"Eurovision 2005" redirects here. For the junior contest, see Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Awakening
Dates
Semi-final
19 May 2005 (2005-05-19)
Final
21 May 2005 (2005-05-21)
Host
Venue
Palace of Sports Kyiv, Ukraine
Presenter(s)
Maria Efrosinina
Pavlo Shylko
Directed by
Sven Stojanovic
Executive supervisor
Svante Stockselius
Executive producer
Pavlo Grytsak
Host broadcaster
National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU)
Website
eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005
Participants
Number of entries
39
Number of finalists
24
Debuting countries
Bulgaria
Moldova
Returning countries
Hungary
Non-returning countries
None
Participation map
Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-final Countries that participated in the past but not in 2005
Vote
Voting system
Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
Winning song
Greece
"My Number One"
2004 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2006
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the 2004 contest with the song "Wild Dances" by Ruslana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), the contest was held at the Palace of Sports, and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May, and a final on 21 May 2005. The two live shows were presented by Ukrainian television presenters Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko.
Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, three more than the previous record of thirty-six, that took part the year before. Bulgaria and Moldova made their first participation this year, while Hungary returned to the contest after a six-year absence, having last taken part in 1998.
The winner was Greece with the song "My Number One", performed by Helena Paparizou and written by Manos Psaltakis, Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou. This was Greece's first victory in the contest after 31 years of participation. Malta, Romania, Israel and Latvia rounded out the top five. Malta equalled their best result from 2002, while Romania achieved their best result in their Eurovision history. Unusually, all "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom) ended up as the "Last Four", all placing in the bottom four positions in the final.
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