The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 May 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. This was the first time a former Soviet country had hosted the event, thanks to Ruslana's victory the previous year with the song "Wild Dances".
Moldova and Bulgaria made their debut while Hungary returned. No country withdrew.
The winner was Greece's "My Number One", performed by Swedish-Greek singer Helena Paparizou, who had previously represented the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen as part of duo Antique, finishing in 3rd place. This was the country's first-ever win in their 44-year participation.
Participants[]
Returning artists[]
Artist | Note |
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Constantinos | Represented Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo with the song "Mono gia mas", finishing in 9th place with 72 points. Returned six years later in Tallinn to represent the country as part of the group One, finishing in 6th place with 85 points |
Elena Patroklou | Represented Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome with the song "SOS", finishing in 9th place with 60 points |
Helena Paparizou | Represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen as part of the duo Antique with the song "(I Would) Die for You", finishing in 3rd place with 147 points |
Selma | Represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem with the song "All Out of Luck", finishing as runner-up with 146 points |
Chiara | Represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song "The One That I Love", finishing in 3rd place with 165 points |
Anabel Conde | Represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin with the song "Vuelve conmigo", finishing as runner-up to "Nocturne" by the duo Secret Garden of Norway |
Semi-Final[]
All twenty-five entrants who had failed to finish in the Top 12 the previous year performed and thirty-nine countries voted. The highlighted countries qualified for the final:
Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Austria | Global.Kryner | "Y así" | English, Spanish | Like that | 21 | 30 |
02 | Lithuania | Laura & The Lovers | "Little by Little" | English | - | 25 | 17 |
03 | Portugal | 2B | "Amar" | Portuguese, English | To love | 17 | 51 |
04 | Moldova | Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | English, Romania | Grandma Beats the Drum-a | 2 | 207 |
05 | Latvia | Walters & Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | English | - | 10 | 85 |
06 | Monaco | Lise Darly | "Tout de moi" | French | All of me | 24 | 22 |
07 | Israel | Shiri Maimon | "Hasheket Shenish'ar" | Hebrew, English | The Silence that Remains | 7 | 158 |
08 | Belarus | Angelica Agurbash | "Love Me Tonight" | English | - | 13 | 67 |
09 | The Netherlands | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | English | - | 14 | 53 |
10 | Iceland | Selma | "If I Had Your Love" | English | - | 16 | 52 |
11 | Belgium | Nuno Resende | "Le grand soir" | French | The big night | 22 | 29 |
12 | Estonia | Suntribe | "Let's Get Loud" | English | - | 20 | 31 |
13 | Norway | Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | English | - | 6 | 164 |
14 | Romania | Luminița Anghel & Sistem | "Let Me Try" | English | - | 1 | 235 |
15 | Hungary | NOX | "Forogj, világ!" | Hungarian | Spin, World! | 5 | 167 |
16 | Finland | Geir Rönning | "Why?" | English | - | 18 | 50 |
17 | F.Y.R. Macedonia | Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | English | - | 9 | 97 |
18 | Andorra | Marian van de Wal | "La mirada interior" | Catalan | The Interior Glance | 23 | 27 |
19 | Switzerland | Vanilla Ninja | "Cool Vibes" | English | - | 8 | 114 |
20 | Croatia | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | Croatian | Wolves die alone | 4 | 169 |
21 | Bulgaria | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | English | - | 19 | 49 |
22 | Ireland | Donna & Joe | "Love?" | English | - | 14 | 53 |
23 | Slovenia | Omar Naber | "Stop" | Slovene | - | 12 | 69 |
24 | Denmark | Jakob Sveistrup | "Talking to You" | English | - | 3 | 185 |
25 | Poland | Ivan & Delfin | "Czarna dziewczyna" | Polish, Russian | Black girl | 11 | 81 |
Final[]
Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Hungary | NOX | "Forogj, világ!" | Hungarian | Spin, World! | 12 | 97 |
02 | United Kingdom | Javine | "Touch My Fire" | English | - | 22 | 18 |
03 | Malta | Chiara | "Angel" | English | - | 2 | 192 |
04 | Romania | Luminița Anghel & Sistem | "Let Me Try" | English | - | 3 | 158 |
05 | Norway | Wig Wam | "In My Dreams" | English | - | 9 | 125 |
06 | Turkey | Gülseren | "Rimi Rimi Ley" | Turkish | - | 13 | 92 |
07 | Moldova | Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | English, Romanian | Grandma Beats the Drum-a | 6 | 148 |
08 | Albania | Ledina Çelo | "Tomorrow I Go" | English | - | 16 | 53 |
09 | Cyprus | Constantinos | "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" | English | - | 18 | 46 |
10 | Spain | Son de Sol | "Brujería" | Spanish | Witchcraft | 21 | 28 |
11 | Israel | Shiri Maimon | "Hasheket Shenish'ar" | Hebrew, English | The Silence that Remains | 4 | 154 |
12 | Serbia & Montenegro | No Name | "Zauvijek moja" | Montenegrin | Forever mine | 7 | 137 |
13 | Denmark | Jakob Sveistrup | "Talking to You" | English | - | 9 | 125 |
14 | Sweden | Martin Stenmarck | "Las Vegas" | English | - | 19 | 30 |
15 | F.Y.R. Macedonia | Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | English | - | 17 | 52 |
16 | Ukraine | GreenJolly | "Razom nas bahato" | Ukrainian, English | Together we are many | 19 | 30 |
17 | Germany | Gracia | "Run & Hide" | English | - | 24 | 4 |
18 | Croatia | Boris Novković feat. Lado Members | "Vukovi umiru sami" | Croatian | Wolves die alone | 11 | 115 |
19 | Greece | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | - | 1 | 230 |
20 | Russia | Natalia Podolskaya | "Nobody Hurt No One" | English | - | 15 | 57 |
21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Feminnem | "Call Me" | English | - | 14 | 79 |
22 | Switzerland | Vanilla Ninja | "Cool Vibes" | English | - | 8 | 128 |
23 | Latvia | Walters & Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | English | - | 5 | 153 |
24 | France | Ortal | "Chacun pense à soi" | French | Everyone thinks of themselves | 23 | 11 |