Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Country |  Latvia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eirodziesma 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 29 January 2005 5 February 2005 Final: 26 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Walters and Kazha | |||
| Selected song | "The War Is Not Over" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Mārtiņš Freimanis | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 85 points) | |||
| Final result | 5th, 153 points | |||
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia was represented by Walters and Kazha in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "The War Is Not Over", written and composed by Mārtiņš Freimanis. It placed tenth in the semi-final and fifth at the Eurovision Final giving Latvia its third-best position ever in the contest.
Before Eurovision[]
Eirodziesma 2005[]
Eirodziesma 2005 was the sixth edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 29 January 2005 and concluded with a final on 26 February 2005.
Format[]
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals took place at LTV studios in Riga and the final took place at the Olympic Centre in Ventspils. The three shows were hosted by Elvis Jansons and Ija Circene. The two semi-finals, held on 29 January and 5 February 2005, each featured ten competing entries from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The final, held on 26 February 2005, selected the final winner from the ten qualifiers from the semi-finals.
Results during the semi-final shows were determined by a jury and votes from the public. In the semi-finals, the songs first faced a public vote where the top three entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, a public vote exclusively determined the winner in two rounds: the first round selected the top three songs and the second round selected the winner.
Competing entries[]
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 16 November 2004. 64 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period, and an international and local jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 entries to compete in the national final.[1] The international jury panel consisted of Alar Kotkas (Estonian composer), Amberlife (Lithuanian performer), Michael Cederberg (employee of Sveriges Radio P3), Ramona Forsström (Promotion Manager of International Repertoire at EMI Finland) and Edward van de Vendel (Dutch poet and lyricist). The local jury consisted of Jānis Lūsēns (composer), representatives of LTV and representatives of Latvian sound engineers. The twenty competing artists and songs were announced on 2 December 2004.[2] The running order draw for the semi-finals took place on 6 January 2005.[3]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4.elements | "What About Your Heart" | Lauris Reiniks |
| Agnese and Intars | "Sing It! Swing It!" | Boriss Rezņiks, Ēriks Balodis |
| Amber | "Dance Together" | Aija Vītoliņa |
| C-Stones | "L.O.V.E." | C-Stones |
| Chilli | "Shut Up" | Mārtiņš Freimanis, Freddy Kirstein |
| Creem | "Your Love Is on My Side" | Yana Kay |
| Ella and Marizo | "Sing With Me" | Elīna Fūrmane, Māris Rumba |
| Flash | "In Your Arms" | Artūrs Palkēvičs, Iveta Priede |
| Gunārs Kalniņš | "Ja nu" | Gunārs Kalniņš, Madara Celma |
| Iedomu spārni | "No Way Back" | Jānis Dreiškins, Laura Veisa |
| Igeta | "In a Desert" | Igeta Gaiķe, Agris Palkavnieks |
| Ksenija | "In the Heat of the Night" | Tommy Kasa, Kent Wennman, Uģis Tirzītis |
| Madara Celma | "I Might Be the One" | Madara Celma |
| Marta | "Loving, Missing, Crying" | Gints Stankevičs, Tatjana Timčuka |
| Morning Kids | "Your Girlfriend" | Romāns Faļkenšteins, Dina Faļkenšteina |
| Nicol | "A Woman to Love" | Viktorija Zeļinska |
| Prego | "We Are One" | Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis, Olafs Vēveris |
| Santa Zapacka | "Wandering Words" | Santa Zapacka, Daiga Rūtenberga |
| Valters and Kaža | "The War Is Not Over" | Mārtiņš Freimanis |
| Z-Scars | "To Touch, to Breathe, to Love" | Andris Kivičs |
Semi-finals[]
The first semi-final took place on 29 January 2005. Five entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition.
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igeta | "In a Desert" | 8 | 1,341 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Morning Kids | "Your Girlfriend" | 10 | 762 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Santa Zapacka | "Wandering Words" | 9 | 1,177 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 4 | 4.elements | "What About Your Heart" | 7 | 1,004 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gunārs Kalniņš | "Ja nu" | 5 | 904 | 8 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Prego | "We Are One" | 6 | 1,740 | 2 | Advanced |
| 7 | Ella and Marizo | "Sing With Me" | 3 | 1,692 | 4 | Advanced |
| 8 | Nicol | "A Woman to Love" | 1 | 1,718 | 3 | Advanced |
| 9 | Flash | "In Your Arms" | 2 | 692 | 10 | Advanced |
| 10 | Iedomu spārni | "No Way Back" | 4 | 1,986 | 1 | Advanced |
The second semi-final took place on 5 February 2005. Five entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition.
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber | "Dance Together" | 2 | 369 | 10 | Advanced |
| 2 | Z-Scars | "To Touch, to Breathe, to Love" | 8 | 676 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Marta | "Loving, Missing, Crying" | 3 | 2,150 | 5 | Advanced |
| 4 | Madara Celma | "I Might Be the One" | 6 | 1,119 | 8 | Eliminated |
| 5 | C-Stones | "L.O.V.E." | 7 | 1,534 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Chilli | "Shut Up" | 5 | 1,217 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Ksenija | "In the Heat of the Night" | 9 | 5,693 | 2 | Advanced |
| 8 | Valters and Kaža | "The War Is Not Over" | 1 | 5,902 | 1 | Advanced |
| 9 | Agnese and Intars | "Sing It! Swing It!" | 4 | 4,466 | 3 | Advanced |
| 10 | Creem | "Your Love Is On My Side" | 10 | 2,345 | 4 | Eliminated |
Final[]
The final took place on 26 February 2005. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round: "The War Is Not Over" performed by Valters and Kaža, "In the Heat of the Night" performed by Ksenija and "Sing It! Swing It!" performed by Agnese & Intars. In the second round, "The War Is Not Over" performed by Valters and Kaža was declared the winner.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prego | "We Are One" | 1,844 | 6 |
| 2 | Valters and Kaža | "The War Is Not Over" | — | — |
| 3 | Ella and Marizo | "Sing With Me" | 1,790 | 7 |
| 4 | Flash | "In Your Arms" | 622 | 9 |
| 5 | Ksenija | "In the Heat of the Night" | — | — |
| 6 | Agnese and Intars | "Sing It! Swing It!" | — | — |
| 7 | Iedomu spārni | "No Way Back" | 2,344 | 5 |
| 8 | Nicol | "A Woman to Love" | 1,546 | 8 |
| 9 | Amber | "Dance Together" | 486 | 10 |
| 10 | Marta | "Loving, Missing, Crying" | 6,977 | 4 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valters and Kaža | "The War Is Not Over" | 28,214 | 1 |
| 2 | Ksenija | "In the Heat of the Night" | 8,308 | 3 |
| 3 | Agnese and Intars | "Sing It! Swing It!" | 20,318 | 2 |
At Eurovision[]
Because Latvia failed to qualify in 2004 country was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. They performed 5th, following Moldova and preceding Monaco. "The War Is Not Over" qualified for the final by placing 10th in the semi-final and scoring 85 points.[4] At the Contest final, Latvia performed 23rd, following Switzerland and preceding France. They placed 5th with 153 points, meaning that Latvia automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest.[5]
The spokesperson who revealed Latvia's votes for other countries was the 2002 Contest winner and 2003 Contest host Marie N.[6]
Voting[]
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References[]
- ^ Medinika, Aija (16 November 2004). "Latvia: 64 songs for Eirodziesma 2005". Esctoday.
- ^ Medinika, Aija (2 December 2004). "Latvia: Eirodziesma 2005 finalists known".
- ^ "Izlozēta «Eirovīzijas» pusfinālistu uzstāšanās secība". Apollo.lv (in Latvian). 6 January 2005.
- ^ "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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