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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
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
01 Flag of Austria Austria Global.Kryner "Y así" English, Spanish Like that 21 30
02 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Laura & The Lovers "Little by Little" English - 25 17
03 Flag of Portugal Portugal 2B "Amar" Portuguese, English To love 17 51
04 Flag of Moldova Moldova Zdob și Zdub "Boonika bate doba" English, Romania Grandma Beats the Drum-a 2 207
05 Flag of Latvia Latvia Walters & Kazha "The War Is Not Over" English - 10 85
06 Flag of Monaco Monaco Lise Darly "Tout de moi" French All of me 24 22
07 Flag of Israel Israel Shiri Maimon "Hasheket Shenish'ar" Hebrew, English The Silence that Remains 7 158
08 Flag of Belarus Belarus Angelica Agurbash "Love Me Tonight" English - 13 67
09 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Glennis Grace "My Impossible Dream" English - 14 53
10 Flag of Iceland Iceland Selma "If I Had Your Love" English - 16 52
11 Flag of Belgium Belgium Nuno Resende "Le grand soir" French The big night 22 29
12 Flag of Estonia Estonia Suntribe "Let's Get Loud" English - 20 31
13 Flag of Norway Norway Wig Wam "In My Dreams" English - 6 164
14 Flag of Romania Romania Luminița Anghel & Sistem "Let Me Try" English - 1 235
15 Flag of Hungary Hungary NOX "Forogj, világ!" Hungarian Spin, World! 5 167
16 Flag of Finland Finland Geir Rönning "Why?" English - 18 50
17 Flag of North Macedonia F.Y.R. Macedonia Martin Vučić "Make My Day" English - 9 97
18 Flag of Andorra Andorra Marian van de Wal "La mirada interior" Catalan The Interior Glance 23 27
19 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Vanilla Ninja "Cool Vibes" English - 8 114
20 Flag of Croatia Croatia Boris Novković feat. Lado Members "Vukovi umiru sami" Croatian Wolves die alone 4 169
21 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Kaffe "Lorraine" English - 19 49
22 Flag of Ireland Ireland Donna & Joe "Love?" English - 14 53
23 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Omar Naber "Stop" Slovene - 12 69
24 Flag of Denmark Denmark Jakob Sveistrup "Talking to You" English - 3 185
25 Flag of Poland Poland Ivan & Delfin "Czarna dziewczyna" Polish, Russian Black girl 11 81

Final[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Hungary Hungary NOX "Forogj, világ!" Hungarian Spin, World! 12 97
02 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Javine "Touch My Fire" English - 22 18
03 Flag of Malta Malta Chiara "Angel" English - 2 192
04 Flag of Romania Romania Luminița Anghel & Sistem "Let Me Try" English - 3 158
05 Flag of Norway Norway Wig Wam "In My Dreams" English - 9 125
06 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Gülseren "Rimi Rimi Ley" Turkish - 13 92
07 Flag of Moldova Moldova Zdob și Zdub "Boonika bate doba" English, Romanian Grandma Beats the Drum-a 6 148
08 Flag of Albania Albania Ledina Çelo "Tomorrow I Go" English - 16 53
09 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Constantinos "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" English - 18 46
10 Flag of Spain Spain Son de Sol "Brujería" Spanish Witchcraft 21 28
11 Flag of Israel Israel Shiri Maimon "Hasheket Shenish'ar" Hebrew, English The Silence that Remains 4 154
12 Serbiaandmontenegro Serbia & Montenegro No Name "Zauvijek moja" Montenegrin Forever mine 7 137
13 Flag of Denmark Denmark Jakob Sveistrup "Talking to You" English - 9 125
14 Flag of Sweden Sweden Martin Stenmarck "Las Vegas" English - 19 30
15 Flag of North Macedonia F.Y.R. Macedonia Martin Vučić "Make My Day" English - 17 52
16 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine GreenJolly "Razom nas bahato" Ukrainian, English Together we are many 19 30
17 Flag of Germany Germany Gracia "Run & Hide" English - 24 4
18 Flag of Croatia Croatia Boris Novković feat. Lado Members "Vukovi umiru sami" Croatian Wolves die alone 11 115
19 Flag of Greece Greece Helena Paparizou "My Number One" English - 1 230
20 Flag of Russia Russia Natalia Podolskaya "Nobody Hurt No One" English - 15 57
21 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Feminnem "Call Me" English - 14 79
22 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Vanilla Ninja "Cool Vibes" English - 8 128
23 Flag of Latvia Latvia Walters & Kazha "The War Is Not Over" English - 5 153
24 Flag of France France Ortal "Chacun pense à soi" French Everyone thinks of themselves 23 11

Scoreboard[]

Gallery[]

Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
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