Yesterday, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) announced their representatives for Copenhagen: The popular band The Shin will fly the Georgian flag in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, together with their lead singer Mariko Ebralidze, reports GHN based on Eurovision 2014’s official page.

This year, Georgia will be represented by a band known for their sophisticated fusion of styles - The Shin. In Georgian, "shin" means "coming home", which expresses the goal of the band to lead their listeners home with their music, however far it might be. On stage, they will be joined by young and experienced vocalist Mariko Ebralidze.

The band “Shin” which was formed in 1998 in Germany describe themselves as: "the sound of Georgia’s musical encounter with the world”. They characterize their sound as “sophisticated, surprising, hip, humorous, and always exhilarating”.

In their native Georgia the band musicians are acclaimed among the country’s most elite composers and musicians.

As for Mariko Ebralidze, she is a popular and respected jazz artist and has won numerous awards. Since 2008, Ebralidze has been a soloist at the Tbilisi Municipality orchestra Big Band. She cooperates with different jazz bands and gives concerts at Tbilisi clubs.

The song which The Shin & Mariko Ebralidze are going to sing in Copenhagen is yet to be announced.