Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Let's Get Loud
Dates
Final	26 November 2005
Host
Venue	Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium
Presenter(s)	Marcel Vanthilt Maureen Louys
Executive producer	Ludo Porrez
Director	Yves Podevyn Ludovic Beun
Executive supervisor	Svante Stockselius
Host broadcaster	Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT)
Website	junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005
Participants
Number of entries	16
Debuting countries	Russia   Serbia and Montenegro
Returning countries	None
Non-returning countries	Cyprus   France   Poland    Switzerland
Participation map      Participating countries     Countries that didn't participate but were allowed to vote     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2005
Vote
Voting system	Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning song	Belarus "My vmeste"
2004 ←  Junior Eurovision Song Contest  → 2006

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) and Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF), in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union. Marcel Vanthilt and Maureen Louys hosted the event.

The show was not only broadcast live in the competing countries, it was also available on satellite worldwide and the Australian television channel SBS who acquired the rights to broadcast the show one month later. The theme of the show was Let's Get Loud, standing for the new generation on the stage. The show was watched by 8,500 people in the arena, including the Belgian Prince Laurent and 20–25 million people around Europe.

Belarus was the winner of this edition, with 10-year-old Ksenia Sitnik singing her song "My vmeste". Last year's winner Spain finished in second place, with 2004 hosts Norway coming third.

Location

Further informationon the host city: Hasselt

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Locations of the known bidding countries. The eliminated countries are marked in red. The chosen host country is marked in blue.

Venue of the 2005 contest: the Ethias Arena in Hasselt

Bidding phase and host selection

Following the hosting problems for the 2004 edition, the location of the subsequent contests were appointed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), following a bidding process with broadcasters from the participating countries. Belgium was therefore the first country to successfully bid for the rights to host the contest in 2005. ^[1]

In November 2003, there were reports about the possibility to the contest take place in the Netherlands. ^[2] In the same month, Jeroen Depraetere, coordinator of the show on behalf of the EBU, announced that five countries had expressed their willingness to organise the competition. ^[3] Belgium won the right to hold the contest in March 2004 over five other countries including Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) of Croatia and AVRO of the Netherlands. ^[4]

In November 2004, it was announced that the Flemish city of Hasselt would host the contest at the Ethias Arena. ^[5] The date of the contest had been confirmed shortly after the 2004 contest in Lillehammer. ^[1]

Venue

The Ethias Arena is the largest multi-purpose arena in Hasselt, Belgium which is used for music concerts, sports (tennis, indoor cycling, jumping, etc.) and other large events. The arena opened in September 2004 and holds up to 21,600 people depending on the event. The venue is a part of the Grenslandhallen and has a surface of 13,600 square meters (44,619 square feet). In 2015, it hosted the 2015 European Championship in darts, a Professional Darts Corporation event. The venue would later be renamed to Trixxo Arena. ^[6]

Participating countries

Cover art of the official album

In September 2005, the EBU released the initial list of participants with 17 competing countries. Russia and Serbia and Montenegro made their debut, France and Switzerland withdrew after debuting in the 2004 contest, while Poland withdrew after debuting in the 2003 contest. ^[7]

Although initially confirmed as a participating country, Cyprus withdrew from the contest on 13 October 2005 due to internal reasons - allegations of plagiarism regarding the selected song ("Tsirko" by Rena Kiriakidi) had been made. However, Cypriot viewers were able to watch the show and vote. ^[8]

Prior to the event, a compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2005 contest, along with karaoke versions, was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group in November 2005.

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 ^[9]

Country	Broadcaster	Artist	Song	Language	Songwriter(s)
Belarus	BTRC	Ksenia Sitnik	" My vmeste " (Мы вместе)	Russian	Ksenia Sitnik
Belgium	RTBF/VRT	Lindsay  [ fr ]	"Mes rêves"	French	Lindsay Daenen
Croatia	HRT	Lorena Jelusić	"Rock Baby"	Croatian	Lorena Jelusić
Denmark	DR	Nicolai	"Shake Shake Shake"	Danish, English	Nicolai Kielstrup
Greece	ERT	Alexandros and Kalli	"Tora einai i seira mas" (Tώρα είναι η σειρά μας)	Greek	Alexandros Chountas Kalli Georgelli
Latvia	LTV	Kids4Rock	"Es esmu maza jauka meitene"	Latvian	Monta Beļinska Daniēls Groza
Macedonia	MRT	Denis Dimoski  [ mk ]	"Rodendeski baknež" (Родендески бакнеж)	Macedonian	Stefan Krstevski
Malta	PBS	Thea and Friends	"Make It Right!"	English	Thea Saliba
Netherlands	AVRO	Tess	"Stupid"	Dutch	Tess Gaerthé
Norway	NRK	Malin	"Sommer og skolefri" [a]	Norwegian	Malin Reitan
Romania	TVR	Alina Eremia	"Țurai!"	Romanian	Alina Eremia
Russia	VGTRK	Vladislav Krutskikh  [ ru ]	"Doroga k solntsu" (Дорога к солнцу)	Russian	Kim Breitburg Artyom Kavaleryan Vladislav Krutskikh
Serbia and Montenegro	UJRT	Filip Vučić	"Ljubav pa fudbal" (Љубав па фудбал)	Montenegrin	Filip Vučić
Spain	TVE	Antonio José	"Te traigo flores"	Spanish	Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos
Sweden	SVT	M+  [ sv ]	"Gränslös kärlek"	Swedish	Maria Chabo Maria Josefson
United Kingdom	ITV	Joni Fuller	"How Does It Feel?"	English	Joni Fuller

Format

Presenters

On 13 October 2005, it was revealed during a presentation that Maureen Louys of RTBF and Marcel Vanthilt of VRT would be the hosts of the contest. ^[10]

Running order

The selection of the running order was conducted in two phases. In the first, which took place at the City Hall of Hasselt, there were three draws: one to select the countries that would perform first and last in the contest; a second to decide on the position of the host country; and a third to divided the 14 remaining countries into two groups of five (for the positions 2–6 and 7–11) and one of three (for the positions 13–15).

The second phase of the selection of the running order was conducted by the JESC Steering Group. The group decided on the final positions of the countries within the three groups, taking into account, for example, that no three ballads or no three songs from one European region should be performed consecutively in the contest. ^[11] This system was already applied last year for the festival in Lillehammer.

Voting

Voting was the same as the traditional voting system, with each country voting for their 10 favorite songs, with scores of 1–8, 10 and 12. It was the first time points 1 through 5 had automatically appeared on the scoreboard, with spokesmen reporting only points 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. The presenters started off by giving all contestants 12 points.

Contest overview

The event took place on 26 November 2005 at 20:15 CET. Sixteen countries participated, with the running order published in October 2005. All the countries competing were eligible to vote by televote. Belarus won with 149 points, with Spain, Norway, Denmark, and Romania, completing the top five. Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Malta occupied the bottom five positions. ^[12]

The show was opened by a fireworks and bungee jumpers performance. The interval act included Vladik Myagkostupov from Cirque du Soleil gave a four-minute circus performance and 2004 winner María Isabel performing a medley of her winning entry "Antes muerta que sencilla" and new single "Pues Va A Ser Que No" from her second album Número 2 . Isabel also presented the prize to the winner of the competition. ^[13]

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Greece	Alexandros and Kalli	"Tora einai i seira mas"	88	6
2	Denmark	Nicolai	"Shake Shake Shake"	121	4
3	Croatia	Lorena Jelusić	"Rock Baby"	36	12
4	Romania	Alina Eremia	"Țurai!"	89	5
5	United Kingdom	Joni Fuller	"How Does It Feel?"	28	14
6	Sweden	M+  [ sv ]	"Gränslös kärlek"	22	15
7	Russia	Vladislav Krutskikh  [ ru ]	"Doroga k solntsu"	66	9
8	Macedonia	Denis Dimoski  [ mk ]	"Rodendeski baknež"	68	8
9	Netherlands	Tess	"Stupid"	82	7
10	Serbia and Montenegro	Filip Vučić	"Ljubav pa fudbal"	29	13
11	Latvia	Kids4Rock	"Es esmu maza jauka meitene"	50	11
12	Belgium	Lindsay  [ fr ]	"Mes rêves"	63	10
13	Malta	Thea and Friends	"Make It Right!"	18	16
14	Norway	Malin	"Sommer og skolefri" [a]	123	3
15	Spain	Antonio José	"Te traigo flores"	146	2
16	Belarus	Ksenia Sitnik	" My vmeste "	149	1

Spokespersons

1.   Cyprus  –Stella Maria Koukkidi
2.   Greece  –Yorgos Kotsougiannis
3.   Denmark  – Caroline Forsberg Thybo
4.   Croatia  – Nika Turković
5.   Romania  –Beatrice Soare
6.   United Kingdom  –Vicky Gordon
7.   Sweden  –Halahen Zajden
8.   Russia  –Roman Kerimov
9.   Macedonia  –Vase Dokovski
10.   Netherlands  –Giovanni Kemper
11.   Serbia and Montenegro  –Jovana Vukčević
12.   Latvia  –Kristiana Stirane
13.   Belgium  –Max Colombie
14.   Malta  –Stephanie Bason
15.   Norway  –Karoline Wendelborg
16.   Spain  –Gonzalo Gutierrez Blanco
17.   Belarus  –Anton Lediaev

Detailed voting results

Despite withdrawing at a late stage, Cyprus was still permitted to vote in the contest.

When the British spokesperson based in the ITV2 studios in London, Vicky Gordon was about to give the UK televoting results, the scoreboard malfunctioned by showing all the scores compressed together, before the entire screen went black, only showing the EBU, VRT and RTBF logos, which meant that the computers had lost connection with the British broadcaster, although the spokesperson could still be heard. However, the results were announced as usual shortly afterwards.

Detailed voting results ^[14]

		Total score	Cyprus	Greece	Denmark	Croatia	Romania	United Kingdom	Sweden	Russia	Macedonia	Netherlands	Serbia and Montenegro	Latvia	Belgium	Malta	Norway	Spain	Belarus
Contestants	Greece	88	12		7	12	6	6	5	7	3	6	4		6			2
	Denmark	121	6	7		8	3	1	10	6	12	7	5	6	8	7	12	7	4
	Croatia	36			2				3		8	2	6				3
	Romania	89	10	10		2		3	4	3	4	5	7	3	4		7	12	3
	United Kingdom	28			3					1		1		2	2	5			2
	Sweden	22			8												2
	Russia	66	3	5	1		4	2			1		1	10	3	1	5	6	12
	Macedonia	68				4	8	4	1	10		3	10	4	1	2		1	8
	Netherlands	82	2	4	10		2	7	7	4				1	12	8	4	4	5
	Serbia and Montenegro	29	1			6					10
	Latvia	50		3		5	1	5	2	5	2		2			3	1	3	6
	Belgium	63	4	2		1	7					12		7		4	8	5	1
	Malta	18		1	5
	Norway	123	5	6	12	3	5	8	12	2	5	10	3	8	7	10		8	7
	Spain	146	8	12	4	7	12	12	8	8	6	8	12	5	10	6	6		10
	Belarus	149	7	8	6	10	10	10	6	12	7	4	8	12	5	12	10	10

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received. All countries were given 12 points at the start of voting to ensure that no country finished with nul points.

N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
4	Spain	Greece ,   Romania ,   Serbia and Montenegro ,   United Kingdom
3	Belarus	Malta ,   Latvia ,   Russia
2	Denmark	Macedonia ,   Norway
	Greece	Croatia ,   Cyprus
	Norway	Denmark ,   Sweden
1	Belgium	Netherlands
	Netherlands	Belgium
	Romania	Spain
	Russia	Belarus

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the EBU. The following active EBU members did not take part:

•   Cyprus  –Cyprus was originally going to participate in the 2005 contest, represented by Rena Kiriakidi's "Tsirko". However, it was later claimed to be plagiarised, and Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), the national broadcaster, was forced to withdraw. However, they did not lose their broadcast and voting rights and still broadcast the show live. ^[15]
•   France  –France, one of two debutants at the previous contest, and broadcaster France 3 turned down the offer to participate due to the following reasons: ^{[16] [17]}
  • Programming difficulties and restructuring within the channel
  • Very low viewing figures the previous year
  • No motivation to compete, with French Head of Delegation Bruno Berberes stating that "Too much Eurovision kills Eurovision"
•   Georgia  –Georgia was one of the countries on the preliminary participation list for the 2005 contest. However, at the time, Georgian Public Broadcasting (GPB) was not a full member of the EBU and would become a member on the 6th of July, but as this was one week after the participation confirmation deadline, meaning Georgia had to withdraw ^[18] and to wait out their participation until 2007.
•   Ireland  –Just like the 2004 contest, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) was said to be debuting at the 2005 contest. However, no official statement was released by the broadcaster and they ended up not participating.
•   Lithuania  –Lithuania, like Georgia, was one of the countries on the preliminary list for 2005. ^[19] But, Lithuania withdrew for unspecified reasons. ^[20] They would debut in 2007.
•   Monaco  –Monaco and Monegasque broadcaster TMC expressed an interest in participating. ^[21] However, plans never came to fruition due to scheduling problems and harsh citizenship laws and thus they never participated.
•   Poland  –Despite signing a 3-year contract with the EBU, Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) announced they would withdraw due to lack of interest and poor results. ^[22] They would eventually return in 2016.
•   Portugal  –Even though Portugal did not participate, public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) broadcast the contest delayed and confirmed they would debut in 2006. ^[23]
•    Switzerland  –Switzerland, one of two debutants in 2004, and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster RTSI turned down the offer to participate for the following reasons: ^[24]
  • Financial difficulties
  • Lack of interest and financial support from the other multilingual broadcasters of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
•   Ukraine  –Ukraine, like Lithuania, was on the preliminary list of participation for 2005. ^[19] But, they pulled out before the night and had to wait until the next year to debut.

Broadcasts

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)	Ref.
Belarus	Belarus 1, Belarus 24	Denis Kurian
Belgium	Eén	Dutch: Ilse Van Hoecke  [ nl ] and André Vermeulen
	La Une	French: Jean-Louis Lahaye  [ fr ]	[25]
Croatia	HRT 1	Unknown	[26]
Denmark	DR1	Nicolai Molbech	[27]
Greece	ERT1, ERT Sat	Unknown
Latvia	LTV1	Kārlis Streips  [ lv ] and Valters Frīdenbergs
Macedonia	MTV 1	Milanka Rašik
Malta	TVM	Valerie Vella
Netherlands	Nederland 1	Tooske Ragas
Norway	NRK1	Nadia Hasnaoui	[28]
Romania	TVR1, TVRi	Ioana Isopecu and Alexandru Nagy
Russia	Russia TV, RTR-Planeta	Yuri Nikolaev
Serbia and Montenegro	RTS2	Serbian: Duška Vučinić-Lučić	[29]
Spain	TVE1, TVE Internacional	Beatriz Pécker  [ es ] and Lucho	[30]
Sweden	SVT1	Josefine Sundström	[28]
United Kingdom	ITV2, ITV1 [b]	Michael Underwood	[32]

Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Commentator(s)	Ref.
Albania	RTSH	Un­known
Australia	SBS	No commentary
Cyprus	CyBC	Un­known
Israel	IBA [c]	No commentary	[33]
Portugal	RTP1 [d]	Eládio Clímaco	[23]
Ukraine	NTU	Timur Miroshnychenko	[34]

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• Eurovision Young Dancers 2005

Notes and references

Notes

1. The Norwegian song was written in a dialect of Norwegian, and originally had the title stated above (Sommer å Skolefri), however, when the Norwegian broadcaster submitted the song to the European Broadcasting Union, they gave the song title in the standard Norwegian form, Sommer og Skolefri, which is how it was displayed on screen.
2. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 27 November at 14:25 UTC ^[31]
3. Delayed broadcast on 7 December 2007 ^[33]
4. Delayed broadcast on 10 December 2005 ^[23]

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External links

• Official website