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{{Short description|International song competition for youth}}
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{{Infobox Song Contest
|name                = Junior Eurovision Song Contest
|year                = 2005
|theme               = ''Let's Get Loud''
|logo                = JESC 2005 logo.svg
|final               = 26 November 2005
|presenters          = [[Marcel Vanthilt]]<br />[[Maureen Louys]]
|conductor           = 
|directors           = Yves Podevyn<br />Ludovic Beun
|execsupervisor      = [[Svante Stockselius]]
|execproducer        = Ludo Porrez
| organiser          = [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)
|host                = {{unbulleted list|[[Radio Télévision Belge Francophone]] (RTBF)|[[Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep]] (VRT)}}
|venue               = [[Ethias Arena]]<br>Hasselt, Belgium 
|winner              = {{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2005}}<br />"[[My vmeste]]"
|vote                = Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs
|entries             = 16
|debut               = {{esc|Russia|Junior}}<br />{{esc|Serbia and Montenegro|Junior}}
|return              =
|nonreturn           = {{esc|Cyprus|Junior|f=1960}}<br />{{esc|France|Junior}}<br />{{esc|Poland|Junior}}<br />{{esc|Switzerland|Junior}}
<!-- Map Legend Colours -->
| BlueNoSemis = Y
| Yellow = Y
| Yellowc = #ffd06d
| Yellow2 = Countries that didn't participate but were allowed to vote
| Grey = Y
}}

The '''Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005''' was the third edition of the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest]], held on 26 November 2005 at the [[Ethias Arena]] in [[Hasselt]], Belgium, and presented by [[Marcel Vanthilt]] and [[Maureen Louys]]. It was organised by the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) and host broadcasters [[Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep]] (VRT) and [[RTBF|Radio télévision belge de la communauté française]] (RTBF).

The show was not only broadcast live by the participating broadcasters, it was also available on satellite worldwide and on Australian [[Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS) who acquired the rights to broadcast the show one month later. The theme of the show was ''Let's Get Loud'', standing for the new generation on the stage. The show was watched by 8,500 people in the arena, including the Belgian [[Prince Laurent of Belgium|Prince Laurent]] and 20–25&nbsp;million people around Europe.

The winner was {{Esccnty|Belarus|Junior|y=2005}} with the song "[[My vmeste]]" by 10-year-old [[Ksenia Sitnik]]. Previous year's winner {{Esccnty|Spain|Junior|y=2005}} finished in second place, with 2004 hosts {{Esccnty|Norway|Junior|y=2005}} coming third.

==Location==
{{further|topic=the host city|Hasselt}}
{{location map+|Northern and Central Europe|relief=yes|width=200|float=left|caption=Locations of the known bidding countries. The eliminated countries are marked in red. The chosen host country is marked in blue.|places=
<small>{{location map~|Northern and Central Europe|lat=45.816667|long=15.983333|label=[[Zagreb]]|position=left|mark=Red pog.svg}}</small>
<small>{{location map~|Northern and Central Europe|lat=52.366667 |long=4.9|label=[[Amsterdam]]|position=left|mark=Red pog.svg}}</small>
{{location map~|Northern and Central Europe|lat=50.93|long=5.3375 |label=<u>'''[[Hasselt]]'''</u>|position=bottom|mark=Blue pog.svg}}
}}
[[File:Ethias Arena.jpg|thumb|left|Venue of the 2005 contest: the Ethias Arena in Hasselt]]

===Bidding phase and host selection===
Following the hosting problems for the 2004 edition, the location of the subsequent contests were appointed by the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU), following a bidding process with broadcasters from the participating countries. Belgium was therefore the first country to successfully bid for the rights to host the contest in 2005.<ref name="belconf">{{cite web|publisher=ESC Today|date=20 November 2004|url=http://esctoday.com/3368/junior_2005_on_26th_november_in_belgium/|title=Junior 2005 on 26 November in Belgium|access-date=3 May 2008}}</ref>

In November 2003, there were reports about the possibility to the contest take place in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/1929/junior_contest_2005_in_the_netherlands/|title=Junior: 'Contest 2005 in The Netherlands'|website=ESCToday.com|date=17 November 2003|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> In the same month, Jeroen Depraetere, coordinator of the show on behalf of the EBU, announced that five countries had expressed their willingness to organise the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/1937/junior_5_countries_candidate_to_host_in_2005/|title=Junior: 5 countries candidate to host in 2005|website=ESCToday.com|date=20 November 2003|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> Belgium won the right to hold the contest in March 2004 over five other countries including [[Croatian Radiotelevision]] (HRT) of [[Croatia]] and [[AVRO (broadcaster)|AVRO]] of the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/2299/belgium_organises_junior_eurovision_song_contest_in_2005/|title=Belgium organises Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005!|last=Philips|first=Roel|date=4 March 2004|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

In November 2004, it was announced that the Flemish city of [[Hasselt]] would host the contest at the Ethias Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/3375/junior_2005_in_ethias_arena_hasselt/|title=Junior 2005 in Ethias Arena, Hasselt|website=ESCToday.com|date=22 November 2004|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref> The date of the contest had been confirmed shortly after the {{Escyr|2004|Junior}} contest in [[Lillehammer]].<ref name="belconf"/>

===Venue===
The [[Ethias Arena]] is the largest multi-purpose arena in Hasselt, Belgium which is used for music concerts, sports (tennis, indoor cycling, jumping, etc.) and other large events. The arena opened in September 2004 and holds up to 21,600 people depending on the event. The venue is a part of the [[Grenslandhallen]] and has a surface of 13,600 square meters (44,619 square feet). In 2015, it hosted the [[2015 European Championship (darts)|2015 European Championship]] in darts, a [[Professional Darts Corporation]] event. The venue would later be renamed to Trixxo Arena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/08/25/dienstenchequebedrijf-trixxo-is-de-nieuwe-naamsponsor-van-hassel/|title=Dienstenchequebedrijf Trixxo is de nieuwe naamsponsor van Hasseltse evenementenhal op Park H|language=nl|last1=Dirix|first1=Marc|last2=De Clerck|first2=Janna|date=25 August 2021|work=VRT NWS}}</ref>

== Participants ==
[[File:JESC 2005 album cover.jpg|thumb|right|Cover art of the official album]]
In September 2005, the EBU released the initial list of participants with 17 competing countries. [[Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|Russia]] and [[Serbia and Montenegro in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|Serbia and Montenegro]] made their debut, [[France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|France]] and [[Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest|Switzerland]] withdrew after debuting in the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004|2004 contest]], while [[Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|Poland]] withdrew after debuting in the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003|2003 contest]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-03 |title=Seventeen countries to participate in 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest |url=http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2005/tcm_6-39766.php |access-date=2025-01-17 |archive-date=3 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903111000/http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2005/tcm_6-39766.php |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

[[Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest|Cyprus]] had planned to participate but announced their withdrawal on 13 October 2005, due to an "internal issue" with the selected song, presumably stemming from allegations of plagiarism made against it, reducing the number of participating countries to 16. Despite this, Cypriot viewers were able to watch the show and vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2005 |title=Stockselius satisfied with preparations |url=http://esctoday.com/5074/stockselius_satisfied_with_preparations/ |access-date=31 March 2020 |website=ESCToday.com}}</ref>

Prior to the event, a compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2005 contest, along with karaoke versions, was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group in November 2005.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005<ref>{{Cite web |title=Participants of Hasselt 2005 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005/participants |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=junioreurovision.tv}}</ref>
!Country
!Broadcaster
!Artist
!Song
!Language
!Songwriter(s)
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Belarus|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Belteleradio|BTRC]]
|[[Ksenia Sitnik]]
|"{{lang|ru-latn|[[My vmeste]]|i=unset}}" <small>({{lang|ru|Мы вместе}})</small>
|Russian
|[[Ksenia Sitnik]]
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[RTBF]]/[[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]]
|{{ill|Lindsay Daenen|fr|lt=Lindsay}}
|"{{lang|fr|Mes rêves|i=unset}}"
|French
|Lindsay Daenen
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Croatia|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]]
|Lorena Jelusić
|"Rock Baby"
|Croatian
|Lorena Jelusić
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Denmark|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]
|[[Nicolai Kielstrup|Nicolai]]
|"Shake Shake Shake"
|Danish, English
|[[Nicolai Kielstrup]]
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]]
|Alexandros and Kalli
|"{{lang|el-latn|Tora einai i seira mas|i=unset}}" <small>({{lang|el|Tώρα είναι η σειρά μας}})</small>
|Greek
|{{hlist|Alexandros Chountas|Kalli Georgelli}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Latvia|pantone|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Latvijas Televīzija|LTV]]
|Kids4Rock
|"{{lang|lv|Es esmu maza jauka meitene|i=unset}}"
|Latvian
|{{hlist|Monta Beļinska|Daniēls Groza}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Macedonian Radio Television|MRT]]
|{{ill|Denis Dimoski|mk|Денис Димоски}}
|"{{lang|mk-latn|Rodendeski baknež|i=unset}}" <small>({{lang|mk|Родендески бакнеж}})</small>
|Macedonian
|Stefan Krstevski
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Public Broadcasting Services|PBS]]
|Thea and Friends
|"Make It Right!"
|English
|Thea Saliba
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[AVRO]]
|[[Tess Gaerthé|Tess]]
|"Stupid"
|Dutch
|[[Tess Gaerthé]]
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[NRK]]
|[[Malin Reitan|Malin]]
|"{{lang|no|Sommer og skolefri|i=unset}}"
|Norwegian
|[[Malin Reitan]]
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[TVR (TV network)|TVR]]
|[[Alina Eremia]]
|"{{lang|ro|Țurai!|i=unset}}"{{efn|On-screen captions used the phonetically-spelled title "Tzooray"|name=Tzooray}}
|Romanian
|[[Alina Eremia]]
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|VGTRK]]
|{{ill|Vladislav Krutskikh|ru|Крутских, Владислав Витальевич}}
|"{{lang|ru-latn|Doroga k solntsu|i=unset}}" <small>({{lang|ru|Дорога к солнцу}})</small>
|Russian
|{{hlist|[[Kim Breitburg]]|Artyom Kavaleryan|Vladislav Krutskikh}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Serbia and Montenegro|Junior|y=2005}}
|{{lang|sr-latn|[[Udruženje javnih radija i televizija|UJRT]]|i=unset}}
|Filip Vučić
|"{{lang|cnr-latn|Ljubav pa fudbal|i=unset}}" <small>({{lang|cnr|Љубав па фудбал}})</small>
|Montenegrin
|Filip Vučić
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Televisión Española|TVE]]
|[[Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos|Antonio José]]
|"{{lang|es|Te traigo flores|i=unset}}"
|Spanish
|[[Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos]]
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
|{{ill|M+ (band)|lt=M+|sv|M+}}
|"{{lang|sv|Gränslös kärlek|i=unset}}"
|Swedish
|{{hlist|Maria Chabo|Maria Josefson}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2005}}
|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|[[Joni Fuller]]
|"How Does It Feel?"
|English
|[[Joni Fuller]]
|}

==Format==
===Presenters===
On 13 October 2005, it was revealed during a presentation that Maureen Louys of RTBF and Marcel Vanthilt of VRT would be the hosts of the contest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvvisie.be/nieuws/belgie/marcel-vanthilt-presenteert-junior-eurovisiesongfestival_3327/|title=Marcel Vanthilt presenteert Junior Eurovisiesongfestival|website=TVvisie|language=nl|date=13 October 2005|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

===Running order===
The selection of the running order was conducted in two phases. In the first, which took place at the City Hall of Hasselt, there were three draws: one to select the countries that would perform first and last in the contest; a second to decide on the position of the host country; and a third to divided the 14 remaining countries into two groups of five (for the positions 2–6 and 7–11) and one of three (for the positions 13–15).

The second phase of the selection of the running order was conducted by the JESC Steering Group. The group decided on the final positions of the countries within the three groups, taking into account, for example, that no three ballads or no three songs from one European region should be performed consecutively in the contest.<ref>{{cite web |title=Third Junior Eurovision Song Contest |url=http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2005/tcm_6-40305.php |website=ebu.ch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831184634/http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2005/tcm_6-40305.php |archive-date=31 August 2006}}</ref> This system was already applied last year for the festival in Lillehammer.

===Voting===
Voting was the same as the traditional voting system, with each country voting for their 10 favorite songs, with scores of 1–8, 10 and 12. It was the first time points 1 through 5 had automatically appeared on the scoreboard, with spokesmen reporting only points 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. The presenters started off by giving all contestants 12 points.

==Contest overview==
The event took place on 26 November 2005 at 20:15 CET. Sixteen countries participated, with the running order published in October 2005. All the countries competing were eligible to vote by televote. Belarus won with 149 points, with Spain, Norway, Denmark, and Romania, completing the top five. Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Malta occupied the bottom five positions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Hasselt 2005 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005/final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529100013/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005/final |archive-date=29 May 2021 |access-date=29 May 2021 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}</ref>

The show was opened by a  fireworks and bungee jumpers performance. The interval act included Vladik Myagkostupov from [[Cirque du Soleil]] gave a four-minute circus performance and [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004|2004 winner]] [[María Isabel]] performing a medley of her winning entry "[[Antes muerta que sencilla]]" and new single "Pues Va A Ser Que No" from her second album ''[[Número 2]]''. Isabel also presented the prize to the winner of the competition.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 November 2012 |title=Remember the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest? |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/story/remember-the-2005-junior-eurovision-song-contest |access-date=30 May 2019 |website=junioreurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Points
! scope="col" | Place
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2005}}
| Alexandros and Kalli
| "{{lang|el-latn|Tora einai i seira mas|i=unset}}"
| 88
| 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{Esc|Denmark|Junior|y=2005}}
| [[Nicolai Kielstrup|Nicolai]]
| "Shake Shake Shake"
| 121
| 4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{Esc|Croatia|Junior|y=2005}}
| Lorena Jelusić
| "Rock Baby"
| 36
| 12
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2005}}
| [[Alina Eremia]]
| "{{lang|ro|Țurai!|i=unset}}"{{efn|name=Tzooray}}
| 89
| 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2005}}
| [[Joni Fuller]]
| "How Does It Feel?"
| 28
| 14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2005}}
| {{ill|M+ (band)|lt=M+|sv|M+}}
| "{{lang|sv|Gränslös kärlek|i=unset}}"
| 22
| 15
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2005}}
| {{ill|Vladislav Krutskikh|ru|Крутских, Владислав Витальевич}}
| "{{lang|ru-latn|Doroga k solntsu|i=unset}}"
| 66
| 9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2005}}
| {{ill|Denis Dimoski|mk|Денис Димоски}}
| "{{lang|mk-latn|Rodendeski baknež|i=unset}}"
| 68
| 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2005}}
| [[Tess Gaerthé|Tess]]
| "Stupid"
| 82
| 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{Esc|Serbia and Montenegro|Junior|y=2005}}
| Filip Vučić
| "{{lang|cnr-latn|Ljubav pa fudbal|i=unset}}"
| 29
| 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| {{Esc|Latvia|pantone|Junior|y=2005}}
| {{ill|Kids4Rock|sv}}
| "{{lang|lv|Es esmu maza jauka meitene|i=unset}}"
| 50
| 11
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| {{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2005}}
| {{ill|Lindsay Daenen|fr|lt=Lindsay}}
| "{{lang|fr|Mes rêves|i=unset}}"
| 63
| 10
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13
| {{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2005}}
| Thea and Friends
| "Make It Right!"
| 18
| 16
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| {{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2005}}
| [[Malin Reitan|Malin]]
| "{{lang|no|Sommer og skolefri|i=unset}}"
| 123
| 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2005}}
| [[Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos|Antonio José]]
| "{{lang|es|Te traigo flores|i=unset}}"
| 146
| 2
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | 16
| {{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2005}}
| [[Ksenia Sitnik]]
| "{{lang|ru-latn|[[My vmeste]]|i=unset}}"
| 149
| 1
|}

=== Spokespersons ===
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{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
# {{Esc|Cyprus|Junior|f=1960}}{{snd}}Stella Maria Koukkidi
# {{Esc|Greece|Junior}}{{snd}}Yorgos Kotsougiannis
# {{Esc|Denmark|Junior}}{{snd}}[[Denmark  in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004#Cool Kids|Caroline Forsberg Thybo]]
# {{Esc|Croatia|Junior}}{{snd}}[[Croatia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004#Nika Turković|Nika Turković]]
# {{Esc|Romania|Junior}}{{snd}}Beatrice Soare
# {{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior}}{{snd}}Vicky Gordon 
# {{Esc|Sweden|Junior}}{{snd}}Halahen Zajden
# {{Esc|Russia|Junior}}{{snd}}Roman Kerimov
# {{Esc|Macedonia|Junior}}{{snd}}Vase Dokovski
# {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior}}{{snd}}Giovanni Kemper
# {{Esc|Serbia and Montenegro|Junior}}{{snd}}Jovana Vukčević
# {{Esc|Latvia|pantone|Junior}}{{snd}}Kristiana Stirane
# {{Esc|Belgium|Junior}}{{snd}}Max Colombie
# {{Esc|Malta|Junior}}{{snd}}Stephanie Bason
# {{Esc|Norway|Junior}}{{snd}}Karoline Wendelborg 
# {{Esc|Spain|Junior}}{{snd}}Gonzalo Gutierrez Blanco
# {{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995}}{{snd}}Anton Lediaev
{{div col end}}

==Detailed voting results==
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Despite withdrawing at a late stage, Cyprus was still permitted to vote in the contest.

When the British spokesperson based in the ITV2 studios in London, Vicky Gordon was about to give the UK televoting results, the scoreboard malfunctioned by showing all the scores compressed together, before the entire screen went black, only showing the EBU, VRT and RTBF logos, which meant that the computers had lost connection with the British broadcaster, although the spokesperson could still be heard. However, the results were announced as usual shortly afterwards.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+ Detailed voting results<ref>{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005/final/results |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529100014/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005/final/results |archive-date=29 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Total score}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Cyprus}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Greece}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Denmark}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Croatia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Romania}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|United Kingdom}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Sweden}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Russia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Macedonia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Netherlands}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Serbia and Montenegro}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Latvia}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Belgium}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Malta}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Norway}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Spain}}
! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Belarus}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="16" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}}
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Greece
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 88 || '''12''' || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 7 || '''12''' || 6 || 6 || 5 || 7 || 3 || 6 || 4 || || 6 || || || 2 ||
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Denmark
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 121 || 6 || 7 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 8 || 3 || 1 || 10 || 6 || '''12''' || 7 || 5 || 6 || 8 || 7 || '''12''' || 7 || 4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Croatia
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 36 || || || 2 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || || || 3 || || 8 || 2 || 6 || || || || 3 || ||
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Romania
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 89 || 10 || 10 || || 2 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 7 || 3 || 4 || || 7 || '''12''' || 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | United Kingdom
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 28 || || || 3 || || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || || 1 || || 1 || || 2 || 2 || 5 || || || 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Sweden
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 22 || || || 8 || || || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || || || || || || || || 2 || ||
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Russia
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 66 || 3 || 5 || 1 || || 4 || 2 || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 1 || || 1 || 10 || 3 || 1 || 5 || 6 || '''12'''
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Macedonia
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 68 || || || || 4 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 10 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 3 || 10 || 4 || 1 || 2 || || 1 || 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Netherlands
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 82 || 2 || 4 || 10 || || 2 || 7 || 7 || 4 || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || || 1 || '''12''' || 8 || 4 || 4 || 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Serbia and Montenegro
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 29 || 1 || || || 6 || || || || || 10 || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Latvia
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 50 || || 3 || || 5 || 1 || 5 || 2 || 5 || 2 || || 2 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || || 3 || 1 || 3 || 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Belgium
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 63 || 4 || 2 || || 1 || 7 || || || || || '''12''' || || 7 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 4 || 8 || 5 || 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Malta
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 18 || || 1 || 5 || || || || || || || || || || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || || ||
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Norway
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 123 || 5 || 6 || '''12''' || 3 || 5 || 8 || '''12''' || 2 || 5 || 10 || 3 || 8 || 7 || 10 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 8 || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Spain
| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 146 || 8 || '''12''' || 4 || 7 || '''12''' || '''12''' || 8 || 8 || 6 || 8 || '''12''' || 5 || 10 || 6 || 6 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | || 10
|- style="background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | Belarus
| style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | 149 || 7 || 8 || 6 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 6 || '''12''' || 7 || 4 || 8 || '''12''' || 5 || '''12''' || 10 || 10 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |
|}

===12 points===
Below is a summary of all 12 points received. All countries were given 12 points at the start of voting to ensure that no country finished with [[nul points]].

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | N.
! scope="col" | Contestant
! scope="col" | Nation(s) giving 12 points
|- 
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|Serbia and Montenegro|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2005}}
|- 
! scope="row" | 3
| '''{{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2005}}''' || {{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|Latvia|pantone|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2
| {{Esc|Denmark|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
| {{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Croatia|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|Cyprus|Junior|f=1960|y=2005}}
|-
| {{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Denmark|Junior|y=2005}}, {{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! rowspan="4" scope="row" | 1
| {{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
| {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
| {{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
| {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2005}} || {{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2005}}
|}

== Other countries ==
For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it needs to be an active member of the EBU. The following active EBU members did not take part:

* {{Esc|Cyprus|Junior|f=1995}}{{snd}}Cyprus was originally going to participate in the 2005 contest, represented by Rena Kiriakidi's "Tsirko". However, it was later claimed to be [[plagiarised]], and [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation]] (CyBC), the national broadcaster, was forced to withdraw. However, they did not lose their broadcast and voting rights and still broadcast the show live.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/5072 |title=Junior details released: Cyprus withdraws |last=Bakkar |first=Sieste |date=14 October 2005 |publisher=ESCToday |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626083737/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/5072 |archive-date=26 June 2008 }}</ref>
* {{Esc|France|Junior}}{{snd}}France, one of two debutants at the previous contest, and broadcaster [[France 3]] turned down the offer to participate due to the following reasons:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Philips |first1=Roel |title=France not eager to participate in Hasselt|url=http://esctoday.com/4681/france_not_eager_to_participate_in_hasselt/|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=27 August 2014|date=8 June 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Philips|first1=Roel|title=France officially withdraws from Junior contest |url=http://esctoday.com/4699/france_officially_withdraws_from_junior_contest/ |website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=27 August 2014|date=15 June 2005}}</ref>
** Programming difficulties and restructuring within the channel
** Very low viewing figures the previous year
** No motivation to compete, with French Head of Delegation Bruno Berberes stating that "Too much Eurovision kills Eurovision"
The country would not return to the contest until 2018.
* {{Esc|Georgia|Junior}}{{snd}}Georgia was one of the countries on the preliminary participation list for the 2005 contest. However, at the time, [[Georgian Public Broadcasting]] (GPB) was not a full member of the EBU and would become a member on the 6th of July, but as this was one week after the participation confirmation deadline, meaning Georgia had to withdraw<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4859/hasselt_2005_georgia_wont_participate/|title=Hasselt 2005: Georgia won't participate|last=Klier|first=Marcus|date=11 September 2005}}</ref> and to wait out their participation until 2007.
* {{Esc|Ireland|Junior}}{{snd}}Just like the 2004 contest, [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] (RTÉ) was said to be debuting at the 2005 contest. However, no official statement was released by the broadcaster and they ended up not participating.
* {{Esc|Lithuania|Junior}}{{snd}}Lithuania, like Georgia, was one of the countries on the preliminary list for 2005.<ref name="Debutants">{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4806/serbia__montenegro_lithuania_and_ukraine_join_in_hasselt/|title=Serbia & Montenegro, Lithuania and Ukraine join in Hasselt|last=Philips|first=Roel|date=2 August 2005|publisher=ESCToday}}</ref> But, Lithuania withdrew for unspecified reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4952/lithuania_not_participating_in_hasselt/|title=Lithuania not participating in Hasselt|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|date=9 September 2005|publisher=ESCToday}}</ref> They would debut in 2007.
* {{Esc|Monaco|Junior}}{{snd}}Monaco and Monegasque broadcaster [[TMC (TV channel)|TMC]] expressed an interest in participating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/3378/junior_monaco_shows_interest_in_participation/|title=Eurovision Junior: Monaco shows interest in participation|last=Philips|first=Roel|date=22 November 2005}}</ref> However, plans never came to fruition due to scheduling problems and harsh citizenship laws and thus they never participated.
* {{Esc|Poland|Junior}}{{snd}}Despite signing a 3-year contract with the EBU, Polish broadcaster [[Telewizja Polska]] (TVP) announced they would withdraw due to lack of interest and poor results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4903/poland_withdraws_from_junior_contest/|title=Poland withdraws from Junior Contest|last1=Jurczak|first1=Pawel|date=23 August 2005|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=8 June 2009}}</ref> They would eventually return in 2016.
* {{Esc|Portugal|Junior}}{{snd}}Even though Portugal did not participate, public broadcaster [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]] (RTP) broadcast the contest delayed and confirmed they would debut in 2006.<ref name="RTP" />
* {{Esc|Switzerland|Junior}}{{snd}}Switzerland, one of two debutants in 2004, and the Swiss-Italian broadcaster [[Radiotelevisione svizzera|RTSI]] turned down the offer to participate for the following reasons:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/4666/no_switzerland_at_2005_junior_eurovision_song_contest/|title=No Switzerland at 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest|last=Philips|first=Roel|date=1 June 2005|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=10 June 2009}}</ref>
** Financial difficulties
** Lack of interest and financial support from the other multilingual broadcasters of [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation]] (SRG SSR)
* {{Esc|Ukraine|Junior}}{{snd}}Ukraine, like Lithuania, was on the preliminary list of participation for 2005.<ref name="Debutants" /> But, they pulled out before the night and had to wait until the next year to debut.

== Broadcasts<span class="anchor" id="Commentators"></span> ==
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
! scope="col" | Country
!Broadcaster(s)
! scope="col" | Channel(s)
! scope="col" | Commentator(s)
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Belarus|f=1995}}
| [[Belteleradio|BTRC]]
| [[Belarus 1]], [[Belarus 24]]
| [[Denis Kurian]]
|
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}
| [[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]]
| [[Eén]]
| ''Dutch:'' {{ill|Ilse Van Hoecke|nl}} and [[André Vermeulen]]
|
|-
| [[RTBF]]
| [[La Une]]
| ''French:'' {{ill|Jean-Louis Lahaye|fr}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Samedi, 26 novembre – La Une |trans-title=Saturday 15 May – La Une |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/h9mkwj79j8/pages/109 |publisher={{Langx|fr|[[Revue (magazine)|Télé-Revue]]}} |access-date=1 June 2024 |language=fr, de, lb |page=13 |date=25 November 2006 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Croatia}}
| [[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]]
| [[HRT 1]]
| ''Unknown''
| <ref>{{cite news |title=TV program – Subota, 26. studenoga – HRT 1 |trans-title=TV program – Saturday, 26 November – HRT 1 |url=https://library.foi.hr/dbook/novine.php?B=1&C=20&godina=2005&broj=000046&page=022 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=Glas Podravine |date=25 November 2005 |page=22 |language=hr |location=[[Koprivnica]], [[Croatia]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Denmark}}
| [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]
| [[DR1]]
| Nicolai Molbech
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 26. november 2005 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Saturday 26 November 2005 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=2005-11-26 |publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |access-date=1 June 2024  }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece}}
| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]]
| [[ERT1]], [[ERT Sat]]
| ''Unknown''
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Latvia|pantone}}
| [[Latvian Television|LTV]]
| [[LTV1]]
| {{ill|Kārlis Streips|lv}} and [[Valters Frīdenbergs]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Macedonia}}
| [[Macedonian Radio Television|MRT]]
| [[MTV 1 (Macedonia)|MTV 1]]
| Milanka Rašik
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Malta}}
| [[Public Broadcasting Services|PBS]]
| [[Television Malta|TVM]]
| Valerie Vella
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Netherlands}}
| [[AVRO]]
| [[Nederland 1]]
| [[Tooske Ragas]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Norway}}
| [[NRK]]
| [[NRK1]]
| [[Nadia Hasnaoui]]
| <ref name="Scandi">{{cite news |title=TV og Radio – lørdag 26. november 2005 |trans-title=TV and Radio – Saturday November 26 2005 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f39ac0eb27429db776024521b7a1b16a?page=49 |access-date=1 June 2024 |work=[[Moss Avis]] |date=26 November 2005 |page=50 |lang=no |via=[[National Library of Norway]] }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Romania}}
| [[TVR (TV network)|TVR]]
| [[TVR1]], [[TVRi]]
| Ioana Isopecu and Alexandru Nagy 
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Russia}}
| [[All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company|RTR]]
| [[Russia TV]], [[RTR-Planeta]]
| [[Yuri Nikolaev]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Serbia and Montenegro}}
| [[UJRT]]
| [[RTS 2 (Serbian TV channel)|RTS 2]]
| ''Serbian:'' [[Duška Vučinić-Lučić]]
| <ref>{{cite news |title=TV program – Subota – RTS 2 |trans-title=TV program - Saturday - RTS 2 |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_20051126{{!}}page:8 |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=[[Borba (newspaper)|Borba]] |date=26–27 November 2005 |location=[[Belgrade]], [[Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|Serbia]], [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]] |page=8 |language=Serbian |via=Pretraživa digitalna biblioteka}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Spain}}
| [[Televisión Española|TVE]]
| [[TVE1]], [[TVE Internacional]]
| {{ill|Beatriz Pécker|es}} and [[Los Lunnis|Lucho]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtve.es/FRONT_SALA_PRENSA/?go=eacaa4148f48af89730076a6669df2169fcb5b71e1aa29daef0893b759a47dc26807b11e5182cf1c6ace90107d0f17e8|title=Antonio José roza la victoria en Eurovisión Junior 2005, al quedar segundo tras Bielorrusia|date=26 November 2005|work=[[Radiotelevisión Española]]|access-date=7 September 2013|language=es}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Sweden}}
| [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
| [[SVT1]]
| [[Josefine Sundström]]
| <ref name="Scandi"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}
| [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| [[ITV2]], [[ITV1]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 27 November at 14:25 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/gairrhydd/docs/gair-rhydd---issue-800|title=Gair Rhydd - Issue 800|date=21 November 2005|publisher=[[Gair Rhydd]]|website=issuu.com|accessdate=8 November 2024}}</ref>}}
| [[Michael Underwood]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Junior_Eurovision_Song_Contest |title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest |publisher=UKGameshows |access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
! scope="col" | Country
!Broadcaster(s)
! scope="col" | Channel(s)
! scope="col" | Commentator(s)
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Albania}}
| [[RTSH]]
| TVSH
| {{Unknown}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Australia}}
| [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]
| [[SBS One]]
| {{N/A|align=left|No commentary}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Cyprus|f=1960}}
| [[Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation|CyBC]]
| [[RIK 1]]
| {{Unknown}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Israel}}
| [[Israel Broadcasting Authority|IBA]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 7 December 2007<ref name="IBA"/>}}
| [[Channel 1 (Israel)|C1]]
| {{N/A|align=left|No commentary}}
| <ref name="IBA">{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/9700/israel_getting_into_the_jesc_spirit/|title=Eurovision Israel getting into the JESC spirit|date=22 November 2007|publisher=ESC Today|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Portugal}}
| [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP]]
| [[RTP1]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 10 December 2005<ref name="RTP"/>}}
| [[Eládio Clímaco]]
| <ref name="RTP">{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/5250/rtp_confirms_participation_2006_junior/|title=RTP confirms participation 2006 Junior|date=11 December 2005|work=ESCToday.com|access-date=25 August 2014|language=uk}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Ukraine}}
| [[National Television Company of Ukraine|NTU]]
| [[Pershyi]]
| [[Timur Miroshnychenko]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://1tv.com.ua/news/channel/38681 |title=Тімур Мірошниченко – український Террі Уоган (Timur Miroshnychenko – Ukrainian Terry Wogan) |publisher=NTU |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=7 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142821/http://1tv.com.ua/news/channel/38681 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Eurovision Song Contest 2005]]
* [[Eurovision Young Dancers 2005]]

== Notes and references ==
=== Notes ===
{{Notelist}}

===References===
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.junioreurovision.tv}}

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{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005}}

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