"Take Me as I Am" is a song performed by Georgian singer Tornike Kipiani released on 2 March 2020. It was chosen to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 on 30 January 2020.[1] In the song's lyrics, he states not wanting to follow western European ideals (such as "talk like an Englishman", "dress like an Italian", "dance like a Spanish guy", "play like a German" and "smell like a French homme"), and then says "I love you" in their languages.[2]

"Take Me as I Am"
Single by Tornike Kipiani
Released	2 March 2020
Length	2:53
Label	Universal Music Denmark
Songwriter(s)	Tornike Kipiani Aleko Berdzenishvili
Tornike Kipiani singles chronology
"You Are My Sunshine" (2017) "Take Me as I Am" (2020) "You" (2021)
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry
Country	Georgia
Artist(s)	Tornike Kipiani
Language	English
Composer(s)	Tornike Kipiani Aleko Berdzenishvili
Lyricist(s)	Tornike Kipiani Aleko Berdzenishvili
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Contest cancelled
Entry chronology
◄ "Sul tsin iare" (2019)
"You" (2021) ►

Background

After winning Georgian Idol, Kipiani was selected to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[3] The song was internally selected by Georgian Public Broadcasting.

Eurovision Song Contest

The song was selected to represent Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after Tornike Kipiani won Georgian Idol, which was used as the Georgian national selection that chose Georgia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 January 2020, it was announced that the song would be performed in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest to be held on 14 May 2020. On the Eurovision Song Celebration live broadcast on YouTube in the place of Semi Final 2, it was revealed he would have performed 16th, between Portugal and Bulgaria.[4]

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На других языках

[de] Take Me as I Am

[ru] Take Me As I Am (песня Торнике Кипиани)