Andorra 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 2004
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"
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

Eurocàsting 2004

32 competitors were narrowed down into only 3 via preliminary auditions: Marian van de Wal, Mar Capdevila and Ishtar Ruiz.

The artist selection show Eurocàsting 2004 was held on 19 December 2004 at the Centre de Congressos in Andorra la Vella, and was hosted by Meri Picart and Josep Lluís Trabal. Each singer performed two songs in Catalan, and the winner was determined by a combination of votes from SMS voting (2/7) and the votes from a professional jury (5/7). As there was a tie at the end of the voting between Marian van de Wal and Mar Capdevila, the youngest jury member selected Marian van de Wal as the Andorran representative at the 2005 contest.

DrawArtistSong 1 (Original artists) Song 2 (Original artists) JuryTelevoteTotalPlaceResult
Votes Points
1Ishtar Ruiz"Sóc Jo" (Marta Sánchez)"Boig Per Tu" (Sau) 1318013Eliminated
2Marian van de Wal "Quan Sommiis Fes-ho Amb Mi" (Nina)"Quina Sort" (Shakira) 3372031Selected
3Mar Capdevila"Tot Queda Enrera" (The Eagles)"Pensa en Mi" (Luz Casal) 1377232Eliminated

Desitja'm sort

The song selection show Desitja'm sort was held on 22 January 2005 at the Centre Cultural i de Congressos Lauredià in Sant Julià de Lòria, and was hosted by Meri Picart and Josep Lluís Trabal. The final featured three songs, all performed by Marian van de Wal. The winning song, "La Mirada Interior" was determined by a combination of votes from SMS voting (2/9) and the votes from a professional jury (7/9).

DrawSong (English translation) Songwriter(s)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1"No Demanis" (Don't Ask) Edicions Musicals Clipper’s 0003
2"Dona'm La Pau" (Give Me Peace) Gisela Asensio, Sergi Fecé, Toni Nojas, Jordi Tejenaute 2022
3"La Mirada Interior" (The Inner Glance) 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.[1]

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. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 April 2009.


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