Eurovision 2013: Georgia: Waterfall

Sophie and Nodi to Represent Georgia

In early February, Georgia chose the song Waterfall to be its representative at Eurovision 2013. It will be sung by Sopho (Sophie) Gelovani and Nodiko Tatishvili.

About Sophie and Nodi

Both Sophie (29) and Nodi (26) have been involved with music from an early age, both of them graduating from schools/universities with musical backgrounds.

Sophie has previously appeared on television in the show Morning Star, and later in a venture called 10+10. As well as TV appearances, she has also participated in several music festivals throughout the Caucasus region, winning a competition in Moscow. She was also the runner-up in Georgia's version of Pop Idol: Geostar.

Nodi, meanwhile, also travelled the region singing in music contests and was involved in Geostar during the previous series. He went on to win Season 4 over runner-up, Vajha Mania. Since then he has been involved in several musical roles and released his first album, I Am Georgian, in 2011.

Song Review: Waterfall

The song has a connection with last year's winner, Euphoria, in that it's written by prolific Eurovision composer Thomas G:son. Unfortunately, that's where any similarity ends.

Whereas Euphoria reflected a popular niche of modern music, Waterfall is closer to what one would expect from a Eurovision, romantic ballad. That's not to say it is awful. By no means. It has soaring vocals (albeit the lyrics are obscured by heavy accents at times), a nice chorus and a clever key change. However, we've heard it all before and, for me, it does not stand out from the crowd.

All of this notwithstanding, Waterfall will benefit from its later placing (15th out of 17) in the second semi-final on May 16th.

What are your thoughts about Georgia's song?

Image: Promotional photo.