''Geostari'' (
Georgian: ჯეოსტარი) is the
Georgian franchise of the
Idol series, which airs on
Rustavi 2. Georgia is the fifth
former Soviet country to have acquired an ''Idol'' franchise after
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
, and Russia.
History
The series began on 2006 as an ''Idol'' spin-off, but it is only in its third season in 2008 that it has enable to acquire a license from
FremantleMedia, owner of the ''Idol'' franchise which resulted in a change of the rules following the same format as other ''Idol'' shows were only the viewers decide upon the verdict of the contestants. Former seasons have seen the judges saving one of the bottom two contestants with their ''Power of Veto'' at the end of each episode.
The sixth season started in October 2010 and ended 31 December 2011. After six seasons known as ''Geostari'', the program was to be redeveloped in 2012 by Rustavi 2 to the new title of ''საქართველოს ვარსკვლავი'' or ''Sakartvelos Varskvlavi'' (Georgian Idol) was to premiere in September however was delayed due to the
2012 Georgian protests. The program eventually returned in 2019 and was used to select the Georgian representative for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
.
Contestants
Giorgi Sukhitashvili won the third season making him the first male contestant to win the show following the two women Tiko Chulukhadze and Ani Kekua. It is therefore also the first former Soviet country which saw victory for both genders in its ''
Idol'' adaptation whereas ''
Narodniy Artist'' (Russia) and ''
SuperStar KZ'' (
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
) only had male winners and ''
Hay Superstar
Hay Superstar/Hye Superstar (, literally "Armenian Superstar") was the Armenian version of the British television hit show ''Pop Idol'', part of the Idol (franchise), Idol franchise. It is a talent contest to find the best young singer in Armenia. ...
'' (
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
) and ''
Eesti otsib superstaari'' (
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
) only had females.
Hosts and Judges
Season 4
Hosts
*Duta Skhirtladze
*Anano Mjhavia
Judges
*Marina Beridze
*Levan Tsuladze
*Buba Kikabidze
Bottom three Statistics
Season 3
Elimination chart
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
*Levan Kbilashvili quit the show after a car accident. Therefore, Indira Gerenaia, who was voted off the last in the competition, was brought back as the replacement. The producers decided to give a second chance to Levan in the next season
*Ani Siradze quit the show by her own decision. Therefore, Natia Dumadze, who was voted off the last in the competition, was brought back as the replacement.
Season 6
See also
*
Nina Sublatti
References
External links
Season 1 Official websiteSeason 2 Official websiteSeason 3 Official websiteSeason 4 Official websiteSeason 5 Official website
{{Eurovision Song Contest
Idols (franchise)
2006 Georgia (country) television series debuts
Television series by Fremantle (company)
Non-British television series based on British television series
2010s Georgia (country) television series
Rustavi 2 original programming
Georgia (country) in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest selection events