View source for Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Contest                = Junior
| Year                   = 2005
| Country                = Latvia
| Preselection           = National final
| Preselection date      = 17 September 2005
| Entrant                = Kids4Rock
| Song                   = Es esmu maza, jauka meitene
| Final result           = 11th, 50 points
| Prev =
| Next = 2010
}}
'''Latvia''' participated in the '''Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005''' which took place on 26 November 2005, in [[Hasselt]], [[Belgium]]. The Latvian broadcaster [[Latvijas Televīzija]] (LTV) organised a national final in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2005 contest. On 17 September 2005, Daniels Groza & Monta Beļinska (later renamed as Kids4Rock) won the national final and were selected to represent Latvia with the song "Es esmu maza, jauka meitene".<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kids4Rock|url=https://junioreurovision.tv/participant/kids4rock|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=jesc.tv}}</ref>
==Before Junior Eurovision==
===National final===
44 songs were submitted to LTV. Ten entries were selected for the national final, and the competing artists and songs were announced on 30 May 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bakker|first=Sietse|date=30 May 2005|title=Latvian junior finalists announced|url=http://esctoday.com/4656/latvian_junior_finalists_announced/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Esctoday}}</ref>
The final took place on 17 September 2005 at the Jūras vārti Theatre in [[Ventspils]], hosted by [[Walters & Kazha|Valters & Kazha]]. Ten entries competed and the song with the highest number of votes from the public, "Es esmu maza, jauka meitene" performed by Daniels Groza & Monta Beļinska, were declared the winners.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=JESC 2005|url=https://esckaz.com/2006/2005.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 September 2005|title=Bērnu Eirovīzijas nacionālās atlases finālā uzvar Monta Beļinska|url=https://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/bernu-eirovizijas-nacionalas-atlases-finala-uzvar-monta-belinska.d?id=12284634|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=DELFI|language=Latvian}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" | Final – 17 September 2005
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
!Televote
! Place
|-
| 1
| align="left" | Elīna Zariņa & Ieva Vilciņa
| align="left" | "Vēlies"
|662
|9
|-
| 2
| align="left" | Laura Grigorjeva
| align="left" | "Bam, Bam, Bam"
|965
|6
|-
| 3
| align="left" | Ieva Sutugova
| align="left" | "Nāc līdz!"
|1,000
|5
|-
| 4
| align="left" | Madara Grēgere
| align="left" | "Viss notiksies!"
|759
|8
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
| 5
| align="left" | Daniels Groza & Monta Beļinska
| align="left" | "Es esmu maza, jauka meitene"
|2,331
|1
|-
| 6
| align="left" | Sabīne Berezina
| align="left" | "Reiz kādā pilsētā"
|1,946
|3
|-
| 7
| align="left" |Evita Gržibovska
| align="left" | "Lidojums sapnī'
|552
|10
|-
| 8
| align="left" | Kristiāna Stirāne
| align="left" | "Lielais baltais draugs"
|2,183
|2
|-
| 9
| align="left" |Ilze Ozoliņa
| align="left" | "Nāciet visi man līdzi"
|1,058
|4
|-
| 10
| align="left" |Kristīna Brjazgunova
| align="left" | "Karnevāls"
|835
|7
|}
== At Junior Eurovision ==
===Voting===
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{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded to Latvia<ref name="2005detailed">{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005 |url=https://junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005/final/results/latvia |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529101919/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/hasselt-2005/final/results/latvia |archive-date=29 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" | 12 points{{efn|All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with [[nul points]].}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | 10 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 8 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Croatia|Junior|y=2005}}|{{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2005}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2005}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
|
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Greece|Junior|y=2005}}|{{Esc|Malta|Junior|y=2005}}|{{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2005}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2005}}|{{Esc|Serbia and Montenegro|Junior|y=2005}}|{{Esc|Sweden|Junior|y=2005}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2005}}|{{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2005}}}}
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Points awarded by Latvia<ref name="2005detailed" />
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Belarus|Junior|f=1995|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Russia|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Norway|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Belgium|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Denmark|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Spain|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Macedonia|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|Romania|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|United Kingdom|Junior|y=2005}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Netherlands|Junior|y=2005}}
|}
{{col-end}}
==Notes==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005}}
[[Category:2005 in Latvia|Junior Eurovision Song Contest]]
[[Category:Countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005|Latvia]]
[[Category:Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Junior]]