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,
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 winner was selected by an expert jury and televoting. Although Tinkara Kovač won the televote, the final winner was Darja Švajger with "Še tisoč let". Švajger had previously represented Slovenia in 1995 with "Prisluhni mi", placing 7th. Kovač would go on to represent Slovenia in Eurovision 2014. On the night of Eurovision, held on 29 May in Jerusalem, Israel, Švajger performed "Se tisoc let" in English as "For A Thousand Years". Švajger performed sixth on the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Turkey. She received 50 points, placing 11th in a field of 23. Due to