Georgia: Tako Gachechiladze to sing Keep The Faith at Eurovision!

Last night, the Georgian national final took place, where a total of 25 acts performed their potential Eurovision songs. The show was broadcast live from the Tbilisi Philharmonic Concert Hall. Here is the complete list of competitors:

• Nanuka Giorgobiani, Let The Sunshine In (composer – Edisher Lomadze)

• Giorgi Čikovani, Make it Right (composer – Giorgi Čikovani)

• Davit Šanidze, Mtveris Katsi (composer -Davit Šanidze)

• Trio Mandili – You and Me, (composer – Vadim estermani, Rostislav maslovichi)

• Elene Mikiašvili – Fighter (composers – Ylva and Linda Persson)

• Andria Gvelesiani – Revolutionise (composer – Laghidze)

• The Mins – Crime (composer – Zviad Mgebrishvili)

• Alisa Danelia – We Are Eternity (composer – Alice Danelia)

• Rati Durglišvili – Why (composer – Rati TV)

• Brandon Stone & Eter Beriašvili – Heyo Song (composer – Brandon Stone)

• Tornike Kipiani & Giorgi Bolotašvili – You Are My Sunshine (composer – Tornike Kipiani)

• EOS – Urban Signs (composers – George Kochoradze & Gedevan levlishvili)

• Dima Kobešavidze – Scream (composer – Dima Kobešavidze)

• Malibu – We Live Once (composer – Malibu)

• Asea Sool – Nature (composer – Asea Sool)

• MISHO – Magic (composer – MISHO)

• Tako Gachechiladze, Keep the Faith (composer – Tako Gachechiladze)

• Oto Nemsadze & Limbo, Dear God (composer – Beso nemsadze)

• Mary Chachkhiani, Fly (composer – John Titirashvili)

• Nutsa Buzaladze, White Horses Run (composers – Andy Vitolo and John King)

• Sparkle, On The Top (composer – Aleko Berdzenishvili)

• Nino Basharuli, Lile (Lileo) (composer – Nino Basharuli)

• Temo Sajaia, All The Same (composer – Temo Sajaia)

• Mariko Lejava, Light it Up (composer – Beat Hardy)

• Sabina Chantouria, Stranger (Music and Lyrics – Sabina Chanturia)

During the interval of the show, last year’s participants Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz performed their song Midnight Gold. Then the winner was presented, with Tako Gachechiladze announced as the winner with her song Keep the Faith.

The top 5 was as follows:

• Tako Gachechiladze – Keep the Faith

• Nutsa Buzaladze – White Horses Run

• The Mins – Crime

• Malibu – We Live Once

• Mariam Chachkhiani – Fly

Tako Gachechiladze was actually due to participate in Eurovision 2009 as part of Stephane and 3G, however as you may remember, the song was deemed political, and hence withdrawn after the Georgian broadcaster refused to change the controversial lyrics of the song We Don’t Wanna Put In.

This time around, Tako will be singing Keep the Faith, which is another song seemingly inspired by the events happening around the world today. Her performance featured news clips and headlines, some of which Eurovision community members have deemed yet another political message coming from Georgia in Eurovision.

Listen to the song below: