United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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United Kingdom| United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Selection process | Junior Eurovision Song Contest: The British Final | |||
| Selection date | 3 September 2005 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "How Does It Feel" | |||
| Artist | Joni Fuller | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 28 points | |||
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The United Kingdom was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, which was held on 26 November 2005 in Hasselt, Belgium. National broadcaster ITV was responsible for their participation and organised a national final to select the British entry. Ultimately, Joni Fuller was selected with the song "How Does It Feel".
The UK was selected to perform fifth in the running order, following the entry from Romania and preceding the entry from Sweden. The United Kingdom finished in fourteenth position with 28 points, which remains the lowest placing ever for the United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Following the 2005 contest, ITV withdrew from participation and the UK remained absent until 2022, when the BBC returned to the contest in Yerevan.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005: The British 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 final was held on 3 September 2005 at the Granada Studios in Manchester, broadcast on digital channel ITV2,[1] and was hosted by Michael Underwood and Nikki Sanderson.[2] Televoting selected the winner from the eight competing entries, which votes separated into six voting groups based on geographical area.[3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Vicky Gordon | "Groovy Chick" | 23 | 6 |
| 2 | Craig Lees | "Clear the Air" | 35 | 4 |
| 3 | Jessica Stretton | "About You" | 26 | 5 |
| 4 | Jack Garratt | "The Girl" | 13 | 8 |
| 5 | Ben Smith | "Lovely" | 41 | 2 |
| 6 | Sarah Robertson | "In My Life" | 36 | 3 |
| 7 | Lizzi M | "Devil in a Hood" | 17 | 7 |
| 8 | Joni Fuller | "How Does It Feel" | 43 | 1 |
| Draw | Song | UK Text & Mobiles |
Regional televoting | Total | |||||
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| Northern Ireland |
Northern England |
Scotland | Southern England |
Wales | |||||
| 1 | "Groovy Chick" | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23 | |
| 2 | "Clear the Air" | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | |
| 3 | "About You" | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 26 | |
| 4 | "The Girl" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | "Lovely" | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 41 | |
| 6 | "In My Life" | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 36 | |
| 7 | "Devil in a Hood" | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
| 8 | "How Does It Feel" | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 43 | |
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