National Final
Making Your Mind Up 2005 was held on 5 March 2005, presented by Terry Wogan and Natasha Kaplinsky. The five acts taking part were Andy Scott-Lee, Australian-born Gina G (who famously represented the United Kingdom in 1996, coming 8th with Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit), Javine, Katie Price (otherwise known as Jordan), and Tricolore.
Voting was open to the public, with votes converted into points in a similar way to the actual contest, with representatives for each region of the United Kingdom presenting their votes - James Fox for Wales, Fearne Cotton for South East England, Justin Ryan and Colin McAllister for Scotland, Zöe Salmon for Northern Ireland, Denise Lewis for the Midlands and Sharron Davies for South West England.
The final was won by Javine, who represented the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 final in Kiev, Ukraine with the song "Touch My Fire". The song was written by Javine, who also composed it with John Themis.
| Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javine | Touch My Fire | 1 | 116 |
| Tricolore | Brand New Day | 4 | 58 |
| Gina G | Flashback | 5 | 20 |
| Andy Scott-Lee | Guardian Angel | 3 | 61 |
| Katie Price | Not Just Anybody | 2 | 101 |
| The table is ordered by appearance. | |||
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