United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2005 | ||||
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Selection date(s) | 5 March 2005 | |||
Selected entrant | Javine | |||
Selected song | "Touch My Fire" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 22nd, 18 points | |||
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Touch My Fire" written by Javine Hylton, John Themis and Jonathan Shalit. The song was performed by Javine. The British entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected via the national final Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2005, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Five acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.
As a member of the "
Background
Prior to the 2005 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-seven times.
The British national broadcaster, BBC, broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 on 28 July 2004.[2] BBC has traditionally organised a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs to choose the British entry for Eurovision. For their 2005 entry, the broadcaster announced that a national final involving a public vote would be held to select United Kingdom's entry.[3]
Before Eurovision
Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2005
Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2005 was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Five acts competed in a televised show on 5 March 2005 held at the
Competing entries
The BBC collaborated with record label
Final
Five acts competed in the televised final on 5 March 2005. In addition to their performances, guest performers included previous Eurovision Song Contest winner Ruslana, who won the contest for Ukraine in 2004 with the song "Wild Dances", and Sonia, who represented the United Kingdom in 1993 with the song "Better the Devil You Know".[10]
A panel of experts provided feedback regarding the songs during the show. The panel consisted of
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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1 | Javine | "Touch My Fire" |
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116 | 1 |
2 | Tricolore | "Brand New Day" |
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58 | 4 |
3 | Gina G | "Flashback" |
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20 | 5 |
4 | Andy Scott-Lee | "Guardian Angel" | 61 | 3 | |
5 | Katie Price | "Not Just Anybody" | Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew, Nicky Graham) | 101 | 2 |
Draw | Song | Televoting Regions | Online vote |
Mobiles and SMS |
Total | ||||||
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Northern Ireland |
Northern England |
Scotland | Wales | South West England |
Midlands | South East England | |||||
1 | "Touch My Fire" | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 116 |
2 | "Brand New Day" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 58 |
3 | "Flashback" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
4 | "Guardian Angel" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 61 |
5 | "Not Just Anybody" | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 101 |
Spokespersons | |||||||||||
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12 points
N. | Song | Regions giving 12 points |
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6 | Touch My Fire | Midlands, Northern England, Northern Ireland, South West England, South East England, Wales |
1 | Not Just Anybody | Scotland |
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
In the United Kingdom, the semi-final was broadcast on BBC Three with commentary by Paddy O'Connell, while the final was televised on BBC One with commentary by Terry Wogan and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Ken Bruce. The British spokesperson, who announced the British votes during the final, was Cheryl Baker who won the competition for the United Kingdom at the 1981 contest as part of the group Bucks Fizz.[14]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by the United Kingdom in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Ireland in the semi-final and to Greece in the final of the contest.
Points awarded to the United Kingdom
Score | Country |
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | Ireland |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | Cyprus |
4 points | Malta |
3 points | |
2 points | |
1 point | Turkey |
Points awarded by the United Kingdom
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References
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- ^ Shahin, Kemal (28 July 2004). "British Academy no longer guaranteed a place in 2005 selection". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (26 October 2004). "Same formula for United Kingdom in 2005". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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- ^ Phillips, Roel (5 March 2005). "Time for Making Your Mind Up". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Performer and co-writer Javine Hylton". bbc.co.uk. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (26 January 2006). "BBC clarifies Sold on Song role". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Shahin, Kemal (31 December 2004). "BASCA sends 5 songs from 530 to BBC". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "BBC reveals line-up for Saturday's final". Esctoday. 1 March 2005.
- ^ Royston, Benny (6 March 2005). "Javine to represent the United Kingdom". Esctoday. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2005: From Kiev on Saturday 21 May". bbc.co.uk. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Javine is voted UK entry for Eurovision 2005". bbc.co.uk. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.