''Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'' was a television programme organised by the

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(EBU) to commemorate the

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's fiftieth anniversary and to determine the contest's most popular entrant of its fifty years. Hosted by

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and

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, the event took place at

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, in

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on 22 October 2005. The host was Danish broadcaster DR. Fourteen songs from the contest's first half-century, chosen through an internet poll and by a jury, contested the event.Michael Dwyer (20 October 2005)
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''. Retrieved on 26 December 2007. Thirty-one EBU-member countries broadcast the concert (although notably , , and the did not) and televoting and juries in these countries decided the winner. A total of 2.5 million votes were cast during the live broadcast.Jeffrey de Hart (25 October 2005)
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Billboard.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2007. The event was won by the song "

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" by group

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, who did not attend; the act had originally won the contest for . To coincide with the event, the EBU released two

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CDs featuring Eurovision songs from the previous fifty years. Two DVDs with original Eurovision performances of these songs were also released.

Organisation

In November 2002, Jürgen Meier-Beer from the Reference Group of the

(EBU) announced plans to organize a special

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programme in 2005 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the

. At the time no host broadcaster was announced, with German broadcaster

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(NDR) and the Dutch broadcasting organization

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(NOS) reportedly as potential hosts.

Change of host broadcaster

In June 2004, the EBU announced that it was to hold a concert to celebrate fifty years of the contest. The event was to be held on 16 October 2005 at the

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, United Kingdom. The

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(BBC) was to be the host broadcaster for the concert. The Royal Albert Hall was reportedly unavailable, so in August 2004 the EBU announced that Denmark's DR would stage the event instead. Eurovision Song Contest supervisor

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said that their previous experience of hosting Eurovision events (the and the in 2003) were influential in the EBU's choice. The event was codenamed ''Extravaganza''. Eurovision winner

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, who appeared at the event, later went to suggest that the reason behind the change of host broadcaster was also due to the fact that the BBC wanted to present the show "with humour" as though to poke fun at the contest, an idea that proved to be less popular with the EBU. The BBC ended up not broadcasting the show from Copenhagen, and went on to broadcast their own 50th anniversary programme, ''Boom Bang-a-Bang: 50 Years of Eurovision'', in May 2006. The programme featured archive footage and highlights of past contests, along with a performance of that year's UK entry by

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and was hosted by

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Selection of venue and hosts

On 25 October 2004,

was confirmed as the host city for the event, which was now scheduled to take place on 22 October 2005. In May 2005 ''Congratulations'' was confirmed as the official name of the concert.Sietse Bakker (16 June 2005)
The 14 songs for Copenhagen
ESCtoday.com. Retrieved on 26 December 2007. A month later DR announced that

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would host the programme. The chosen venue had previously hosted the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. On 9 September 2005, DR announced that

and

would present the concert. Leskanich was the lead singer of

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, who won the contest for the . Kaupers is the lead singer of Latvian group Brainstorm, who represented as the country's debut in the contest. Tickets for the event went on sale on 22 August 2005 from 10:00 (CET) and sold out in just over one hour. The event was attended by an audience of 6,000.

Participating songs

Fourteen songs competed in ''Congratulations''. In May 2005, the EBU opened a poll on its website to decide ten songs that would contest the event. Voters chose their two favourite songs from each of five decades: 1956 to 1965, 1966 to 1975, 1976 to 1985, 1986 to 1995 and 1996 to 2005. The remaining four songs would be selected by the EBU's Reference Group. On 16 June 2005 the fourteen chosen songs were announced, although no indication was given as to which had been chosen online and which by the Reference Group. Eleven of the fourteen songs were

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; only "", "Congratulations" and "" (which all finished in the top three at the contest) were not. Two countries, the and , were represented twice on the list. Johnny Logan, who won the contest twice for Ireland as a singer, had both of his songs featured on the list.

First round

All 31 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the first round. The five songs that are marked in orange qualified to the second and final round.

Second round

All 31 countries broadcasting the contest voted in the second round.

Scoreboard

Both juries and televoting were used at ''Congratulations''; both having an equal influence over the vote. In the first round of voting, the number of songs was reduced to five. Each country awarded points from one to eight, then ten and finally twelve for their ten most popular songs. Unlike in the Contest proper, viewers were allowed to vote for songs which had represented their country. The top five songs were then subjected to another round of voting, where only six points and above were awarded. The voting was conducted in private, and the results were not announced until after the show. The song with the most points in the second round was the winner. The full scoreboard is as follows:

First round

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded in the first round:

Second round

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded in the second round:

Performances

The show started with the traditional Eurovision "Te Deum" theme followed by a message from Cliff Richard. After a quick montage of all 14 songs, the orchestra began playing "

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" (), with dancers on stage. "

A-Ba-Ni-Bi "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (; bet-language language game for the word ''aní'', meaning "I" in Hebrew) is a song recorded by Israeli group Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, with music composed by Nurit Hirsh and Hebrew lyrics written by Ehud Manor. It in ...

" (), " Le dernier qui a parlé..." (), and "Dschinghis Khan" () was also played and accompanied by choreography, which was then followed by "

Love Shine a Light "Love Shine a Light" is a song by British rock band Katrina and the Waves written by Kimberley Rew. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 held in Dublin, resulting in the country's fifth and most recent win at the contest. It was released as a ...

" () sung by the co-host, Katrina Leskanich, who came out with flag holders of all the countries that have participated in Eurovision up to that point. Throughout the telecast, a number of highlights segments were presented which showed montages of various Eurovision performances which were either interesting, notable or unorthodox. There were six assortments, which were under the categories described by the hosts as 'past winners', 'political, daring, larger than life', 'cute men', 'unforgettable interpretation of dance', 'girlpower' and 'close/narrow second-place finishers'. A number of former Eurovision artists returned to help introduce and present the show, including

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Massiel María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa (born 2 August 1947), known professionally as Massiel (), is a Spanish pop and protest singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song " La, la, la", being the first performer ...

Birthe Wilke Birthe Wilke (born 19 March 1936) is a Danish singer. She grew up in a musical family in Copenhagen's Vesterbro area. Career When Wilke was in her teens, she won a talent competition at the National Scala Theatre in Copenhagen, sang as sol ...

Anne-Marie David Anne-Marie David (born 23 May 1952) is a French singer. She has represented both Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest, Luxembourg and France in the Eurovision Song Contest, France at the Eurovision Song Contest, winning in Eurovision Song ...

Sandra Kim Sandra Caldarone (born 15 October 1972), better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. Her father was an Italian immigrant from Torrebruna in the Province of Chie ...

Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen (; born 28 March 1958), also known simply as Bettan, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Her talent was discovered in 1979 by Swedish musician an ...

Hanne Krogh Hanne Krogh (born 24 January 1956) is a Norwegian singer and actress from Haugesund and Oslo. Krogh is among the most selling record artists in Norway ever. She represented Norway alone at the age of fifteen at the "Eurovision Song Contest 1971" ...

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Emilija Kokić Emilija Kokić (born 10 May 1968) is a Croatian singer. She was the lead singer of the Croatian pop band Riva, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 for Yugoslavia, with the song '' Rock Me'', just four days before her 21st Birthday. Current ...

Marie Myriam Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes, 8 May 1957, Luluabourg, Belgian Congo, (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French singer. Career Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with '' L'oiseau et l'enfant'' ("The ...

Sertab Erener Sertab Erener (born 4 December 1964) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and composer. With her coloratura soprano voice, she started working as a backing vocalist for Sezen Aksu, and with Aksu's help she released her first studio album in the 1990s ...

Helena Paparizou Helena Paparizou (; ; born 31 January 1982) is a Swedish-Greek singer, and television personality. Born and raised in Sweden to Greek parents, she launched her singing career in Sweden in 1999 as a member of the laïko (Greek folk music) and Eur ...

, Nicole and Hugo,

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, and

Lys Assia Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018), known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in . Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed ...

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and Nicole gave pre-recorded messages as they were unable to attend. During the show, there were many presentations by various guest artists during the voting and tallying period. These consisted of the Finnish shouting choir Mieskuoro Huutajat,

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(the 1994 interval act),

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(the 1997 co-host), and Johnny Logan, singing his new single "When a Woman Loves a Man", as well as an appearance by the Belgian duo of 1973, Nicole and Hugo. There were three medleys, consisting of live performances of past Eurovision songs. The first consisted of : Dana International, singing "" (originally performed by

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for , 7th place); Carola Haggkvist, singing "" (, 3rd);

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, singing "Solo" (, 2nd);

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, singing "Another Summer Night" (, 9th);

, singing "" (originally performed by

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for , 4th); Richard Herrey, singing " Let Me Be the One" (originally performed by

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, singing "

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" (, winner);

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, singing "" (, winner); Anne-Marie David, singing "" (originally sung by

for , winner); Lys Assia, singing "" (, winner); Sandra Kim singing "" (originally sung by

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for , winner); and Bucks Fizz singing "

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" (, winner). The third and final medley consisted of:

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, singing " The Voice" (, winner);

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and

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, singing " Rock 'n' Roll Kids" (originally sung by McGettigan and Paul Harrington for , winner); Jakob Sveistrup, singing "Talking to You" (, 9th); and

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, singing " Why Me?" (, winner). All four singers –Quinn, McGettigan, Sveistrup, and Martin– acted as backup singers during the show. They were also joined by the Olsen Brothers for a brief, Eurovision-themed version of their song "Walk Right Back".

Medleys

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and the

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* : " In My Dreams" by

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Bebi Dol Dragana Todorović (; ; born 2 October 1962), better known under the stage name Bebi Dol ( sr-Cyrl, Беби Дол, lit=Baby Doll), is a Serbian and Yugoslav singer and songwriter. Born in Belgrade, she made her solo debut in 1981 with the su ...

* : " When Spirits Are Calling My Name" by

Roger Pontare Fred Roger Pontare (born Roger Johansson; 17 October 1951) is a Swedish musician. He lives in Bjuråker in Hudiksvalls kommun. Pontare was born in Arjeplog Municipality, and is of Sami descent. He has represented Sweden twice in the Eurovisio ...

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Trödler und Co Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "", written by , and performed by Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps, and Kniri. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), select ...

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Nina Morato Stéphanie Morato (born 2 March 1966), known professionally as Nina Morato, is a French singer and songwriter. Morato is best known for France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, representing France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the ...

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Boonika bate doba Moldova was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "", composed by Mihai Gîncu, with lyrics by Roman Iagupov, and performed by the band Zdob și Zdub. The Moldovan participating broadcaster, (TRM), organised the nationa ...

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* : " Weil der Mensch zählt" by

Alf Poier Alf Poier (born 22 February 1967 in Judenburg, Styria) is an Austrian artist and stand-up comedian. Biography Born in Judenburg in Styria, he started doing cabaret in 1995 in Graz, and has won several prizes for his work, including the in 19 ...

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Skibet skal sejle i nat Denmark was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "", composed by Erik Fiehn, with lyrics by Poul Sørensen, and performed by Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler. The Danish participating broadcaster, , organised the in or ...

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Gustav Winckler Gustav Frands Wilzeck Winckler (13 October 1925 – 20 January 1979) was a popular Danish singer, composer and music publisher. He grew up in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen and started his career as a decorator. In 1948 as a young man he ...

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Jean-Paul Mauric Jean-Paul Mauric (, 17 June 1933, Hyères, Var – 5 January 1971, Marseille) was a French singer, best known for his participation in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest. Mauric studied at the Conservatoire de Toulon, and after touring around Pr ...

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Louis Neefs Louis Neefs (born Ludwig Adèle Maria Jozef Neefs, 8 August 1937 – 25 December 1980) was a Belgian singer and presenter, known for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1967 and 1969. Early career Neefs was training for a career ...

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Odd Børre Odd Børre Sørensen (9 August 1939 – 28 January 2023) was a Norwegian pop singer. Internationally, he is best known for the song "Stress (Odd Børre song), Stress" that he performed in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968. He sang in the Kjell ...

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Gwendolyne "Gwendolyne" (), sometimes spelt "Gwendoline", is a song written and recorded by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 held in Amsterdam, placing fourth. Iglesias released the song in five languages: Spanish, E ...

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Varjoon – suojaan Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 with the song "", composed by Lasse Mårtenson, with lyrics by Alvi Vuorinen, and performed by Fredi. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a natio ...

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* : " Jij en ik" by Bill van Dijk * : " Ring-A-Ding Girl" by

Ronnie Carroll Ronnie Carroll (born Ronald Cleghorn; 18 August 1934 – 13 April 2015) was a Northern Irish singer, entertainer and political candidate. Music career Carroll was born Ronald Cleghorn in 116 Roslyn Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1934, th ...

* : " Se piangi, se ridi" by

Bobby Solo Roberto Satti (born 18 March 1945), known professionally as Bobby Solo, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Singing career In 1964, Solo participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song " Una lacrima sul viso" ("A Tear on your ...

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Natati La Khayay "Natati La Khayay" (; the translation used by the band is "She looked me in the eye") is a song performed in Hebrew by the Israeli band Kaveret, conveying both romantic and political message. The song is 's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 ...

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* : " Baby, Baby" by Nicole and Hugo * : " Fleur de liberté" by Jacques Hustin * : " Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" by

Jürgen Marcus Jürgen Marcus (born Jürgen Beumer; 6 June 1948 – 17 May 2018) was a German schlager singer who was most successful during the 1970s, when he had 14 chart hits in Germany. He is also known for his participation on behalf of Luxembourg in th ...

* : " Wohin, kleines Pony?" by Bob Martin * : "

Non so che darei "Non so che darei" ("I don't know what I'd give") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Italian by Alan Sorrenti. Background The song deals with Sorrenti's feelings for his lover. He tells her that he does not know w ...

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* : " Come Back to Stay" by

Dickie Rock Richard Rock (10October 19366December 2024) was an Irish singer. Chiefly associated with the era of showbands in Ireland, Rock came to prominence as a member of The Miami Showband in the 1960s, subsequently becoming a solo artist in 1973. He re ...

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Tomas Ledin Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin (; born 25 February 1952) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He grew up in the town of Sandviken, Sweden and has sold 3 million records. Career Tomas Ledin started his career in 1972 when ...

* : " Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" by

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Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana Russia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin, Ireland. The Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia, Russian Public Television (ORT) internally selected Philipp Kirkorov with the song "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana", written b ...

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Bamses Venner Bamses Venner () was a Danish musical group that performed together from 1973 to 2011. Bamses Venner represented Denmark in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest with the entry " Tænker altid på dig" (ranked 14th in 19 countries) and received 2 ...

* : " Venedig im Regen" by

Thomas Forstner Thomas Forstner (born December 3, 1969, in Deutsch-Wagram, Lower Austria) is a singer who has represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In Eurovision Song Contest 1989, 1989 he performed "" ("Only A Song") in Lausanne, giving Austr ...

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* : " Baby, Baby" by Nicole and Hugo * : " I'm Never Giving Up" by Sweet Dreams * : "Kloden drejer" by Gry Johansen * : "Bra vibrationer (song), Bra vibrationer" by Kikki Danielsson * : "Bem bom" by Doce * : "Romeo (Ketil Stokkan song), Romeo" by Ketil Stokkan * : "The Wages of Love" by Muriel Day * : "S.A.G.A.P.O." by Michalis Rakintzis * : "À chaque pas" by Jonatan Cerrada * : "Džuli" by Daniel (Montenegrin singer), Daniel * : "Only the Light" by Rikki (British singer), Rikki * : "Shake It (Sakis Rouvas song), Shake It" by Sakis Rouvas * : "Fernando en Filippo" by Milly Scott Women in Eurovision * : "En gång i Stockholm" by Monica Zetterlund * : "Estando contigo" by Conchita Bautista * : "Bandido (Azúcar Moreno song), Bandido" by Azúcar Moreno * : "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" by Joy Fleming * : "Vrede (song), Vrede" by Ruth Jacott * : "I Anixi, I anixi" by Sophia Vossou * : "¿Quién maneja mi barca?" by Remedios Amaya * : "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" by Gina G * : "Primadonna (Alla Pugacheva song), Primadonna" by Alla Pugacheva * : "Intet er nytt under solen" by Åse Kleveland * : "Boum-Badaboum" by Minouche Barelli * : "Desfolhada portuguesa" by Simone de Oliveira * : "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" by Conchita Bautista * : "Everything I Want" by Vesna Pisarović * : "Never Let You Go (Mando song), Never Let You Go" by Mando (singer), Mando * : " Baby, Baby" by Nicole and Hugo * : "Mata Hari (Anne-Karine Strøm song), Mata Hari" by Anne-Karine Strøm * : "Il doit faire beau là-bas" by Noëlle Cordier * : "Rapsodia (Mia Martini song), Rapsodia" by Mia Martini * : "Marija Magdalena (song), Marija Magdalena" by Doris Dragović * : "Ele e ela" by Madalena Iglésias * : "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" by Séverine (singer), Séverine * : "'t Is genoeg" by Conny Vandenbos * : "Voltarei" by Dora (singer), Dora Eurovision favourites * : " Parlez-vous français ?" (English version) by

(performed by

) * : "Främling (song), Främling" by Carola Häggkvist, Carola * : "Solo (Alsou song), Solo" by

* : "Another Summer Night" by

* : "L'amour est bleu" by

(performed by

) * : "Let Me Be the One (The Shadows song), Let Me Be the One" by

(performed by Richard Herrey) * : "Vi maler byen rød" by Birthe Kjær (performed by Tomas Thordarson) Eurovision winners medley * : "

" (English version) by

(of Milk and Honey (Israeli group), Milk and Honey) * : "La det swinge" by

* : "Après toi" by

* : "

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* : "Non ho l'età" by

(performed by

) * : "

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, Mike Nolan (singer), Mike Nolan and Shelley Preston) Second places * : "Un, deux, trois" by Catherine Ferry (singer), Catherine Ferry * : "Beg, Steal or Borrow" by The New Seekers * : "Are You Sure? (The Allisons song), Are You Sure?" by The Allisons * : "Su canción" by Betty Missiego * : "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" by Wind (band), Wind * : " Le Dernier qui a parlé..." by

* : "Johnny Blue (song), Johnny Blue" by Lena Valaitis * : "Hora (song), Hora" by Avi Toledano * : "T'en va pas (Esther Ofarim song), T'en va pas" by Esther Ofarim * : "Vuelve conmigo" by Anabel Conde * : "Giorgio (song), Giorgio" by

* : "All Out of Luck" by Selma Björnsdóttir, Selma * : "White and Black Blues" by Joëlle Ursull * : "Nygammal vals" by

and Svante Thuresson * : "Never Ever Let You Go" by Rollo and King * : "I evighet" by

Medley "backing vocals" * : " The Voice" performed by

* : " Rock 'n' Roll Kids" performed by

and

* : "Talking to You (Jakob Sveistrup song), Talking to You" performed by

* : " Why Me?" performed by

Broadcasts

A total of thirty-five countries broadcast the event, but only thirty-one participated in the voting.

Viewing figures

Non-participating countries

Countries that have previously competed but were not involved with the broadcast or voting of the contest; * * * * Sietse Bakker (19 August 2005)
Therkelsen "disappointed" in British and French TV
Retrieved on 26 December 2007. * * * * * * The BBC (UK), RAI (Italy) and France Télévisions chose not to broadcast the event. Søren Therkelsen, the commissioning editor of the event, said he was "disappointed" at the broadcasters' decision not to transmit the show. The BBC chose not to carry the event as it was "too remote" for British audiences.

Official album

To coincide with the broadcast of the programme, an official compilation album for the 50th anniversary titled ''The Very Best of the Eurovision Song Contest'' (also known as ''Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest''), was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by CMC International on 21 October 2005. The compilation featured over 100 songs, including all Eurovision Song Contest winners from 1956 until 2005 and a selection of all-time favourites, that was divided into 2 separate double CDs: 1956–1980 and 1981–2005. The 22-page booklet includes information about the entries, contestants and venues.

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{Congratulations (Eurovision) 2005 song contests 2005 in music Television shows about the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2005 2005 in Copenhagen October 2005 in Europe Events in Copenhagen Golden jubilees Nostalgia television shows