Contest year
- Host City
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Venue
- Palace of Sports
- Final Date
- May 19, 2005
- Entries
- 39
- The 2005 contest set a participation record with 39 countries, including first-time entrants Bulgaria and Moldova and a return for Hungary, while intended newcomers Czech Republic and especially Lebanon withdrew; Lebanon pulled out after selecting an entry because broadcasting Israel and enabling votes for it conflicted with Lebanese law.
- Kyiv preparations were marked by rushed venue renovations and widespread hotel booking cancellations after organisers sought control of room allocations.
- It was the first edition broadcast in widescreen 16:9, and televoting introduced a minimum-vote threshold, triggering jury backups in several countries.
- Greece won its first title, while all “Big Four” finished in the bottom four.
- via Wikipedia
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Helena Paparizou My Number One | 1 | 230 |
| | Chiara Angel | 2 | 192 |
| | Luminita Anghel & Sistem Let Me Try | 3 | 158 |
| | Shiri Maymon Hasheket shenish'ar | 4 | 154 |
| | Walters & Kazha The War Is Not Over | 5 | 153 |
| | Zdob și Zdub Boonika Bate Doba | 6 | 148 |
| | No Name Zauvijek Moja | 7 | 137 |
| | Vanilla Ninja Cool Vibes | 8 | 128 |
| | Wig Wam In My Dreams | 9 | 125 |
| | Jakob Sveistrup Talking To You | 9 | 125 |
| | Boris Novkovic feat. Lado members Vukovi umiru sami | 11 | 115 |
| | NOX Forogj világ | 12 | 97 |
| | Gülseren Rimi Rimi Ley | 13 | 92 |
| | Feminnem Call Me | 14 | 79 |
| | Natalia Podolskaya Nobody Hurt No One | 15 | 57 |
| | Ledina Celo Tomorrow I Go | 16 | 53 |
| | Martin Vučić Make My Day | 17 | 52 |
| | Constantinos Christoforou Ela ela | 18 | 46 |
| | Martin Stenmarck Las Vegas | 19 | 30 |
| | Greenjolly Razom Nas Bahato | 19 | 30 |
| | Son de sol Brujería | 21 | 28 |
| | Javine Touch My Fire | 22 | 18 |
| | Ortal Chacun pense à soi | 23 | 11 |
| | Gracia Run & Hide | 24 | 4 |
| | Glennis Grace My Impossible Dream | — | — |
| | Nuno Resende Le grand soir | — | — |
| | Angelica Agurbash Love Me Tonight | — | — |
| | Donna & Joseph McCaul Love? | — | — |
| | Ivan & Delfin Czarna Dziewczyna | — | — |
| | Omar Naber Stop | — | — |
| | Marian van de Wal La mirada interior | — | — |
| | Global.Kryner Y así | — | — |
| | Kaffe Lorraine | — | — |
| | Geir Rönning Why | — | — |
| | Laura and the Lovers Little By Little | — | — |
| | Lise Darly Tout de moi | — | — |
| | 2B Amar | — | — |
| | Selma Björnsdóttir If I Had Your Love | — | — |
| | Suntribe Let's Get Loud | — | — |