United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country  United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process National final
Selection date(s) 4 September 2004
Selected entrant Joni Fuller
Selected song "How Does It Feel"
Finals performance
Final result 14th, 28 points
United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

The United Kingdom competed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, where they were represented by Joni Fuller with the song "How Does It Feel".

National final

A national final was held by Independent Television (ITV) to select the third Junior Eurovision entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The show was held on 4 September 2005 at the Granada Studios in Manchester, broadcast on digital channel ITV2, and was hosted by Michael Underwood and Nikki Sanderson. Televoting selected the winner from the eight competing entries, which votes separated into six voting groups based on geographical area.[1]

Draw Artist Song Place Points
1 Vicky Gordon "Groovy Chick" 6 23
2 Craig Lees "Clear the Air" 4 35
3 Lizzi M "Devil in a Hood" 7 17
4 Sarah Robertson "In My Life" 3 36
5 Joni Fuller "How Does It Feel" 1 43
6 Jack Garratt "The Girl" 8 13
7 Jessica Stretton "About You" 5 26
8 Ben Smith "Lovely" 2 41

Voting

Song Mobiles Northern
Ireland 		Northern
England 		Scotland Southern
England 		Wales Total
"Groovy Chick" 10 3 2 3 2 3 23
"Clear the Air" 5 5 10 8 3 4 35
"Devil in a Hood" 4 1 3 4 4 1 17
"In My Life" 2 6 8 5 5 10 36
"How Does It Feel" 8 8 4 10 8 5 43
"The Girl" 1 2 1 1 6 2 13
"About You" 3 4 6 6 1 6 26
"Lovely" 6 10 5 2 10 8 41

At Junior Eurovision

On the night of the contest, held in Hasselt, Belgium, Joni Fuller performed 5th in the running order of the contest, following Romania and preceding Sweden. At the close of the voting Joni has received 28 points, placing 14th of the 16 competing entries, giving the United Kingdom their worst entry at the contest.

ITV withdrew from the contest after 2005 due to poor viewing figures, and the termination of the Junior Eurovision contract signed by ITV in 2003. The UK has yet to return to the contest.

Points Awarded to United Kingdom (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bakkar, Sieste (2005-09-03). "Joni represents UK in Hasselt". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-09.


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