Eurovision Song Contest 2005
eurovision song contest th edition eurovision song contest took place kyiv ukraine following country victory contest song wild dance ruslana organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster national television company ukraine ntu contest held palace sport consisted semifinal may final may two live show presented ukrainian television presenter maria efrosinina pavlo shylko thirtynine country participated contest three previous record thirtysix took part year bulgaria moldova made first participation year hungary returned contest sixyear absence last taken part winner greece song number one performed helena paparizou written manos psaltakis christos dantis natalia germanou greece first victory contest year participation malta romania israel latvia rounded top five malta equalled best result romania achieved best result eurovision history unusually big four country france germany spain united kingdom ended last four placing bottom four position final kyiv capital largest city ukraine located north central part country dnieper palace sport multipurpose indoor arena confirmed official host venue september however order host contest facility brought standard required european broadcasting union ebu end december work began renovation hall approximately million franc allocated renovation work finished april however completed beginning may arena could accommodate seated spectator additionally press delegate catered hotel room scarce contest organiser asked ukrainian government put block booking control official delegation allocation tour package led many people hotel booking cancelled organizer hoped hosting eurovision would boost ukraine image abroad increase tourism country new government hoped would also give modest boost longterm goal acquiring european union membership thirtynine country participated contest hungary returned contest sixyear absence last competing bulgaria moldova competed contest first time active ebu member czech broadcaster čt initially applied participate contest however broadcaster reconsidered débuting contest later withdrew application lebanese broadcaster télé liban initially confirmed lebanon début contest selected song quand tout senfuit performed aline lahoud entry however broadcaster announced withdrawal competition march finding obligation broadcast participating entry including israeli one well enabling viewer vote contravened lebanese law prohibiting acknowledgement israel official logo contest remained contest country flag heart changed following istanbul sky slogan show awakening symbolised awakening country city ready present europe postcard short clip shown performance show illustrated ukraine culture heritage along modern industrial side country first edition broadcast widescreen format host eurovision song contest kyiv television presenter maria masha efrosinina dj pavlo pasha shylko previous winner ruslana returned stage kyiv perform interval act interview contestant backstage green room ruslana also intended presenter show pulled contest numerous reason including poor english skill ukrainian boxer vitali wladimir klitschko opened televoting special trophy presented winner ukraine president viktor yushchenko official cd dvd released new introduction official pin set contains heartshaped pin flag thirtynine participating country ebu also commissioned book eurovision song contest – official history britishamerican author john kennedy oconnor celebrate contest fiftieth anniversary book presented screen break song serbia montenegro denmark book published english german french dutch swedish danish finnish semifinal held may cet country performed participant voted finalist four automatic qualifier france germany spain united kingdom top country final automatic qualifier top country semifinal final held may cet greece spokesperson order country announced vote compiled placing country failed qualify semifinal first running order performed semifinal followed finalist voted order performed final spokesperson shown alongside country ebu introduced undisclosed threshold number televotes would registered voting country order make country vote valid number reached country backup jury would vote instead affected albania andorra monaco semifinal andorra moldova monaco final point summary point semifinal point summary point final addition main winner trophy marcel bezençon award barbara dex award contested eurovision song contest marcel bezençon award organised since sweden thenhead delegation representative christer björkman winner richard herrey honour song contest final award divided three category artistic award voted previous winner contest composer award press award barbara dex award humorous fan award given worst dressed artist year named belgium representative came last contest wearing selfdesigned dress award handed fansite house eurovision carried fansite songfestivalbe since eurovision song contest kyiv official compilation album contest put together european broadcasting union released emi record cmc international may album featured song entered contest including semifinalist failed qualify grand final original cover designed album changed lebanon withdrawal eurovision song contest announcing would show advertisement israeli entry entered would track disc song quand tout senfuit aline lahoud reported sale eurovision merchandise reached recordbreaking level official website eurovision song contest imdb eurovision song contest channel youtube