United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	4 September 2005
Selected entrant	Joni Fuller
Selected song	"How Does It Feel"
Finals performance
Final result	14th, 28 points
United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The United Kingdom competed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, where they were represented by Joni Fuller with the song "How Does It Feel".

Before Junior Eurovision[]

National final[]

A national final was held by Independent Television (ITV) to select the third Junior Eurovision entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The final was held on 4 September 2005 at the Granada Studios in Manchester, broadcast on digital channel ITV2, and was hosted by Michael Underwood and Nikki Sanderson. Televoting selected the winner from the eight competing entries, which votes separated into six voting groups based on geographical area.^[1]

Final – 4 September 2005
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Vicky Gordon	"Groovy Chick"	23	6
2	Craig Lees	"Clear the Air"	35	4
3	Lizzi M	"Devil in a Hood"	17	7
4	Sarah Robertson	"In My Life"	36	3
5	Joni Fuller	"How Does It Feel"	43	1
6	Jack Garratt	"The Girl"	13	8
7	Jessica Stretton	"About You"	26	5
8	Ben Smith	"Lovely"	41	2

Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw	Song	Mobiles	Northern Ireland	Northern England	Scotland	Southern England	Wales	Total
1	"Groovy Chick"	10	3	2	3	2	3	23
2	"Clear the Air"	5	5	10	8	3	4	35
3	"Devil in a Hood"	4	1	3	4	4	1	17
4	"In My Life"	2	6	8	5	5	10	36
5	"How Does It Feel"	8	8	4	10	8	5	43
6	"The Girl"	1	2	1	1	6	2	13
7	"About You"	3	4	6	6	1	6	26
8	"Lovely"	6	10	5	2	10	8	41

At Junior Eurovision[]

On the night of the contest, held in Hasselt, Belgium, Joni Fuller performed 5th in the running order of the contest, following Romania and preceding Sweden. At the close of the voting Joni has received 28 points, placing 14th of the 16 competing entries, giving the United Kingdom their worst entry at the contest.^[2]

ITV withdrew from the contest after 2005 due to poor viewing figures, and the termination of the Junior Eurovision contract signed by ITV in 2003. The UK has yet to return to the contest.

Voting[]

Points awarded to the United Kingdom^[3]
Score	Country
12 points^[a]
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points	Malta
4 points
3 points	Denmark
2 points	Belarus Belgium Latvia
1 point	Netherlands Russia

Points awarded by the United Kingdom^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	Spain
10 points	Belarus
8 points	Norway
7 points	Netherlands
6 points	Greece
5 points	Latvia
4 points	Macedonia
3 points	Romania
2 points	Russia
1 point	Denmark

Notes[]

^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References[]

^ Bakkar, Sieste (3 September 2005). "Joni represents UK in Hasselt". ESCToday. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
^ "Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[4] All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

[1] Bakkar, Sieste (3 September 2005). "Joni represents UK in Hasselt". ESCToday. Retrieved 9 June 2009.

[2] "Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[2005detailed-3] "Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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