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Mariko Ebralidze

About

Quick Facts

Name
Mariko Ebralidze

Born
1984

Nationality
🇬🇪 Georgian

National Selection
Internal selection 2014

In Eurovision
2014 Copenhagen

Song
Three Minutes To Earth (with The Shin, 2014)

Biography

Mariko Ebralidze is a notable Georgian jazz singer who gained international attention when she was selected to represent Georgia at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, alongside the band “The Shin”, with the song “Three Minutes to Earth”.

Ebralidze was born in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. She graduated from the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where she studied piano. However, her passion for singing led her towards a career in music. She’s been performing professionally since 2008, primarily as a jazz singer.

Prior to her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Mariko Ebralidze had been a respected figure in the Georgian jazz scene for several years. She performed with several big bands and jazz ensembles throughout Georgia and internationally, earning acclaim for her emotive performances and her smooth, sultry vocals.

Despite her background in jazz, Ebralidze’s Eurovision entry with The Shin was an experimental piece combining elements of Georgian folk, jazz, and pop music. Although the song didn’t make it past the semi-finals in the contest, it highlighted Ebralidze’s versatility and ability to perform across different genres.

Also in May 2014, she released a solo song, “Don’t say goodbye”. In 2017 she teamed up with the band Niutone to do some Christmas performances. She worked together with Otar Tatishvili for several songs and performances.

For the Iavnana Charity Foundation, she did a performance in 2021 singing the song “Smile”. Together with Kato Chkareul she performed “Prince Ali” from the movie Aladdin. She did this performance in the childrens show Ranina.

Entries

Three Minutes To Earth (& The Shin)

Country
🇬🇪 Georgia

Year
2014

Language
English

Lyrics
Eugen Eliu

Music
Zaza Miminoshvili

Backings

Results Semi

Points: 15
Position: 15
Running order: 4

Results Finals

Points: –
Position: –
Running order: –