 The final took place on 2 March 2005 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Moran Atias and Didi Harrari.Fourteen songs competed and the winner was determined by a combination of the votes from five regional juries (50%) and five televoting regions (50%).Because Israel failed to qualify in 2004 Shiri had to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, at ESC, the song was presented in English and Hebrew.