Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Georgia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "We Don't Wanna Put In" written by Stephane Mgebrishvili and Bibi Kvachadze. The song was performed by the group Stephane and 3G. The Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) held a national final in order to select the Georgian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. An open call for submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of ten entries that were presented to the public during a televised production on 18 February 2009. The results of a public televote combined with the votes of an expert jury resulted in the selection of "We Don't Wanna Put In" performed by Stephane and 3G as the Georgian entry.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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| Country | Georgia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 18 February 2009 | |||
| Selected entrant | Stephane and 3G | |||
| Selected song | "We Don't Wanna Put In" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Withdrawn | |||
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Georgia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. However, on 11 March, GPB announced its withdrawal from the contest after "We Don't Wanna Put In" was rejected by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for perceived political references to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.