Because Switzerland failed to qualify in 2004 Vanilla Ninja was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final , performed 19th , following Andorra and preceding the Croatia.Switzerland qualified to the final , placing 8th in the semi-final and scoring 114 points and progressed to the final.In the final Group performed 22nd following Bosnia & Herzegovina and preceding the Latvia ended 8th with 128 points.Meaning that Switzerland automatically qualified for the final in the 2006 contest
Andorra
Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005