United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| National selection | |
| Selection process | Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up |
| Selection date(s) | 5 March 2005 |
| Selected entrant | Javine |
| Selected song | "Touch My Fire" |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 22nd, 18 points |
The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by "Touch My Fire" performed by Javine.
Javine Hylton was born on 27 December 1981 and as a yougster enjoyed listening to her mother’s collection of soul and reggae albums. At the age of 10, she was offered an arts scholarship. Modelling and appearances in pop videos followed before winning the coveted role of Nala in the West End production of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ at the age of 19. The role was incidentally later played by the British 2009 entrant Jade Ewen.
In 2002 Hylton took part in the ITV show Popstars: The Rivals, but missed out on a place in the winning band, Girls Aloud. She later established herself as a solo UK R&B singer before taking part in Making Your Mind Up.
[edit] National final
Making Your Mind Up 2005 was held on March 5 2005, presented by Terry Wogan and Natasha Kaplinsky. The five acts taking part were Andy Scott-Lee, Australian-born Gina G (who famously represented the United Kingdom in 1996, coming 8th with Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit), Javine, Katie Price (otherwise known as Jordan), and Tricolore.
Voting was open to the public, with votes converted into points in a similar way to the actual contest, with representatives for each region of the United Kingdom presenting their votes - James Fox for Wales, Fearne Cotton for South East England, Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister for Scotland, Zöe Salmon for Northern Ireland, Denise Lewis for the Midlands and Sharron Davies for South West England.
The final was won by Javine, who represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 final in Kiev, Ukraine with the song "Touch My Fire". The song was written by Javine, who also composed it with John Themis.
| Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javine | Touch My Fire | 1 | 116 |
| Tricolore | Brand New Day | 4 | 58 |
| Gina G | Flashback | 5 | 20 |
| Andy Scott-Lee | Guardian Angel | 3 | 61 |
| Katie Price | Not Just Anybody | 2 | 101 |
| The table is ordered by appearance. | |||
[edit] At Eurovision
At the final of the Contest, the song received 18 points and finished in 22nd place. The spokesperson who revealed the United Kingdom's votes for other countries was Cheryl Baker, part of Bucks Fizz which won the 1981 Contest for the United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/4409. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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