The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the fiftieth edition of the contest, organised by the (NTU) and held on 19 and 21 May 2005 at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine. 39 countries competed in total, with debut entries from and , and a return from Hungary for the first time since 1998. had also planned to make a debut appearance, however they withdrew at a late stage due to issues with competing alongside Israel. Greece's Helena Paparizou became the winner of the anniversary edition of the contest with "My Number One", the first win for Greece after 31 years of competition.