Helen Kalandadze

Helen Kalandadze is a Georgian television presenter and singer. She co-hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi alongside Lizi Pop.

Life and career Early life Kalandadze was born in Tbilisi. She attended secondary school in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre in Brussels, before returning to Georgia to attend Ilia State University. She graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration and Tourism Management in 2011.

Career In 2009, Kalandadze participated in the Georgian version of Star Academy. She later began working in television presenting.

Kalandadze founded the organization Teen Club Studio with Sopho Toroshelidze and Nina Tsitlauri, which provides a space for teenagers to sing, play musical instruments, and receive vocal training. In October 2017, she was announced as one of the co-hosts of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017, along with Lizi Pop.

In 2019 she was one of the Georgian commentators (alongside Gaga Abashidze and, only for the grand final, Nodiko Tatishvili) for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and in 2020 she commented the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

During the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, she would have served as the spokesperson announcing the Georgian jury votes; however, due to alleged technical difficulties during the voting processes, they were instead announced by Martin Österdahl.