Irina Khechanovi was born on 3 December 2000 in Tbilisi.[2][3] She is of Armenian descent.[4] As a child, she took part in various singing competitions.[3] In 2011, on her eleventh birthday, she represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Yerevan, Armenia as a member of the girl group Candy.[1][2] The group won the competition with 108 points.[5]
In 2019, Khechanovi was a participant in Georgian Idol.[6] In 2021, she released her debut solo single "No Jerk Around Me".
In 2022, Khechanovi performed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as part of a previous winners' medley.[1] She had also co-written the song "I Believe" by Mariam Bigvava, the Georgian entry for that year's contest.[3] The entry finished in third place.
Later that year, Khechanovi was a participant in the fifth season of The Voice Georgia. She went on to win the competition on 2 February 2023, thereby winning the right to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[1] Her entry "Echo" was released on 16 March 2023. She performed in the second semi-final on 11 May 2023, but finished in 12th place and therefore did not qualify to the grand final.
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khechanovi, irina, khechanovi, georgian, ირინა, ირუ, ხეჩანოვი, iɾu, χetʃʰanovi, born, december, 2000, known, professionally, stylised, caps, georgian, singer, songwriter, member, girl, group, candy, junior, eurovision, song, contest, 2011, with, song, candy, m. Irina Iru Khechanovi Georgian ირინა ირუ ხეჩანოვი IPA iɾu xetʃʰanovi born 3 December 2000 known professionally as Iru stylised in all caps is a Georgian singer and songwriter As a member of the girl group Candy she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song Candy Music 1 In 2023 she won the fifth season of The Voice Georgia and went onto represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 1 Iru Khechanoviირუ ხეჩანოვიKhechanovi in 2023Background informationBirth nameIrina KhechanoviAlso known asIruBorn 2000 12 03 3 December 2000 age 23 Tbilisi GeorgiaGenresPopOccupation s SingersongwriterYears active2011 presentLabelsGiga ProductionFormerly ofCandy Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 3 References 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp Khechanovi centre after winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011Irina Khechanovi was born on 3 December 2000 in Tbilisi 2 3 She is of Armenian descent 4 As a child she took part in various singing competitions 3 In 2011 on her eleventh birthday she represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Yerevan Armenia as a member of the girl group Candy 1 2 The group won the competition with 108 points 5 In 2019 Khechanovi was a participant in Georgian Idol 6 In 2021 she released her debut solo single No Jerk Around Me In 2022 Khechanovi performed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as part of a previous winners medley 1 She had also co written the song I Believe by Mariam Bigvava the Georgian entry for that year s contest 3 The entry finished in third place Later that year Khechanovi was a participant in the fifth season of The Voice Georgia She went on to win the competition on 2 February 2023 thereby winning the right to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 1 Her entry Echo was released on 16 March 2023 She performed in the second semi final on 11 May 2023 but finished in 12th place and therefore did not qualify to the grand final The Voice Georgia performances and resultsRound Song Original artist ResultBlind Auditions Never Enough Loren Allred Joined Team Dato PorchkhidzeThe Battles Leave the Door Open Silk Sonic AdvancedQuarter finals Smells Like Teen Spirit Around The World Nirvana Daft Punk AdvancedSemi final Rise Like a Phoenix Conchita Wurst AdvancedFinal Euphoria Loreen WinnerDiscography editSingles edit 2021 No Jerk Around Me 2022 Not Like Today 2022 Tu mama 2023 Idea 2023 Echo 2023 Seen References edit a b c d e Georgia Iru Khechanovi wins ticket to Liverpool 2023 Eurovision tv EBU 2 February 2023 Archived from the original on 2 February 2023 Retrieved 3 February 2023 a b CANDY Junioreurovision tv EBU Archived from the original on 8 April 2022 Retrieved 4 February 2023 a b c Junior ESC Siegerin Iru Khechanovi singt fur Georgien beim ESC Eurovision de in German NDR 3 February 2023 Archived from the original on 3 February 2023 Retrieved 3 February 2023 Georgian Armenian Iru Khechanovi to represent Georgia at Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Armenpress 3 February 2023 Archived from the original on 14 March 2023 Retrieved 7 February 2023 Adams Oliver 2 February 2023 Iru Khechanovi wins The Voice Georgia and will sing at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool Wiwibloggs Archived from the original on 14 March 2023 Retrieved 3 February 2023 Granger Anthony 13 January 2019 Georgia Eleven Singers Receive Golden Ticket in Georgian Idol Show Two Eurovoix Archived from the original on 14 March 2023 Retrieved 3 February 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Iru Khechanovi at Wikimedia CommonsAwards and achievementsPreceded byMagda Ivanishvili The Voice Georgia winner2022 2023 Succeeded byTBDPreceded byCircus Mircuswith Lock Me In Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest2023 Succeeded byTBD Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iru Khechanovi amp oldid 1186863165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
