- Written by Stefanos Garofalakis
Georgia: Iriao
This year Georgia selected the band Iriao to be the representative of the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. The band was founded in 2013 in Tbilisi, and thei are known for their unique style due to the combination of traditional Georgian polyphonic singing and jazz.
Iriao took part in several festivals, such as Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia, Borneo Jazz Festival in Malaysia, Alfa Jazz Festival in Ukraine and other festivals in Austria, Poland and Baltics.

