Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest
, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev
, Ukraine
. The winner was Greece
's My Number One
, written by Christos Dantis
and Natalia Germanou
and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou
, who scored 230 points, while Malta
's Angel written and performed by Chiara was the runner up with 192 points and the 3rd place went to Romania
's "Let Me Try". The contest took place on 19 May for the semifinal and 21 May 2005 for the final. Organizers hoped that this event 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.
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.
The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev were television presenter Maria "Masha" Efrosinina
and DJ Pavlo "Pasha" Shylko. Previous winner
Ruslana
returned to the stage in Kiev to perform in the interval
act and to interview
the contestants backstage in the 'green room
'. The famous Ukrainian boxers Vitali
and Wladimir Klitschko
opened the televoting
, while a special trophy was presented to the winner by Ukraine's president
, Viktor Yushchenko
.
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. 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 volume falls in the sound, most notably during the Norwegian song, shortly after the intro. These were not fixed for the DVD release.
The newcomers to the Contest were Bulgaria
and Moldova
, while Hungary
returned after a hiatus since their last entry in the 1998 contest
. Lebanon
was also expected to make a début with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit", performed by Aline Lahoud
, but was forced to withdraw after announcing they would show commercials over the Israel
i entry. Many of the favourites with bookmaker
s; notably Iceland
, Belarus
, and the Netherlands
; failed to qualify from the semifinal in perhaps the biggest shock of the year's contest. It is also notable that Ireland
, the only seven-time Eurovision winner, failed to qualify for the final. In the final itself, the host Ukraine along with the so-called 'Big 4' (Spain
, United Kingdom
, France
, and Germany
- the biggest contributors to the European Broadcasting Union
, who automatically qualify) occupied the bottom five places of the scoreboard, the first (and only) time in Eurovision history such a thing happened to those countries.
2005 was no exception for scandals regarding the representatives from the countries participating. Germany's entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest rejected calls to quit after her producer admitted manipulating the country's pop charts with mass purchases of her single.
Gracia Baur, defended her producer David Brandes, also behind Swiss entry Vanilla Ninja
, and said she would go to the finals in Kiev despite complaints from other German singers. Bulgaria's debut was overshadowed by a scandal. The song "Lorraine
" by Kaffe
was accused of plagiarism. The song sounded too similar to another one released by Ruslan Mainov in 2001. There were also problems in Malta with the electricity supply during the contest, so TV viewers were unable to watch their national selection from the very beginning. There was a controversy regarding the Turkish entry: TRT got a false jury which led to the victory of the song Gülseren
, which the 2003
winner Sertab Erener
said was not the best choice. There were similar controversies in Macedonia
which led to an eventual victory for Martin Vučić
. The Ukrainian song had to be changed because it would bring a political message to the people, and EBU stated that no politics could be involved in the contest. The entry for Serbia and Montenegro was also overshadowed by a scandal and an accusation of plagiarism. Portugal's entry, "Amar
", had had very poor sound quality, with the female singer's microphone failing many times on stage.
It is also notable that the programme lasted just short of 3.5 hours. This was mainly due to the extremely long voting procedure, where 39 countries voted, reading out every single score. Many people, including United Kingdom
commentator Terry Wogan
, noticed this and commented about the marathon-like voting procedure, when Russia
voted he stated "How more countries we got? What time is it?". Because the show overran so badly, the EBU changed the way the votes were announced in 2006 into a much shorter method, where only the top 3 scores were read out (the rest appeared on the scoreboard automatically).
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. She opened the contest, and did do a few brief interviews in the green room at a few different stages in the event.
). 25 countries performed and all 39 participants voted.
Shaded countries qualified for the Eurovision Final
The final was held on 21 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET
) and was won by Greece
.
Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Final.
Note that Serbia and Montenegro withdrew from the 2006 contest and so their automatic spot in the final was given to Croatia.
- Meri Picart & Josep Lluís Trabal - Andi Knoll
(ORF2
) - Denis Kurian - Jean-Pierre Hautier
(French, La Une
), André Vermeulen
& Anja Daems (Dutch, één
) - Dejan Kukric (BHT1) - Elena Rosberg & Georgi Kushvaliev - Aleksandar "Aco" Kostadinov - Evi Papamichail (RIK 1
) - Jørgen de Mylius
(DR1
) - Marko Reikop - Jaana Pelkonen
, Heikki Paasonen & Asko Murtomäki (YLE TV1
) - Julien Lepers
& Guy Carlier (France 3
, Final) / Peggy Olmi (France 4
, Semi-Final), André Torrent (France Bleu
, final) - Peter Urban
(All, Das Erste
), Ina Müller & Steffi Neu (Final, NDR Radio 2
/WDR 1LIVE
)
- Alexandra Pascalidou
(NET
) - Zsuzsa Demcsák, András Fáber & Dávid Szántó - Gísli Marteinn Baldursson (Sjónvarpið) - Marty Whelan
(All, RTÉ One
), Ronan Collins
(All, RTÉ Radio 1
) - No commentator - Kārlis Streips - Darius Užkuraitis - Milanka Rasic - Eileen Montesin
- TBC - Bernard Montiel & Génie Godula (TMC Monte Carlo) - Willem van Beusekom
& Cornald Maas
(Nederland 2
), Hijlco Span & Ron Stoeltie (Radio 3FM
) - Jostein Pedersen
(NRK1
)
- Artur Orzech (TVP1) - Eládio Clímaco (RTP1) - Andreea Demirgian (TVR2) - Yuri Aksyuta & Yelena Batinova (Channel One
) - Duška Vučinić-Lučić & Mladen Popović (Serbian, RTS1), Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković (semi-final & final) & Danijel Popović (final) (Montenegrin, TVCG 2
) - Mojca Mavec - Beatriz Pécker (TVE1) - Pekka Heino (SVT1
) - Sandra Studer
(German, SF1
), Jean-Marc Richard & Marie-Thérèse Porchet (French, TSR2
), Daniela Tami & Claudio Lazzarino (Italian, TSI 1
) - Bülend Özveren
(TRT 1
) - Oles Kruglyakov (First National TV Channel), Olena Zelinchenko (Final, National Radio
) - Terry Wogan
(Final, BBC One
), Paddy O'Connell
(Semi final, BBC Three
), Ken Bruce
(Final, BBC Radio 2
)
- Zhani Ciko - Ruth Gumbau - Dodo Roscic - Elena Ponomareva - Armelle - Ana Mirjana Račanović
- Evgenia Atanasova - Barbara Kolar - Melani Steliou - Gry Johansen
- Maarja-Liis Ilus
- Jari Sillanpää
- Marie Myriam
(Winner of the Contest in 1977) - Thomas Hermanns
- Alexis Kostalas - Zsuzsa Demcsák - Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
- Dana Rosemary Scallon
(Winner of the Contest in 1970) - Dana Herman - Marija Naumova
(Winner of the Contest in 2002) - Rolandas Vilkončius - Karolina Gočeva
- Valerie Vella - Elena Camerzan - Anne Allegrini - Nance
- Ingvild Helljesen
- Maciej Orłoś - Isabel Angelino - Berti Barbera - Yana Churikova
- Nina Radulović
- Katarina Čas - Ainhoa Arbizu - Annika Jankell - Cécile Bähler - Meltem Ersan Yazgan - Maria Orlova - Cheryl Baker
(Winner of the Contest in 1981 as part of Bucks Fizz)
's Elena Paparizou
and Malta
's Chiara both returned after coming third in previous contests (in 2001
and 1998
respectively), and made up the top two places in the final. The Cypriot
entry Constantinos Christoforou
returned after coming ninth in 1996
and sixth in 2002
(as a member of the group One
), however he wasn't able to replicate his past success, placing 18th in the final. Selma
returned for Iceland
after being runner-up in 1999
, however she too failed to replicate her past success, failing to qualify from the semi-final.
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The winner was Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
's My Number One
My Number One
As Greece had finished the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in third place, the song was pre-qualified for the final in 2005. Thus, it was performed nineteenth on the night, following Croatia's Boris Novković and Lado with "Vukovi umiru sami" and preceding Russia's Natalia Podolskaya with "Nobody Hurt...
, written by Christos Dantis
Christos Dantis
Christos Dantis , is a Greek singer, songwriter, and musician best known for his hits such as "To Palio Mou Palto" and "Ena Tragoudi Akoma" and later for composing and co-writing the song "My Number One" for Elena Paparizou, winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 for Greece.- Early music career...
and Natalia Germanou
Natalia Germanou
Natalia Germanou is a Greek lyricist, television hostess, radio producer, DJ and journalist.Germanou has written lyrics for many popular Greek singers such as Anna Vissi, Christos Dantis, Elena Paparizou, Sakis Rouvas, Despina Vandi, Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Notis Sfakianakis, Natasa Theodoridou,...
and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou
Eleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a...
, who scored 230 points, while Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
's Angel written and performed by Chiara was the runner up with 192 points and the 3rd place went to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
's "Let Me Try". The contest took place on 19 May for the semifinal and 21 May 2005 for the final. Organizers hoped that this event would boost Ukraine's image abroad and increase tourism
Tourism
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, while the country's new government
Government of Ukraine
Government of Ukraine is often associated with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. However it should be considered that Ukraine is a country under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government...
hoped that it would also give a modest boost to the long-term goal of acquiring European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
membership.
Overview
The official logoLogo
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of the contest remained the same from the 2004 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
with the country's flag in the heart being changed. Following Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
's 'Under The Same Sky', the slogan
Slogan
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for the 2005 show was 'Awakening', which symbolised the awakening of the country and city ready to present itself to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The postcards (short clips shown between performances) for the 2005 show illustrated Ukraine’s culture
Culture of Ukraine
Ukrainian culture refers to the culture associated with the country of Ukraine and sometimes with ethnic Ukrainians across the globe. It contains elements of other Eastern European cultures as well as some Western European influences. Within Ukraine, there are a number of other ethnic groups with...
and heritage along with a more modern and industrial
Industrial society
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side to the country.
The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev were television presenter Maria "Masha" Efrosinina
Maria Efrosinina
Maria "Masha" Efrosinina , , is a Ukrainian television host.-Overview:Graduating from a high school with a gold medal , Efrosinina enrolled into the Department of Foreign Languages in the Kiev University to graduate as an interpreter of the English and Spanish languages.In 19 she debuted on the...
and DJ Pavlo "Pasha" Shylko. Previous winner
Eurovision Song Contest winners
Fifty-nine songs have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual competition organised by member countries of the European Broadcasting Union. The Contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956, is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world...
Ruslana
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko is a World Music Award winning and MTV Europe Music Award nominated artist, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004....
returned to the stage in Kiev to perform in the interval
Intermission
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act and to interview
Interview
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the contestants backstage in the 'green room
Green room
In British English and American English show business lexicon, the green room is that space in a theatre, a studio, or a similar venue, which accommodates performers or speakers not yet required on stage...
'. The famous Ukrainian boxers Vitali
Vitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
and Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA , IBF, WBO Super, IBO & Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion...
opened the televoting
Televoting
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, while a special trophy was presented to the winner by Ukraine's president
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
, Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution...
.
Publicity
An official CD and DVDDVD
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was released and a new introduction was an official pin
Lapel pin
A lapel pin is a small pin often worn on the lapel of a dress jacket. Lapel pins can be purely ornamental or can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause; for example, American Flag lapel pins became very popular in the United States, especially among politicians, following...
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
John Kennedy O'Connor
John Kennedy O'Connor is an author, entertainment and political commentator, based in the United States. Born in North London, United Kingdom, he has written, reported and broadcast for numerous media organizations, as well as writing, creating and producing media events for a number of...
to celebrate the contest's fiftieth anniversary. 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 volume falls in the sound, most notably during the Norwegian song, shortly after the intro. These were not fixed for the DVD release.
Contestants
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, while Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
returned after a hiatus since their last entry in the 1998 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...
. Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
was also expected to make a début with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit", performed by Aline Lahoud
Aline Lahoud
Aline Lahoud is a Lebanese singer, and the daughter of well-known singer Salwa Al Katrib and producer Nahi Lahoud. She was selected to sing for Lebanon at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, where the nation had been due to make its debut in the competition...
, but was forced to withdraw after announcing they would show commercials over the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i entry. Many of the favourites with bookmaker
Bookmaker
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s; notably Iceland
Iceland
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, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
; failed to qualify from the semifinal in perhaps the biggest shock of the year's contest. It is also notable that Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the only seven-time Eurovision winner, failed to qualify for the final. In the final itself, the host Ukraine along with the so-called 'Big 4' (Spain
Spain
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- the biggest contributors to the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
, who automatically qualify) occupied the bottom five places of the scoreboard, the first (and only) time in Eurovision history such a thing happened to those countries.
Problems
Gracia Baur, defended her producer David Brandes, also behind Swiss entry Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja is a three-piece Estonian girl band which has enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria....
, and said she would go to the finals in Kiev despite complaints from other German singers. Bulgaria's debut was overshadowed by a scandal. The song "Lorraine
Lorraine (song)
"Lorraine" was the debut entry for Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest, being performed in the semi-final of the 2005 edition of the Contest by Kaffe....
" by Kaffe
Kaffe
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was accused of plagiarism. The song sounded too similar to another one released by Ruslan Mainov in 2001. There were also problems in Malta with the electricity supply during the contest, so TV viewers were unable to watch their national selection from the very beginning. There was a controversy regarding the Turkish entry: TRT got a false jury which led to the victory of the song Gülseren
Gülseren
Gülseren Yıldırım Gomez , known on stage simply as Gülseren, is a Turkish born French singer, whose output covers a wide range of genres, including pop, Latin, techno and traditional Turkish music...
, which the 2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...
winner Sertab Erener
Sertab Erener
Sertab Erener is a Turkish pop music singer and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music...
said was not the best choice. There were similar controversies in Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
which led to an eventual victory for Martin Vučić
Martin Vucic
Martin Vučić is a Macedonian Pop musician. He is the son of Macedonian-born Serb performer, Dragan Vučić.-Biography:...
. The Ukrainian song had to be changed because it would bring a political message to the people, and EBU stated that no politics could be involved in the contest. The entry for Serbia and Montenegro was also overshadowed by a scandal and an accusation of plagiarism. Portugal's entry, "Amar
Amar (song)
"Amar" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Portuguese and English by 2B.The song is an up-tempo number, with the duo singing about the great power of love....
", had had very poor sound quality, with the female singer's microphone failing many times on stage.
It is also notable that the programme lasted just short of 3.5 hours. This was mainly due to the extremely long voting procedure, where 39 countries voted, reading out every single score. Many people, including United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
commentator Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
, noticed this and commented about the marathon-like voting procedure, when Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
voted he stated "How more countries we got? What time is it?". Because the show overran so badly, the EBU changed the way the votes were announced in 2006 into a much shorter method, where only the top 3 scores were read out (the rest appeared on the scoreboard automatically).
Ruslana
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko is a World Music Award winning and MTV Europe Music Award nominated artist, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004....
was also intended to be a presenter for the show, but was pulled out before the contest for numerous reasons, including her poor English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
skills. She opened the contest, and did do a few brief interviews in the green room at a few different stages in the event.
Semi-final
The semi-final was held on 19 May 2005 at 21:00 (CETCentral European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
). 25 countries performed and all 39 participants voted.
Shaded countries qualified for the Eurovision Final
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
Global.Kryner Global Kryner Global Kryner is a six-piece Austrian folk group, consisting of clarinet player Christof Spörk, bass trombonist, tenor and yodeller Sebastian Fuchsberger, guitarist Edi Koehldorfer, trumpet player Karl Rossmann, accordion player Anton Sauprügl, and jazz vocalist Sabine Stieger... |
"Y así Y Así "Y así" was the Austrian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English and Spanish by Global Kryner.The song was performed first in the semi-final, preceding by Lithuania's Laura & The Lovers with "Little by Little"... " |
Like that | 21 | 30 | |
| 02 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Laura and The Lovers | "Little by Little" | — | 25 | 17 | |
| 03 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
2B 2B (band) 2B was a Portuguese band formed by Luciana Abreu and Rui Drummond. It represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev with the song "Amar" . The duo was formed exclusively to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest... |
"Amar Amar (song) "Amar" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Portuguese and English by 2B.The song is an up-tempo number, with the duo singing about the great power of love.... " |
To love | 17 | 51 | |
| 04 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova... |
Zdob şi Zdub Zdob si Zdub Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat... |
"Boonika Bate Toba" | Grandmamma beats the drum | 2 | 207 | |
| 05 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Walters and Kazha | "The War is not Over The War Is Not Over "The War Is Not Over" was the Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Walters & Kazha.The song is a gentle ballad with somewhat elliptical lyrics... " |
— | 10 | 85 | |
| 06 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Lise Darly Lise Darly Lise Darly is a French singer and was selected to represent Monaco in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.... |
"Tout de moi Tout De Moi "Tout de moi" was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in French by French singer Lise Darly.... " |
All of me | 24 | 22 | |
| 07 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... |
Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon is an Israeli pop/R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.-Early life:... |
"Hasheket Shenish'ar Hasheket Shenish'ar "HaSheket SheNish'ar" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hebrew and English by Shiri Maimon. The song was written by Eyal Shahar and Pini Aharonbayev and Ben Green.... " (השקט שנשאר) |
The silence that remains | 7 | 158 | |
| 08 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Angelica Agurbash Angelica Agurbash Angelica Agurbash , born May 17, 1970, is a Belarusian singer and former model perhaps most known for representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.... |
"Love me Tonight Love Me Tonight (song) This is an article about the Angelica Agurbash song, not to be confused with the 1932 hit by Jeanette MacDonald, nor the 1969 single by Tom Jones... " |
— | 13 | 67 | |
| 09 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Glennis Grace Glennis Grace Glennis Grace is a singer from the Netherlands who in 2005 won the national selection in the Netherlands for the Eurovision song contest 2005 for the nation. Grace's song was the ballad My Impossible Dream, but she did not advance the semifinal... |
"My Impossible Dream My Impossible Dream "My Impossible Dream" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Glennis Grace.The song is a ballad, with Grace telling her lover that they are "driftin' far apart" and thus that their relationship is coming to an end... " |
— | 14 | 53 | |
| 10 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Selma Selma Björnsdóttir Selma Björnsdóttir , also known as simply Selma, is an Icelandic singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"If I Had Your Love If I Had Your Love "If I Had Your Love" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Selma.The song is an up-tempo dance number, with Selma singing about what she would do "If I had your love". She claims that it would inspire her above all other things... " |
— | 16 | 52 | |
| 11 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Nuno Resende Nuno Resende Nuno Resende is a Portuguese-Belgian singer. Born in Porto, Portugal, he was a member of the group La Teuf, who finished sixth in the competition to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000. He was more successful solo in 2005, representing Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest... |
"Le grand soir Le Grand Soir "Le grand soir" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in French by Nuno Resende.The song was performed in the semi-final, as Belgium had not finished in the top 10 in the 2004 Contest. On the night, it was performed eleventh, following Iceland's Selma with "If I Had... " |
The big night | 22 | 29 | |
| 12 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Suntribe Suntribe Suntribe was an Estonian girl-band, composed entirely of students, which represented their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. The original four-strong line-up was Mari-Leen Kaselaan , Rebecca Kontus, Laura Põldvere and Jaanika Vilipo... |
"Let's Get Loud" | — | 20 | 31 | |
| 13 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Wig Wam Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... |
"In My Dreams" | — | 6 | 164 | |
| 14 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Luminiţa Anghel Luminita Anghel Luminiţa Anghel is a Romanian singer. Anghel, along with the percussion band Sistem, represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, with the song Let Me Try, where they were ranked third in the final, Romania's best ever result at Eurovision... and Sistem |
"Let Me Try Let Me Try "Let Me Try" was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Luminiţa Anghel and Sistem.The song is an up-tempo number in the eurodance style. Anghel addresses a lover, telling him that "I don't wanna say goodbye", implying throughout the lyric that their... " |
— | 1 | 235 | |
| 15 | Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... |
NOX Nox (band) Nox is a Hungarian pop band which mixes traditional Hungarian music with more modern sounds. To date, they have released 7 albums. The band has 2 fixed members - Szilvia Péter Szabó, and Tamás Nagy.-Eurovision performance:... |
"Forogj, világ! Forogj, Világ! Forogj, világ! was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hungarian by NOX.... " |
Spin, world | 5 | 167 | |
| 16 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Geir Rönning Geir Rönning Geir Rönning is a professional singer-songwriter from Ålesund, Norway. He later moved to the capital Oslo in the 1980s, and later on to Stockholm, Sweden, where he found opportunity to start a musical career. He later moved to Finland, which he represented in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005... |
"Why?" | — | 18 | 50 | |
| 17 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Martin Vučić Martin Vucic Martin Vučić is a Macedonian Pop musician. He is the son of Macedonian-born Serb performer, Dragan Vučić.-Biography:... |
"Make My Day Make My Day "Make My Day" was the Macedonian entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in English by Martin Vučić.The song is an up-tempo number, with Vučić telling his lover that he is tired of being mistreated by her and that he is prepared to end the relationship over this... " |
— | 9 | 97 | |
| 18 | Catalan Catalan language Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island... |
Marian van de Wal Marian van de Wal Marian van de Wal was the representative of Andorra at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine.Originally from the Netherlands, van de Wal runs a small hotel in the Andorran town of L'Aldosa. She entered Eurocasting 2005, and was one of three finalists selected to go to the country's... |
"La mirada interior La Mirada Interior "La mirada interior" , was the Andorran entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Catalan by Marian van de Wal. As Andorra's previous entry had not finished in the top ten, the song was performed in the semi-final.... " |
The inner glance | 23 | 27 | |
| 19 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja is a three-piece Estonian girl band which has enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria.... |
"Cool Vibes Cool Vibes "Cool Vibes" was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, sung by Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja. The song was composed by David Brandes and "Jane Tempest" , and was written by Bernd Meinunger, under the pseudonym "John O'Flynn".... " |
— | 8 | 114 | |
| 20 | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
Boris Novković Boris Novkovic Boris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager... feat Lado Members National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO was founded in 1949 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFRY as a professional national ensemble. LADO represents the rich and diverse regional musical and choreographic traditions of Croatia... |
"Vukovi umiru sami Vukovi umiru sami "Vukovi umiru sami" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Croatian by Boris Novković .... " |
Wolves die alone | 4 | 169 | |
| 21 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Kaffe Kaffe (band) Kaffe is a Bulgarian jazz band who represented their home country in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The group, who sung the song "Lorraine", finished 19th in the semi final.- Biography :... |
"Lorraine Lorraine (song) "Lorraine" was the debut entry for Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest, being performed in the semi-final of the 2005 edition of the Contest by Kaffe.... " |
— | 19 | 49 | |
| 22 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Donna and Joe Donna and Joseph McCaul Donna and Joseph McCaul , also known as The McCauls, are a sibling musical duo who represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, which was hosted by Kiev, Ukraine... |
"Love?" | — | 14 | 53 | |
| 23 | Slovene | Omar Naber Omar Naber Omar Naber , born Omar Kareem Naber , is a Slovenian singer and songwriter.He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His father was from Jordania, while his mother is Slovenian... |
"Stop Stop (Omar Naber song) "Stop" was the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, sung by Omar Naber and performed in Slovenian, despite its English title and the fact that there are two different English lyrics.... " |
— | 12 | 69 | |
| 24 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Jakob Sveistrup Jakob Sveistrup Jakob Sveistrup is a Danish singer. He entered the Danish music scene in 2003 as a competitor in the Danish televised talent contest Stjerne for en aften . He made it to the finals. Unusually, Sveistrup is not a professional singer — by day he teaches autistic children... |
"Talking to You Talking To You "Talking to You" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Jakob Sveistrup.The song was performed in Danish at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2005, titled "Tænder på dig" .... " |
— | 3 | 185 | |
| 25 | Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... , Russian Russian language Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics... |
Ivan and Delfin | "Czarna dziewczyna Czarna dziewczyna "Czarna dziewczyna" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Polish and Russian by Ivan & Delfin.... " |
Black-Haired Girl | 11 | 81 | |
Final
The finalists were:- the four automatic qualifiers FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
; - the top 10 countries from the 2004 final (other than the automatic qualifiers);
- the top 10 countries from the 2005 semi-final.
The final was held on 21 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
) and was won by Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
Final.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... |
NOX Nox (band) Nox is a Hungarian pop band which mixes traditional Hungarian music with more modern sounds. To date, they have released 7 albums. The band has 2 fixed members - Szilvia Péter Szabó, and Tamás Nagy.-Eurovision performance:... |
"Forogj, világ! Forogj, Világ! Forogj, világ! was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hungarian by NOX.... " |
Spin, World | 12 | 97 | |
| 02 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Javine Javine Hylton Javine Dionne Hylton , often known simply as Javine, is an English singer. She is most notable for representing the UK at Eurovision Song Contest 2005; beating competition favourite, model Katie Price, for the ticket to Kiev... |
"Touch My Fire Touch My Fire "Touch My Fire" is the fifth single by UK R&B star Javine. The single was the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest for 2005 and her first for Island Records. It was the first new material from Javine since her debut album, "Surrender", was released in 2004.The single reached the #18 in the UK... " |
- | 22 | 18 | |
| 03 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Chiara | "Angel Angel (Chiara song) "Angel" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Chiara.In contrast to the up-tempo styles dominating the Contest, the song is a solo love ballad. Chiara sings to her lover that, no matter what, she will be "your angel"... " |
- | 2 | 192 | |
| 04 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Luminiţa Anghel Luminita Anghel Luminiţa Anghel is a Romanian singer. Anghel, along with the percussion band Sistem, represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, with the song Let Me Try, where they were ranked third in the final, Romania's best ever result at Eurovision... and Sistem |
"Let Me Try Let Me Try "Let Me Try" was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Luminiţa Anghel and Sistem.The song is an up-tempo number in the eurodance style. Anghel addresses a lover, telling him that "I don't wanna say goodbye", implying throughout the lyric that their... " |
- | 3 | 158 | |
| 05 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Wig Wam Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... |
"In My Dreams" | - | 9 | 125 | |
| 06 | Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,... |
Gülseren Gülseren Gülseren Yıldırım Gomez , known on stage simply as Gülseren, is a Turkish born French singer, whose output covers a wide range of genres, including pop, Latin, techno and traditional Turkish music... |
"Rimi Rimi Ley Rimi Rimi Ley "Rimi Rimi Ley" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Turkish.In the final, it was performed sixth, following the Norwegian entry and preceding Moldova's Zdob şi Zdub with "Boonika bate doba"... " |
- | 13 | 92 | |
| 07 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova... |
Zdob şi Zdub Zdob si Zdub Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat... |
"Boonika bate doba" | Grandmamma Beats The Drum | 6 | 148 | |
| 08 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo Ledina Çelo is an Albanian singer and model.In December 2003 she hosted the Albanian national Final for the Eurovision Song Contest. One year later she participated herself and won with Nesër Shkoj, on the Eurovision she decided to sing in English with Tomorrow I Go... |
"Tomorrow I Go Tomorrow I Go "Tomorrow I Go" was the Albanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Ledina Çelo.As Albania had finished 7th in the final of the 2004 contest, the song was automatically qualified for the final... " |
- | 16 | 53 | |
| 09 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christoforou, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου , is a very famous Cypriot singer. He has sung for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, in 1996, 2002 and 2005.-The Years In Cyprus:... |
"Ela Ela (Come Baby) Ela Ela (Come Baby) "Ela Ela " was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Constantinos Christoforou.... " |
- | 18 | 46 | |
| 10 | Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
Son de Sol Son de Sol Son de Sol is a Spanish flamenco-pop band, made up of three sisters from Écija, Seville, Andalucía... |
"Brujería Brujería (Son de Sol song) "Brujería" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Spanish by Son de Sol.In the final, "Brujería" was performed tenth on the night, following Cyprus' Constantinos Christoforou with "Ela Ela " and preceding Israel's Shiri Maimon with "Hasheket Shenish'ar"... " |
Witchcraft | 21 | 28 | |
| 11 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... |
Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon is an Israeli pop/R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.-Early life:... |
"Hasheket Shenish'ar Hasheket Shenish'ar "HaSheket SheNish'ar" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hebrew and English by Shiri Maimon. The song was written by Eyal Shahar and Pini Aharonbayev and Ben Green.... " (השקט שנשאר) |
The Silence That Remains | 4 | 154 | |
| 12 | Montenegrin Montenegrin language Montenegrin is a name used for the Serbo-Croatian language as spoken by Montenegrins; it also refers to an incipient standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian used as the official language of Montenegro... |
No Name No Name (band) No Name was a Montenegrin pop group, best known for the controversies surrounding their participation in the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song "Zauvijek moja" , winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and... |
"Zauvijek moja Zauvijek moja "Zauvijek moja" is a pop song by Montenegrin band No Name which won the festivals Montevizija 2005 and Evropesma and so was selected to represent Serbia and Montenegro at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. No Name went directly to the finals, due to Serbia and Montenegro's second place the... " (Заувијек моја) |
Forever Mine | 7 | 137 | |
| 13 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Jakob Sveistrup Jakob Sveistrup Jakob Sveistrup is a Danish singer. He entered the Danish music scene in 2003 as a competitor in the Danish televised talent contest Stjerne for en aften . He made it to the finals. Unusually, Sveistrup is not a professional singer — by day he teaches autistic children... |
"Talking to You Talking To You "Talking to You" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Jakob Sveistrup.The song was performed in Danish at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2005, titled "Tænder på dig" .... " |
- | 9 | 125 | |
| 14 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Martin Stenmarck Martin Stenmarck Martin Olof Jon Stenmarck is a Swedish singer and voice actor. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with Las Vegas, finishing 19th with 30 points.... |
"Las Vegas Las Vegas (song) "Las Vegas" performed by Martin Stenmarck, was the winning song for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2005. The song managed to finish 2nd as the best result at Svensktoppen and 1st at the Swedish singles chart. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine the song finished 19th of the 24... " |
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| 15 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Martin Vučić Martin Vucic Martin Vučić is a Macedonian Pop musician. He is the son of Macedonian-born Serb performer, Dragan Vučić.-Biography:... |
"Make My Day Make My Day "Make My Day" was the Macedonian entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in English by Martin Vučić.The song is an up-tempo number, with Vučić telling his lover that he is tired of being mistreated by her and that he is prepared to end the relationship over this... " |
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| 16 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Ukrainian Ukrainian language Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet.... |
GreenJolly GreenJolly GreenJolly is a Ukrainian rap band most widely known for their song, Razom nas bahato, nas ne podolaty, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004.-History:... |
"Razom nas bahato Razom Nas Bahato, Nas Ne Podolaty "Razom Nas Bahato, Nas Ne Podolaty" is a hip-hop song by GreenJolly, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004. The literal translation of the song title is "Together we are many! We cannot be defeated!"... " (Разом нас багато) |
Together We Are Many | 19 | 30 | |
| 17 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Gracia Baur | "Run & Hide Run & Hide Run & Hide was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Gracia.As Germany is a member of the "Big Four" , the song had pre-qualified for the final of that year's Contest - Germany had also finished in the top ten at the previous Contest, had that been required... " |
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| 18 | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
Boris Novković Boris Novkovic Boris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager... & Lado Members National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO was founded in 1949 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFRY as a professional national ensemble. LADO represents the rich and diverse regional musical and choreographic traditions of Croatia... |
"Vukovi umiru sami Vukovi umiru sami "Vukovi umiru sami" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Croatian by Boris Novković .... " |
Wolves Die Alone | 11 | 115 | |
| 19 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou Eleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a... |
"My Number One My Number One As Greece had finished the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in third place, the song was pre-qualified for the final in 2005. Thus, it was performed nineteenth on the night, following Croatia's Boris Novković and Lado with "Vukovi umiru sami" and preceding Russia's Natalia Podolskaya with "Nobody Hurt... " |
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| 20 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Natalia Podolskaya Natalia Podolskaya Natalia Podolskaya is a Belarusian singer that performed for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 21, 2005 and was ranked #15. In 2008 she became a Russian citizen.-Early years:Natalia was born in 1982 in Mogilev, Belarus... |
"Nobody Hurt No One Nobody Hurt No One "Nobody Hurt No One" was the Russian entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in English by Natalia Podolskaya.On the night of the final the song was performed 20th, following Greece's Helena Paparizou with "My Number One" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Feminnem with "Call Me"... " |
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| 21 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Feminnem Feminnem Feminnem is a girl group from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 and Croatia in 2010.... |
"Call Me Call Me (Feminnem song) "Call Me" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Feminnem.As Bosnia-Herzegovina had pre-qualified for the final, the song was performed twenty-first in the final... " |
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| 22 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja is a three-piece Estonian girl band which has enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria.... |
"Cool Vibes Cool Vibes "Cool Vibes" was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, sung by Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja. The song was composed by David Brandes and "Jane Tempest" , and was written by Bernd Meinunger, under the pseudonym "John O'Flynn".... " |
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| 23 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over The War Is Not Over "The War Is Not Over" was the Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Walters & Kazha.The song is a gentle ballad with somewhat elliptical lyrics... " |
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| 24 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Ortal | "Chacun pense à soi Chacun Pense À Soi "Chacun pense à soi" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in French by Ortal.... " |
Everyone Thinks of Themselves | 23 | 11 | |
Note that Serbia and Montenegro withdrew from the 2006 contest and so their automatic spot in the final was given to Croatia.
Voting during the final
The semi-finalist countries who did not qualify for the final gave their votes first, in order by performing order. Then, all the finalists gave their votes, in order of performance.Score sheet
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. In the final this affected Monaco, Andorra and Moldova but in the semi final, Andorra, Monaco and Albania all used the backup jury for this reason.Semi-final
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| Lithuania | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 51 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 207 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Latvia | 85 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 158 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Belarus | 67 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 53 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 52 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 31 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 164 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 235 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Hungary | 167 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Finland | 50 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 97 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andorra | 27 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 114 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Croatia | 169 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 49 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 53 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 69 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 185 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | 81 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
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| United Kingdom | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 192 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 158 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Norway | 125 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 92 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 148 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Albania | 53 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | 46 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 154 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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| Denmark | 125 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FYR Macedonia | 52 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 115 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 230 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Russia | 57 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 128 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 153 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| France | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 10 | Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
Albania Albania Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... , Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... , Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
| 3 | Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... , Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... , Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... , Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
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| Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
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| Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... |
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 2 | Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
| Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... , Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
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| Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
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| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
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| Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| 1 | Albania Albania Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea... |
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| Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
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| Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the... |
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| Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
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Commentators
- Leon MenkshiLeon Menkshi
Leon Menkshi is a famous Albanian TV personality. Leon is a professional Journalist and one of Albania's outstanding and charming news anchors; he is also known as a radio host and interviewer...
- Meri Picart & Josep Lluís Trabal - Andi Knoll
Andi Knoll
Andreas Knoll is a Austrian Radio and television presenter.Since the 1999 Contest, Knoll following Ernst Grissemann has been the Austrian commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest and since 2002 Knoll has hosted the Austrian Heat for the Eurovision...
(ORF2
ORF2
ORF2 is an Austrian television channel owned by ORF.ORF2 was launched on 11 September 1961 as a technical test programme. Since 1970, ORF2 broadcasts on seven days a week. Today it is one of the three public TV channels in Austria.Where as ORF1 focuses on tv series and movies, ORF2 broadcasts...
) - Denis Kurian - Jean-Pierre Hautier
Jean-Pierre Hautier
Jean-Pierre Hautier is a Belgian television presenter and broadcaster for RTBFHautier is known for his long time commentary for RTBF viewers on the Eurovision Song Contest which he has done since the 1994 Contest after the regular commentator Claude Delacroix got promoted to the head of Belgian...
(French, La Une
La Une
La Une is a Belgian national television channel, owned and operated by RTBF.- INR :The Institut National de Radiodiffusion began experimental television in Belgium on 2 June 1953, with the crowning of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
), André Vermeulen
André Vermeulen
André Leopold Adiel Vermeulen is a Belgian/Flemish journalist and television personality for VRT.Since the 1991 Contest, Vermeulen following Luc Appermont has been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest...
& Anja Daems (Dutch, één
EEN
EEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack.* Emerald Energy, an oil company...
) - Dejan Kukric (BHT1) - Elena Rosberg & Georgi Kushvaliev - Aleksandar "Aco" Kostadinov - Evi Papamichail (RIK 1
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of...
) - Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius is a Danish radio and TV personality that is best known for his work in connection with the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a host and commentator...
(DR1
DR1
DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week....
) - Marko Reikop - Jaana Pelkonen
Jaana Pelkonen
Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998...
, Heikki Paasonen & Asko Murtomäki (YLE TV1
YLE TV1
YLE TV1 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Finnish public broadcaster Yleisradio. It is the first and oldest Television channel in Finland. More than 70% of channel's programs are documentaries, news or educative programmes...
) - Julien Lepers
Julien Lepers
Julien Lepers is the stage name of Ronan Lepers, a French television and radio host.He was born in Paris.He is known for hosting Questions pour un champion since 1988, the French version of Going for Gold.-Notes:...
& Guy Carlier (France 3
France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
, Final) / Peggy Olmi (France 4
France 4
France 4 is a french public channel owned by France Télévisions, dedicated to the entertainment. At first named Festival, the channel took its current name in 2005, to mark better its membership to the group France Télévisions...
, Semi-Final), André Torrent (France Bleu
France Bleu
France Bleu is a network of 43 local and regional radio stations in France. National programming from Paris is relayed by local and regional stations supplemented with local news and content. It is part of the public broadcaster Radio France...
, final) - Peter Urban
Peter Urban
Peter Urban is a German musician and radio host.Since the 1997 Contest, Urban following Jan Hofer has been the German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. Due to illness in 2009, Urban was unable to commentate on the 2009 Contest, with Tim Frühling filling in, however returning to...
(All, Das Erste
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
), Ina Müller & Steffi Neu (Final, NDR Radio 2
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...
/WDR 1LIVE
1LIVE
1LIVE is a radio network by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk public broadcasting corporation in Germany. It specialises in popular music aimed at the 14-39 age bracket. The average age of listeners is 34.- History :...
)
- Alexandra Pascalidou
Alexandra Pascalidou
Alexandra Pascalidou is a Swedish journalist, television hostess and author. She is also a frequent lecturer, discussion leader and human rights activist....
(NET
New Hellenic Television
New Hellenic Television , branded as NET, is the second television network of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , the public broadcaster of Greece. It is mainly a news and information channel that broadcasts daily newscasts with national and international news, documentaries, talkshows, current...
) - Zsuzsa Demcsák, András Fáber & Dávid Szántó - Gísli Marteinn Baldursson (Sjónvarpið) - Marty Whelan
Marty Whelan
Martin 'Marty' Whelan is a Jacob's Award-winning Irish radio and television personality currently working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Frequently seen and heard on RTÉ radio and television, he has presented a variety of shows...
(All, RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
), Ronan Collins
Ronan Collins
Ronan Collins is an Irish radio and television presenter. His radio show on RTÉ Radio 1 has been running for many years. He began his national radio career on RTÉ Radio 2, having worked on pirate radio. He presented the celebrity game show Play the Game from 1984 to 1995...
(All, RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
) - No commentator - Kārlis Streips - Darius Užkuraitis - Milanka Rasic - Eileen Montesin
Eileen Montesin
Eileen Montesin is a Maltese actor and television personality who appeared on Super One television's Undercover and KC....
- TBC - Bernard Montiel & Génie Godula (TMC Monte Carlo) - Willem van Beusekom
Willem van Beusekom
Willem Jacobus Marius van Beusekom was a Dutch broadcaster and television presenter. He was also active as a radio DJ and especially enjoyed fame as a Dutch television commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, which he did from 1987 to 2005. His last position until his death was that of NPS...
& Cornald Maas
Cornald Maas
Cornald Maas is a Dutch television presenter who has been known for presenting talk shows in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Frans Maas-Early career:...
(Nederland 2
Nederland 2
Nederland 2 is a Dutch television channel, one of three alongside Nederland 1 and Nederland 3. It was established in October 1964 and tends to broadcast sports, light entertainment, news and current affairs programming....
), Hijlco Span & Ron Stoeltie (Radio 3FM
3FM
3FM is a Dutch radio station on the NPO which broadcasts popular music. It can be compared with BBC Radio 1.-History:3FM was created as Hilversum 3 by minister Maarten Vrolijk on 11 October 1965, to counterbalance the popular offshore station Radio Veronica...
) - Jostein Pedersen
Jostein Pedersen
Jostein Pedersen is a Norwegian musical journalist and reporter, television commentator and "music intelligencia". He was the Norwegian commentator to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, and from 1996 to 2005. Since then he has covered the Song Contest on VG's web TV channel...
(NRK1
NRK1
NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel...
)
- Artur Orzech (TVP1) - Eládio Clímaco (RTP1) - Andreea Demirgian (TVR2) - Yuri Aksyuta & Yelena Batinova (Channel One
Channel One (Russia)
Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...
) - Duška Vučinić-Lučić & Mladen Popović (Serbian, RTS1), Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković (semi-final & final) & Danijel Popović (final) (Montenegrin, TVCG 2
RTCG
Radio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting organization of Montenegro...
) - Mojca Mavec - Beatriz Pécker (TVE1) - Pekka Heino (SVT1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
) - Sandra Studer
Sandra Studer
Sandra Simo was the Swiss singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991.She was placed fifth in Rome with the song Canzone per te. She is now a major Swiss television personality, under her real name Sandra Studer. Simo had previously appeared in the 1990 Swiss Eurovision heat with the song "Lo so"...
(German, SF1
SF1
SF1 may refer to:* SF1 , a human gene* SF 1, a Swiss television channel* the first game in the Star Fox series* Steroidogenic factor 1...
), Jean-Marc Richard & Marie-Thérèse Porchet (French, TSR2
TSR2
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), Daniela Tami & Claudio Lazzarino (Italian, TSI 1
TSI 1
RSI La 1 is one of two television channels produced by Radiotelevisione Svizzera di lingua Italiana for the Italian-speaking community of Switzerland...
) - Bülend Özveren
Bülend Özveren
Bülend Özveren is a Turkish television presenter and sport speaker. He completed his secondary education from Lycée Saint-Benoît and higher education from Galatasaray High School. He graduated from Istanbul University, faculty of Law. He started to work at TRT on 31 July 1965. For a long time he...
(TRT 1
TRT 1
TRT 1 is the first Turkish national television station. It launched on January 31 , 1968.-Introduction:TRT 1, the first television channel in Turkey, started their test transmissions on January 31, 1968, and commenced full national broadcasts in December 1971. It was the only channel in Turkey...
) - Oles Kruglyakov (First National TV Channel), Olena Zelinchenko (Final, National Radio
Radio Ukraine
The National Radio Company of Ukraine is the publicly-funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine.- Current broadcasting :The National Radio Company of Ukraine broadcasts 97.5 hours daily on its three home channels and "Radio Ukraine International"...
) - Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
(Final, BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
), Paddy O'Connell
Paddy O'Connell
Guy Patrick Bennett O'Connell , known as Paddy O'Connell, is an English television and radio presenter, working mainly for the BBC....
(Semi final, BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
), Ken Bruce
Ken Bruce
Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, which is broadcast on weekdays from 9:30am until 12 noon.-Early life and career:...
(Final, BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
)
Spokespersons
Each country appointed a spokesperson to announce the points of each country.- Zhani Ciko - Ruth Gumbau - Dodo Roscic - Elena Ponomareva - Armelle - Ana Mirjana Račanović
Ana Mirjana Racanovic
Ana Mirjana Račanović-Jevtić is pageant model who was Miss Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2001 and competed at the Miss World contest of the same year. Her hometown is Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- Evgenia Atanasova - Barbara Kolar - Melani Steliou - Gry Johansen
Gry Johansen
Gry Johansen-Meilstrup is a Danish singer who represented her country in Eurovision Song Contest 1983. She performed the song "Kloden drejer" . The song was placed seventeenth out of twenty. Johansen made further bids for Eurovision glory when she participated in the Danish national selection...
- Maarja-Liis Ilus
Maarja-Liis Ilus
Maarja-Liis Ilus, sometimes better known by her performing name Maarja is a pop musician. Maarja has achieved some chart success in a number of countries across Europe and Asia...
- Jari Sillanpää
Jari Sillanpää
Jari Sillanpää a Finnish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fourth-best-selling music artist and best-selling solo artist in Finland....
- Marie Myriam
Marie Myriam
Marie Myriam is a French singer of Portuguese origins...
(Winner of the Contest in 1977) - Thomas Hermanns
Thomas Hermanns
Thomas Hermanns is a German TV-presenter, director, TV-author and comedian. He is known for his comedy-show Quatsch Comedy Club....
- Alexis Kostalas - Zsuzsa Demcsák - Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic television personality, actress, and former Miss Iceland.-Biography:Ragnhildur began her gymnastics career in 1991, and was recognised as the 1998 Best Gymnast. Ragnhildur is the co-host of Sjónvarpið's top-rated primetime news/talk show Kastljós...
- Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
(Winner of the Contest in 1970) - Dana Herman - Marija Naumova
Marija Naumova
Marija Naumova is a Latvian singer. Under the stage name Marie N, she sings a broad range of music ranging from pop to musical theatre and jazz, and has recorded several albums, with songs in Latvian, French, English, Russian and Portuguese...
(Winner of the Contest in 2002) - Rolandas Vilkončius - Karolina Gočeva
Karolina Goceva
Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively...
- Valerie Vella - Elena Camerzan - Anne Allegrini - Nance
Nancy Coolen
Nancy Anna Francina Coolen, known as Nance is a Dutch TV host who was previously the lead-singer of a Eurodance group called Twenty 4 Seven....
- Ingvild Helljesen
- Maciej Orłoś - Isabel Angelino - Berti Barbera - Yana Churikova
Yana Churikova
Yana Churikova is a Russian journalist and television host who worked on MTV Russia before moving to Channel One, where she hosted seven seasons of the Star Factory show. She has also gained publicity across Europe and the world for presenting the results of the Russian televote at the Eurovision...
- Nina Radulović
Nina Radulovic
Nina Radulović is a Serbian television presenter on Prva TV. She is best known for her hosting duties on “The Stars Sing for Them” and Survivor Srbija on the FOX Serbia network...
- Katarina Čas - Ainhoa Arbizu - Annika Jankell - Cécile Bähler - Meltem Ersan Yazgan - Maria Orlova - Cheryl Baker
Cheryl Baker
Cheryl Baker is an English television presenter and singer. She is most famous for being a member of 1980s pop group Bucks Fizz, and has performed for the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, winning it the second time.-Early career:After leaving school and a series of secretarial jobs, Cheryl...
(Winner of the Contest in 1981 as part of Bucks Fizz)
Returning artists
Four artists who had previously taken part in the contest returned in 2005, giving both success and failure: GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
's Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou
Eleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a...
and Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
's Chiara both returned after coming third in previous contests (in 2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
and 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...
respectively), and made up the top two places in the final. The Cypriot
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
entry Constantinos Christoforou
Constantinos Christoforou
Constantinos Christoforou, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου , is a very famous Cypriot singer. He has sung for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, in 1996, 2002 and 2005.-The Years In Cyprus:...
returned after coming ninth in 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
and sixth in 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
(as a member of the group One
One (band)
ONE was a boy band that first appeared in 1999, recognized as both Greece and Cyprus's very first boy band. The band was formed by leading Cypriot-Greek composer Giorgos Theofanous who got them signed with Minos EMI and wrote all their music and lyrics, and consisted of Constantinos Christoforou,...
), however he wasn't able to replicate his past success, placing 18th in the final. Selma
Selma Björnsdóttir
Selma Björnsdóttir , also known as simply Selma, is an Icelandic singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest....
returned for Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
after being runner-up in 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...
, however she too failed to replicate her past success, failing to qualify from the semi-final.
| Artist | Country | Previous Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christoforou, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου , is a very famous Cypriot singer. He has sung for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, in 1996, 2002 and 2005.-The Years In Cyprus:... |
1996 Eurovision Song Contest 1996 The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear... , 2002 Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.... (part of One One (band) ONE was a boy band that first appeared in 1999, recognized as both Greece and Cyprus's very first boy band. The band was formed by leading Cypriot-Greek composer Giorgos Theofanous who got them signed with Minos EMI and wrote all their music and lyrics, and consisted of Constantinos Christoforou,... ) |
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| Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou Eleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a... |
2001 Eurovision Song Contest 2001 The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm... (part of Antique Antique (duo) Antique was a Greek singing duo consisting of Elena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis originating from Sweden which combined Greek popular music and lyrics with a Nordic dance pop beat. Both Paparizou and Panagiotidis were born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents... ) |
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| Selma Selma Björnsdóttir Selma Björnsdóttir , also known as simply Selma, is an Icelandic singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest.... |
1999 Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center... |
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| Chiara | 1998 Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson... |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2005, Kiev - The albumEurovision Song Contest 2005 (compilation)Eurovision Song Contest Kiev 2005 is the official compilation album of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. Released in May 2005 across Europe, the album contains all 39 semi-final and final entries, including the winning Elena Paparizou's "My Number One", Wig Wam's "In My Dreams", Vanilla Ninja's...
- The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History by John Kennedy O'ConnorJohn Kennedy O'ConnorJohn Kennedy O'Connor is an author, entertainment and political commentator, based in the United States. Born in North London, United Kingdom, he has written, reported and broadcast for numerous media organizations, as well as writing, creating and producing media events for a number of...
. Carlton Books, UK ISBN 978-1844429943