Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Spain
National selection
Selection process	Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción
Selection date(s)	Semi-final; 4 March 2005; Final; 5 March 2005
Selected entrant	Son de Sol
Selected song	"Brujería"
Selected songwriter(s)	Alfredo Panebianco
Finals performance
Final result	21st, 28 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest

Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with "Brujería" sung by the trio Son de Sol, and was written and composed by Alfredo Panebianco. The song was chosen by a national final, and at Eurovision, it placed 21st receiving 28 points.

Before Eurovision

Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción

Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción was the national final organised by TVE that took place from 4 to 5 March 2005 at the Estudios Buñuel in Madrid, hosted by Carlos Lozano, Patricia Pérez and Ainhoa Arbizu. Twelve artists and songs competed over two shows with the winner being decided upon through public televoting.

Competing entries

Twelve participants were invited to compete in the national final by the broadcaster from among artists signed to record labels. Among the competing artists was the controversial trio Las Supremas de Móstoles. Between 28 February 2005 and 4 March 2005, the competing songs were premiered on the television programme Por la mañana, broadcast on TVE 1, as well as on a special show presented by Patricia Pérez and Ainhoa Arbizu, broadcast on La 2.[1]

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)
A-Crew	"El swatch"	Agustín Sarazá González
Enzo	"Quién dirá"	Julián García García
Felipe Conde	"Echo de menos"	Felipe Conde
Gema Castaño	"Santo Job"	Gema Castaño
Jaster	"Cómo olvidarte"	Javián
Katherina	"Boca loca"	Carlos Garí
Lanco	"Nada para ti, nada para mí"	Alberto Lanco
Las Supremas de Móstoles	"Eres un enfermo"	José Manuel Muñiz Mergelina
María Lorente	"Vente pal sur"	José Luís Santamaría, Javier Robledo
Pierre N'Sue	"Quizás mejor así"	Pierre N'Sue, Sergi Pérez, Berg
Son de Sol	"Brujería"	Alfredo Panebianco
Yulia	"Arriba el mundo"	Jordi Cubino, Yulia Valentayn

Semi-final

The televised semi-final took place on 4 March 2005. Six entries qualified for the final through a public vote via televote and SMS.

Semi-final – 4 March 2005
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	María Lorente	"Vente pal sur"	Eliminated
2	Jaster	"Cómo olvidarte"	Eliminated
3	Las Supremas de Móstoles	"Eres un enfermo"	Finalist
4	Lanco	"Nada para ti, nada para mí"	Finalist
5	A-Crew	"El swatch"	Eliminated
6	Enzo	"Quién dirá"	Finalist
7	Katherina	"Boca loca"	Eliminated
8	Pierre N’Sue	"Quizás mejor así"	Eliminated
9	Son de Sol	"Brujería"	Finalist
10	Felipe Conde	"Echo de menos"	Finalist
11	Gema Castaño	"Santo Job"	Eliminated
12	Yulia	"Arriba el mundo"	Finalist

Final

The televised final took place on 5 March 2005. The six entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final competed, and the winner, "Brujería" performed by Son de Sol, was selected through a public vote via televote and SMS.

Final – 5 March 2005
Draw	Artist	Song	Televote	Place
1	Las Supremas de Móstoles	"Eres un enfermo"	21.8%	2
2	Lanco	"Nada para ti, nada para mí"	—	5
3	Enzo	"Quién dirá"	—	6
4	Son de Sol	"Brujería"	24.2%	1
5	Felipe Conde	"Echo de menos"	16.4%	3
6	Yulia	"Arriba el mundo"	—	4

At Eurovision

Spain automatically qualified for the grand final, on 21 May 2005; as part of the "Big Four". During the placement draw, it was determined that Spain would perform 10th. On 21 May, Spain placed 21st with 28 points.[2]

The spokesperson who revealed Spain's votes for other countries was TVE and national final host Ainhoa Arbizu.[3]

Points awarded to Spain

Points awarded to Spain (Final)[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Andorra
10 points
8 points	Portugal
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points	France Switzerland
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Spain

Points awarded by Spain (Semi-final)[5]
Score	Country
12 points	Romania
10 points	Andorra
8 points	Denmark
7 points	Poland
6 points	Bulgaria
5 points	Portugal
4 points	Israel
3 points	Hungary
2 points	Iceland
1 point	Moldova

Points awarded by Spain (Final)[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Romania
10 points	Denmark
8 points	Greece
7 points	Malta
6 points	Israel
5 points	Hungary
4 points	Moldova
3 points	Norway
2 points	Sweden
1 point	Ukraine

References

Calandria, Juan (5 March 2017). "Eurovision 2005: elige nuestra canción". eurovisionplanet.com (in Spanish).
"Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
"Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
"Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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[1] Calandria, Juan (5 March 2017). "Eurovision 2005: elige nuestra canción". eurovisionplanet.com (in Spanish).

[2] "Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[3] Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 April 2009.

[2005final-4] "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[2005semi-5] "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.