Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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Latvia
and Latvijas Televīzija (LTV)
held a national final to choose who would represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
. On February 26, 2005, the Latvian public, along with an expert jury, chose Valters & Kaža
with "The War Is Not Over
" as the 2005 entry. It placed tenth in the semi-final and fifth at the Eurovision Final.
, hosted by Elvis Jansons & Ija Circene. Before the final there were two semi-finals on January 29 and February 5. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner. Valters & Kaža
won the event with "The War Is Not Over
". The song is written and composed by Mārtiņš Freimanis
.
The spokesperson who revealed Latvia's votes for other countries was the 2002 Contest
winner and 2003 Contest
host Marie N.
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...
and Latvijas Televīzija (LTV)
Latvijas Televizija
Latvijas Televīzija is the state-owned public service broadcasting television company in Latvia.The company is funded by grant-in-aid from the Latvian government , and gaining the rest from showing television commercials . Although moving LTV to licence fee funding has long been debated, this has...
held a national final to choose who would represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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,...
. On February 26, 2005, the Latvian public, along with an expert jury, chose Valters & Kaža
Valters & Kaža
Valters and Kaža, sometimes spelt Walters and Kazha is a Latvian duo who represented their homeland in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The slow ballad-like song, "The War Is Not Over", finished in 5th place despite having a considerably large lead at some point during the voting...
with "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...
" as the 2005 entry. It placed tenth in the semi-final and fifth at the Eurovision Final.
National final
The Latvian Final was held on February 26 in VentspilsVentspils
Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port...
, hosted by Elvis Jansons & Ija Circene. Before the final there were two semi-finals on January 29 and February 5. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner. Valters & Kaža
Valters & Kaža
Valters and Kaža, sometimes spelt Walters and Kazha is a Latvian duo who represented their homeland in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The slow ballad-like song, "The War Is Not Over", finished in 5th place despite having a considerably large lead at some point during the voting...
won the event with "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...
". The song is written and composed by Mārtiņš Freimanis
Mārtiņš Freimanis
Mārtiņš Freimanis was a Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality.Freimanis was born in Liepāja, but spent his childhood in Aizpute...
.
| № | Song | Singer | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "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... " |
Valters & Kaža Valters & Kaža Valters and Kaža, sometimes spelt Walters and Kazha is a Latvian duo who represented their homeland in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. The slow ballad-like song, "The War Is Not Over", finished in 5th place despite having a considerably large lead at some point during the voting... |
28214 | 1st |
| 2 | "In the Heat of the Night" | Ksenija | 8308 | 3rd |
| 3 | "Sing it! Swing it!" | Agnese & Intars | 20318 | 2nd |
At Eurovision
At Eurovision, "The War Is Not Over" qualified for the final by placing tenth in the semi-final. At the Contest final, it placed fifth with 153 points.The spokesperson who revealed Latvia's votes for other countries was the 2002 Contest
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....
winner and 2003 Contest
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...
host Marie N.