Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | |
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Awakening | |
Dates | |
Semi-final | 19 May 2005 |
Final | 21 May 2005 |
Host | |
Venue | Palace of Sports Kyiv, Ukraine |
Presenter(s) | |
Executive producer | Pavlo Grytsak |
Director | Sven Stojanovic |
Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
Host broadcaster | National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) |
Website | eurovision |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 39 |
Number of finalists | 24 |
Debuting countries | |
Returning countries | Hungary |
Non-returning countries | None |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
Winning song | |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the 2004 contest with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), the contest was held at the Palace of Sports, and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May, and a final on 21 May 2005. The two live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko.
Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, three more than the previous record of thirty-six, that took part the year before. Bulgaria and Moldova made their first participation this year, while Hungary returned to the contest after a six-year absence, having last taken part in 1998.
The winner was Greece with the song "My Number One", performed by Helena Paparizou and written by Manos Psaltakis, Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou. This was Greece's first victory in the contest after 31 years of participation. Malta, Romania, Israel and Latvia rounded out the top five. Malta equalled their best result from 2002, while Romania achieved their best result in their Eurovision history. Unusually, all "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom) ended up as the "Last Four", all placing in the bottom four positions in the final.
Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper. The Palace of Sports, a multi-purpose indoor arena, was confirmed by officials as the host venue on 6 September 2004. [1] However, in order to host the contest, the facilities had been brought up to the standard required by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
At the end of December 2004, work began on the renovation of the hall, [2] for which approximately 4 million francs were allocated. [3] Renovation works were to be finished by 20 April, [4] however, they were completed at the beginning of May. [5] [6] The arena could accommodate over 5,000 seated spectators. Additionally 2,000 press delegates were catered for.
Hotel rooms were scarce as the contest organisers asked the Ukrainian government to put a block on bookings they did not control themselves through official delegation allocations or tour packages: this led to many people's hotel bookings being cancelled. [7]
Organizers hoped that by hosting Eurovision, it would boost Ukraine's image abroad and increase tourism, while the country's new government hoped that it would also give a modest boost to the long-term goal of acquiring European Union membership.
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 –Participation summaries by country | |
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Thirty-nine countries participated in the 2005 contest. Hungary returned to the contest after a six-year absence, last competing in 1998. Bulgaria and Moldova competed in the contest for the first time.
Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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Albania | RTSH | Ledina Çelo | "Tomorrow I Go" | English |
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Andorra | RTVA | Marian van de Wal | "La mirada interior" | Catalan |
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Austria | ORF | Global.Kryner | "Y así" | English, Spanish |
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Belarus | BTRC | Angelica Agurbash | "Love Me Tonight" | English |
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Belgium | RTBF | Nuno Resende | "Le Grand Soir" | French |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | Feminnem | "Call Me" | English | Andrej Babić |
Bulgaria | BNT | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | English |
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Croatia | HRT | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | Croatian |
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Cyprus | CyBC | Constantinos Christoforou | "Ela Ela" | English | Constantinos Christoforou |
Denmark | DR | Jakob Sveistrup | "Talking to You" | English |
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Estonia | ETV | Suntribe | "Let's Get Loud" | English | Sven Lõhmus |
Finland | YLE | Geir Rönning | "Why" | English |
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France | France Télévisions | Ortal | "Chacun pense à soi" | French |
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Germany | NDR [a] | Gracia | "Run & Hide" | English |
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Greece | ERT | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English |
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Hungary | MTV | Nox | "Forogj, világ" | Hungarian |
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Iceland | RÚV | Selma | "If I Had Your Love" | English |
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Ireland | RTÉ | Donna and Joe | "Love?" | English | Karl Broderick |
Israel | IBA | Shiri Maimon | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" (השקט שנשאר) | Hebrew, English |
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Latvia | LTV | Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | English | Mārtiņš Freimanis |
Lithuania | LRT | Laura and the Lovers | "Little by Little" | English |
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Macedonia | MRT | Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | English |
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Malta | PBS | Chiara | "Angel" | English | Chiara Siracusa |
Monaco | TMC | Lise Darly | "Tout de moi" | French |
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Moldova | TRM | Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | English, Romanian |
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Netherlands | NOS | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | English |
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Norway | NRK | Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | English | Trond "Teeny" Holter |
Poland | TVP | Ivan and Delfin | "Czarna dziewczyna" | Polish, Russian |
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Portugal | RTP | 2B | "Amar" | Portuguese, English |
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Romania | TVR | Luminița Anghel and Sistem | "Let Me Try" | English | Cristian Faur |
Russia | C1R | Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" | English |
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Serbia and Montenegro | UJRT | No Name | "Zauvijek moja" (Заувијек моја) | Serbian |
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Slovenia | RTVSLO | Omar Naber | "Stop" | Slovene |
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Spain | TVE | Son de Sol | "Brujería" | Spanish | Alfredo Panebianco |
Sweden | SVT | Martin Stenmarck | "Las Vegas" | English |
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Switzerland | SRG SSR | Vanilla Ninja | "Cool Vibes" | English |
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Turkey | TRT | Gülseren | "Rimi Rimi Ley" | Turkish |
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Ukraine | NTU | GreenJolly | " Razom nas bahato " (Разом нас багато) | Ukrainian, English | GreenJolly |
United Kingdom | BBC | Javine | "Touch My Fire" | English |
Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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Constantinos Christoforou | Cyprus | 1996, 2002 (as member of One) |
Helena Paparizou | Greece | 2001 (as member of Antique) |
Selma | Iceland | 1999 |
Chiara | Malta | 1998 |
Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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Alexandros Panayi | Greece | 1995 (for Cyprus ) |
Anabel Conde | Andorra | 1995 (for Spain ) |
Elina Konstantopoulou | Cyprus | 1995 (for Greece ) |
Czech broadcaster Czech Television initially applied to participate in the 2005 contest; however, the broadcaster reconsidered débuting in the contest and later withdrew their application. [11] Lebanese broadcaster Télé Liban initially confirmed Lebanon's début in the contest and selected the song "Quand tout s'enfuit" performed by Aline Lahoud as their entry; however, the broadcaster announced their withdrawal from the competition in March 2005 after finding out the obligation to broadcast all participating entries, including the Israeli one, as well as enabling their viewers to vote for them; this contravened a Lebanese law prohibiting any acknowledgement of Israel. [12]
The official logo of the contest remained the same from the 2004 contest with the country's flag in the heart being changed. Following Istanbul's 'Under the Same Sky', the slogan for the 2005 show was 'Awakening', which symbolised the awakening of the country and city ready to present itself to Europe. The postcards (short clips shown between performances) for the 2005 show illustrated Ukraine's culture and heritage along with a more modern and industrial side to the country.
This was the first edition to be broadcast in widescreen 16:9 format. [13]
The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv were television presenter Maria "Masha" Efrosinina and DJ Pavlo "Pasha" Shylko. Previous winner Ruslana returned to the stage in Kyiv to perform in the interval act and to interview the contestants backstage in the 'green room'. Ruslana was also intended to be a presenter for the show, but was pulled out before the contest for numerous reasons, including her poor English skills. The Ukrainian boxers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko opened the televoting, while a special trophy was presented to the winner by Ukraine's president, Viktor Yushchenko.
An official CD and DVD was released and a new introduction was an official pin set, which contains heart-shaped pins with the flags of all thirty-nine participating countries. The EBU also commissioned a book "The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History" by British/American author John Kennedy O'Connor to celebrate the contest's fiftieth anniversary. [14] The book was presented on screen during the break between songs 12 and 13 (Serbia and Montenegro, Denmark). The book was published in English, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Finnish.
The semi-final was held on 19 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET). 25 countries performed but all 39 participants voted.
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Austria | Global.Kryner | "Y así" | 30 | 21 |
2 | Lithuania | Laura and the Lovers | "Little by Little" | 17 | 25 |
3 | Portugal | 2B | "Amar" | 51 | 17 |
4 | Moldova | Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | 207 | 2 |
5 | Latvia | Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | 85 | 10 |
6 | Monaco | Lise Darly | "Tout de moi" | 22 | 24 |
7 | Israel | Shiri Maimon | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" | 158 | 7 |
8 | Belarus | Angelica Agurbash | "Love Me Tonight" | 67 | 13 |
9 | Netherlands | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | 53 | 14 |
10 | Iceland | Selma | "If I Had Your Love" | 52 | 16 |
11 | Belgium | Nuno Resende | "Le Grand Soir" | 29 | 22 |
12 | Estonia | Suntribe | "Let's Get Loud" | 31 | 20 |
13 | Norway | Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | 164 | 6 |
14 | Romania | Luminița Anghel and Sistem | "Let Me Try" | 235 | 1 |
15 | Hungary | Nox | "Forogj, világ" | 167 | 5 |
16 | Finland | Geir Rönning | "Why" | 50 | 18 |
17 | Macedonia | Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | 97 | 9 |
18 | Andorra | Marian van de Wal | "La mirada interior" | 27 | 23 |
19 | Switzerland | Vanilla Ninja | "Cool Vibes" | 114 | 8 |
20 | Croatia | Boris Novković feat. Lado members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | 169 | 4 |
21 | Bulgaria | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | 49 | 19 |
22 | Ireland | Donna and Joe | "Love?" | 53 | 14 |
23 | Slovenia | Omar Naber | "Stop" | 69 | 12 |
24 | Denmark | Jakob Sveistrup | "Talking to You" | 185 | 3 |
25 | Poland | Ivan and Delfin | "Czarna dziewczyna" | 81 | 11 |
The finalists were:
The final was held on 21 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET) and was won by Greece.
The order in which each country announced their votes was compiled by placing the countries that failed to qualify from the semi-final first in the running order they performed during the semi-final, followed by the finalists which voted in the order they performed in during the final. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country. [17]
The EBU introduced an undisclosed threshold number of televotes that would have to be registered in each voting country in order to make that country's votes valid. If that number was not reached, the country's backup jury would vote instead. This affected Albania, Andorra and Monaco in the semi-final, and Andorra, Moldova and Monaco in the final. [18] [19]
Voting procedure used: 100% televoting 100% jury vote | Total score | Austria | Lithuania | Portugal | Moldova | Latvia | Monaco | Israel | Belarus | Netherlands | Iceland | Belgium | Estonia | Norway | Romania | Hungary | Finland | Macedonia | Andorra | Switzerland | Croatia | Bulgaria | Ireland | Slovenia | Denmark | Poland | United Kingdom | Malta | Turkey | Albania | Cyprus | Spain | Serbia and Montenegro | Sweden | Ukraine | Germany | Greece | Russia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | France | |
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Contestants | Austria | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 51 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moldova | 207 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
Latvia | 85 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 158 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Belarus | 67 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 53 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 52 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estonia | 31 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 164 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
Romania | 235 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Hungary | 167 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Finland | 50 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | 97 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andorra | 27 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 114 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Croatia | 169 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 49 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 53 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 69 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 185 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Poland | 81 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the semi-final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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6 | Romania | Cyprus , Greece , Hungary , Israel , Moldova , Spain |
5 | Croatia | Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Macedonia , Serbia and Montenegro , Slovenia |
4 | Denmark | Ireland , Netherlands , Norway , Sweden |
Moldova | Romania , Russia , Turkey , Ukraine | |
3 | Israel | Andorra , Belarus , Monaco |
Norway | Denmark , Finland , Iceland | |
Portugal | France , Germany , Switzerland | |
2 | Latvia | Lithuania , Malta |
Macedonia | Albania , Croatia | |
1 | Belarus | Bulgaria |
Belgium | Portugal | |
Estonia | Latvia | |
Hungary | Poland | |
Ireland | United Kingdom | |
Netherlands | Belgium | |
Switzerland | Estonia |
Voting procedure used: 100% televoting 100% jury vote | Total score | Austria | Lithuania | Portugal | Monaco | Belarus | Netherlands | Iceland | Belgium | Estonia | Finland | Andorra | Bulgaria | Ireland | Slovenia | Poland | Hungary | United Kingdom | Malta | Romania | Norway | Turkey | Moldova | Albania | Cyprus | Spain | Israel | Serbia and Montenegro | Denmark | Sweden | Macedonia | Ukraine | Germany | Croatia | Greece | Russia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Switzerland | Latvia | France | |
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Contestants | Hungary | 97 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta | 192 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||
Romania | 158 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Norway | 125 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Turkey | 92 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moldova | 148 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Albania | 53 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cyprus | 46 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 28 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 154 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | 137 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 125 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | 52 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 30 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 115 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 230 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
Russia | 57 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 79 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 128 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 153 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
France | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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10 | Greece | Albania , Belgium , Bulgaria , Cyprus , Germany , Hungary , Serbia and Montenegro , Sweden , Turkey , United Kingdom |
3 | Latvia | Ireland , Lithuania , Moldova |
Norway | Denmark , Finland , Iceland | |
Romania | Israel , Spain , Portugal | |
Serbia and Montenegro | Austria , Croatia , Switzerland | |
2 | Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina , Slovenia |
Cyprus | Greece , Malta | |
Moldova | Romania , Ukraine | |
Switzerland | Estonia , Latvia | |
Turkey | France , Netherlands | |
1 | Albania | Macedonia |
Denmark | Norway | |
Israel | Monaco | |
Malta | Russia | |
Russia | Belarus | |
Spain | Andorra | |
Ukraine | Poland |
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Show(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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Armenia | AMPTV | ||||
Australia | SBS | SBS TV [c] | Semi-final | Paddy O'Connell | [107] [108] |
Final | Terry Wogan | ||||
Falkland Islands | BFBS | BFBS 1 [d] | Final | [109] | |
Kosovo | RTK | RTK |
In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the Barbara Dex Award were contested during the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest.
The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final. [110] The awards are divided into three categories: Artistic Award which was voted by previous winners of the contest, Composer Award and Press Award. [111]
Category | Country | Song | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | Final result | Points |
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Artistic Award | Greece | "My Number One" | Helena Paparizou |
| 1st | 230 |
Composer Award | Serbia and Montenegro | "Zauvijek moja" | No Name |
| 7th | 137 |
Press Award | Malta | "Angel" | Chiara | Chiara Siracusa | 2nd | 192 |
The Barbara Dex Award is a humorous fan award given to the worst dressed artist each year. Named after Belgium's representative who came last in the 1993 contest, wearing her self-designed dress, the award was handed by the fansite House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016 and is being carried out by the fansite songfestival.be since 2017. [112]
Place [113] | Country [113] | Performer(s) [113] | Votes [113] |
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1 | Macedonia | Martin Vučić | 42 |
2 | Iceland | Selma | 39 |
3 | Portugal | 2B | 34 |
4 | Norway | Wig Wam | 29 |
5 | Belarus | Angelica Agurbash | 21 |
Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2005 was the official compilation album of the 2005 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 2 May 2005. The album featured all 39 songs that entered in the 2005 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. [114]
The original cover designed for the album was changed after Lebanon's withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after announcing they would show advertisements over the Israeli entry. Had they entered, they would have been on track 4, disc 2 with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit" by Aline Lahoud. [115]
It was reported that sales of the 2005 Eurovision merchandise reached record-breaking levels. [116]
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [117] | 2 |
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The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Touch My Fire", written by Javine Hylton, John Themis, and Jonathan Shalit, and performed by Javine. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest, Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2005. Five acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the 2006 contest with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle), the contest was held at the Hartwall Areena, and consisted of a semi-final on 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2007. The two live shows were presented by Finnish television presenter Jaana Pelkonen and musician and TV-host Mikko Leppilampi. In addition, Krisse Salminen acted as guest host in the green room, and reported from the crowds at the Senate Square.
"Tomorrow I Go" is a song by Albanian singer Ledina Çelo composed by Adi Hila and written by Pandi Laço. The song was released as part of a CD compilation on 29 April 2005 by CMC Records. Musically, it is an English-language folk-influenced dance song that incorporates traditional Albanian sounds in the instrumentation. Lyrically, the song discusses the themes of love and marriage, while also reflecting the story a story of a woman's wedding. "Tomorrow I Go" represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine, after Çelo won the pre-selection competition, Festivali i Këngës 43, with the song's Albanian-language version "Nesër shkoj". The country reached the 16th place in a field of 24, gathering a total of 53 points. During her Albanian-themed performance of the song, Çelo was accompanied by four female backing violinists and a male drummer.
Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine, with the song "Tomorrow I Go" performed by Ledina Çelo. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2004. This marked the second time that Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 2004. Due to the top 10 result in the previous contest, the nation automatically qualified for the grand final, which took place on 21 May 2005. In the final, it performed as number eight and placed 16th out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 53 points.
Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "HaSheket SheNish'ar" (השקט שנשאר), written by Pini Aaronbayev, Eyal Shachar, and Ben Green, and performed by Shiri Maimon. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), selected its entry through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2005. The competition took place on 2 March 2005 and featured fourteen entries. "HaSheket SheNish'ar" performed by Shiri Maimon emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from five regional juries and a regional televote.
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Love?", written by Karl Broderick, and performed by Donna and Joe. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), organised the competition You're a Star in order to select its entry for the contest. The competition consisted of 17 shows and concluded with a final, resulting in the selection of "Love?" performed by Donna and Joe as the Irish Eurovision entry after facing a public televote.
Slovenia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Stop", written by Omar Naber and Urša Vlašič, and performed by Naber himself. The Slovene participating broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO), organised the national final Evrovizijska Melodija 2005 in order to select its entry for the contest. Fourteen entries competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected. In the second round, "Stop" performed by Omar Naber was selected as the winner.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Ela Ela ", which was written and performed by Constantinos Christoforou. Christoforou was internally selected by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in November 2004 to represent the nation at the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. His song was selected through a national final, which was organised by CyBC and took place on 1 February 2005. The national final featured four songs performed by Christoforou and resulted in the selection of "Ela Ela " through a combination of public televote and jury deliberation.
Monaco was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Tout de moi", composed by Didier Fabre, with lyrics by Philippe Bosco, and performed by Lise Darly. The Monégasque participating broadcaster, Télé Monte-Carlo (TMC), internally selected its entry for the contest. The selection of Lise Darly and "Tout de moi" as the Monégasque representative was announced on 12 January 2005, while the song was presented on 18 March 2005.
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "My Impossible Dream", composed by Robert D. Fisher, with lyrics by Bruce Smith, and performed by Glennis Grace. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2005 in order to select its entry for the contest. 24 entries competed in the national final which consisted of five shows: four semi-finals and a final. Six entries competed in each semi-final with three advancing: two entries selected based on a public vote and one entry selected by a three-member jury panel. Twelve entries qualified from to compete in the final on 13 February 2005 where "My Impossible Dream" performed by Glennis Grace was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from three jury panels and a public vote.
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "In My Dreams", written by Trond "Teeny" Holter, and performed by the band Wig Wam. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2005 in order to select its entry for the contest. Eight entries competed in a show that took place on 5 March 2005 and the winner was determined over two rounds of public televoting. The top four entries in the first round of voting advanced to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of public televoting, "In My Dreams" performed by Wig Wam was selected as the winner with 75,667 votes.
Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Rimi Rimi Ley", composed by Erdinç Tunç, with lyrics by Göksan Arman, and performed by Gülseren. The Turkish participating broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) selected its entry through the national final 27. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali. Seven artists and song competed in a televised show on 11 February 2005 where the winner, "Rimi Rimi Ley" performed by Gülseren, was selected by a 17-member jury panel.
Poland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Czarna dziewczyna", written by Łukasz Lazer, Michał Szymański, and Ivan Komarenko, and performed by Ivan and Delfin. The Polish participating broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), announced in December 2004 that it would internally select its entry for the 2005 contest. On 29 January 2005, "Czarna dziewczyna" performed by Ivan and Delfin was announced as its entry during the TVP1 programme Stratosfera.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the 2007 contest with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), the contest was held at the Belgrade Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 20 and 22 May, and a final on 24 May 2008. The three live shows were presented by Serbian television presenter Jovana Janković and musician Željko Joksimović.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the 2008 contest with the song "Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Channel One (C1R), the contest was held at the Olimpiysky Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2009. The semi-finals were presented by Russian model Natalia Vodianova and television presenter Andrey Malakhov, while the final was presented by Russian television presenter Ivan Urgant and former Russian contestant Alsou Abramova, becoming the first and to date only time that two different sets of presenters had hosted the semi-finals and finals.
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Sweet People" written by Borys Kukoba, Vadim Lisitsa and Olena Kucher. The song was performed by Alyosha, which is the artistic name of singer Olena Kucher.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the 2016 contest with the song "1944" by Jamala. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), the contest was held at the International Exhibition Centre and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and a final on 13 May 2017. The three live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenko, being the first contest since the inaugural 1956 edition without a female host.
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