Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-final took place on the 19 May and the grand final on 21 May 2005.[1] The contest was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, following their win at the 2004 contest with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana.[1]
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| Dates | |
| Semi-final date | 19 May 2005 |
| Final date | 21 May 2005 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palace of Sports Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Host broadcaster | National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 39 |
| Debuting countries | |
| Returning countries |  Hungary
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| Winning song | |
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39 countries took part in the contest, with Bulgaria and Moldova taking part for the first time ever, while Hungary returned after a 6 year leave.
The winner was Greece with the song "My Number One", performed by Helena Paparizou.[1]
Location
Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine. On 6 September, 2004, it was confirmed that the Palace of Sports was the venue.[2]
Participants
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
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RTSH | Ledina Çelo | "Tomorrow I Go" | English |
 Andorra
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RTVA | Marian van de Wal | "La mirada interior" | Catalan |
 Austria
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ORF | Global.Kryner | "Y así" | English, Spanish |
| [[Image:{{{flag alias-1995}}}|22x20px|border ]] Belarus | BTRC | Angelica Agurbash | "Love Me Tonight" | English |
.svg){kind=small} Belgium
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RTBF | Nuno Resende | "Le Grand Soir" | French |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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BHRT | Feminnem | "Call Me" | English |
 Bulgaria
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BNT | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | English |
 Croatia
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HRT | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | Croatian |
.svg){kind=small} Cyprus
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CyBC | Constantinos Christoforou | "Ela Ela" | English |
 Denmark
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DR | Jakob Sveistrup | "Talking to You" | English |
 Estonia
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ETV | Suntribe | "Let's Get Loud" | English |
 Finland
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YLE | Geir Rönning | "Why" | English |
 France
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France Télévisions | Ortal | "Chacun pense à soi" | French |
 Germany
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NDR | Gracia | "Run & Hide" | English |
 Greece
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ERT | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English |
| Hungary
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MTV | Nox | "Forogj, világ" | Hungarian |
 Iceland
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RÚV | Selma | "If I Had Your Love" | English |
 Ireland
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RTÉ | Donna and Joe | "Love?" | English |
 Israel
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IBA | Shiri Maimon | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" (השקט שנשאר) | Hebrew, English |
 Latvia
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LTV | Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | English |
 Lithuania
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LRT | Laura and the Lovers | "Little by Little" | English |
 Republic of Macedonia
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MRT | Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | English |
 Malta
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PBS | Chiara | "Angel" | English |
 Moldova
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TRM | Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | English, Romanian |
 Monaco
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TMC | Lise Darly | "Tout de moi" | French |
 Netherlands
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NOS | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | English |
 Norway
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NRK | Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | English |
 Poland
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TVP | Ivan and Delfin | "Czarna dziewczyna" | Polish, Russian |
 Portugal
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RTP | 2B | "Amar" | Portuguese, English |
 Romania
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TVR | Luminița Anghel and Sistem | "Let Me Try" | English |
 Russia
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C1R | Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" | English |
.svg){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro
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UJRT | No Name | "Zauvijek moja" (Заувијек моја) | Montenegrin |
 Slovenia
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RTVSLO | Omar Naber | "Stop" | Slovene |
 Spain
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TVE | Son de Sol | "Brujería" | Spanish |
 Sweden
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SVT | Martin Stenmarck | "Las Vegas" | English |
 Switzerland
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SRG SSR | Vanilla Ninja | "Cool Vibes" | English |
 Turkey
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TRT | Gülseren | "Rimi Rimi Ley" | Turkish |
| [[Image:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|22x20px|border ]] Ukraine | NTU | GreenJolly | "Razom nas bahato" (Разом нас багато) | Ukrainian, English |
.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
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BBC | Javine | "Touch My Fire" | English |
Other countries
The Czech Republic had applied to debut in the contest, but it withdrew.[5] Lebanon was set to debut in the contest with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit " by Aline Lahoud, but due to laws not allowing Israeli content, it withdrew.[6]
Overview
Semi-final
The semi-final was held on 19 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET).
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria
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Global.Kryner | "Y así" | 30 | 21 |
| 2 | Lithuania
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Laura and the Lovers | "Little by Little" | 17 | 25 |
| 3 | Portugal
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2B | "Amar" | 51 | 17 |
| 4 | Moldova
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Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | 207 | 2 |
| 5 | Latvia
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Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | 85 | 10 |
| 6 | Monaco
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Lise Darly | "Tout de moi" | 22 | 24 |
| 7 | Israel
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Shiri Maimon | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" | 158 | 7 |
| 8 | [[Image:{{{flag alias-1995}}}|22x20px|border ]] Belarus | Angelica Agurbash | "Love Me Tonight" | 67 | 13 |
| 9 | Netherlands
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Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | 53 | 14 |
| 10 | Iceland
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Selma | "If I Had Your Love" | 52 | 16 |
| 11 | Belgium
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Nuno Resende | "Le Grand Soir" | 29 | 22 |
| 12 | Estonia
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Suntribe | "Let's Get Loud" | 31 | 20 |
| 13 | Norway
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Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | 164 | 6 |
| 14 | Romania
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Luminița Anghel and Sistem | "Let Me Try" | 235 | 1 |
| 15 | Hungary
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Nox | "Forogj, világ" | 167 | 5 |
| 16 | Finland
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Geir Rönning | "Why" | 50 | 18 |
| 17 | Republic of Macedonia
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Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | 97 | 9 |
| 18 | Andorra
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Marian van de Wal | "La mirada interior" | 27 | 23 |
| 19 | Switzerland
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Vanilla Ninja | "Cool Vibes" | 114 | 8 |
| 20 | Croatia
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Boris Novković feat. Lado members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | 169 | 4 |
| 21 | Bulgaria
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Kaffe | "Lorraine" | 49 | 19 |
| 22 | Ireland
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Donna and Joe | "Love?" | 53 | 14 |
| 23 | Slovenia
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Omar Naber | "Stop" | 69 | 12 |
| 24 | Denmark
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Jakob Sveistrup | "Talking to You" | 185 | 3 |
| 25 | Poland
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Ivan and Delfin | "Czarna dziewczyna" | 81 | 11 |
Final
The final was held on 21 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET)
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
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Nox | "Forogj, világ" | 97 | 12 |
| 2 | United Kingdom
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Javine | "Touch My Fire" | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Malta
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Chiara | "Angel" | 192 | 2 |
| 4 | Romania
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Luminița Anghel and Sistem | "Let Me Try" | 158 | 3 |
| 5 | Norway
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Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | 125 | 9 |
| 6 | Turkey
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Gülseren | "Rimi Rimi Ley" | 92 | 13 |
| 7 | Moldova
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Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | 148 | 6 |
| 8 | Albania
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Ledina Çelo | "Tomorrow I Go" | 53 | 16 |
| 9 | Cyprus
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Constantinos Christoforou | "Ela Ela" | 46 | 18 |
| 10 | Spain
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Son de Sol | "Brujería" | 28 | 21 |
| 11 | Israel
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Shiri Maimon | "HaSheket SheNish'ar" | 154 | 4 |
| 12 | Serbia and Montenegro
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No Name | "Zauvijek moja" | 137 | 7 |
| 13 | Denmark
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Jakob Sveistrup | "Talking to You" | 125 | 9 |
| 14 | Sweden
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Martin Stenmarck | "Las Vegas" | 30 | 19 |
| 15 | Republic of Macedonia
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Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | 52 | 17 |
| 16 | [[Image:{{{flag alias-1992}}}|22x20px|border ]] Ukraine | GreenJolly | "Razom nas bahato" | 30 | 19 |
| 17 | Germany
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Gracia | "Run & Hide" | 4 | 24 |
| 18 | Croatia
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Boris Novković feat. Lado members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | 115 | 11 |
| 19 | Greece
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Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | 230 | 1 |
| 20 | Russia
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Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" | 57 | 15 |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Feminnem | "Call Me" | 79 | 14 |
| 22 | Switzerland
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Vanilla Ninja | "Cool Vibes" | 128 | 8 |
| 23 | Latvia
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Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | 153 | 5 |
| 24 | France
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Ortal | "Chacun pense à soi" | 11 | 23 |
Official album
Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2005 was the official compilation album of the 2005 contest.
The original album cover had Lebanon, but due to the country's withdrawal, it was changed.[9]
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Media
Palace of Sports, Kyiv – host venue pictured during the 2005 contest.
Countries participating in the semi-final The top ten of the 2004 contest, who automatically qualify. The "Big Four" countries, who automatically qualify.
Ruslana performing at the opening of the final
Points allocated to Greece in the ESC 2005
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eurovision Song Contest Kyiv 2005. https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ↑ "Eurovision NTU and EBU confirm: Palats Sportu - ESCToday.com" (in en-US). Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2004-09-06. http://esctoday.com/3102/ntu_and_ebu_confirm_palats_sportu/. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ↑ "Kyiv 2005 – Participants". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2005". European Broadcasting Union. 23 May 2005. http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2005/tcm_6-37904.php. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ "Eurovision CZECH REPUBLIC WITHDRAWS - ESCToday.com" (in en-US). Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2004-12-03. http://esctoday.com/3435/czech_republic_withdraws/. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ↑ "BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Lebanon withdraws from Eurovision". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "Kyiv 2005 – Semi-Final – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ↑ "Kyiv 2005 – Grand Final – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ↑ "Eurovision BREAKING NEWS: LEBANON WITHDRAWS - ESCToday.com" (in en-US). Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. 2005-03-18. http://esctoday.com/4060/breaking_news_lebanon_withdraws/. Retrieved 2025-07-05.