Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

In the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, Andorra was represented by Marian van de Wal with the song "La mirada interior", which was chosen over two stages organized by Andorran Television.

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Andorra
National selection
Selection processArtist: Eurocàsting 2005
Song: Desitja'm sort
Selection date(s)Artist: 19 December 2004
Song: 22 January 2005
Selected entrantMarian van de Wal
Selected song"La mirada interior"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Rafael Artesero
  • Daniel Aragay
  • Rafa Fernández
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (23rd, 27 points)
Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

Marian van de Wal is originally from the Netherlands, but by the time she was selected, she had been living six years in Aldosa in the Principality of Andorra, running a small hotel. As well as Dutch, she speaks Catalan, English, Spanish and German. Marian had entered festivals in the Netherlands and performed in different Andorran venues.

Before Eurovision

The selection of the Andorran Eurovision entry took place over two rounds. The first round was the artist selection, where the Andorran entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was selected on 19 December 2004. The second round was the song selection, where the Andorran entry for the 2005 contest was selected on 22 January 2005.

Eurocàsting 2005

Auditions took place between 24 and 26 October 2004 at the Fira d'Andorra in Andorra la Vella. Out of 32 applicants, 16 candidates qualified for the next stage by a combination of votes from a public televote and the votes from a professional jury. The top three candidates qualified for Eurocàsting 2005 by the public and jury vote.[1]

Final

The final of Eurocàsting 2005 took place on 19 December 2004 at the Centre de Congressos in Andorra la Vella, hosted by Meri Picart and Josep Lluís Trabal. Each finalist performed two songs in Catalan and the winner was selected by a combination of public SMS voting (2/7) and a five-member jury (5/7). As there was a tie for the first place between Marian van de Wal and Mar Capdevila, the tie was resolved after the youngest jury member selected Marian van de Wal as the winner.

Eurocàsting 2005 – 19 December 2004
DrawArtistSong 1 (Original artists) Song 2 (Original artists) JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Ishtar Ruiz"Sóc jo" (Marta Sánchez)"Boig per tu" (Sau) 1318013
2Marian van de Wal "Quan sommiis fes-ho amb mi" (Nina)"Quina sort" (Shakira) 3372031
3Mar Capdevila"Tot queda enrera" (The Eagles)"Pensa en mi" (Luz Casal) 1377232

Desitja'm sort

The song that Marian van de Wal represented Andorra with was selected through a national final called Desitja'm sort. A song submission period was open for composers to submit their entries in Catalan. At the conclusion of the submission period, an expert committee selected three songs for the national final.[2]

Desitja'm sort took place on 22 January 2005 at the Centre Cultural i de Congressos Lauredià in Sant Julià de Lòria, hosted by Meri Picart and Josep Lluís Trabal. All competing songs were performed by Marian van de Wal and the winning song, "La Mirada Interior", was selected by a combination of public SMS voting (2/9) and a seven-member jury (7/9).

Desitja'm sort – 22 January 2005
DrawSong Songwriter(s)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1"No demanis" Edicions Musicals Clipper's 0003
2"Dóna'm la pau" Gisela Asensio, Sergi Fecé, Toni Nojas, Jordi Tejenaute 2022
3"La mirada interior" Rafael Artesero, Daniel Aragay, Rafa Fernández5271

At Eurovision

At Eurovision, Marian and her team (which included Anabel Conde who came second for Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995) wore green dresses, while the shirtless male dancers wore black pants and held black feathers. Everyone had simple choreography except the male dancers who moved around the stage in a more complex way.

Because Andorra failed to qualify in 2004 Marian van de Wal was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. The country performed 18th in the semi-final. It finished in 23rd place with 27 points, failing to qualify to the grand final. Therefore, Andorra had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006.

The spokesperson who revealed Andorra's votes for other countries was Ruth Gumbau, a journalist and ATV presenter.[3]

Points awarded by Andorra
Points awarded to Andorra (semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. Bakker, Sietse (28 November 2004). "16 names Andorra revealed". Esctoday.
  2. "Andorra torna a cantar en català a Eurovisió". Racó Català (in Catalan). 10 May 2005.
  3. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 April 2009.


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