The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 took place at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine and consisted of a semi-final on 19 May and the final of 21 May 2005. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2005 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest, Malta automatically qualified to compete in the final.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 took place at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine, with a semi-final on May 19th and a final on May 21st, 2005.  To compete in the final, all nations except the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and the top ten finishers from the 2005 contest must qualify through the semi-final. The top ten countries from the semi-final advance to the final. Malta, as one of the top ten finishers in the 2004 contest, automatically qualified for the final.