Eurovision Song Contest 2005 (compilation)
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Eurovision Song Contest Kiev 2005 is the official compilation album of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest
. Released in May 2005 across Europe
, the album contains all 39 semi-final and final entries, including the winning Elena Paparizou
's "My Number One", Wig Wam
's "In My Dreams", Vanilla Ninja
's "Cool Vibes" and Shiri Maymon's "Hasheket Shenish'ar". Maymon's song was named "The Silence that Remains" on the album, the English title of the song. The album predictably topped the European compilation chart for several weeks with some of the best sales of the year so far.
Disc 2
withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after announcing they would show advertisements over the Israel
i entry.
Had they entered, they would have been on track 4, disc 2 with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit" by Aline Lahoud
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Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
. Released in May 2005 across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the album contains all 39 semi-final and final entries, including the winning Elena Paparizou
Elena Paparizou
Eleni "Elena" Paparizou , usually referred to abroad as Helena Paparizou, is a Greek-Swedish singer and occasional songwriter, who was born and raised in Sweden by Greek parents. She began her career there in 1999 as a member of the duo Antique, while she also worked briefly as a model for a...
's "My Number One", Wig Wam
Wig Wam
Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :...
's "In My Dreams", Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja
Vanilla Ninja is a three-piece Estonian girl band which has enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria....
's "Cool Vibes" and Shiri Maymon's "Hasheket Shenish'ar". Maymon's song was named "The Silence that Remains" on the album, the English title of the song. The album predictably topped the European compilation chart for several weeks with some of the best sales of the year so far.
Track listing
Disc 1- Marian van de WalMarian van de WalMarian van de Wal was the representative of Andorra at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine.Originally from the Netherlands, van de Wal runs a small hotel in the Andorran town of L'Aldosa. She entered Eurocasting 2005, and was one of three finalists selected to go to the country's...
- "La mirada interiorLa Mirada Interior"La mirada interior" , was the Andorran entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Catalan by Marian van de Wal. As Andorra's previous entry had not finished in the top ten, the song was performed in the semi-final....
" (AndorraAndorraAndorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
) - Ledina ÇeloLedina ÇeloLedina Çelo is an Albanian singer and model.In December 2003 she hosted the Albanian national Final for the Eurovision Song Contest. One year later she participated herself and won with Nesër Shkoj, on the Eurovision she decided to sing in English with Tomorrow I Go...
- "Tomorrow I GoTomorrow I Go"Tomorrow I Go" was the Albanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Ledina Çelo.As Albania had finished 7th in the final of the 2004 contest, the song was automatically qualified for the final...
" (AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
) - Global KrynerGlobal KrynerGlobal Kryner is a six-piece Austrian folk group, consisting of clarinet player Christof Spörk, bass trombonist, tenor and yodeller Sebastian Fuchsberger, guitarist Edi Koehldorfer, trumpet player Karl Rossmann, accordion player Anton Sauprügl, and jazz vocalist Sabine Stieger...
- "Y asíY Así"Y así" was the Austrian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English and Spanish by Global Kryner.The song was performed first in the semi-final, preceding by Lithuania's Laura & The Lovers with "Little by Little"...
" (AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
) - FeminnemFeminnemFeminnem is a girl group from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 and Croatia in 2010....
- "Call MeCall Me (Feminnem song)"Call Me" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Feminnem.As Bosnia-Herzegovina had pre-qualified for the final, the song was performed twenty-first in the final...
" (Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
) - Nuno ResendeNuno ResendeNuno Resende is a Portuguese-Belgian singer. Born in Porto, Portugal, he was a member of the group La Teuf, who finished sixth in the competition to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000. He was more successful solo in 2005, representing Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest...
- "Le grand soirLe Grand Soir"Le grand soir" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in French by Nuno Resende.The song was performed in the semi-final, as Belgium had not finished in the top 10 in the 2004 Contest. On the night, it was performed eleventh, following Iceland's Selma with "If I Had...
" (BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) - KaffeKaffeKaffe is a clean room design of a Java Virtual Machine. It comes with a subset of the Java Platform, Standard Edition , Java API, and tools needed to provide a Java runtime environment. Like most other Free Java virtual machines, Kaffe uses GNU Classpath as its class library.Kaffe, first released...
- "LorraineLorraine (song)"Lorraine" was the debut entry for Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest, being performed in the semi-final of the 2005 edition of the Contest by Kaffe....
" (BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
) - Angelica AgurbashAngelica AgurbashAngelica Agurbash , born May 17, 1970, is a Belarusian singer and former model perhaps most known for representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005....
- "Love Me TonightLove Me TonightLove Me Tonight is a 1932 musical comedy film produced and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with music by Rodgers and Hart. It stars Maurice Chevalier as a tailor who poses as a nobleman and Jeanette MacDonald as a princess with whom he falls in love...
" (BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
) - Vanilla NinjaVanilla NinjaVanilla Ninja is a three-piece Estonian girl band which has enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria....
- "Cool VibesCool Vibes"Cool Vibes" was the Swiss entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, sung by Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja. The song was composed by David Brandes and "Jane Tempest" , and was written by Bernd Meinunger, under the pseudonym "John O'Flynn"....
" (SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) - No NameNo Name (band)No Name was a Montenegrin pop group, best known for the controversies surrounding their participation in the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song "Zauvijek moja" , winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and...
- "Zauvijek mojaZauvijek moja"Zauvijek moja" is a pop song by Montenegrin band No Name which won the festivals Montevizija 2005 and Evropesma and so was selected to represent Serbia and Montenegro at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. No Name went directly to the finals, due to Serbia and Montenegro's second place the...
" (Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
) - Constantinos ChristoforouConstantinos ChristoforouConstantinos Christoforou, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου , is a very famous Cypriot singer. He has sung for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, in 1996, 2002 and 2005.-The Years In Cyprus:...
- "Ela Ela (Come Baby)Ela Ela (Come Baby)"Ela Ela " was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Constantinos Christoforou....
" (CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
) - Gracia - "Run & HideRun & HideRun & Hide was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Gracia.As Germany is a member of the "Big Four" , the song had pre-qualified for the final of that year's Contest - Germany had also finished in the top ten at the previous Contest, had that been required...
" (GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) - Jakob SveistrupJakob SveistrupJakob Sveistrup is a Danish singer. He entered the Danish music scene in 2003 as a competitor in the Danish televised talent contest Stjerne for en aften . He made it to the finals. Unusually, Sveistrup is not a professional singer — by day he teaches autistic children...
- "Talking to YouTalking To You"Talking to You" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Jakob Sveistrup.The song was performed in Danish at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2005, titled "Tænder på dig" ....
" (DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) - SuntribeSuntribeSuntribe was an Estonian girl-band, composed entirely of students, which represented their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. The original four-strong line-up was Mari-Leen Kaselaan , Rebecca Kontus, Laura Põldvere and Jaanika Vilipo...
- "Let's Get Loud" (EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
) - Son de SolSon de SolSon de Sol is a Spanish flamenco-pop band, made up of three sisters from Écija, Seville, Andalucía...
- "BrujeríaBrujería (Son de Sol song)"Brujería" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Spanish by Son de Sol.In the final, "Brujería" was performed tenth on the night, following Cyprus' Constantinos Christoforou with "Ela Ela " and preceding Israel's Shiri Maimon with "Hasheket Shenish'ar"...
" (SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) - Geir RönningGeir RönningGeir Rönning is a professional singer-songwriter from Ålesund, Norway. He later moved to the capital Oslo in the 1980s, and later on to Stockholm, Sweden, where he found opportunity to start a musical career. He later moved to Finland, which he represented in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005...
- "Why?" (FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) - Ortal - "Chacun pense à soiChacun Pense À Soi"Chacun pense à soi" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in French by Ortal....
" (FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) - JavineJavineJavine may refer to:*Javine Hylton, a British singer*Javinė, a household god in Lithuanian mythology who protects grain in barns...
- "Touch My FireTouch My Fire"Touch My Fire" is the fifth single by UK R&B star Javine. The single was the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest for 2005 and her first for Island Records. It was the first new material from Javine since her debut album, "Surrender", was released in 2004.The single reached the #18 in the UK...
" (United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) - Helena Paparizou - "My Number OneMy Number OneAs Greece had finished the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in third place, the song was pre-qualified for the final in 2005. Thus, it was performed nineteenth on the night, following Croatia's Boris Novković and Lado with "Vukovi umiru sami" and preceding Russia's Natalia Podolskaya with "Nobody Hurt...
" (GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
) - Boris NovkovićBoris NovkovicBoris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager...
ft. Lado MembersLadoThe word Lado can refer to;* A Haryanavi superhit Film of 2000, starring Ashutosh Rana & Rajeshwari.* The Lado Enclave of the Congo Free State, in modern South Sudan...
- "Vukovi umiru samiVukovi umiru sami"Vukovi umiru sami" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Croatian by Boris Novković ....
" (CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
) - NOXNoxNox may refer to:* Nox , the Roman translation of Nyx, the primordial god of the night in Greek mythology.* Nox , a video game developed by Westwood Studios* Nox , a pop band from HungaryIn fiction...
- "Forogj, világ!Forogj, Világ!Forogj, világ! was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hungarian by NOX....
" (HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Disc 2
- Donna and Joseph McCaulDonna and Joseph McCaulDonna and Joseph McCaul , also known as The McCauls, are a sibling musical duo who represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, which was hosted by Kiev, Ukraine...
- "Love?" (IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
) - Shiri Maymon - "Hasheket Shenish'arHasheket Shenish'ar"HaSheket SheNish'ar" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hebrew and English by Shiri Maimon. The song was written by Eyal Shahar and Pini Aharonbayev and Ben Green....
" (IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
) - Selma Björnsdottir - "If I Had Your LoveIf I Had Your Love"If I Had Your Love" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Selma.The song is an up-tempo dance number, with Selma singing about what she would do "If I had your love". She claims that it would inspire her above all other things...
" (IcelandIcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
) - Laura & The Lovers - "Little by Little" (LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
) - Walters and Kazha - "The War Is Not OverThe War Is Not Over"The War Is Not Over" was the Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Walters & Kazha.The song is a gentle ballad with somewhat elliptical lyrics...
" (LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
) - Lise DarlyLise DarlyLise Darly is a French singer and was selected to represent Monaco in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev....
- "Tout de moiTout De Moi"Tout de moi" was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in French by French singer Lise Darly....
" (MonacoMonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
) - Zdob şi ZdubZdob si ZdubZdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat...
- "Boonika bate doba" (MoldovaMoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
) - Martin VučićMartin VucicMartin Vučić is a Macedonian Pop musician. He is the son of Macedonian-born Serb performer, Dragan Vučić.-Biography:...
- "Make My DayMake My Day"Make My Day" was the Macedonian entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in English by Martin Vučić.The song is an up-tempo number, with Vučić telling his lover that he is tired of being mistreated by her and that he is prepared to end the relationship over this...
" (Republic of MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
) - ChiaraChiaraChiara Siracusa , is a Maltese singer, best known for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, 2005, and in 2009.- Eurovision 1998 :...
- "AngelAngel (Chiara song)"Angel" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Chiara.In contrast to the up-tempo styles dominating the Contest, the song is a solo love ballad. Chiara sings to her lover that, no matter what, she will be "your angel"...
" (MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
) - Glennis GraceGlennis GraceGlennis Grace is a singer from the Netherlands who in 2005 won the national selection in the Netherlands for the Eurovision song contest 2005 for the nation. Grace's song was the ballad My Impossible Dream, but she did not advance the semifinal...
- "My Impossible DreamMy Impossible Dream"My Impossible Dream" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Glennis Grace.The song is a ballad, with Grace telling her lover that they are "driftin' far apart" and thus that their relationship is coming to an end...
" (NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) - Wig WamWig WamWig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :...
- "In My Dreams" (NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
) - Ivan and Delfin - "Czarna dziewczynaCzarna dziewczyna"Czarna dziewczyna" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Polish and Russian by Ivan & Delfin....
" (PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) - 2B2B (band)2B was a Portuguese band formed by Luciana Abreu and Rui Drummond. It represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev with the song "Amar" . The duo was formed exclusively to represent Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest...
- "AmarAmar (song)"Amar" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Portuguese and English by 2B.The song is an up-tempo number, with the duo singing about the great power of love....
" (PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
) - Luminiţa AnghelLuminita AnghelLuminiţa Anghel is a Romanian singer. Anghel, along with the percussion band Sistem, represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, with the song Let Me Try, where they were ranked third in the final, Romania's best ever result at Eurovision...
and Sistem - "Let Me TryLet Me Try"Let Me Try" was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Luminiţa Anghel and Sistem.The song is an up-tempo number in the eurodance style. Anghel addresses a lover, telling him that "I don't wanna say goodbye", implying throughout the lyric that their...
" (RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) - Natalia PodolskayaNatalia PodolskayaNatalia Podolskaya is a Belarusian singer that performed for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 21, 2005 and was ranked #15. In 2008 she became a Russian citizen.-Early years:Natalia was born in 1982 in Mogilev, Belarus...
- "Nobody Hurt No OneNobody Hurt No One"Nobody Hurt No One" was the Russian entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in English by Natalia Podolskaya.On the night of the final the song was performed 20th, following Greece's Helena Paparizou with "My Number One" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Feminnem with "Call Me"...
" (RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - Martin StenmarckMartin StenmarckMartin Olof Jon Stenmarck is a Swedish singer and voice actor. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with Las Vegas, finishing 19th with 30 points....
- "Las VegasLas Vegas (song)"Las Vegas" performed by Martin Stenmarck, was the winning song for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2005. The song managed to finish 2nd as the best result at Svensktoppen and 1st at the Swedish singles chart. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine the song finished 19th of the 24...
" (SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) - Omar NaberOmar NaberOmar Naber , born Omar Kareem Naber , is a Slovenian singer and songwriter.He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. His father was from Jordania, while his mother is Slovenian...
- "StopStop (Omar Naber song)"Stop" was the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, sung by Omar Naber and performed in Slovenian, despite its English title and the fact that there are two different English lyrics....
" (SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
) - GülserenGülserenGülseren Yıldırım Gomez , known on stage simply as Gülseren, is a Turkish born French singer, whose output covers a wide range of genres, including pop, Latin, techno and traditional Turkish music...
- "Rimi Rimi LeyRimi Rimi Ley"Rimi Rimi Ley" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Turkish.In the final, it was performed sixth, following the Norwegian entry and preceding Moldova's Zdob şi Zdub with "Boonika bate doba"...
" (TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) - GreenjollyGreenJollyGreenJolly is a Ukrainian rap band most widely known for their song, Razom nas bahato, nas ne podolaty, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004.-History:...
- "Razom nas bahatoRazom Nas Bahato, Nas Ne Podolaty"Razom Nas Bahato, Nas Ne Podolaty" is a hip-hop song by GreenJolly, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004. The literal translation of the song title is "Together we are many! We cannot be defeated!"...
" (UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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Cover
The original cover designed for the album was changed after Lebanon'sLebanon
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withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 after announcing they would show advertisements over the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i entry.
Had they entered, they would have been on track 4, disc 2 with the song "Quand tout s'enfuit" by Aline Lahoud
Aline Lahoud
Aline Lahoud is a Lebanese singer, and the daughter of well-known singer Salwa Al Katrib and producer Nahi Lahoud. She was selected to sing for Lebanon at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, where the nation had been due to make its debut in the competition...
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