Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Latvia
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	February 26, 2005
Selected entrant	Valters & Kaža
Selected song	"The War Is Not Over"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (10th, 85 points)
Final result	5th, 153 points
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Latvia and Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) held a national final to choose who would represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. On February 26, 2005, the Latvian public, along with an expert jury, chose Valters & Kaža with "The War Is Not Over" as the 2005 entry. It placed tenth in the semi-final and fifth at the Eurovision Final.

National final

The Latvian Final was held on February 26 in Ventspils, hosted by Elvis Jansons & Ija Circene. Before the final there were two semi-finals on January 29 and February 5. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner. Valters & Kaža won the event with "The War Is Not Over". The song is written and composed by Mārtiņš Freimanis.

№	Song	Singer	Points	Place
1	"The War Is Not Over"	Valters & Kaža	28214	1st
2	"In the Heat of the Night"	Ksenija	8308	3rd
3	"Sing it! Swing it!"	Agnese & Intars	20318	2nd

At Eurovision

At Eurovision, "The War Is Not Over" qualified for the final by placing tenth in the semi-final. At the Contest final, it placed fifth with 153 points.

The spokesperson who revealed Latvia's votes for other countries was the 2002 Contest winner and 2003 Contest host Marie N.

Points Awarded by Latvia

Semi final

12 points	Estonia
10 points	Moldova
8 points	Lithuania
7 points	Switzerland
6 points	Norway
5 points	Hungary
4 points	Croatia
3 points	Belarus
2 points	Denmark
1 point	Poland

Final

12 points	Switzerland
10 points	Russia
8 points	Moldova
7 points	Croatia
6 points	Norway
5 points	Malta
4 points	Denmark
3 points	Hungary
2 points	Israel
1 point	Serbia and Montenegro

Points Awarded to Latvia (Semi-Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Lithuania Malta	Estonia		Belarus Croatia	Ireland Israel Slovenia
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Denmark	Portugal	Norway	Cyprus Iceland Ukraine	Russia

Points Awarded to Latvia (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Ireland Lithuania Moldova	Andorra Estonia Malta	Norway	Croatia Germany Slovenia	Belarus Denmark Israel Portugal United Kingdom
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Belgium Russia	Finland Poland	Iceland Sweden		Cyprus Greece Hungary Ukraine

See also

• Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2005