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
Presenters
Maria Efrosinina, Pavlo Shylko
Winner
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | Helena Paparizou My Number One | 1 | 230 |
 Malta | Chiara Angel | 2 | 192 |
 Romania | Luminita Anghel & Sistem Let Me Try | 3 | 158 |
 Israel | Shiri Maymon Hasheket shenish'ar | 4 | 154 |
 Latvia | Walters & Kazha The War Is Not Over | 5 | 153 |
 Moldova | Zdob și Zdub Boonika Bate Doba | 6 | 148 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | No Name Zauvijek Moja | 7 | 137 |
 Switzerland | Vanilla Ninja Cool Vibes | 8 | 128 |
 Norway | Wig Wam In My Dreams | 9 | 125 |
 Denmark | Jakob Sveistrup Talking To You | 9 | 125 |
 Croatia | Boris Novkovic feat. Lado members Vukovi umiru sami | 11 | 115 |
 Hungary | NOX Forogj világ | 12 | 97 |
 Turkey | Gülseren Rimi Rimi Ley | 13 | 92 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Feminnem Call Me | 14 | 79 |
 Russia | Natalia Podolskaya Nobody Hurt No One | 15 | 57 |
 Albania | Ledina Celo Tomorrow I Go | 16 | 53 |
 North Macedonia | Martin Vučić Make My Day | 17 | 52 |
 Cyprus | Constantinos Christoforou Ela ela | 18 | 46 |
 Sweden | Martin Stenmarck Las Vegas | 19 | 30 |
 Ukraine | Greenjolly Razom Nas Bahato | 19 | 30 |
 Spain | Son de sol Brujería | 21 | 28 |
 United Kingdom | Javine Touch My Fire | 22 | 18 |
 France | Ortal Chacun pense à soi | 23 | 11 |
 Germany | Gracia Run & Hide | 24 | 4 |
 Netherlands | Glennis Grace My Impossible Dream | — | — |
 Belgium | Nuno Resende Le grand soir | — | — |
 Belarus | Angelica Agurbash Love Me Tonight | — | — |
 Ireland | Donna & Joseph McCaul Love? | — | — |
 Poland | Ivan & Delfin Czarna Dziewczyna | — | — |
 Slovenia | Omar Naber Stop | — | — |
 Andorra | Marian van de Wal La mirada interior | — | — |
 Austria | Global.Kryner Y así | — | — |
 Bulgaria | Kaffe Lorraine | — | — |
 Finland | Geir Rönning Why | — | — |
 Lithuania | Laura and the Lovers Little By Little | — | — |
 Monaco | Lise Darly Tout de moi | — | — |
 Portugal | 2B Amar | — | — |
 Iceland | Selma Björnsdóttir If I Had Your Love | — | — |
 Estonia | Suntribe Let's Get Loud | — | — |