Georgia's Got Talent!
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Georgia's Got Talent! is the Georgian
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 version of the Got Talent series. The original title of the show in Georgian language
Georgian language
Georgian is the native language of the Georgians and the official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.Georgian is the primary language of about 4 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad...

 is "ნიჭიერი" (Nichieri, Talent). It launched on Rustavi 2
Rustavi 2
Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around...

 on February 1, 2010. Singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of the show receives 500,000 laris
Georgian lari
The lari is the currency of Georgia. It is divided into 100 tetri. The name lari is an old Georgian word denoting a hoard, property, while tetri is an old Georgian monetary term used from the 13th century....

 ($279,500/€217,000/£185,500). It is hosted by Tika Patsastia and Vano Tarkhnishvili
Vano Tarkhnishvili
Vano Tarkhnishvili is a Georgian actor, director and TV presenter.-Theatre parts:*Pygmalion*Bakula’s Pigs*Our Small City*National Hymn*Tartuffe-Movie parts:*Listen To Chopin*Delirium*Girls and Boys...

. The judges are Nika Memanishvili, Maia Asatiani
Maia Asatiani
Maia Asatiani is a Georgian TV host. She is hosting the most popular talk-show Profile.-References:...

 and Gega Palavandishvili.

First season

The first season of Georgia's Got Talent!, which started on February 1, 2010 and ended on May 3 was won by Levan Shavadze
Levan Shavadze
-References:...

, singer. The second season starts in 2011.
Name Talent Number in finals % of Votes Place
01 Next Level Hip-hop dance 9121 3.2% 9th
02 Babi and Mari Singing and cabaret 9122 5.4% 6th
03 Levan Shavadze
Levan Shavadze
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Singing 9123 28.2% 1st
04 Guga Chkonia Beatbox 9124 4.1% 7th
05 Avto Natsarashvili Playing bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

9125 2.0% 11th
06 Ana Khanchaliani Singing (soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

)
9126 10.8% 4th
07 "Parkuri" Parkour
Parkour
Parkour is a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency. Originally developed in France, the main purpose of the discipline is to teach participants how to move through their environment by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing and jumping...

/acrobatics
Acrobatics
Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, as well as many sports...

9127 2.1% 10th
08 Verka and Giorgi Dancing 9128 1.7% 12th
09 Mariam Kakhelishvili
Mariam Kakhelishvili
Mariam Kakhelishvili is a Georgian singer.In Spring 2010 she participated in the Georgian version of Got Talent, "Nichieri", where she finished third.Kakhelishvili represented...

Singing (R&B) 9129 15.7% 3rd
10 Davit Robakidze Magician 9130 4.0% 8th
11 Mariam Pachulia Singing (pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

)
9131 5.8% 5th
12 Gulnaz Goletiani Singing (folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

)
9132 16.9% 2nd
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