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) | |
Directed by | Sven Stojanovic |
Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
Executive producer | Pavlo Grytsak |
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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 ČT initially applied to participate in the 2005 contest; however, the broadcaster reconsidered débuting in the contest and later withdrew their application. [12] 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. [13]
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. [14]
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. [15] 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.
During the semi-final, there were a few sound faults, most notably during the Norwegian song, shortly after the intro and also during the Irish song. These were not fixed for the DVD release.
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. [18]
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. [19] [20]
Voting procedure used: 100% televoting 100% jury vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 30 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lithuania | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 51 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moldova | 207 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
Latvia | 85 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 158 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
Belarus | 67 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 53 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 52 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estonia | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 164 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
Romania | 235 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Hungary | 167 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
Finland | 50 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | 97 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andorra | 27 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 114 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
Croatia | 169 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 49 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 69 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 185 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Poland | 81 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 97 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 3] | Semi-final | Paddy O'Connell | [105] [106] |
Final | Terry Wogan | ||||
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. [107] The awards are divided into three categories: Artistic Award which was voted by previous winners of the contest, Composer Award and Press Award. [108]
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. [109]
Place [110] | Country [110] | Performer(s) [110] | Votes [110] |
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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. [111]
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. [112]
It was reported that sales of the 2005 Eurovision merchandise reached record-breaking levels. [113]
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [114] | 2 |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the 49th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, following the country's victory at the 2003 contest with the song "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), the contest was held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena, and, for the first time, consisted of a semi-final on 12 May, and a final on 15 May 2004. The two live shows were presented by Turkish actors Korhan Abay and Meltem Cumbul. It was the first time that Turkey had hosted the contest, 29 years after the country made its debut, and was also the first time since the 1998 contest in Birmingham that it was not hosted in the host country's capital city.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the 2005 contest with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the contest was held at the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, and consisted of a semi-final on 18 May, and a final on 20 May 2006. The two live shows were presented by American television personality Maria Menounos and Greek former contestant Sakis Rouvas.
"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 participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "HaSheket SheNish'ar" written by Pini Aaronbayev, Eyal Shachar and Ben Green. The song was performed by Shiri Maimon. The Israeli entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Kdam Eurovision 2005, organised by the Israeli broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). 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.
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Little by Little" written by Bobby Ljunggren and William "Billy" Butt. The song was performed by Laura and the Lovers. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final took place over eight weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined entirely by a public vote. In the final, twenty entries remained and "Little by Little" performed by Laura and the Lovers was selected as the winner with 5,465 votes.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Love?" written by Karl Broderick. The song was performed by Donna and Joe. The Irish entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the third season of the music competition series You're a Star, organised by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). 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 participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Stop" written by Omar Naber and Urša Vlašič. The song was performed by Omar Naber. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija organised the national final EMA 2005 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Le Grand Soir" written by Alec Mansion and Frédéric Zeitoun. The song was performed by Nuno Resende. The Belgian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Finale Nationale Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 2005, organised by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF). In the final on 20 March 2005 which featured two competing entries, "Le Grand Soir" performed by Nuno Resende was selected as the winner after gaining 50.2% of the public televote.
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Call Me" written by Andrej Babić. The song was performed by the group Feminnem. The Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) organised the national final BH Eurosong 2005 in order to select the Bosnian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Fourteen entries participated during the show on 6 March 2005 where a combination of jury and public televoting selected "Zovi" performed by Feminnem as the winner. The song was later translated from Croatian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Call Me".
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Why?" written by Mika Toivanen and Steven Stewart. The song was performed by Geir Rönning. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2005 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 24 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2005. Six entries competed in each semi-final and the top three from each semi-final, as selected solely by a public vote, advanced to the final. Twelve entries competed in the final on 19 February where votes from six regional juries first selected the top six to advance to a second round. In the second round, votes from the public selected "Why?" performed by Geir Rönning as the winner with 30,648 votes.
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Run & Hide" written by David Brandes, Jane Tempest and John O'Flynn. The song was performed by Gracia. The German entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Germany 12 Points!, organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 12 March 2005 and featured ten competing acts with the winner being selected through two rounds of public televoting. "Run & Hide" performed by Gracia was selected as the German entry for Kyiv after placing second in the top two during the first round of voting and ultimately gaining 52.8% of the votes in the second round.
Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Make My Day" written by Dragan Vučić and Branka Kostić. The song was performed by Martin Vučić. The Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) organised the national final Nacionalen Evrosong 2005 in order to select the Macedonian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Five artists were presented to the public in November 2004 and an eight-member jury panel and a public televote selected two artists to qualify to the compete in the competition on 19 February 2005, where "Ti si son" performed by Martin Vučić was selected following two rounds of voting from a twelve-member jury panel, an audience vote and a public televote. The song was later translated from Macedonian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Make My Day".
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "In My Dreams" written by Trond "Teeny" Holter. The song was performed by the band Wig Wam. The Norwegian broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2005 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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.
Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Amar" written by José da Ponte, Alexandre Honrado and Ernesto Leite. The song was performed by the duo 2B, which was internally selected by the Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) to represent the nation at the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 2B and "Amar" were announced as the Portuguese entry on 22 March 2005 and the song was presented to the public on 1 April 2005.
Ukraine participated the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Razom nas bahato" written by Roman Kalyn, Roman Kostyuk and Mikola Kulinich. The song was performed by the duo GreenJolly. In addition to participating in the contest, the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2004 with the song "Wild Dances" performed by Ruslana. NTU organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv. Seventy-five entries competed in the national selection which consisted of sixteen shows: fifteen semi-finals and a final. Nineteen entries qualified to compete in the final, held on 27 February 2005, where "Razom nas bahato" performed by GreenJolly was selected as the winner after gaining the most public televotes with 2,247 votes. The Ukrainian entry caused controversy due to governmental involvement in directly qualifying GreenJolly to the final of the national selection as a wildcard based on their participation in the Orange Revolution, and alleged political overtones of the song "Razom nas bahato". The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) cleared the song for the competition after changing the lyrics.
Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Czarna dziewczyna" written by Łukasz Lazer, Michał Szymański and Ivan Komarenko. The song was performed by Ivan and Delfin. In December 2004, the Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) announced that the Polish entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine would be selected through an internal selection. "Czarna dziewczyna" performed by Ivan and Delfin was announced as the Polish entry on 29 January 2005 during the TVP1 programme Stratosfera.
Ukraine participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Wild Dances" written by Ruslana and Oleksandr Ksenofontov. The song was performed by Ruslana, who was internally selected by the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) to represent Ukraine at the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. "Dyki tantsi" performed by Ruslana was announced as the Ukrainian entry on 23 January 2004. The song was later retitled as "Wild Dances" and presented to the public on 25 March 2004.
Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine, with the song "World" performed by Lindita Halimi. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2016. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances in Israel, the Netherlands and Spain. Albania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing as number fourth, the nation was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify for the grand final, marking Albania's seventh non-qualification in the contest.