Country Latvia Selection date(s) February 26, 2005 Selected song "The War Is Not Over" | Selection process National Final Selected entrant Valters & Kaža | |
Semi-final result Qualified (10th, 85 points) | ||
Latvia and Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) held a national final to choose who would represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. On February 26, 2005, the Latvian public, along with an expert jury, chose Valters & Kaža with "The War Is Not Over" as the 2005 entry. It placed tenth in the semi-final and fifth at the Eurovision Final.
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National final
The Latvian Final was held on February 26 in Ventspils, hosted by Elvis Jansons & Ija Circene. Before the final there were two semi-finals on January 29 and February 5. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner. Valters & Kaža won the event with "The War Is Not Over". The song is written and composed by Mārtiņš Freimanis.
At Eurovision
At Eurovision, "The War Is Not Over" qualified for the final by placing tenth in the semi-final. At the Contest final, it placed fifth with 153 points.
The spokesperson who revealed Latvia's votes for other countries was the 2002 Contest winner and 2003 Contest host Marie N.