United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Jade Ewen. In 2002 Hylton took part in the ITV show "", but missed out on a place in the winning band, Girls Aloud. She later established herself as a solo UK R&B singer before taking part in "". "Making Your Mind Up 2005" was held on 5 March 2005, presented by Terry Wogan and Natasha Kaplinsky. The five acts taking part were Andy Scott-Lee, Australian-born Gina G (who famously represented the United Kingdom in 1996, coming 8th with "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"), Javine, Katie Price (otherwise known as Jordan), and Tricolore. Voting was open to the public,
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 the influx of nations that wanted to compete in the contest.Because Cyprus placed 20th at the 2003 contest, Lisa was forced to compete in the first Eurovision semi-final, held on 12 May 2004.She performed 14th, following Albania and preceding Macedonia Cyprus qualified to the final, placing 5th in the semi-final and scoring 149 points.In the final, country performed 21st,following UK and preceding Turkey and placed 5th in the final, scoring 170 points.Meaning that Cyprus automatically qualified for the final in the 2005 contest. Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Cyprus was represented by Lisa Andreas and the song "Stronger