The 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest ended in the Belgian town of Hasselt. The participants of the contest are children between 8 and 15 years of age. They are supposed to present songs written by young poets and composers.
The winner of this year's contest is a Byelorussian girl, Xenia Sitnik. Out of the 16 participants, the best were chosen by TV-viewers by interactive voting during a live TV program (sms and phone calls).
Xenia Sitnik, a 10-year-old girl from the town of Mozyr, who presented a song entitled "We Are Together", gained the largest number of points - 149. Second best with 146 points was a Spanish boy Antonio Jose. The third place went to a Norwegian group.
Russia has been participating in the contest for the first time. It was represented by a group from the town of Voronezh called "The Wizards of the Block", with a solo vocalist Vlad Krutskikh. The group took only the ninth place with its song "The Road to the Sun".
The winner of this year's contest is a Byelorussian girl, Xenia Sitnik. Out of the 16 participants, the best were chosen by TV-viewers by interactive voting during a live TV program (sms and phone calls).
Xenia Sitnik, a 10-year-old girl from the town of Mozyr, who presented a song entitled "We Are Together", gained the largest number of points - 149. Second best with 146 points was a Spanish boy Antonio Jose. The third place went to a Norwegian group.
Russia has been participating in the contest for the first time. It was represented by a group from the town of Voronezh called "The Wizards of the Block", with a solo vocalist Vlad Krutskikh. The group took only the ninth place with its song "The Road to the Sun".
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