Circus Mircus ( ka, ცირკუს მირკუსი) are a Georgian

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band. The band mostly plays experimental music, mixing numerous genres, each representing a life experience and the "inner world" of each member. They represented in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ...

with the song " Lock Me In", placing 18th in the second semi-final, failing to qualify for the final. Circus Mircus consists of four members, who use

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s. Shota Darakhvelidze plays Ludwig Ramírez (bassist), Nika Kocharov plays Igor Von Lichtenstein (vocalist, guitarist), Sandro Sulakvelidze plays Bavonc Gevorkyan (drummer), and Archil Sulakvelidze plays Iago Waitman (vocalist and keyboardist).

History

The band was supposedly formed at the end of 2020 in

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, when three local circus academy dropouts became friends and left the academy to start their own band. According to a member of the band, the three "weren't good enough,

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probably the worst in the crew, ndthat's why we became friends." Allegedly, the fourth member was added when they “picked imup from the street and promoted imto bass player." While the names of the group's members have since been revealed, playing with identity is significant to Circus Mircus' group persona. They state, “identities are so old fashioned and we don't care about faces, as you can always be whatever you want to be, as long as you work hard." On 14 November 2021, it was announced that the group had been internally chosen by

Georgian Public Broadcasting Georgian Public Broadcaster ( ka, საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებელი, ) is the national public broadcaster of Georgia. History It started broadcasting radio in 1925, and ...

to represent the country in the

. Their competing song " Lock Me In" was released on 9 March 2022. They performed 5th in the second semi final, and came 18th (last) with 22 points; 13 from the professional juries and 9 from the televote, failing to qualify for the grand final. Their songs "Weather Support," "23:34," and "Rocha" were nominated for an Electronauts Award in the category of "Best Music Video".

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

External Links

Official Website

Official Facebook

Official Spotify

Official YouTube
{{Eurovision-stub Musical groups from Georgia (country) Musical groups established in 2020 2020 establishments in Georgia (country) Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Georgia (country) Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2022 Rock music groups from Georgia (country)