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,
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 Italy was represented by the group Matia Bazar, with the song '"Raggio di luna", at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem. The song was chosen internally by Italian broadcsaster RAI. On the night of the final Matia Bazar performed second in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Denmark. The pre-contest betting had rated "Raggio di luna" as the favourite for victory. However, on the night the group gave what is often mentioned as one of the worst vocal performances ever heard in a Eurovision final,