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Gamarjoba!


In Georgian, Gamarjoba is a greeting that means hello so, gamarjoba and Welcome to this blog about Georgia's involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest! Georgia is located in Eastern Europe, directly south of Russia and north of Turkey. It also borders parts of the Black Sea. Georgia first joined Eurovision in 2007 and has participated 13 times since then. Their most recent appearance was in 2021 with contestant Tornike Kipiani performing the song You. I chose this country because I have never heard of it before, and am excited to learn more about it. 

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