Spain in the 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. The song was chosen by a national final, and at Eurovision, it placed 21st receiving 28 points.

Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción

Twelve acts participated in the Spanish national final Eurovisión 2005: Elige nuestra canción, broadcast from the Buñuel Studios in Madrid by TVE and hosted by Carlos Lozano, Patricia Pérez and Ainhoa Arbizu. The competition consisted of one semi-final, held on 4 March 2005, and a final held a day later on 5 March 2005. The list of participants included the controversial trio Las Supremas de Móstoles, who ranked second.

Results of national final

Son de Sol won the contest featuring their song "Brujería" (Witchcraft). The song was written and composed by Alfredo Panebianco. The winner was decided by televoting.

Draw	Song	Translation	Singer	Points	Place
1	"Eres un enfermo"	You're a sicko	Las Supremas de Móstoles	21.8%	2nd
2	"Nada para ti, nada para mí"	Nothing for you, nothing for me	Lanco	NA	5th
3	"Quién dirá"	Who can tell	Enzo	NA	6th
4	"Brujería"	Witchcraft	Son de Sol	24.2%	1st
5	"Echo de menos"	I miss	Felipe Conde	16.4%	3rd
6	"Arriba el mundo"	Long live the world	Yulia	NA	4th

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.

Points awarded by Spain

Semi final

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

Final

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

Points awarded to Spain

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

The spokesperson who revealed Spain's votes for other countries was TVE and national final host Ainhoa Arbizu.^[1]

References

↑ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

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[1] Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-04-28.