Anri Jokhadze to represent Georgia at Eurovision-2012

PanARMENIAN.Net - Well-known Georgian singer Anri Jokhadze with the song "I'm Jocker" will represent Georgia at the Eurovision 2012 song contest in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The winner of the National Tour was picked by televoting and a jury.

Jokhadze won the national contest to identify the representative of the country in the studio of the Georgian public broadcaster on February 19, according to trend.az.

Nine artists and bands were struggling for the right to represent Georgia at Eurovision - Anri Jokhadze, Boris Bediya, Edvard Tatiani, Levan Jibladze (Leo Jee) and bands November, Vanilla Cage, Mirror Illusion, REMA and Industrial City. The concert was broadcast live by Georgian First Channel.

Sabina Babaeva, the representative of Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2012, attended the Georgian national tour as special guest.

Azerbaijan’s Ell/Nikki duet with Running Scared song won the Eurovision 2011.

Armenia’s Emmy was knocked out of Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in the May 10 seminal, although her performance of Boom Boom song was met warmly by the audience at Arena stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany.

For several months Armenia couldn’t decide on participation in the song contest. Public Television of Armenia demanded safety guarantees for the Armenian delegation from Baku and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

On January 17, the head of the Armenian delegation to Eurovision, Gohar Gasparyan said that Armenia’s participation in the contest proves its full fledged membership in EBU.

Eurovision semifinals are scheduled for May 22 and 24. Armenian along with Serbia, Sweden, Georgia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Macedonia, Estonia, Belarus, Turkey, Malta, Slovakia, Croatia, Norway, Ukraine, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina will perform in the second semifinal due on May 24.

Eurovision 2012 final is scheduled for May 26.