15 March - Ortal is selected to represent France at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Chacun pense à soi". She is selected to be the forty-eighth French Eurovision entry during a national final held at the La Plaine-St-Denis Studios in Paris.
12 May - Myriam Abel wins the third series of Nouvelle Star, becoming the show's first female winner.
16 December - Magalie Vaé wins the fifth series of Star Academy.