Mariam Shengelia
Mariam Shengelia is a Georgian singer. She represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Freedom". She came fifteenth in the semi-final 2 and thirty-third overall.
Shengelia is a member of the Georgian musical group Mix2ura.
Early life
Shengelia was born on 14 May 2002 in the historic region of Mingrelia, and raised in the capital of Tbilisi until she was 10 years old. She then moved west to Zugdidi along with her family. She had developed an interest in singing and performing in her childhood. Shengelia attended the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, where she studied music theory and vocal performance. Her initial musical influences included multiple genres, including jazz, pop and soul.Career
In 2018, Shengelia first rose to national prominence on the fifth and final season of X Factor Georgia, where she reached the semi-finals. A year later, she competed in the second season of Georgian Idol, which was used to select Georgia's representative for the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and she finished sixth place. Had that contest taken place, she could have been one of the backing vocalists for Tornike Kipiani's song "Take Me as I Am," which was selected to represent Georgia that year. In 2021, she competed in the fourth season of The Voice Sakartvelo, where she was eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later, she finished in runner-up on Tsekvaven Varskvlavebi, which is the Georgian version of the media franchise Dancing with the Stars.On 14 March 2025, Georgian Public Broadcaster announced Freedom, performed by Shengelia as the Georgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. She finished in 15th place in the second semi-final with the second fewest points, thus failing to qualify.