Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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The Latvian Final was held on February 26 in Ventspils, hosted by Elvis Jansons & Ija Circene. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals on January 29 and February 5. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner. Valters & Kaža won the event with "The War is Not Over". The song is written and composed by Mārtiņš Freimanis.
Kārlis Būmeisters and Valters Frīdenbergs are the singers of Putnu Balle (Birds' Party) who met 16 years ago at the age of two, when they joined the children’s pop group Dzeguzīte (Cuckoo). They had a hit single called ‘Sapņu Pārdevējs’ (‘Seller of Dreams’), which was written by Mārtiņš Freimanis. Their first album was launched in 2005 contain several songs by Mārtiņš Freimanis.
Final - February 26
| № | Song | Singer | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The war is not over | Valters & Kaža | 28214 | 1st |
| 2 | In the heat of the night | Ksenija | 8308 | 3rd |
| 3 | Sing it! Swing it! | Agnese & Intars | 20318 | 2nd |
| Individual Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 |
| Albania - Andorra - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Latvia - Lithuania - Republic of Macedonia - Malta - Moldova - Monaco - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Serbia and Montenegro - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom
Note: Countries in italics are semi-finalists who did not advance to the final. |
