2005

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005.

The Contest was hosted by Maria Efrosinina and Pavlo Shylko at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine.

See national final entries for 2005.

Writers with multiple songs in 2005

Name	Songs
David Brandes	2
Jane Tempest	2
Bernd Meinunger	2

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2005

Name	Previous appearances
Åshild Kristin Stensrud	6
Alexandros Panayi	4
Peter Busborg	4
Dea Norberg	4
Kenny Lübcke	3
Jenny Pettersson	3
Constantinos Christoforou	2
Victoria Chalkitis	2
Hanna-Riikka Siitonen	2
Regína Ósk	2
Selma Björnsdóttir	1
Elina Konstantopoulou	1
Helena Paparizou	1
Chriso Stamatopoulou	1
Charles Salter	1
Anabel Conde	1
Chiara	1
Mija Martina	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2005

Name	Previous songs
Bernd Meinunger	14
Nikos Terzis	3
Urša Vlašič	2
Bobby Ljunggren	2
Erdinç Tunç	2
Alec Mansion	1
Milan Perić	1
José Da Ponte	1
Philippe Bosco	1
Nektarios Tyrakis	1
Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson	1
Andrej Babić	1
Mika Toivanen	1
Mārtiņš Freimanis	1

Artists who performed in 2005

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	Neser Shkoj
Ledina Çelo
Adrian Hila, Pandi Laço, Sidorela Risto
Zhani Ciko
Andorra	La Mirada Interior
Marian van de Wal	Anabel Conde Jose Ortiz Oscar Soto Rebeka Brown Yolanda Cikara
Rafael Artesero, Daniel Aragay, Rafael Fernández
Ruth Gumbau
Austria	Y Así
Anton Sauprügl (Global Kryner) Christof Spörk (Global Kryner) Edi Köhldorfer (Global Kryner) Karl Rossmann (Global Kryner) Sabine Stieger (Global Kryner) Sebastian Fuchsberger (Global Kryner)
Edi Köhldorfer, Christof Spörk
Dodo Roščić
Belarus	Love Me Tonight
Angelica Agurbash	Chriso Stamatopoulou Victoria Chalkitis
Nikos Terzis, Nektarios Tyrakis
Elena Ponomareva
Belgium	Le Grand Soir
Nuno Resende
Alec Mansion, Frédéric Zeiton
Armelle Gysen
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Zovi
Ivana Marić (Feminnem) Neda Parmać (Feminnem) Pamela Ramljak (Feminnem)	Mija Martina
Andrej Babić
Ana Mirjana Račanović
Bulgaria	Lorraine
Georgi Yanev (Kaffe) Martin Tashev (Kaffe) Milen Kukоshаrоv (Kaffe) Orlin Pavlov (Kaffe) Valery Tsenkov (Kaffe) Veselin Veselinov-Eko (Kaffe)
Vesselin Ivanov, Orlin Pavlov
Evgenia Atanasova
Croatia	Vukovi Umiru Sami
Boris Novković Dijana Banek (Lado Members) Sanja Mikulić (Lado Members) Stjepan Večković (Lado Members) Valentina Šepak Molnar (Lado Members)	Tomislav Tržan
Franjo Valentić, Boris Novković
Barbara Kolar
Cyprus	Ela Ela
Constantinos Christoforou	Elina Konstantopoulou Fedra Krouli Ilias Vrettos Martha Kloukina Yannis Apostolidis
Constantinos Christoforou
Melani Steliou
Denmark	Talking To You
Jakob Sveistrup	Anders Øhrstrøm Kenny Lübcke Kim Sandberg Peter Busborg
Andreas Mørck, Jacob Launbjerg
Gry Johansen
Estonia	Let's Get Loud
Daana Ots (Suntribe) Jaanika Vilipo (Suntribe) Laura Põldvere (Suntribe) Mari-Leen Kaselaan (Suntribe) Rebecca Kontus (Suntribe)
Sven Lõhmus
Maarja-Liis Ilus
Finland	Why
Geir Rönning	Charles Salter Hanna-Riikka Siitonen Mika Turunen Nina Tapio Tomas Höglund
Mika Toivanen, Steven Stewart
Jari Sillanpää
France	Chacun Pense à Soi
Ortal Malka	Christelle Chaaban Fabien Hannot Julie Victor Marsha Nelzy Raphael Kaney
Ortal Malka, Saad Tabainet
Marie Myriam
Germany	Run & Hide
Gracia Baur
David Brandes, Jane Tempest, Bernd Meinunger
Thomas Hermanns
Greece	My Number One[Winning song]
Helena Paparizou	Alexandros Panayi Alexey Nikichanov Cristie Koupatos Sergey Grichenko Thodoris Panas
Christos Dantis, Natalia Germanou
Alexis Kostalas
Hungary	Forogj Világ
Szylvia Péter Szabó (NOX) Tamás Nagy (NOX)	József Kinczel Péter Baraté Sándor Tóth Zoltán Dékány
Szabolcs Harmath, Atilla Valla
Zsuzsa Demcsák
Iceland	If I Had Your Love
Selma Björnsdóttir	Regína Ósk
Vignir Vigfusson, Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, Linda Thompson
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ireland	Love?
Donna McCaul Joe McCaul	Alana Murrin Clare Ivory Donna Bissett Linzi Cowap
Karl Broderick
Dana
Israel	Hasheket Shenish'ar
Shiri Maimon	Anastasia Kozakov Eyal Mezig Guy Mezig Renana Cohen Yael Shachar
Pini Aronbayev, Eyal Shachar
Dana Herman
Latvia	The War Is Not Over
Kārlis Būmeisters (Kazha) Valters Frīdenbergs (Walter)
Mārtiņš Freimanis
Marie N
Lithuania	Little By Little
Audrius Piragis (Laura & The Lovers) Donatas Paulauskas (Laura & The Lovers) Laura Čepukaite (Laura & The Lovers) Martynas Lukoševičius (Laura & The Lovers)	Caroline Jönsson Sonja Aldén
Bobby Ljunggren, William Butt
Rolandas Vilkončius
Malta	Angel
Chiara
Chiara
Valerie Vella
Moldova	Boonika Bate Toba
Anatol Pugaci (Zdob și Zdub) Igor Buzurniuc (Zdob și Zdub) Mihai Gîncu (Zdob și Zdub) Roman Iagupov (Zdob și Zdub) Valeriu Mazîlu (Zdob și Zdub)	Lidia Bejenaru
Mihai Gîncu, Roman Iagupov
Elena Camerzan
Monaco	Tout De Moi
Lise Darly
Philippe Bosco
Anne Allegrini
Netherlands	My Impossible Dream
Glennis Grace
Robert D. Fisher, Bruce Smith
Nancy Coolen
North Macedonia	Make My Day
Martin Vučić	Gjoko Taneski
Dragan Vučić, Branka Kostić
Karolina Gočeva
Norway	In My Dreams
Åge Sten Nilsen (Wig Wam) Bernt Jansen (Wig Wam) Trond Holter (Wig Wam) Øystein Andersen (Wig Wam)	Åshild Kristin Stensrud Karianne Kjærnes
Trond Holter
Ingvild Helljesen
Poland	Czarna Dziewczyna
Ivan Komarenko (Ivan & Delfin) Wojciech Olszewski (Ivan & Delfin) Łukasz Lazer (Ivan & Delfin)	Aneta Boćwińska-Bartoszuk Gosia Andrzejewicz Radosława Bogusławska
Łukasz Lazer, Ivan Komarenko, Paweł Radziszewski
Maciej Orłoś
Portugal	Amar
Luciana Abreu (2B) Rui Drumond (2B)	Eliana Gjione Kelly Maiolle Loredana Persichetti Suzanne Kathryn Leigh
Alexandre Honrado, Ernesto Leite, José Da Ponte
Isabel Angelino
Romania	Let Me Try
Claudiu Purcărin (Sistem) Florin Cătălin Romaşcu (Sistem) Luminiţa Anghel Mihai Ciprian Rogojan (Sistem) Robert Magheti (Sistem) Toth Zoltan (Sistem)
Cristian Faur
Berti Barbera
Russia	Nobody Hurt No One
Natalia Podolskaya	Olga Belaya Teijo Jämsä Toni Hintikka Valeriy Drobysh Yana Kozlova
Viktor Drobysh, Jussi-Pekka Järvinen, Mary Susan Applegate
Yana Churikova
Serbia & Montenegro	Zauvijek Moja
Bojan Jovović (No Name) Branko Nedović (No Name) Danijel Alibabić (No Name) Dragoljub Purlija (No Name) Marko Perić (No Name) Marko Prentić (No Name)
Slaven Knezović, Milan Perić
Nina Radulović
Slovenia	Stop
Omar Naber	Teja Saksida
Omar Naber, Urša Vlašič
Katarina Čas
Spain	Brujería
Esperanza García de Soria (Son de Sol) Lola García de Soria (Son de Sol) Soledad García de Soria (Son de Sol)	David Campos Jesús Llorent Juan Antonio Reyes
Alfredo Panebianco
Ainhoa Arbizu
Sweden	Las Vegas
Martin Stenmarck	Åsa Engman Dea Norberg Jenny Pettersson Johan Röhr Sandra Linder
Johan Fransson, Niklas Edberger, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren
Annika Jankell
Switzerland	Cool Vibes
Katrin Siska (Vanilla Ninja) Lenna Kuurmaa (Vanilla Ninja) Piret Järvis (Vanilla Ninja) Triinu Kivilaan (Vanilla Ninja)
David Brandes, Jane Tempest, Bernd Meinunger
Cécile Bähler
Turkey	Rimi Rimi Ley
Arif Durgeç (Shaman) Aslı Fırtına (Shaman) Banu Kurtoğlu (Shaman) Beril Şenöz (Shaman) Demet Coşkun (Shaman) Gülseren Yıldırım
Erdinç Tunç, Göksan Arman
Meltem Ersan Yazgan
Ukraine	Razom Nas Bahato
Andriy Pisetskyi (GreenJolly) Roman Kalyn (GreenJolly) Roman Kostyuk (GreenJolly)
Mikola Kulinich, Roman Kalyn, Roman Kostyuk
Maria Orlova
United Kingdom	Touch My Fire
Javine Hylton
John Themis, Javine Hylton
Cheryl Baker

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