| Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Date and venue | |
| Air date | 22 October 2005 |
| Venue | Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor |
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| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) |
| Director | Lars Hammer |
| Executive producer | Jan Frifelt |
| Musical director | Michael Bojesen |
| Presenters | |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 1–8, 10, and 12 points to ten songs; the five songs with the most points progressed to a second round of voting, where each country awarded 6–8, 10, and 12 points. |
| Winning song | "Waterloo" byABBA |
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest was a television programme organised by theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) to commemorate theEurovision Song Contest's fiftieth anniversary and to determine the contest's most popular entrant of its fifty years. Hosted byKatrina Leskanich andRenārs Kaupers, the event took place atForum, inCopenhagen, Denmark, on 22 October 2005. The host broadcaster was theDanish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). Fourteen songs from the contest's first half-century, chosen through an internet poll and by a jury, contested the event.[1]
Thirty-one EBU-member countries broadcast the concert (although notablyFrance,Italy, and theUnited Kingdom did not) and televoting and juries in these countries decided the winner.[2] A total of 2.5 million votes were cast during the live broadcast.[3] The event was won by the song "Waterloo" by groupABBA, who did not attend; the act had originally won the contest forSweden in 1974.[4]
To coincide with the event, the EBU released twodouble album CDs featuring Eurovision songs from the previous fifty years. Two DVDs with original Eurovision performances of these songs were also released.[5]
In November 2002, Jürgen Meier-Beer from the Reference Group of theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced plans to organize a specialjubilee programme in 2005 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of theEurovision Song Contest. At the time no host broadcaster was announced, with German broadcasterNorddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and the Dutch broadcasting organizationNederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) reportedly as potential hosts.[6]
In June 2004, the EBU announced that it was to hold a concert to celebrate fifty years of the contest. The event was to be held on 16 October 2005 at theRoyal Albert Hall inLondon, United Kingdom. TheBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was to be the host broadcaster for the concert.[7] The Royal Albert Hall was reportedly unavailable, so in August 2004 the EBU announced that Denmark'sDR would stage the event instead. Eurovision Song Contest supervisorSvante Stockselius said that their previous experience of hosting Eurovision events (the2001 contest and thefirst Junior Eurovision in 2003) were influential in the EBU's choice. The event was codenamedExtravaganza.[8]
1998 Eurovision winnerDana International, who appeared at the event, later went to suggest that the reason behind the change of host broadcaster was also due to the fact that the BBC wanted to present the show "with humour" as though to poke fun at the contest, an idea that proved to be less popular with the EBU. The BBC ended up not broadcasting the show from Copenhagen,[9] and went on to broadcast their own 50th anniversary programme,Boom Bang-a-Bang: 50 Years of Eurovision, in May 2006. The programme featured archive footage and highlights of past contests, along with a performance of that year's UK entry byDaz Sampson and was hosted byTerry Wogan.[10]
On 25 October 2004,Copenhagen was confirmed as the host city for the event, which was now scheduled to take place on 22 October 2005.[11] In May 2005Congratulations was confirmed as the official name of the concert.[12] A month later DR announced thatForum Copenhagen would host the programme.[13] The chosen venue had previously hosted the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[14]
On 9 September 2005, DR announced thatKatrina Leskanich andRenārs Kaupers would present the concert. Leskanich was the lead singer ofKatrina and The Waves, who won the contest for theUnited Kingdom in 1997. Kaupers is the lead singer of Latvian groupBrainstorm, who representedLatvia in 2000 as the country's debut in the contest.[15] Tickets for the event went on sale on 22 August 2005 from 10:00 (CET) and sold out in just over one hour.[16] The event was attended by an audience of 6,000.[17]
Fourteen songs competed inCongratulations.[18] In May 2005, the EBU opened a poll on its website to decide ten songs that would contest the event.[19] Voters chose their two favourite songs from each of five decades: 1956 to 1965, 1966 to 1975, 1976 to 1985, 1986 to 1995 and 1996 to 2005. The remaining four songs would be selected by the EBU's Reference Group.[1]
On 16 June 2005 the fourteen chosen songs were announced, although no indication was given as to which had been chosen online and which by the Reference Group.[20] Eleven of the fourteen songs wereEurovision winners; only "Nel blu, dipinto di blu", "Congratulations" and "Eres tú" (which all finished in the top three at the contest) were not. Two countries, theUnited Kingdom andIreland, were represented twice on the list.Johnny Logan, who won the contest twice for Ireland as a singer, had both of his songs featured on the list.[12]
All 31 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the first round. The five songs that are marked in orange qualified to the second and final round.
| Draw | Year | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1968 |  United Kingdom | Cliff Richard | "Congratulations" | English | 8 | 105 |
| 02 | 1980 |  Ireland | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year" | English | 12 | 74 |
| 03 | 1998 |  Israel | Dana International | "Diva" | Hebrew | 13 | 39 |
| 04 | 1973 |  Spain | Mocedades | "Eres tú" | Spanish | 11 | 90 |
| 05 | 1982 |  Germany | Nicole | "Ein bißchen Frieden" | German | 7 | 106 |
| 06 | 1958 |  Italy | Domenico Modugno | "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | Italian | 2 | 200 |
| 07 | 1974 |  Sweden | ABBA | "Waterloo" | English | 1 | 331 |
| 08 | 2000 |  Denmark | Olsen Brothers | "Fly on the Wings of Love" | English | 6 | 111 |
| 09 | 1965 |  Luxembourg | France Gall | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | French | 14 | 37 |
| 10 | 2003 |  Turkey | Sertab Erener | "Everyway That I Can" | English | 9 | 104 |
| 11 | 1988 |  Switzerland | Celine Dion | "Ne partez pas sans moi" | French | 10 | 98 |
| 12 | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | English | 3 | 182 |
| 13 | 1976 | United Kingdom | Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | English | 5 | 154 |
| 14 | 2005 |  Greece | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | 4 | 167 |
All 31 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the second round.
| Draw | Year | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1958 | Italy | Domenico Modugno | "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | Italian | 2 | 267 |
| 02 | 1974 | Sweden | ABBA | "Waterloo" | English | 1 | 329 |
| 03 | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | English | 3 | 262 |
| 04 | 1976 | United Kingdom | Brotherhood of Man | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | English | 5 | 230 |
| 05 | 2005 | Greece | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | English | 4 | 245 |
Both juries and televoting were used atCongratulations; both having an equal influence over the vote. In the first round of voting, the number of songs was reduced to five. Each country awarded points from one to eight, then ten and finally twelve for their ten most popular songs. Unlike in the Contest proper, viewers were allowed to vote for songs which had represented their country. The top five songs were then subjected to another round of voting, where only six points and above were awarded. The voting was conducted in private, and the results were not announced until after the show. The song with the most points in the second round was the winner.[21]
The full scoreboard is as follows:[22][23][better source needed]
Total score | Andorra | Austria | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Cyprus | Denmark | Finland | Germany | Greece | Iceland | Ireland | Israel | Latvia | Lithuania | Macedonia | Malta | Monaco | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Serbia and Montenegro | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | Ukraine | ||
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Songs | "Congratulations" | 105 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| "What's Another Year" | 74 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| "Diva" | 39 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Eres tú" | 90 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Ein bißchen Frieden" | 106 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | 200 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
| "Waterloo" | 331 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| "Fly on the Wings of Love" | 111 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | 37 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Everyway That I Can" | 104 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
| "Ne partez pas sans moi" | 98 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| "Hold Me Now" | 182 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| "Save Your Kisses for Me" | 154 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| "My Number One" | 167 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded in the first round:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | "Waterloo" |  Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine |
| 4 | "My Number One" |  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Romania |
| 3 | "Hold Me Now" | Ireland, Macedonia, Malta |
| 2 | "Eres tú" |  Netherlands, Spain |
| 1 | "Fly on the Wings of Love" |  Iceland |
| "Everyway That I Can" | Turkey | |
| "Ne partez pas sans moi" | Switzerland | |
| "Diva" | Israel |
Total score | Andorra | Austria | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Cyprus | Denmark | Finland | Germany | Greece | Iceland | Ireland | Israel | Latvia | Lithuania | Macedonia | Malta | Monaco | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Serbia and Montenegro | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | Ukraine | ||
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Songs | "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | 267 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| "Waterloo" | 329 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
| "Hold Me Now" | 262 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| "Save Your Kisses for Me" | 230 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| "My Number One" | 245 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded in the second round:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | "Waterloo" | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine |
| 6 | "Hold Me Now" | Croatia, Ireland, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Romania |
| 4 | "My Number One" | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro |
| 3 | "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" | Germany, Lithuania, Turkey |
| 1 | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | Israel |
The show started with the traditional Eurovision "Te Deum" theme followed by a message from Cliff Richard. After a quick montage of all 14 songs, the orchestra began playing "Ding-a-Dong" (Netherlands 1975), with dancers on stage. "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (Israel 1978), "Le dernier qui a parlé..." (France 1991), and "Dschinghis Khan" (Germany 1979) was also played and accompanied by choreography, which was then followed by "Love Shine a Light" (United Kingdom 1997) sung by the co-host, Katrina Leskanich, who came out with flag holders of all the countries that have participated in Eurovision up to that point.
Throughout the telecast, a number of highlights segments were presented which showed montages of various Eurovision performances which were either interesting, notable or unorthodox. There were six assortments, which were under the categories described by the hosts as 'past winners', 'political, daring, larger than life', 'cute men', 'unforgettable interpretation of dance', 'girlpower' and 'close/narrow second-place finishers'. A number of former Eurovision artists returned to help introduce and present the show, includingCarola Häggkvist,Massiel,Dana International,Birthe Wilke,Anne-Marie David,Sandra Kim,Elisabeth Andreassen,Hanne Krogh,Olsen Brothers,Emilija Kokić,Marie Myriam,Sertab Erener,Helena Paparizou,Nicole and Hugo,Cheryl Baker, andLys Assia.Cliff Richard andNicole gave pre-recorded messages as they were unable to attend.
During the show, there were many presentations by various guest artists during the voting and tallying period. These consisted of the Finnish shouting choirMieskuoro Huutajat,Riverdance (the 1994 interval act),Ronan Keating (the 1997 co-host), and Johnny Logan, singing his new single "When a Woman Loves a Man", as well as an appearance by the Belgian duo of 1973, Nicole and Hugo.
There were three medleys, consisting of live performances of past Eurovision songs. The first consisted of : Dana International, singing "Parlez-vous français ?" (originally performed byBaccara forLuxembourg in 1978, 7th place); Carola Haggkvist, singing "Främling" (Sweden 1983, 3rd);Alsou, singing "Solo" (Russia 2000, 2nd);Fabrizio Faniello, singing "Another Summer Night" (Malta 2001, 9th);Marie Myriam, singing "L'amour est bleu" (originally performed byVicky Leandros forLuxembourg in 1967, 4th);Richard Herrey, singing "Let Me Be the One" (originally performed byThe Shadows for theUnited Kingdom in 1975, 2nd); and Thomas Thordarson, singing "Vi maler byen rød" (originally performed byBirthe Kjær forDenmark in 1989, 3rd).
The second consisted of:Gali Atari, singing "Hallelujah" (Israel 1979, winner);Bobbysocks!, singing "La det swinge" (Norway 1985, winner); Anne-Marie David, singing "Après toi" (originally sung byVicky Leandros forLuxembourg in 1972, winner); Lys Assia, singing "Refrain" (Switzerland 1956, winner); Sandra Kim singing "Non ho l'età" (originally sung byGigliola Cinquetti forItaly in 1964, winner); andBucks Fizz singing "Making Your Mind Up" (United Kingdom 1981, winner).
The third and final medley consisted of:Eimear Quinn, singing "The Voice" (Ireland 1996, winner);Charlie McGettigan andJakob Sveistrup, singing "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" (originally sung by McGettigan andPaul Harrington forIreland in 1994, winner); Jakob Sveistrup, singing "Talking to You" (Denmark 2005, 9th); andLinda Martin, singing "Why Me?" (Ireland 1992, winner). All four singers –Quinn, McGettigan, Sveistrup, and Martin– acted as backup singers during the show. They were also joined by the Olsen Brothers for a brief, Eurovision-themed version of their song "Walk Right Back".
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Opening medley
Winners of Eurovision
Switzerland1956: "Refrain" byLys Assia Netherlands1959: "Een beetje" byTeddy Scholten Denmark1963: "Dansevise" byGrethe andJørgen Ingmann Austria1966: "Merci, Chérie" byUdo Jürgens Spain1969: "Vivo cantando" bySalomé Ireland1970: "All Kinds of Everything" byDana Luxembourg1973: "Tu te reconnaîtras" byAnne-Marie David
France1977: "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" byMarie Myriam United Kingdom1981: "Making Your Mind Up" byBucks Fizz Sweden1984: "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" byHerreys Ireland1993: "In Your Eyes" byNiamh Kavanagh Norway1995: "Nocturne" bySecret Garden Sweden1999: "Take Me to Your Heaven" byCharlotte Nilsson Latvia2002: "I Wanna" byMarie NUnforgettable performances
Norway1980: "Sámiid ædnan" bySverre Kjelsberg andMattis Hætta United Kingdom1981: "Making Your Mind Up" byBucks Fizz1985: HostLill Lindfors suffering awardrobe malfunction live in the show. Germany2000: "Wadde hadde dudde da?" byStefan Raab Belgium1980: "Euro-Vision" byTelex Israel2000: "Sameach" byPingPong Ukraine2005: "Razom nas bahato" byGreenJolly Latvia2002: "I Wanna" byMarie N Slovenia2002: "Samo ljubezen" bySestre Iceland1997: "Minn hinsti dans" byPaul Oscar Norway2005: "In My Dreams" byWig Wam Finland1976: "Pump-Pump" byFredi and the Friends Belgium1973: "Baby, Baby" byNicole and Hugo Austria1981: "Wenn du da bist" byMarty Brem Israel1987: "Shir Habatlanim" byDatner andKushnir
Yugoslavia1991: "Brazil" byBebi Dol Sweden2000: "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" byRoger Pontare Switzerland1979: "Trödler und Co" byPeter, Sue and Marc,Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri France1994: "Je suis un vrai garçon" byNina Morato Germany1998: "Guildo hat euch lieb!" byGuildo Horn
Moldova2005: "Boonika bate doba" byZdob și Zdub Austria2003: "Weil der Mensch zählt" byAlf Poier Denmark1957: "Skibet skal sejle i nat" byBirthe Wilke andGustav WincklerMen in Eurovision
France1961: "Printemps, avril carillonne" byJean-Paul Mauric Spain1962: "Llámame" byVíctor Balaguer Belgium1969: "Jennifer Jennings" byLouis Neefs Norway1968: "Stress" byOdd Børre Spain1970: "Gwendolyne" byJulio Iglesias Finland1967: "Varjoon – suojaan" byFredi Netherlands1982: "Jij en ik" byBill van Dijk United Kingdom1962: "Ring-A-Ding Girl" byRonnie Carroll Italy1965: "Se piangi, se ridi" byBobby Solo Israel1974: "Natati La Khayay" byPoogy Belgium1973: "Baby, Baby" byNicole and Hugo Belgium1974: "Fleur de liberté" byJacques Hustin Luxembourg1976: "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" byJürgen Marcus Austria1957: "Wohin, kleines Pony?" byBob Martin Italy1980: "Non so che darei" byAlan Sorrenti Ireland1966: "Come Back to Stay" byDickie Rock Sweden1980: "Just nu!" byTomas Ledin Austria1959: "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" byFerry Graf Russia1995: "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" byPhilipp Kirkorov Denmark1980: "Tænker altid på dig" byBamses Venner Austria1991: "Venedig im Regen" byThomas Forstner Iceland1986: "Gleðibankinn" byICY Malta1975: "Singing This Song" byRenatoDancing in Eurovision
Germany1959: "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" byAlice and Ellen Kessler Belgium1983: "Rendez-vous" byPas de Deux Denmark1966: "Stop – mens legen er go'" byUlla Pia Turkey1987: "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" bySeyyal Taner andLokomotif Germany1977: "Telegram" bySilver Convention United Kingdom1982: "One Step Further" byBardo Austria1977: "Boom Boom Boomerang" by Schmetterlinge Luxembourg1978: "Parlez-vous français ?" byBaccara Germany1979: "Dschinghis Khan" byDschinghis Khan Austria1982: "Sonntag" byMess Spain1977: "Enséñame a cantar" byMicky Denmark1981: "Krøller eller ej" byTommy Seebach andDebbie Cameron Belgium1973: "Baby, Baby" byNicole and Hugo United Kingdom1983: "I'm Never Giving Up" bySweet Dreams Denmark1983: "Kloden drejer" byGry Johansen Sweden1985: "Bra vibrationer" byKikki Danielsson Portugal1982: "Bem bom" byDoce Norway1986: "Romeo" byKetil Stokkan Ireland1969: "The Wages of Love" byMuriel Day Greece2002: "S.A.G.A.P.O." byMichalis Rakintzis France2004: "À chaque pas" byJonatan Cerrada Yugoslavia1983: "Džuli" byDaniel United Kingdom1987: "Only the Light" byRikki Greece2004: "Shake It" bySakis Rouvas Netherlands1966: "Fernando en Filippo" byMilly ScottWomen in Eurovision
Sweden1963: "En gång i Stockholm" byMonica Zetterlund Spain1961: "Estando contigo" byConchita Bautista Spain1990: "Bandido" byAzúcar Moreno Germany1975: "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" byJoy Fleming Netherlands1993: "Vrede" byRuth Jacott Greece1991: "I anixi" bySophia Vossou Spain1983: "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" byRemedios Amaya United Kingdom1996: "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" byGina G Russia1997: "Primadonna" byAlla Pugacheva Norway1966: "Intet er nytt under solen" byÅse Kleveland Monaco1967: "Boum-Badaboum" byMinouche Barelli Portugal1969: "Desfolhada portuguesa" bySimone de Oliveira Spain1965: "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" byConchita Bautista Croatia2002: "Everything I Want" byVesna Pisarović Greece2003: "Never Let You Go" byMando Belgium1973: "Baby, Baby" byNicole and Hugo Norway1976: "Mata Hari" byAnne-Karine Strøm France1967: "Il doit faire beau là-bas" byNoëlle Cordier Italy1992: "Rapsodia" byMia Martini Croatia1999: "Marija Magdalena" byDoris Dragović Portugal1966: "Ele e ela" byMadalena Iglésias Monaco1971: "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" bySéverine Netherlands1965: "'t Is genoeg" byConny Vandenbos Portugal1988: "Voltarei" byDoraEurovision favourites
Luxembourg1978: "Parlez-vous français ?" (English version) byBaccara (performed byDana International) Sweden1983: "Främling" byCarola Russia2000: "Solo" byAlsou Malta2001: "Another Summer Night" byFabrizio Faniello Luxembourg1967: "L'amour est bleu" byVicky Leandros (performed byMarie Myriam) United Kingdom1975: "Let Me Be the One" byThe Shadows (performed byRichard Herrey) Denmark1989: "Vi maler byen rød" byBirthe Kjær (performed byTomas Thordarson)Eurovision winners medley
Israel1979: "Hallelujah" (English version) byGali Atari (ofMilk and Honey) Norway1985: "La det swinge" byBobbysocks! Luxembourg1972: "Après toi" byAnne-Marie David Switzerland1956: "Refrain" byLys Assia Italy1964: "Non ho l'età" byGigliola Cinquetti (performed bySandra Kim) United Kingdom1981: "Making Your Mind Up" byBucks Fizz (Cheryl Baker,Mike Nolan andShelley Preston)Second places
France1976: "Un, deux, trois" byCatherine Ferry United Kingdom1972: "Beg, Steal or Borrow" byThe New Seekers United Kingdom1961: "Are You Sure?" byThe Allisons Spain1979: "Su canción" byBetty Missiego Germany1987: "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" byWind France1991: "Le Dernier qui a parlé..." byAmina Germany1981: "Johnny Blue" byLena Valaitis Israel1982: "Hora" byAvi Toledano Switzerland1963: "T'en va pas" byEsther Ofarim Spain1995: "Vuelve conmigo" byAnabel Conde Switzerland1958: "Giorgio" byLys Assia Iceland1999: "All Out of Luck" bySelma France1990: "White and Black Blues" byJoëlle Ursull Sweden1966: "Nygammal vals" byLill Lindfors andSvante Thuresson Denmark2001: "Never Ever Let You Go" byRollo and King Norway1996: "I evighet" byElisabeth AndreassenMedley "backing vocals"
Ireland1996: "The Voice" performed byEimear Quinn Ireland1994: "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" performed byCharlie McGettigan andJakob Sveistrup Denmark2005: "Talking to You" performed byJakob Sveistrup Ireland1992: "Why Me?" performed byLinda MartinA total of thirty-five countries broadcast the event, but only thirty-one participated in the voting.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | RTSH | [52] | ||
 Armenia | AMPTV | [52] | ||
 Australia | SBS | SBS TV[b] | Marty Whelan | [52][53] |
 Hungary | MR | Petőfi Rádió[c] | Erzsébet Jeney [hu] | [54] |
 Kosovo | RTK | RTK | [52] |
| Country | Viewership |
|---|---|
| Austria | 0.80 |
| Belgium | 1 (VRT) |
 Cyprus | 0.07 |
| Denmark | 1.42 |
| Finland | 0.44 |
| Germany | 0.63 (SWR, WDR) |
| Netherlands | 1.2 |
| Norway | 0.97 |
| Poland | 3.2 |
| Portugal | 0.85 |
| Spain | 2.83 |
| Sweden | 2 |
Countries that have previously competed but were not involved with the broadcast or voting of the contest;
TheBBC (UK),RAI (Italy) andFrance Télévisions chose not to broadcast the event. Søren Therkelsen, the commissioning editor of the event, said he was "disappointed" at the broadcasters' decision not to transmit the show.[56] The BBC chose not to carry the event as it was "too remote" for British audiences.[17]
To coincide with the broadcast of the programme, an official compilation album for the 50th anniversary titledThe Very Best of the Eurovision Song Contest (also known asCongratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest),[57] was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released byCMC International on 21 October 2005.[58] The compilation featured over 100 songs, including all Eurovision Song Contest winners from 1956 until 2005 and a selection of all-time favourites, that was divided into 2 separate double CDs: 1956–1980 and 1981–2005. The 22-page booklet includes information about the entries, contestants and venues.[59]
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