On 21 October 2004 , Ibrahim El Khoury , President Director General of Télé Liban , stated that Lebanon intended to make its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev , Ukraine . On 3 November 2004 , it was announced that Aline Lahoud was internally selected by the network to represent Lebanon . Her orient-occident song " Quand tout s ' enfuit " , sung in French and written by Jad Rahbani and Romeo Lahoud , was chosen in mid-February . Lahoud was scheduled to present her song in the semi-final held on 19 May 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Lebanon in the Eurovision Song Contest