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Eurovision Song Contest 2006

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Athens, Greece (following Greece's victory in the 2005 contest). It saw 37 countries participate, with Armenia taking part for the first time while the Serbia and Montenegro did not return. The show was presented by Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas.

The winner was decided by a public vote (televote). Viewers from each country voted for their favorite acts. Each country awarded 12, 10 and 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs (with each number only being used once).

Overview

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Semi-final

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The "Big Four" and the ten highest-scoring countries from the previous contest automatically qualified for the final. A semi-final, held on 18 May 2006, was held to decide which countries would get the remaining ten places in the final.

  Qualifiers
Results of the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006[1]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Armenia André "Without Your Love" 150 6th
2  Bulgaria Mariana Popova "Let Me Cry" 36 17th
3  Slovenia Anžej Dežan "Mr Nobody" 49 16th
4  Andorra Jenny "Sense tu" 8 23rd
5  Belarus Polina Smolova "Mum" 10 22nd
6  Albania Luiz Ejlli "Zjarr e ftohtë" 58 14th
7  Belgium Kate Ryran "Je t'adore" 69 12th
8  Ireland Brian Kennedy "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" 79 9th
9  Cyprus Annet Artani "Why Angels Cry" 57 15th
10  Monaco Séverine Ferrer "La Coco-Dance" 14 21st
11  Macedonia Elena Risteska "Ninanajna" 76 10th
12  Poland Ich Troje "Follow My Heart" 70 11th
13  Russia Dima Bilan "Never Let You Go" 217 3rd
14  Turkey Sibel Tüzün "Süper Star" 91 8th
15  Ukraine Tina Karol "Show Me Your Love" 146 7th
16  Finland Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" 292 1st
17  Netherlands Treble "Amambanda" 22 20th
18  Lithuania LT United "We Are the Winners" 163 5th
19  Portugal Nonstop "Coisas de nada" 26 19th
20  Sweden Carola "Invincible" 214 4th
21  Estonia Sandra "Through My Window" 28 18th
22  Bosnia and Herzegovina Hari Mata Hari "Lejla" 267 2nd
23  Iceland Silvía Night "Congratulations" 62 13th

The final was held on 20 May, 2006. The grand final opened with a ballet dance, symbolizing the birth of Greece.

  Winner
Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006[2]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1   Switzerland six4one "If We All Give a Little" 30 16th
2  Moldova Arsenium & Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R "Loca" 22 20th
3  Israel Eddie Butler "Together We Are One" 4 23rd
4  Latvia Vocal Group Cosmos "I Hear Your Heart" 30 16th
5  Norway Christine Guldbrandsen "Alvedansen" 36 14th
6  Spain Las Ketchup "Bloody Mary" 18 21st
7  Malta Fabrizio Faniello "I Do" 1 24
8  Germany Texas Lightning "No No Never" 36 14
9  Denmark Sidsel Ben Semmane "Twist of Love" 26 18
10  Russia Dima Bilan "Never Let You Go" 248 2
11  Macedonia Elena Risteska "Ninanajna" 56 12
12  Romania Mihai Trăistariu "Tornerò" 172 4
13  Bosnia and Herzegovina Hari Mata Hari "Lejla" 229 3
14  Lithuania LT United "We Are the Winners" 162 6
15  United Kingdom Daz Sampson "Teenage Life" 25 19
16  Greece Anna Vissi "Everything" 128 9
17  Finland Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" 292 1
18  Ukraine Tina Karol "Show Me Your Love" 145 7
19  France Virginie Pouchain "Il était temps" 5 22
20  Croatia Severina "Moja štikla" 56 12
21  Ireland Brian Kennedy "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" 93 10
22  Sweden Carola "Invincible" 170 5
23  Turkey Sibel Tüzün "Süper Star" 91 11
24  Armenia André "Without Your Love" 129 8
  1. "Semi-final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. "Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.