Irina "Iru" Khechanovi (Georgian: ირინა "ირუ" ხეჩანოვი; IPA: [iɾu χetʃʰanovi]; born 3 December 2000), known professionally as Iru (stylised in all caps), is a Georgian singer and songwriter.
[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.
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.
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.