''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,
Estonia,
Kazakhstan, and Russia.
GEOStar is also the name of a satellite communications system that operated in the 1980s.
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 December 31, 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 to the
2012 Georgian protests
Events in the year 2012 in Georgia.
Incumbents
National
*President: Mikheil Saakashvili (since January 25, 2004)
*Prime Minister: Nika Gilauri (since February 6, 2009), Vano Merabishvili (since June 30, 2012), Bidzina Ivanishvili (since October 2 ...
. The program eventually returned in 2019 and was used to select the Georgian representative for the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
.
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
''People's Artist'' (russian: Народный Артист, Narodny Artist) was a Russian music competition television series, based on the popular British reality television series ''Pop Idol''. It was produced by RTR in association with FBI M ...
'' (Russia) and ''
SuperStar KZ'' (
Kazakhstan) only had male winners and ''
Hay Superstar'' (
Armenia) and ''
Eesti otsib superstaari'' (
Estonia) 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
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