Eurovision Song Contest 2005#Final

File:Kyiv Palace of Sports.jpg

Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper. The Palace of Sports, a multi-purpose indoor arena, was confirmed by officials as the host venue on 6 September 2004.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/3102/ntu_and_ebu_confirm_palats_sportu/|title=Eurovision NTU and EBU confirm: Palats Sportu - ESCToday.com|date=6 September 2004|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019181823/http://esctoday.com/3102/ntu_and_ebu_confirm_palats_sportu/|url-status=live}} However, in order to host the contest, the facilities had been brought up to the standard required by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

At the end of December 2004, work began on the renovation

of the hall,{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/3533/renovation_of_palats_sportu_has_begun/|title=Eurovision Renovation of Palats Sportu has begun|date=26 December 2004|publisher=ESCToday.com|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106034551/http://esctoday.com/3533/renovation_of_palats_sportu_has_begun/|url-status=live}} for which approximately 4 million francs were allocated.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4311/ntu_president_doubts_about_palats_sportu_expenses/|title=Eurovision NTU President doubts about Palats Sportu expenses|date=27 April 2005|publisher=ESCToday.com|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022213549/http://esctoday.com/4311/ntu_president_doubts_about_palats_sportu_expenses/|url-status=live}} Renovation works were to be finished by 20 April,{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/3910/palats_sportu_must_be_finished_by_20_april/|title=Eurovision 'Palats Sportu must be finished by 20 April'|date=27 February 2005|publisher=ESCToday.com|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123192342/http://esctoday.com/3910/palats_sportu_must_be_finished_by_20_april/|url-status=live}} however, they were completed at the beginning of May.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4362/kyiv_the_stage_is_taking_shape/|title=Eurovision Kyiv: The stage is taking shape|date=4 May 2005|publisher=ESCToday.com|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023104558/http://esctoday.com/4362/kyiv_the_stage_is_taking_shape/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4444/palats_sportu_scene_is_getting_ready/|title=Eurovision Palats Sportu scene is getting ready|date=11 May 2005|publisher=ESCToday.com|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023135806/http://esctoday.com/4444/palats_sportu_scene_is_getting_ready/|url-status=live}} The arena could accommodate over 5,000 seated spectators. Additionally 2,000 press delegates were catered for.

Hotel rooms were scarce as the contest organisers asked the Ukrainian government to put a block on bookings they did not control themselves through official delegation allocations or tour packages: this led to many people's hotel bookings being cancelled.{{cite web |first=John |last=Marone |publisher=The Ukrainian Observer |url=http://www.ukraine-observer.com/articles/208/655 |title=Where Do We Put The Foreign Tourists? |access-date=18 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204201731/http://www.ukraine-observer.com/articles/208/655 |archive-date=4 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}

Organizers hoped that by hosting Eurovision, it would boost Ukraine's image abroad and increase tourism, while the country's new government hoped that it would also give a modest boost to the long-term goal of acquiring European Union membership.

{{further|List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

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{{ESC 2005 participants}}

Thirty-nine countries participated in the 2005 contest. {{esccnty|Hungary}} returned to the contest after a six-year absence, last competing {{esccnty|Hungary|y=1998|t=in 1998}}. {{esccnty|Bulgaria}} and {{esccnty|Moldova}} competed in the contest for the first time.

Several of the performing artists had previously represented the same country in past editions: Constantinos Christoforou had represented {{esccnty|Cyprus|y=1996|t=Cyprus in 1996}} as a solo artist and {{esccnty|Cyprus|y=2002|t=in 2002}} as part of One; Helena Paparizou had represented {{esccnty|Greece|y=2001|t=Greece in 2001}} as part of Antique; Selma had represented {{esccnty|Iceland|y=1999|t=Iceland in 1999}}; and Chiara had represented {{esccnty|Malta|y=1998|t=Malta in 1998}}. In addition, Alexandros Panayi providing backing vocals for Greece, had represented {{esccnty|Cyprus|y=1995|t=Cyprus in 1995}}; Anabel Conde providing backing vocals for Andorra, had represented {{esccnty|Spain|y=1995|t=Spain in 1995}}; and Elina Konstantopoulou providing backing vocals for Cyprus, had represented {{esccnty|Greece|y=1995|t=Greece in 1995}}.

{{Esccnty|Czech Republic|t=Czech}} broadcaster Czech Television initially applied to participate in the 2005 contest; however, it reconsidered débuting in the contest and later withdrew its application.{{Cite web|first=Sietse|last=Bakker|title=Czech Republic Withdraws|url=http://esctoday.com/3435/czech_republic_withdraws/|website=ESC Today|date=3 December 2004|access-date=13 September 2014|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926123222/http://esctoday.com/3435/czech_republic_withdraws/|url-status=live}} {{Esccnty|Lebanon|t=Lebanese}} broadcaster Télé Liban initially confirmed its début in the contest and selected the song "{{lang|fr|Quand tout s'enfuit|i=no}}" performed by Aline Lahoud as its entry; however, the broadcaster announced its withdrawal from the competition in March 2005 after finding out the obligation to broadcast all participating entries, including the Israeli one, as well as enabling its viewers to vote for them; this contravened a Lebanese law prohibiting any acknowledgement of Israel.{{Cite web|first=Sietse|last=Bakker|title=Breaking News: Lebanon Withdraws|url=http://esctoday.com/4060/breaking_news_lebanon_withdraws/|website=ESC Today|date=18 March 2015|access-date=9 August 2008|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930151758/http://esctoday.com/4060/breaking_news_lebanon_withdraws/|url-status=live}}

The official logo of the contest remained the same from the {{escyr|2004||2004 contest}} with the country's flag in the heart being changed. Following Istanbul's 'Under the Same Sky', the slogan for the 2005 show was 'Awakening', which symbolised the awakening of the country and city ready to present itself to Europe. The postcards (short clips shown between performances) for the 2005 show illustrated Ukraine's culture and heritage along with a more modern and industrial side to the country.

This was the first edition to be broadcast in widescreen 16:9 format.{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Richard |title=The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 |url=https://heyrick.eu/eurovision/2005/index.html |access-date=25 March 2020 |archive-date=25 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325170632/https://heyrick.eu/eurovision/2005/index.html |url-status=live }}

The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv were television presenter Maria "Masha" Efrosinina and DJ Pavlo "Pasha" Shylko. Previous winner Ruslana returned to the stage in Kyiv to perform in the interval act and to interview the contestants backstage in the 'green room'. Ruslana was also intended to be a presenter for the show, but was pulled out before the contest for numerous reasons, including her poor English skills. The Ukrainian boxers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko opened the televoting, while a special trophy was presented to the winner by Ukraine's president, Viktor Yushchenko.

An official CD and DVD was released and a new introduction was an official pin set, which contains heart-shaped pins with the flags of all thirty-nine participating countries. The EBU also commissioned a book "The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History" by British/American author John Kennedy O'Connor to celebrate the contest's fiftieth anniversary.O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. Carlton Books, UK {{ISBN|978-1-84442-994-3}} The book was presented on screen during the break between songs 12 and 13 (Serbia and Montenegro, Denmark). The book was published in English, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Finnish.

The semi-final was held on 19 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET). 25 countries performed but all 39 participants voted.

{{Legend|navajowhite|Qualifiers}}

File:Ruslana Eurovision 2005 final.jpg

The finalists were:

• the four automatic qualifiers {{Esccnty|France|y=2005}}, {{Esccnty|Germany|y=2005}}, {{Esccnty|Spain|y=2005}}, and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2005}};
• the top 10 countries from the 2004 final (other than the automatic qualifiers);
• the top 10 countries from the 2005 semi-final.

The final was held on 21 May 2005 at 21:00 (CET) and was won by {{Esccnty|Greece|y=2005}}.

{{Legend|Gold|Winner}}

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing, in English or French, the votes for its respective country. The order in which each country announced their votes was compiled by placing the countries that failed to qualify from the semi-final first in the running order they performed during the semi-final, followed by the finalists which voted in the order they performed in during the final. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country.{{cite web|last=Philips |first=Roel |title=The 39 spokespersons! |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/4409 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219170216/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/4409 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2005 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=17 May 2005 |date=2005-05-17 }}

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1. {{flagu|Austria}}{{snd}}{{ill|Dodo Roscic|de}}
2. {{flagu|Lithuania}}{{snd}}{{ill|Rolandas Vilkončius|lt}}
3. {{flagu|Portugal}}{{snd}}{{ill|Isabel Angelino|pt}}
4. {{flagu|Monaco}}{{snd}}Anne Allegrini
5. {{flagu|Belarus|1995}}{{snd}}Elena Ponomareva
6. {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}Nancy Coolen
7. {{flagu|Iceland}}{{snd}}Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
8. {{flagu|Belgium}}{{snd}}{{ill|Armelle Gysen|fr}}
9. {{flagu|Estonia}}{{snd}}Maarja-Liis Ilus
10. {{flagu|Finland}}{{snd}}Jari Sillanpää
11. {{flagu|Andorra}}{{snd}}Ruth Gumbau
12. {{flagu|Bulgaria}}{{snd}}{{ill|Evgeniya Atanasova|bg|Евгения Атанасова}}
13. {{flagu|Ireland}}{{snd}}Dana
14. {{flagu|Slovenia}}{{snd}}Katarina Čas
15. {{flagu|Poland}}{{snd}}{{ill|Maciej Orłoś|pl}}
16. {{flagu|Hungary}}{{snd}}{{ill|Zsuzsa Demcsák|hu|Demcsák Zsuzsa}}
17. {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}Cheryl Baker
18. {{flagu|Malta}}{{snd}}Valerie Vella
19. {{flagu|Romania}}{{snd}}{{ill|Berti Barbera|ro}}
20. {{flagu|Norway}}{{snd}}Ingvild Helljesen
21. {{flagu|Turkey}}{{snd}}Meltem Ersan Yazgan
22. {{flagu|Moldova|1990}}{{snd}}Elena Camerzan
23. {{flagu|Albania}}{{snd}}{{ill|Zhani Ciko|sq}}
24. {{flagu|Cyprus|1960}}{{snd}}Melani Steliou
25. {{flagu|Spain}}{{snd}}{{ill|Ainhoa Arbizu|es}}
26. {{flagu|Israel}}{{snd}}{{ill|Dana Herman|he|דנה הרמן}}
27. {{flagu|Serbia and Montenegro}}{{snd}}Nina Radulović
28. {{flagu|Denmark}}{{snd}}Gry Johansen
29. {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}Annika Jankell
30. {{flagu|North Macedonia|name=Macedonia}}{{snd}}Karolina Gočeva
31. {{flagu|Ukraine|1992}}{{snd}}Maria Orlova
32. {{flagu|Germany}}{{snd}}Thomas Hermanns
33. {{flagu|Croatia}}{{snd}}Barbara Kolar
34. {{flagu|Greece}}{{snd}}{{ill|Alexis Kostalas|el|Αλέξης Κωστάλας}}
35. {{flagu|Russia}}{{snd}}Yana Churikova
36. {{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{snd}}Ana Mirjana Račanović
37. {{flagu|Switzerland}}{{snd}}{{ill|Cécile Bähler|de}}
38. {{flagu|Latvia}}{{snd}}Marija Naumova
39. {{flagu|France}}{{snd}}Marie Myriam

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The EBU introduced an undisclosed threshold number of televotes that would have to be registered in each voting country in order to make that country's votes valid. If that number was not reached, the country's backup jury would vote instead. This affected Albania, Andorra and Monaco in the semi-final, and Andorra, Moldova and Monaco in the final.{{cite web |last1=Bakker |first1=Sietse |title=Semifinal: No televoting in three countries |url=https://esctoday.com/4594/semifinal_no_televoting_in_three_countries/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091247/http://esctoday.com/4594/semifinal_no_televoting_in_three_countries/ |archive-date=22 December 2015 |date=20 May 2005 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Philips |first1=Roel |title=Moldovan Parliament doubts Moldovan votes |url=https://esctoday.com/4662/moldovan_parliament_doubts_moldovan_votes/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402231247/http://esctoday.com/4662/moldovan_parliament_doubts_moldovan_votes/ |archive-date=2 April 2018 |date=1 June 2005 |url-status=live}}

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the semi-final:

File:Points to Greece ESC05.svg

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

| All shows

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Andorra}}

| RTVA

| ATV

| All shows

| {{ill|Meri Picart|ca}} and Josep Lluís Trabal

| {{cite news |last1=Ventura Cardús |first1=Núria |title=Un esclat d'il·lusió |url=https://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/dmg/recordes_quan/2016/11/13/un_esclat_lusio_108959_1196.html |access-date=23 January 2023 |work=Diari d'Andorra |date=13 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114171100/http://www.diariandorra.ad/noticies/dmg/recordes_quan/2016/11/13/un_esclat_lusio_108959_1196.html |archive-date=14 November 2016 |language=ca |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Europinions |url=http://andorradifusio.ad/emissions/europinions |publisher=Andorra Difusió |access-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419030358/http://andorradifusio.ad/emissions/europinions |archive-date=19 April 2014}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Austria}}

| ORF

| ORF 1

| All shows

| Andi Knoll

| {{cite web |title=Andreas Knoll |url=https://der.orf.at/unternehmen/who-is-who/tv/knoll100.html |publisher=ORF |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414061750/http://der.orf.at/unternehmen/who-is-who/tv/knoll100.html |archive-date=14 April 2017 |language=de |url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Belarus|1995}}

| BTRC

| Belarus-1

| All shows

| Ales Kruglyakov

| {{cite news |title=Na ekranach: 14-21 traŭnia 2005 h. |script-title=be:На экранах: 14-21 траўня 2005 г. |url=http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/riwxxgvfnxsh.pdf |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Zhoda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128231105/http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/riwxxgvfnxsh.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2023 |pages=7–10 |language=be |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Zahorodnyy |first1=Oleksandr |title=10 obrantsiv pryyednayutʹsya do 14 uzhe vidibranykh uchasnykiv konkursu Yevrobachennya, finalʹne zmahannya vidbudetʹsya zavtra |script-title=uk:10 обранців приєднаються до 14 уже відібраних учасників конкурсу Євробачення, фінальне змагання відбудеться завтра |url=http://www.kiev2000.com/news/view.asp?Id=147335&Part=38 |publisher=1+1 |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317180444/http://www.kiev2000.com/news/view.asp?Id=147335&Part=38 |archive-date=17 March 2012 |language=uk |date=20 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}

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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}

| rowspan="2" | RTBF

| rowspan="2" | {{lang|fr|La Une|i=unset}}, RTBF Sat

| All shows

| Jean-Pierre Hautier

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Examen de passage à l'Eurovision |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-18010425-WK628U |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Le Soir |date=19 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129083926/https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-18010425-WK628U |archive-date=29 January 2023 |language=fr |url-status=live}} {{subscription required}}{{cite news |title=L'Eurovision sans Belge pour la quatrième fois |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-18010425-WK63AW |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Le Soir |date=21 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129083820/https://www.lesoir.be/art/d-18010425-WK63AW |archive-date=29 January 2023 |language=fr |url-status=live}} {{subscription required}}

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| Semi-final

| {{ill|Jean-Louis Lahaye|fr}}

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| VRT

| {{lang|nl|Eén|i=unset}}

| All shows

| André Vermeulen and Anja Daems

| {{cite web |last1=Philips |first1=Roel |title=Belgium: Eén and La Une present Eurovision coverage |url=https://esctoday.com/4423/belgium_en_and_la_une_present_eurovision_coverage/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110431/http://esctoday.com/4423/belgium_en_and_la_une_present_eurovision_coverage/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |date=10 May 2005 |url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

| BHRT

| BHT 1

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Bulgaria}}

| BNT

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Croatia}}

| rowspan="2" | HRT

| HRT 2

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Duško Ćurlić

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=TV program – Subota, 21. svibnja – HRT 1 |trans-title=TV schedule – Saturday, 21 May – HRT 1 |url=https://library.foi.hr/dbook/novine.php?C=20&godina=2005&broj=000019&page=010 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Glas Podravine |date=20 May 2005 |page=10 |language=hr |location=Koprivnica, Croatia}}{{cite web |title='Iznimno se veselim što ću biti komentator i ovogodišnjeg izbora za pjesmu Eurovizije' |url=https://magazin.hrt.hr/zabava/iznimno-se-veselim-sto-cu-i-ove-godine-biti-komentator-dviju-polufinalnih-i-finalne-veceri-ovogodisnjeg-izbora-za-pjesmu-eurovizije-7246604 |publisher=HRT |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509102856/https://magazin.hrt.hr/zabava/iznimno-se-veselim-sto-cu-i-ove-godine-biti-komentator-dviju-polufinalnih-i-finalne-veceri-ovogodisnjeg-izbora-za-pjesmu-eurovizije-7246604 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |language=hr |date=9 May 2022 |url-status=live}}

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| HRT 1

| Final

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Cyprus|1960}}

| CyBC

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Denmark}}

| DR

| DR1

| All shows

| Jørgen de Mylius

| {{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Torsdag den 19. maj 2005 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Thursday 19 May 2005 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=2005-05-19 |publisher=DR |access-date=22 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 21. maj 2005 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Saturday 21 May 2005 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=2005-05-21 |publisher=DR |access-date=22 February 2025}}

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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Estonia}}

| colspan="2" | ETV

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Marko Reikop

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Televisiooni ja raadio nädalaka – 16.–22. mai |url=https://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=d&d=sakala20050514 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Sakala |date=14 May 2005 |location=Viljandi, Estonia |pages=7–10 |language=et |via=DIGAR Eesti artiklid |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128175231/https://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=d&d=sakala20050514 |url-status=live }}

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| ER

| {{lang|et|Raadio 2|i=unset}}

| Mart Juur and Andrus Kivirähk

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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4" | {{Flagu|Finland}}

| rowspan="4" | YLE

| rowspan="2" | YLE TV2

| All shows

| Jaana Pelkonen and Heikki Paasonen

| rowspan="2" | {{cite web |title=TV & Radio |url=http://www.yle.fi/eurovision/delta/lahetykset.php |publisher=YLE |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050523002154/http://www.yle.fi/eurovision/delta/lahetykset.php |archive-date=23 May 2005 |language=fi |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Eurovision 2005: Kiovan Semifinaali |url=http://www.yle.fi/ |publisher=YLE |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050519082104/http://www.yle.fi/ |archive-date=19 May 2005 |language=fi |date=19 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Eurovision 2005: Kiovan Finaali |url=http://www.yle.fi/ |publisher=YLE |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050521020323/http://www.yle.fi/ |archive-date=21 May 2005 |language=fi |date=21 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}

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| Final

| {{ill|Asko Murtomäki|fi}}

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| YLE FST, YLE Radio Vega

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| {{ill|Thomas Lundin (broadcaster)|sv|Thomas Lundin|lt=Thomas Lundin}} and Hans Johansson

| {{cite web |title=Sändningstider i tv och radio |url=http://www.yle.fi/svenska/eurovision/ |publisher=Svenska YLE |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050423074615/http://www.yle.fi/svenska/eurovision/ |archive-date=23 April 2005 |language=sv |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |title=FST – 19.5.2005 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004310153.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=19 May 2005 |language=fi |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104111941/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004310153.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}{{cite news |title=Radio Vega – 19.5.2005 |url=https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310156.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=19 May 2005 |language=fi |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104111947/https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310156.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}{{cite news |title=FST – 21.5.2005 |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004310708.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=21 May 2005 |language=fi |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104111946/https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000004310708.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}{{cite news |title=Radio Vega – 21.5.2005 |url=https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310710.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=21 May 2005 |language=fi |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104111945/https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310710.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}

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| YLE Radio Suomi

| Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki

| {{cite web |title=YLE Radio Suomen kommentaattorit |url=http://vintti.yle.fi/yle.fi/euroviisut/euroviisut/2010-04-29/yle-radio-suomen-kommentaattorit.html |publisher=YLE |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706212808/http://vintti.yle.fi/yle.fi/euroviisut/euroviisut/2010-04-29/yle-radio-suomen-kommentaattorit.html |archive-date=6 July 2017 |language=fi |date=29 April 2010 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Radio Suomi – 19.5.2005 |url=https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310157.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=19 May 2005 |language=fi |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104111943/https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310157.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}{{cite news |title=Radio Suomi – 21.5.2005 |url=https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310711.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=21 May 2005 |language=fi |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104111941/https://www.hs.fi/radiotelevisio/art-2000004310711.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|France}}

| rowspan="2" | {{lang|fr|France Télévisions|i=unset}}

| France 4{{efn|Delayed repeat broadcast on France 3 on 21 May at 01:20 (CEST){{cite news |title=Vendredi 20 mai |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/323583/view?page=37&p=verso&tool=info&view=0,0,5077,3579 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=TV8 |date=12 May 2005 |location=Zofingen, Switzerland |page=73 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}}}

| Semi-final

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite web |last1=Philips |first1=Roel |title=France: Semifinal on France 4 |url=https://esctoday.com/4267/france_semifinal_on_france_4/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020001451/http://esctoday.com/4267/france_semifinal_on_france_4/ |archive-date=20 October 2020 |date=21 April 2005 |url-status=live}}

|-

| France 3

| Final

| Julien Lepers and {{ill|Guy Carlier|fr}}

|

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Germany}}

| rowspan="2" | ARD

| {{lang|de|NDR Fernsehen|i=unset}}

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Peter Urban

| rowspan="2" | {{cite press release |date=23 March 2005 |title=Eurovision Song Contest in Kiew: Gracia mit günstiger Startnummer 17 |url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/6561/661487 |language=de |publisher=Norddeutscher Rundfunk |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521085709/https://www.presseportal.de/pm/6561/661487 |archive-date=21 May 2020 |url-status=live}}

|-

| {{lang|de|Das Erste|i=unset}}

| Final

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece}}

| ERT

| NET

| All shows

| Alexandra Pascalidou

| {{cite news |title='My Number One' aiming for top spot at Eurovision 2005 {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/29961/my-number-one-aiming-for-top-spot-at-eurovision-2005/ |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Kathimerini |date=5 March 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128234758/https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/29961/my-number-one-aiming-for-top-spot-at-eurovision-2005/ |archive-date=28 January 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Paul |title=Semi-final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-allocation-draw-on-monday-pots-revealed |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818221140/https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-allocation-draw-on-monday-pots-revealed |archive-date=18 August 2017 |language=en |date=21 January 2016 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Hungary}}

| MTV

| m1

| All shows

| {{ill|Zsuzsa Demcsák|hr|Demcsák Zsuzsa}}, András Fáber and Dávid Szántó

| {{cite news |title=Magyar nyelvű televízió-műsor – csütörtök május 19. |url=https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-bFhMZ3RVc0d6STNESEJzMFgxQ0oxUjVIcStmSGNjd2JtcHdLMmhqNlZ3Yz0 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=RTV részletes |date=16 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128164845/https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-bFhMZ3RVc0d6STNESEJzMFgxQ0oxUjVIcStmSGNjd2JtcHdLMmhqNlZ3Yz0 |archive-date=28 January 2023|page=32 |language=hu |url-status=live |via=MTVA Archívum}}{{cite news |title=Magyar nyelvű televízió-műsor – szombat május 21. |url=https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-WWdKQ3k3VzdpV2xmeUpzUGF0TWpDcjhjcHVXMkFidGNmeVpDSUQ3UzNGWT0 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=RTV részletes |date=16 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128162448/https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-WWdKQ3k3VzdpV2xmeUpzUGF0TWpDcjhjcHVXMkFidGNmeVpDSUQ3UzNGWT0 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |page=48 |language=hu |url-status=live |via=MTVA Archívum}}{{cite news |last1=Varga |first1=Klára |title=Múmiapop Kijevből a királyi tévében |url=https://magyarnemzet.hu/archivum-magyarnemzet/2005/05/mumiapop-kijevbol-a-kiralyi-teveben |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Magyar Nemzet |date=25 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128162450/https://magyarnemzet.hu/archivum-magyarnemzet/2005/05/mumiapop-kijevbol-a-kiralyi-teveben |archive-date=28 January 2023 |language=hu |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Iceland}}

| RÚV

| {{lang|is|Sjónvarpið|i=unset}}, {{lang|is|Rás 2|i=unset}}

| All shows

| Gísli Marteinn Baldursson

| {{cite news |title=Útvarp/Sjónvarp – fimmtudagur 19. maí 2005 |trans-title=Radio/Television – Thursday 19 May 2005 |url=https://timarit.is/page/3662468#page/n53/mode/2up |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=19 May 2005 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=54 |language=is |via=Timarit.is}}{{cite news |title=Útvarp/Sjónvarp – laugardagur 21. maí 2005 |trans-title=Radio/Television – Saturday 21 May 2005 |url=https://timarit.is/page/3662772#page/n69/mode/2up |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=21 May 2005 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=70 |language=is |via=Timarit.is}}{{cite news |last=Gunnarsdóttir |first=Þórdís Lilja |title=Við tækið: Áfram Noregur! |url=https://timarit.is/page/3763614#page/n51/mode/2up |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=20 May 2005 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=40 |language=is |via=Timarit.is}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Ireland}}

| rowspan="2" | RTÉ

| RTÉ Two

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Marty Whelan

| {{cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest Running Order: Semi-final |url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/eurovision/running_order_semi.html |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050526170459/http://www.rte.ie/tv/eurovision/running_order_semi.html |archive-date=26 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}

|-

| RTÉ One

| Final

| {{cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest Running Order: Grand-final |url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/eurovision/running_order_final.html |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050526170516/http://www.rte.ie/tv/eurovision/running_order_final.html |archive-date=26 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Israel}}

| IBA

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Latvia}}

| LTV

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| {{ill|Kārlis Streips|lv}}

| {{cite web |title='Walters & Kazha' iekļūst Eirovīzijas finālā |url=https://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/walters-kazha-ieklust-eirovizijas-finala-papildinats.d?id=11247379 |publisher=Delfi |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129165429/https://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/walters-kazha-ieklust-eirovizijas-finala-papildinats.d?id=11247379 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |language=lv |date=20 May 2005 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Lithuania}}

| LRT

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| Darius Užkuraitis

| {{cite web |last1=Osteikaitė |first1=Reda |title=Lietuva susirungs Eurovizijos finalo scenoje |url=https://sekunde.lt/leidinys/paneveziobalsas/lietuva-susirungs-eurovizijos-finalo-scenoje/ |publisher=Panevėžio balsas |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130093101/https://sekunde.lt/leidinys/paneveziobalsas/lietuva-susirungs-eurovizijos-finalo-scenoje/ |archive-date=30 January 2023 |language=lt |date=20 May 2006 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Macedonia}}

| MRT

| {{N/A|}}

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Malta}}

| PBS

| TVM

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=Television – May 19, 2005 |work=Times of Malta |date=19 May 2005 |page=31}}{{cite news |title=Television – May 21, 2005 |work=Times of Malta |date=19 May 2005 |page=29}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Moldova|1990}}

| TRM

| Moldova 1

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Monaco}}

| colspan="2" | TMC Monte Carlo

| All shows

| {{ill|Bernard Montiel|fr}} and {{ill|Genie Godula|fr}}

|

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Netherlands}}

| rowspan="2" | PO

| {{lang|nl|Nederland 2|i=unset}}

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Willem van Beusekom and Cornald Maas

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Radio & Televisie Donderdag |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2005-05-19/edition/0/page/11 |access-date=18 January 2023 |work=Leidsch Dagblad |date=19 May 2005 |location=Leiden, Netherlands |page=11 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129091402/https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2005-05-19/edition/0/page/11 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Radio & Televisie Zaterdag |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2005-05-21/edition/0/page/28 |access-date=18 January 2023 |work=Leidsch Dagblad |date=21 May 2005 |location=Leiden, Netherlands |page=28 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129091402/https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/2005-05-21/edition/0/page/28 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Agerbeek |first1=Marjan |title=Met trommel en dansje tel je pas mee bij het vijftigste Eurovisie Songfestival |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/met-trommel-en-dansje-tel-je-pas-mee-bij-het-vijftigste-eurovisie-songfestival-gerectificeerd~b561a9f7/ |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Trouw |date=21 May 2005 |language=nl |url-access=subscription |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129091401/https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/met-trommel-en-dansje-tel-je-pas-mee-bij-het-vijftigste-eurovisie-songfestival-gerectificeerd~b561a9f7/ |url-status=live}}

|-

| Radio 2

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Norway}}

| rowspan="2" | NRK

| NRK1

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Jostein Pedersen

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Radio & TV – torsdag 19. mai |url=https://www.nb.no/items/9737760874d186b881e7210bd4aeb7b5?page=41 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Sandefjords Blad |date=19 May 2005 |location=Sandefjord, Norway |pages=42–43 |via=National Library of Norway |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416100213/https://www.nb.no/items/9737760874d186b881e7210bd4aeb7b5?page=41 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Radio & TV – lørdag 21. mai |url=https://www.nb.no/items/a541c3bde42b92818aba3e2d5bf61aa2?page=43 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Sandefjords Blad |date=21 May 2005 |location=Sandefjord, Norway |pages=44–45 |via=National Library of Norway |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416100211/https://www.nb.no/items/a541c3bde42b92818aba3e2d5bf61aa2?page=43 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=TV og radio – torsdag 19. mai 2005 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/2e6fb0c82bc2ece6886b50b96572a8bb?page=59 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Drammens Tidende |date=19 May 2005 |location=Drammen, Norway |via=National Library of Norway |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416100210/https://www.nb.no/items/2e6fb0c82bc2ece6886b50b96572a8bb?page=59 |url-status=live }}

|-

| NRK P1

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Poland}}

| TVP

| TVP1

| All shows

| Artur Orzech

| {{cite news |title=Eurowizja w TVP |url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/eurowizja-w-tvp |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=TVP |date=19 December 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217012453/http://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/eurowizja-w-tvp |archive-date=17 February 2015 |language=pl |via=Wirtualne Media}}{{cite web |last1=Erling |first1=Barbara |title=Artur Orzech zapowiada, że skomentuje Eurowizję, ale tym razem na Instagramie |url=https://www.press.pl/tresc/70768,artur-orzech-zapowiada_-ze-skomentuje-eurowizje_-ale-tym-razem-na-instagramie |publisher=Press |access-date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514171828/https://www.press.pl/tresc/70768,artur-orzech-zapowiada_-ze-skomentuje-eurowizje_-ale-tym-razem-na-instagramie |archive-date=14 May 2022 |language=pl |date=12 May 2022 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Portugal}}

| RTP

| RTP1

| All shows

| Eládio Clímaco

| {{cite news |last1=Galopim |first1=Nuno |title=Candidatos à Eurovisão disputam hoje meia-final |url=https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2005/candidatos-a-eurovisao-disputam-hoje-meia-final-599787.html |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Diário de Notícias |date=19 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129100510/https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2005/candidatos-a-eurovisao-disputam-hoje-meia-final-599787.html |archive-date=29 January 2023 |language=pt}}{{cite news |last1=Almeida |first1=Marina |title='Amar' chegou, viu ... mas não venceu |url=https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2005/amar-chegou-viu-mas-nao-venceu-600053.html |access-date=29 January 2023 |work=Diário de Notícias |date=21 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129100510/https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2005/amar-chegou-viu-mas-nao-venceu-600053.html |archive-date=29 January 2023 |language=pt}}{{cite web |last1=Rodrigues |first1=André |title=Portuguese delegation leaves for Kyiv |url=https://esctoday.com/4436/portuguese_delegation_leaves_for_kyiv/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702201927/https://esctoday.com/4436/portuguese_delegation_leaves_for_kyiv/ |archive-date=2 July 2022 |date=11 May 2005 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Romania}}

| TVR

| TVR 1

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite web |title=Joi 19.05 ora 21:50 la TVR 1 Semifinala - Transmisiune directa de la Kiev |url=http://www.tvr.ro/ |publisher=TVR |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050519033630/http://www.tvr.ro/ |archive-date=19 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Sâmbătă 21.05 ora 21:50 la TVR 1, Finala - Transmisiune directa de la Kiev |url=http://www.tvr.ro:80/ |publisher=TVR |access-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050521025259/http://www.tvr.ro:80/ |archive-date=21 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Russia}}

| colspan="2" | Channel One

| All shows

| {{ill|Yuriy Aksyuta|ru|Аксюта, Юрий Викторович}} and {{ill|Yelena Batinova|ru|Батинова, Елена Викторовна}}

| {{cite news |title=Telenedelya: Programmy peredach s 16 po 22 maya |script-title=ru:Теленеделя: Программы передач с 16 по 22 мая |url=http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/bbdjamwmanmd.pdf |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Rossiyskaya Gazeta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128225808/http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/bbdjamwmanmd.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2023 |pages=11–14, 19–22 |language=ru |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Kuzina |first1=Olesya |title=V finale pesennogo konkursa Yevrovideniye-2005 za pobedu budut borot'sya 24 ispolnitelya |script-title=ru:В финале песенного конкурса Евровидение-2005 за победу будут бороться 24 исполнителя |url=https://www.1tv.ru/news/2005-05-21/232636-v_finale_pesennogo_konkursa_evrovidenie_2005_za_pobedu_budut_borotsya_24_ispolnitelya |publisher=Channel One Russia |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220035633/http://www.1tv.ru/news/2005-05-21/232636-v_finale_pesennogo_konkursa_evrovidenie_2005_za_pobedu_budut_borotsya_24_ispolnitelya |archive-date=20 February 2017 |language=ru |date=21 March 2005 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Serbia and Montenegro}}

| RTS

| RTS 1

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| {{N/A|}}

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=TV program |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_20050519{{!}}page:8 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=Borba |date=19 May 2005 |location=Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro |page=8 |language=sr |via=Belgrade University Library}}{{cite news |title=TV program |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_20050521{{!}}page:8 |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=Borba |date=21–22 May 2005 |location=Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro |page=8 |language=sr |via=Belgrade University Library}}

|-

| RTCG

| TVCG 1

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Slovenia}}

| rowspan="3" | RTVSLO

| {{ill|TV SLO 2|sl|lt=SLO 2}}

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | {{ill|Mojca Mavec|sl}}

| rowspan="3" | {{cite news |title=TV spored |url=https://arhiv.gorenjskiglas.si/digitar/16298754_20050517_L.pdf |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Gorenjski glas |date=17 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128234139/https://arhiv.gorenjskiglas.si/digitar/16298754_20050517_L.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2023 |pages=11–18 |language=sl |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Priprave slovenske posadke |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/glasba/priprave-slovenske-posadke/136704 |publisher=Radiotelevizija Slovenija |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129172238/https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/glasba/priprave-slovenske-posadke/136704 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |language=sl |date=19 May 2005 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=19 May 2005 |title=Dan D |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=68 |access-date=2024-04-04 |publisher=Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104153839/http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=68 |archive-date=4 November 2007 |language=sl}}{{Cite web |date=2005-05-21 |title=Danes finale, jutri spet doma |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=71 |access-date=2024-04-04 |publisher=Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104153855/http://www.rtvslo.si/ema/novice.php?op=read&id=71 |archive-date=4 November 2007 |language=sl}}

|-

| {{ill|TV SLO 1|sl|lt=SLO 1}}

| Final

|-

| Radio Val 202

| All shows

| Jernej Vene

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Spain}}

| rowspan="2" | TVE

| {{lang|es|La 2|i=unset}}

| Semi-final

| {{ill|Beatriz Pécker|es}}, {{ill|Ainhoa Arbizu|es}} and Carlos Cerezo

| {{cite news |title=TV – jueves, 19 mayo 2005 |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2005/05/19/pagina-8/39743912/pdf.html |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=La Vanguardia: Vivir |date=19 May 2005 |page=8 |language=es |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621143713/https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2005/05/19/pagina-8/39743912/pdf.html |url-status=live }}

|-

| {{lang|es|La Primera|i=unset}}

| Final

| Beatriz Pécker

| {{cite news |title=TV – sábado, 21 mayo 2005 |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2005/05/21/pagina-8/39776795/pdf.html |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=La Vanguardia: Vivir |date=21 May 2005 |page=8 |language=es |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621143711/https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2005/05/21/pagina-8/39776795/pdf.html |url-status=live }}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Sweden}}

| SVT

| SVT1

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Pekka Heino

| {{cite news |title=Swede triumphs in Eurovision |url=https://www.thelocal.se/20050522/1474-2/ |access-date=30 January 2023 |work=The Local Sweden |date=22 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020020432/https://www.thelocal.se/20050522/1474-2/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv |pages=326–327}}

|-

| SR

| SR P4

| Björn Kjellman and Carolina Norén

| {{cite news |title=Björn Kjellman och Carolina Norén minns Kiev 2005 |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6688047 |newspaper=Sveriges Radio |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130085959/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6688047 |archive-date=30 January 2023 |language=sv |date=29 April 2017 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="6" | {{Flagu|Switzerland}}

| rowspan="6" | SRG SSR

| SF 2

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Sandra Studer

| {{cite news |title=TV/Radio – Donnerstag, 19. Mai 2005 |trans-title=TV/Radio – Thursday 19 May 2005 |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20050519-01 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Freiburger Nachrichten |date=19 May 2005 |location=Fribourg, Switzerland |page=25 |language=de |via=e-newspaperarchives.ch |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524163424/https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20050519-01 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Jeudi 19 mai |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/436513/view?page=43&p=separate&tool=info&view=0,0,5160,3386 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=La Côte TV Plus |date=13 May 2005 |pages=31–34 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

|-

| SF 1

| Final

| {{cite news |title=TV/Radio – Samstag, 21. Mai 2005 |trans-title=TV/Radio – Saturday 21 May 2005 |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20050521-01 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Freiburger Nachrichten |date=21 May 2005 |location=Fribourg, Switzerland |page=10 |language=de |via=e-newspaperarchives.ch |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524163513/https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG20050521-01 |url-status=live }}

|-

| TSR 2

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Jean-Marc Richard and Marie-Thérèse Porchet

| {{cite news |title=Jeudi 19 mai |trans-title=Thursday 19 May |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/323583/view?page=33&p=verso&tool=info&view=0,0,5076,3586 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=TV8 |date=12 May 2005 |location=Zofingen, Switzerland |pages=64–70 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

|-

| TSR 1

| Final

| {{cite news |title=Samedi 21 mai |trans-title=Saturday 21 May |url=https://scriptorium.ch/zoom/323593/view?page=12&p=verso&tool=info&view=0,0,5087,3586 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=TV8 |date=19 May 2005 |location=Zofingen, Switzerland |pages=22–28 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}{{cite news |title=Samedi 21 mai |trans-title=Saturday 21 May |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/436300/view?page=35&p=separate&tool=info&view=0,0,5170,3376 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=La Côte TV Plus |date=20 May 2005 |pages=11–14 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

|-

| TSI 2

| Semi-final

| rowspan="2" | Daniela Tami and Claudio Lazzarino

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title='Eurosong' 2005: Vanilla Ninja, Olé |url=https://www.sbt.ti.ch/quotidiani-public-pdf/main_part.php?fullscreen=true&paper=gdp&day=18&month=5&year=2005&page=26&papername=Giornale%20del%20Popolo&allpages=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Giornale del Popolo |date=18 May 2005 |location=Lugano, Switzerland |page=26 |language=it |via={{ill|Sistema bibliotecario ticinese|it}} |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128112200/https://www.sbt.ti.ch/quotidiani-public-pdf/main_part.php?fullscreen=true&paper=gdp&day=18&month=5&year=2005&page=26&papername=Giornale%20del%20Popolo&allpages=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 |url-status=live }}

|-

| TSI 1

| Final

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Turkey}}

| TRT

| TRT 1

| All shows

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=TV Programları – 19 Mayıs 2005 |url=https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr/Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2005/5/19/3CEFEA1E-1F84-4127-8DDD-49FC6E8535EE_3179980_16.jpeg |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=19 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128235932/https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr/Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2005/5/19/3CEFEA1E-1F84-4127-8DDD-49FC6E8535EE_3179980_16.jpeg |archive-date=28 January 2023 |page=16 |language=tr |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=TV Programları – 21 Mayıs 2005 |url=https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2005/5/21/4871AF1D-5F2A-4CF8-B580-7D7A05CA705F_3179982_16.jpeg |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=21 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128235933/https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/2005/5/21/4871AF1D-5F2A-4CF8-B580-7D7A05CA705F_3179982_16.jpeg |archive-date=28 January 2023 |page=16 |language=tr |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Ukraine|1992}}

| NTU

| {{lang|uk|Pershyi Natsionalnyi|i=unset}}

| rowspan="2" | All shows

| Yaroslav Chornenkyi

| {{cite news |title=Chetver, 19 travnya |script-title=uk:Четвер, 19 травня |url=https://image.isu.pub/130920064549-1c05227b60ea06fe025fbc149834cfc3/jpg/page_2.jpg |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Nove Zhyttia |date=14 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128231044/https://image.isu.pub/130920064549-1c05227b60ea06fe025fbc149834cfc3/jpg/page_2.jpg |archive-date=28 January 2023 |page=2 |language=uk |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Subota, 21 travnya |script-title=uk:Субота, 21 травня |url=https://image.isu.pub/130920064549-1c05227b60ea06fe025fbc149834cfc3/jpg/page_3.jpg |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Nove Zhyttia |date=14 May 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128231046/https://image.isu.pub/130920064549-1c05227b60ea06fe025fbc149834cfc3/jpg/page_3.jpg |archive-date=28 January 2023 |page=3 |language=uk |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Dym |first1=Nestor |title=Ukrayinsʹka revolyutsiya vzhe ne ye modnoyu v Yevropi, abo Khto za koho i yak holosuvav na 'Yevrobachenni-2005' |script-title=uk:Українська революція вже не є модною в Європі, або Хто за кого і як голосував на 'Євробаченні-2005' |url=https://www.obozrevatel.com/news/2005/5/24/14812.htm |publisher=Obozrevatel |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128232439/https://www.obozrevatel.com/news/2005/5/24/14812.htm |archive-date=28 January 2023 |language=ru |date=24 May 2005 |url-status=live}}

|-

| UR

| {{N/A|}}

| {{ill|Galyna Babiy|uk|Бабій Галина Василівна}}

| {{cite web |title=Galina Babiy {{!}} Ukrayinsʹke radio |script-title=uk:Галина Бабий {{!}} Українське радіо |url=http://ukr.radio/prog-presenter.html?id=20 |publisher=Ukrainian Radio |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619032346/http://ukr.radio/prog-presenter.html?id=20 |archive-date=19 June 2019 |language=uk |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}

| rowspan="3" | BBC

| BBC Three

| Semi-final

| Paddy O'Connell

| {{cite news |title=Eurovision Song Contest Semi-final – BBC Three |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f3a37ce57dfc41ff8171a860253680c4 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=14 May 2005 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621143711/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f3a37ce57dfc41ff8171a860253680c4 |url-status=live }}

|-

| BBC One, BBC Prime

| rowspan="2" | Final

| Terry Wogan

| {{cite news |title=The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 – BBC One |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f212d5de9d42458b8be05075a153f0bf |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=21 May 2005 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204114344/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f212d5de9d42458b8be05075a153f0bf |url-status=live }}

|-

| BBC Radio 2

| Ken Bruce

| {{cite news |title=Eurovision Song Contest – BBC Radio 2 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/441dad2b30f6476f95d29d9337c63e85 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Radio Times |date=21 May 2005 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204114346/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/441dad2b30f6476f95d29d9337c63e85 |url-status=live }}

|}

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Australia}}

| rowspan="2" | SBS

| rowspan="2" | SBS TV{{efn|Deferred broadcast on 20 May (semi-final) and 22 May (final) at 19:30 (AEST)}}

| Semi-final

| Paddy O'Connell

| rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=TV Guide Torres News: Friday 20 – Thursday 26 May |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/28350444 |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=Torres News |date=18 May 2005 |location=Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia |page=9 |via=Trove |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202133339/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/28350444 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Egan |first1=John |title=Australian Eurovision Song Contest coverage confirmed |url=https://esctoday.com/4268/australian_eurovision_song_contest_coverage_confirmed/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929015945/http://esctoday.com/4268/australian_eurovision_song_contest_coverage_confirmed/ |archive-date=29 September 2020 |date=21 April 2005 |url-status=live}}

|-

| Final

| Terry Wogan

|-

! scope="row" | {{flagu|Falkland Islands}}

| BFBS

| BFBS 1{{efn|Deferred broadcast at 21:00 (FKT)}}

| Final

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cite news |title=BFBS Television programmes |url=https://nationalarchives.gov.fk/jdownloads/Penguin%20News/2005%20Apr-Jun.pdf |access-date=25 September 2024 |work=Penguin News Information Pullout |page=2 |date=21–27 May 2005 |location=Stanley, Falkland Islands |via=Jane Cameron National Archives}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{flagu|Kosovo|UNMIK}}

| RTK

| RTK

| {{N/A|}}

| {{N/A|}}

|

|}

In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the Barbara Dex Award were contested during the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest.

The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final.{{cite web|url=http://poplight.zitiz.se/marcelbezenconaward/en |title=Marcel Bezençon Award - an introduction |publisher=Poplight |access-date=2009-06-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017033001/http://poplight.zitiz.se/marcelbezenconaward/en |archive-date=17 October 2013}} The awards are divided into three categories: Artistic Award which was voted by previous winners of the contest, Composer Award and Press Award.{{cite web |title=Marcel Bezençon Awards–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/ |website=eurovision.tv |date=2 April 2017 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716092347/https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/ |url-status=live }}

The Barbara Dex Award is a humorous fan award given to the worst dressed artist each year. Named after Barbara Dex who came last for {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1993|t=Belgium in 1993}}, wearing her self-designed dress, the award was handed by the fansite House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016 and is being carried out by the fansite songfestival.be since 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovisionhouse.nl/bdaward.php|title=Barbara Dex Award|last=van Thillo|first=Edwin|access-date=24 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507232212/http://www.eurovisionhouse.nl/bdaward.php|archive-date=7 May 2016}}

File:ESC 2005 album cover.jpg

Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2005 was the official compilation album of the 2005 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 2 May 2005. The album featured all 39 songs that entered in the 2005 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final.{{cite web|author1=Sietse Bakker|title=Pre-order the official 2005 album and DVD|url=http://esctoday.com/3997/pre-order_the_official_2005_album_and_dvd/|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=5 November 2014|date=9 March 2005|archive-date=5 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105140117/http://esctoday.com/3997/pre-order_the_official_2005_album_and_dvd/|url-status=live}}

The original cover designed for the album was changed after {{Esccnty|Lebanon}}'s withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after announcing they would show advertisements over the Israeli entry. Had they entered, they would have been on track 4, disc 2 with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit" by Aline Lahoud.{{cite web|author1=Sietse Bakker|title=Lebanon withdraws|url=http://esctoday.com/4060/breaking_news_lebanon_withdraws/|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=5 November 2014|date=18 March 2005|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930151758/http://esctoday.com/4060/breaking_news_lebanon_withdraws/|url-status=live}}

It was reported that sales of the 2005 Eurovision merchandise reached record-breaking levels.{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Roel|title=Record sales of Eurovision merchandising|url=http://esctoday.com/4577/record_sales_of_eurovision_merchandising/|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCTOday|access-date=5 November 2014|date=19 May 2005|archive-date=5 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105135741/http://esctoday.com/4577/record_sales_of_eurovision_merchandising/|url-status=live}}

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• {{cite book |last=Zirin |first=Oleksandr |title=Бачення Євро. Хроніки українського Євробачення |date=2005 |publisher=Nova Kniga |location=Vinnitsa |isbn=966-8609-46-8 }}

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