Evovision Song Contest 05

Final date
 Venue
 Presenter(s)
Philip Strand
Sarah Dawn Finer
 Opening act
 Interval act
 Entries
 Debuting
 Antigua & Barbuda
 Austria
 Bosnia & Herzegovina
 India
 Latvia
 Malaysia
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 South Africa
 Sudan
 Trinidad & Tobago
 Uganda
 Returning
 Belgium
 Finland
 Ireland
 Spain
 Withdrawing
 Angola
 Brazil
 Canada
 Cyprus
 Estonia
 Greece
 Hong Kong
 Iran
 Lithuania
 Malta
 Palau
 Poland
 Serbia
 Switzerland
 Taiwan
 US Virgin Islands
 System
 Winner

The **Evovision Song Contest 05**, also known as Evovision 05 or EVOSC 05, was the 5th edition of the Evovision Song Contest. It took place in Sweden. Organised by the Evo Broadcasting Union (EVOBU) and host broadcaster SVT, the contest was held in the Friends Arena in Stockholm, and consisted of two Semi-Finals and a Grand Final.

## Location

### Sweden

**Sweden**, officially the **Kingdom of Sweden**, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund Strait. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.4 million; and a low population density of 25 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi). 87% of Swedes live in urban areas, which cover 1.5% of the entire land area. The highest concentration is in the central and southern half of the country.

Sweden is part of the geographical area of Fennoscandia. The climate is in general mild for its northerly latitude due to significant maritime influence. In spite of the high latitude, Sweden often has warm continental summers, being located in between the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, and vast Russia. The general climate and environment vary significantly from the south and north due to the vast latitudinal difference, and much of Sweden has reliably cold and snowy winters. Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural, while the north is heavily forested and includes a portion of the Scandinavian Mountains.

### Stockholm

**Stockholm** is the capital of Sweden. It has the most populous urban area in Sweden as well as in Scandinavia. Approximately 975,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County.

Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's GDP, and is among the top 10 regions in Europe by GDP per capita. Ranked as an alpha-global city, it is the largest in Scandinavia and the main centre for corporate headquarters in the Nordic region. The city is home to some of Europe's top ranking universities, such as the Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institute, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. It hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall. One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum, is the most visited non-art museum in Scandinavia. The Stockholm metro, opened in 1950, is well known for the decor of its stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world. Sweden's national football arena is located north of the city centre, in Solna. Avicii Arena, the national indoor arena, is in the southern part of the city. The city was the host of the 1912 Summer Olympics, and hosted the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics otherwise held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Stockholm is the seat of the Swedish government and most of its agencies, including the highest courts in the judiciary, and the official residencies of the Swedish monarch and the Prime Minister. The government has its seat in the Rosenbad building, the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) is seated in the Parliament House, and the Prime Minister's residence is adjacent at Sager House. Stockholm Palace is the official residence and principal workplace of the Swedish monarch, while Drottningholm Palace, a World Heritage Site on the outskirts of Stockholm, serves as the Royal Family's private residence.

### Friends Arena

**Friends Arena**, also known as **Nationalarenan**, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the City Centre, it is the biggest stadium in Scandinavia. Since its opening, the venue has served as Sweden's national stadium for men's football, hence the name *Nationalarenan*. The main tenants of the stadium are Sweden's men's national football team and Allsvenskan football club AIK; both relocated from their previous home at the Råsunda Stadium. The venue has a total capacity of 65,000 at concerts and 50,000 seated at football matches, but the stadium can be scaled down to provide for smaller events with approximately 20,000 guests.

### **Bidding Phase**

After Sweden accepted the hosting of the fifth Evovision Song Contest multiple cities applied to host, on 20 September 2021 it was announced that 6 cities had been shortlisted to host the contest

# Participating Countries

The fifth edition had 38 countries participating. 14 countries made their debut, 6 countries returned and 18 countries withdrew.

# Returning Artists

 Slovakia | Banks
 Sweden | Agnes

## Format

The first Semi-Final has 17 particpating countries; the second Semi-Final has 18 participating countries. The 3 highest placing countries of the previous edition,  Sweden,  Japan &  Guam are automatically qualified to the Final. 10 countries qualify from each Semi-Final, meaning that, when joined by the Big 3, the Grand Final has 23 participating countries.

## Grand Final

Results

The voting format was that every jury had to send 1-8, 10 and 12 sets of points to various countries. Then, spectators could vote certain countries using an ingame GUI.