Bzikebi

Bzikebi

Bzikebi in 2008
Background information
Origin Georgia
Genres Children's music
Years active 2008–present
Members Giorgi Shiolashvili
Mariam Kikuashvili
Mariam Tatulashvili

Bzikebi (Georgian: ბზიკები, "wasps") is a Georgian children's music group who're best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 for Georgia with the song "Bzz..". The group consists of Giorgi Shiolashvili (born 7 March 1998, Georgian: გიორგი შიოლაშვილი), Mariam Kikuashvili (born 22 January 1998, Georgian: მარიამ კიკუაშვილი), and Mariam Tatulashvili (born 5 April 1998, Georgian: მარიამ თათულაშვილი),[1][2] who were all ten years old during the contest.[3]

Career

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Bzikebi won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Lemesos, Cyprus on 22 November 2008 with their song "Bzz..".[4] During their performance they were dressed in outfits with black and yellow stripes resembling bees[3][5][6] and they sang in a made-up language.[2] They won the competition with a total of 154 points.[4][7]

References

  1. ↑ Montebello, Edward (October 4, 2008). "JESC 08: Georgia Selected Bzikebi". ESCMALTA.com. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  2. 1 2 van der Molen, Rianne (November 24, 2008). "Bijtjes uit Georgië winnen songfestival, Marissa 13de". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). p. 6.
  3. 1 2 "Georgië wint Junior Songfestival 2008". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). November 22, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Georgia has won!". esctime.com. November 22, 2008. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Bzikebi to leave for Cyprus for Eurovision Junior". The Georgian Times. November 13, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ "'Wasps to represent Georgia in the Junior Eurovision 2008'". oikotimes.com.
  7. ↑ Yan (November 23, 2008). "Three "wasps" win junior Eurovision song contest". China View. Retrieved November 23, 2008.

External links

Preceded by
Alexey Zhigalkovich		 Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2008 		Succeeded by
Ralf Mackenbach



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