Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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 change
Semi-final change
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.
| 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 |
Final change
The final was held on 20 May, 2006. The grand final opened with a ballet dance, symbolizing the birth of Greece.
| 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 |
Sources change
- ↑ "Semi-final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ "Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.