Marian van de Wal (born 21 January 1970,

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) is a

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n singer and businesswoman who was the representative of

at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in

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. Originally from the

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, Van de Wal runs a small hotel in the Andorran town of L'Aldosa. She entered Eurocasting 2005, and was one of three finalists selected to go to the country's national final. On 18 December 2004, in

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, she won the right to sing for Andorra over Mar Capdevila and Ishtar Ruiz. Then, on 22 January 2005, in Sant Julia de Loria, Van de Wal sang three possible songs to represent Andorra, and one of those songs was to be selected by a mix of SMS vote and a local professional jury. The three songs were "No Demanis (Don't ask)", "Dóna'm La Pau (Give Me Peace)", and "

La mirada interior Andorra was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "", written by Rafael Artesero, Daniel Aragay, and Rafa Fernández, and performed by Marian van de Wal. The Andorran participating broadcaster, (RTVA), organised the nat ...

(The Inner Glance)". La Mirada won and therefore represented Andorra in Kyiv. Van de Wal failed to qualify for the final, during which she was accompanied by backing vocals from

Anabel Conde Ana Isabel Conde Sánchez (born 16 June 1975 in Fuengirola, Málaga) better known as Anabel Conde is a Spanish singer. She was chosen by Televisión Española to represent Spain in Eurovision Song Contest 1995, on 13 May in Dublin (Ireland). A ...

, who ended second for

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at the 1995 contest. She announced the Andorran votes for RTVA at the Eurovision 2007 final.

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Andorra en het Eurovisiesongfestival

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