Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Let's Get Loud
Dates
Final	26 November 2005
Host
Venue	Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium
Presenter(s)	Marcel Vanthilt Maureen Louys
Directed by	Yves Podevyn Ludovic Beun
Executive supervisor	Svante Stockselius
Executive producer	Ludo Porrez
Host broadcaster	Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT)
Website	junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005
Participants
Number of entries	16
Debuting countries	Russia  Serbia and Montenegro
Returning countries	None
Non-returning countries	Cyprus  France  Poland   Switzerland
Participation map      Participating countries     Countries that didn't participate but were allowed to vote     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2005
Vote
Voting system	Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning song	Belarus "My vmeste"
2004 ← Junior Eurovision Song Contest → 2006

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) and Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF), in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union. Marcel Vanthilt and Maureen Louys hosted the event.

The show was not only broadcast live in the competing countries, it was also available on satellite worldwide and the Australian television channel SBS who acquired the rights to broadcast the show one month later. The theme of the show was Let's Get Loud, standing for the new generation on the stage. The show was watched by 8,500 people in the arena, including the Belgian Prince Laurent and 20–25 million people around Europe.

Belarus was the winner of this edition, with 10-year-old Ksenia Sitnik singing her song "My vmeste". Last year's winner Spain finished in second place, with 2004 hosts Norway coming third.