Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 — 3rd annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Belarus won the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held in Hasselt, Belgium, watched by an estimated 20–25 million viewers across Europe.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 3rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Date
- 26 November 2005
- Venue
- Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium
- Winner
- Belarus – 'My vmeste' by Ksenia Sitnik (age 10)
- Arena attendance
- 8,500 people
- TV audience
- 20–25 million viewers
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following Belarus's strong performance in prior editions and the European Broadcasting Union's annual rotation of host duties, Belgium was selected to host the 2005 contest, with VRT and RTBF co-organising the event under the theme 'Let's Get Loud', celebrating a new generation of young performers.
On 26 November 2005, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was staged at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, hosted by Marcel Vanthilt and Maureen Louys. Ten-year-old Ksenia Sitnik represented Belarus with the song 'My vmeste' and won the contest, with the previous year's winner Spain finishing second and 2004 host Norway third.
Belarus's victory marked the country's first win at Junior Eurovision, raising the profile of the contest internationally; the show was broadcast live across participating nations and later aired on Australia's SBS, extending the event's reach beyond Europe.
Work
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Belarus claimed its first Junior Eurovision victory through Ksenia Sitnik's winning entry, broadening the contest's international broadcast reach to Australia and drawing an arena crowd of 8,500 alongside a pan-European television audience.