National Final
In its third year of participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, the Georgian public broadcaster GPB opted to organise a public national final again. Singers and songwriters could send in their songs until February 5, when a jury picked the finalists. The national final was broadcast live on February 18 from GPB's own TV studios, with the winner being decided by a combination of SMS voting and the verdict of an expert jury.
On 6 February GPB released the names of the ten competing artists. The song titles and songwriters were revealed on 13 February.
The winner of the contest was Stefane & 3G with the song "We Don't Wanna Put In". Only the top three acts were announced on the night, with Keti Ordjonikidze and Boris Bedia making up the remaining top three songs.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer - Lyricist | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermukha | "Khvalindeli dghe" | Bachi Kitiashvili | |
| 2 | November | "Over" | Davit Mchedlishvili - Giorgi Mukhigulashvili | |
| 3 | Giorgi Maisuradze | "Peace in the World" | Giorgi Maisuradze, Dato Ugrekhelidze - Lika Kakiashvili | |
| 4 | Tika Patsatsia | "Miracle" | Gorgi | |
| 5 | Tony and Friends | "Hear My Plea" | Tony O’Malley | |
| 6 | Nodiko Tatishvili | "No Sun When You Are Near" | Levan Jibladze - Bibi Kvachadze | |
| 7 | Boris Bedia | "Mjera" | Merab Mamulashvili - Manana Gurgenidze | 3rd |
| 8 | Stefane & 3G | "We Don't Wanna Put In" | Stefane Mgebrishvili - Bibi Kvachadze | 1st |
| 9 | Anri Jokhadze | "I" | Anri Jokhadze - Bibi Kvachadze | |
| 10 | Keti Orjonikidze | "Hang Out" | Bachi Kitiashvili | 2nd |
Read more about this topic: Georgia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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