Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005


Andorra was represented by Marian van de Wal with the song "La mirada interior", which was chosen over two stages organized by Andorran Television.
Marian van de Wal is originally from the Netherlands, but by the time she was selected, she had been living six years in Aldosa in the Principality of Andorra, running a small hotel. As well as Dutch, she speaks Catalan, English, Spanish and German. Marian had entered festivals in the Netherlands and performed in different Andorran venues.

Before Eurovision

Eurocàsting 2004

32 competitors were narrowed down into only 3 via preliminary auditions: Marian van de Wal, Mar Capdevila and Ishtar Ruiz.
The artist selection show Eurocàsting 2004 was held on 19 December 2004 at the Centre de Congressos in Andorra la Vella, and was hosted by Meri Picart and Josep Lluís Trabal. Each singer performed two songs in Catalan, and the winner was determined by a combination of votes from SMS voting and the votes from a professional jury. As there was a tie at the end of the voting between Marian van de Wal and Mar Capdevila, the youngest jury member selected Marian van de Wal as the Andorran representative at the 2005 contest.

Desitja'm sort

The song selection show Desitja'm sort was held on 22 January 2005 at the Centre Cultural i de Congressos Lauredià in Sant Julià de Lòria, and was hosted by Meri Picart and Josep Lluís Trabal. The final featured three songs, all performed by Marian van de Wal. The winning song, "La Mirada Interior" was determined by a combination of votes from SMS voting and the votes from a professional jury.
DrawSong 'SongwriterJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1"No Demanis" 'Edicions Musicals Clipper’s0003
2"Dona'm La Pau" 'Gisela Asensio, Sergi Fecé, Toni Nojas, Jordi Tejenaute2022
3"La Mirada Interior" 'Rafael Artesero, Daniel Aragay, Rafa Fernández5271

At Eurovision

At Eurovision, Marian and her team wore green dresses, while the shirtless male dancers wore black pants and held black feathers. Everyone had simple choreography except the male dancers who moved around the stage in a more complex way.
Because Andorra failed to qualify in 2004 Marian van de Wal was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. The country performed 18th in the semi-final. It finished in 23rd place with 27 points, failing to qualify to the grand final. Therefore, Andorra had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006.
The spokesperson who revealed Andorra's votes for other countries was Ruth Gumbau, a journalist and ATV presenter.

Points awarded by Andorra

Semi-final

Points awarded in the semi-final:
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Final

Points awarded in the final
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point