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Mariam Shengelia
Mariam Shengelia (; born 14 May 2002) is a Georgian singer. She represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Freedom (Mariam Shengelia song), Freedom". Shengelia is a member of the Georgian muscal group Mix2ura. Early life Shengelia was born on 14 May 2002 in the historic region of Mingrelia, and raised in the capital of Tbilisi until she was 10 years old. She then moved west to Zugdidi along with her family. She had developed an interest in singing and performing in her childhood. Shengelia attended the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where she studied music theory and vocal performance. Her initial musical influences included multiple genres, including jazz, pop and soul. Career In 2018, Shengelia first rose to national prominence on the fifth and final season of ''X Factor Georgia'', where she reached the semi-finals. A year later, she competed in the second season of ''Georgian Idol'', which was used to select Georgia's representative for the cancelled Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingrelia
Mingrelia or Samegrelo ( ka, სამეგრელო, tr ; ) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelians, a subgroup of Georgians. Geography and climate Mingrelia is bordered by the secessionist region of Abkhazia to the north-west, Svaneti to the north, Imereti to the east, Guria to the south and the Black Sea to the west. Administratively, the historic province of Mingrelia is incorporated joined with the northern part of the neighboring mountainous province of Svaneti to form the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, the capital of which is Mingrelia's main city, Zugdidi.Tim Burford As it is the case with most Black Sea coastal areas of Georgia, Mingrelia's climate is subtropical with frequent rains. The coastal areas have many marshlands despite the Soviet Georgian authorities' efforts to dry them up. These marshlands contain many rare birds and animals not found in other parts of the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postimees
is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 employees. ''Postimees'' is currently published five days a week and has the largest circulation and readership in Estonia with 55,000 copies sold during the workweek and over 72,000 on weekends. Ninety-seven per cent of the paper's circulation is subscription-based with only three per cent sold individually. The weekend edition of ''Postimees'', published on Saturdays, includes several separate sections: ''AK'' (), ''Arter'', and a television-guide. The paper is owned by namesake media company Postimees Group (formerly known as Eesti Meedia), which a company owned by entrepreneur Margus Linnamäe has a full control since 2015. History ''Postimees'' is considered to be the oldest newspaper in Estonia. ''Perno Postimees ehk Näddalaleht'' (now '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabula (magazine)
Tabula ( ka, ტაბულა, tr) is a Georgian online news platform and magazine published by the Civic Education Foundation since 2010, follows a clear editorial policy grounded in a right-libertarian Right-libertarianism,Rothbard, Murray (1 March 1971)"The Left and Right Within Libertarianism". ''WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action''. 7 (4): 6–10. Retrieved 14 January 2020.Goodway, David (2006). '' Anarchist Seeds Beneath the ... worldview. The current editor-in-chief of Tabula is Levan Sutidze. Tabula covers number of topics including local politics, business and society issues. The official website provides daily blogs and news updates covering various topics. History The Civic Education Foundation, founded in 2010, launched Tabula as one of its key projects. The magazine was published weekly from March 15, 2010, and switched to a monthly format from November 1, 2013, until September 2014. Additionally, an English-language version of Tabula has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Voice Of Ukraine
''The New Voice of Ukraine'' or simply as the ''New Voice'' (NV) is a Ukrainian, English and Russian language digital newspaper based in Ukraine. The publication was founded in 2014 to offer unbiased and unaffiliated independent reporting on issues regarding Ukraine. History 2010s The outlet was founded in 2014 as a Russian-language publication ''Novoe Vremya'' (; HB), and initially received an investment from of Dragon Capital, the owner of the newspaper. The newspaper was founded with the mission of not being affiliated to any political party nor owned by any major corporation. The first issue of the magazine was published on May 16, 2014, with over 18,000 copies circulated. On the first anniversary of the Euromaidan protests, the publication launched "#remembermaidan", a hashtag campaign to honor participants in the protests. The website received an online interface in the Ukrainian language in 2015. 2020s The publication's first printed edition in the Ukrainian la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Dream
Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a Conservatism, conservative and populism, populist List of political parties in Georgia (country), political party in Georgia (country), Georgia, which has ruled the country since 2012. Bidzina Ivanishvili, who founded the party on 19 April 2012 and is widely considered to be the ''de facto'' leader of Georgia, serves as the party's honorary chairman. The party's electoral number is 41. The party won the 2012 Georgian parliamentary election, general election in 2012, being part of an eclectic coalition also called Georgian Dream (political coalition), Georgian Dream, which included both Western world, pro-Western Liberalism, liberal and List of anti-NATO parties and organizations, anti-NATO Nationalism, nationalist parties. Subsequently, the Georgian Dream party (independent of its coalition) also won all subsequent general elections and is a ruling party of the country. Georgian Dream orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Georgia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Freedom", written by Buka Kartozia and Keti Gabisiani, and performed by Mariam Shengelia. The Georgian participating broadcaster, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), internally selected its entry for the contest. Georgia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, which took place on 15 May 2025. Performing during the show in position 10, Georgia was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Georgia placed 15th out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 28 points. Background Prior to the 2025 contest, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since its first entry in . Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been ninth place, which was achieved on two occasions: in with the song " Shine" performed by Sofi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Public Broadcaster
Georgian Public Broadcaster ( ka, საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებელი, ) is the national public broadcaster of Georgia. History It started broadcasting radio in 1925, and Georgian TV started broadcasting in 1956. Today, 85% of the Georgian population receive the First Channel, and 55% receive the Second Channel. Georgian TV's programmes are also received by satellite and over the Internet in a number of European and Asian countries. The adoption of Law on Broadcasting in 2004, started the process of transformation of Georgian TV from being a state broadcaster into a public broadcaster. It is required by law to “provide accurate and up-to-date information that is free from political and commercial bias” and “to address the needs and interests of the larger Georgian society through diversity of programs and viewpoints”. In 2005, the Georgian Parliament elected a Board of Governors, composed of nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars
''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998). It is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. , the format has been licensed to 60 territories. Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world. As a result, the series became the world's most popular television programme among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine ''Television Business International'', reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries. The show pairs a number of well known celebrities with professional ballroom dancers, who each week compete by performing one or more choreographed routines that follow the prearranged theme for that particular week. The dancers are then scored by a panel of judges. Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes for their favori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Georgia
''The Voice'' (), known in English as ''The Voice Georgia'', is a Georgian reality television show and singing competition broadcast on 1TV. From seasons one through three, the show was called ''The Voice of Georgia'' (, , ) and was broadcast on IMEDI TV. It is part of the international franchise '' The Voice'' based on the reality singing competition, ''The Voice of Holland'', launched in the Netherlands, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. One of the show's important premises is the contestants' singing quality. Three or four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, composers, and producers, train talents in their team and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner. History The first season kicked off on 4 October 2012 and finished on 13 January 2013. The winner of the first season was Salome Katamadze with 48.6% of the votes. She was awarded a trip to Los Angeles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiwibloggs
Wiwibloggs is a fansite and YouTube channel focusing on the Eurovision Song Contest, launched in 2009 by journalist William Lee Adams. History In April 2015, Wiwibloggs won the Arts & Culture category at the UK Blog Awards. Adams has judged at national selections for a number of countries, among them Armenia (in 2017), Belarus (in 2020), Finland (every year between 2017 and 2021), Germany (as a member of the 100-member fan jury panel in 2019), Norway (in 2017 and 2018), Romania (in 2019, alongside fellow Wiwibloggs correspondent Deban Aderemi), Slovenia (in 2025) and Spain. Wiwibloggs staffers have also been among the jurors for selections in Latvia and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share .... In some cases, their role as jurors in national selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imedi Media Holding
Imedi Media Holding ( ka, იმედი მედია ჰოლდინგი) is a private television and radio company in Georgia. The stations were founded by the Georgian media tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili. The station mainly concentrates on news and analytical coverage, but broadcasts pop music as well, particularly at nighttime. Imedi means "hope" in Georgian. The station is currently considered to be a staunch supporter of the Georgian Dream-led government since 2012. The owner of Imedi, Irakli Rukhadze, announced in September 2024 that the company’s "raison d'être" (main objective) is to prevent the opposition United National Movement and its allies from regaining power. History Radio Imedi first aired on 105.9 FM in December 2001 in Tbilisi. Since December 2003 "Radio Imedi" has broadcast 24 hours a day across all the settled territory in Georgia. In March 2003, when Imedi was founded, it was the first independently owned broadcasting station in Georgia. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me As I Am (Tornike Kipiani Song)
"Take Me as I Am" is a song performed by Georgian singer Tornike Kipiani released on 2 March 2020. It was chosen to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 on 30 January 2020. In the song's lyrics, he states not wanting to follow western European ideals (such as "talk like an Englishman", "dress like an Italian", "dance like a Spanish guy", "play like a German" and "smell like a French homme"), and then says "I love you" in their languages. Background After winning ''Georgian Idol'', Kipiani was selected to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The song was internally selected by Georgian Public Broadcasting. Eurovision Song Contest The song was selected to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after Tornike Kipiani won ''Georgian Idol'', which was used as the Georgian national selection that chose Georgia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 January 2020, it was announced that the song would be performed in the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
