Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Date(s)	May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20) Final 18 May 2006 Semi-final
Presenter(s)	Maria Menounos Sakis Rouvas
Director	Volker Weicker
Host broadcaster	ERT
Venue	Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece
Winning song	Finland "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
Voting system	Each country awards 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs
Number of entries	24 in final, another 13 DNQ from semi-final
Debuting countries	Armenia
Withdrawing countries	Austria  Hungary  Serbia and Montenegro
Null points	None
Interval act	Helena Paparizou Foteini Darra Sakis Rouvas Greek dancers

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was ERT. The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" with a record 292 points. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" was the first ever hard rock song to win the contest (Eurovision is normally associated with softer pop music and schlager). This was also Finland's first victory in Eurovision after 40 years of participation. Image File history File linksMetadata Sublogo02. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maria Menounos (Μαρία Μενούνος in Greek) (born June 8, 1978) is an American actress, journalist, and television presenter. ... Anastasios Sakis Rouvas (Greek: ) (born January 5, 1972 in the island of Corfu) is a very popular gay Greek singer and athlete, as well as an actor, and a model, who has sold over 200,000 records in Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (Greek: —Hellenic Radio [and] Television) is the Greek state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. ... The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Athens (Ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and Αθήνα nowadays (IPA ); is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Hard Rock Hallelujah is a song by the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou (whose first name is also commonly spelled Helena) (Greek: Έλενα Παπαρίζου) (born January 31, 1982) is a popular Greek singer, born and raised in Gothenburg in Sweden. ... Anastasios Sakis Rouvas (Greek: ) (born January 5, 1972 in the island of Corfu) is a very popular gay Greek singer and athlete, as well as an actor, and a model, who has sold over 200,000 records in Greece. ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest (in Istanbul) to create a consistent visual identity. ... The Athens Olympic Sports Complex is the central group of facilities for the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Athens (Ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and Αθήνα nowadays (IPA ); is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (Greek: —Hellenic Radio [and] Television) is the Greek state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. ... Lordi is a hard rock / heavy metal band from Finland, and winner of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. ... Hard Rock Hallelujah is a song by the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Schlager (German Schlager, literally something that hits or, more loosely translated, a hit) is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. ...

The official logo of the contest remained the same from 2004 and 2005 with the country's flag in the heart being changed. The 2006 sub-logo created by the design company Karamela for Greek television was apparently based on the Phaistos Disc which is a popular symbol of ancient Greece. According to ERT, it was "inspired by the wind and the sea, the golden sunlight and the glow of the sand". Following Istanbul's "Under The Same Sky" and Kiev's "Awakening", the slogan for the 2006 show was "Feel The Rhythm". This theme was also the basis for the postcards for the 2006 show, which emphasized Greece's historical significance as well as being a major modern tourist destination. The Phaistos Disc (Phaistos Disk, Phaestos Disc) is a curious archaeological find, likely dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age. ... The Temple of Athena, the Parthenon Ancient Greece is a period in Greek history that lasted for around nine hundred years. ... Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση — Hellenic Broadcasting [and] Television) is Greeces state-owned public television broadcasting corporation. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the forty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 May 2004, and the new semi-final three days earlier, on 12 May 2004. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the fiftieth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine. ...

The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens were popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas (the Greek representative at Eurovision in 2004) and the Greek-American television presenter and actress, Maria Menounos. In the semi-final, both the hosts sang Katrina and the Waves' contest-winning "Love Shine A Light". For one of the intervals, Sakis Rouvas sang an English version of his Greek hit "S' exo Erotefti" called "I'm in love with you". Helena Paparizou, who performed the winning song in Kiev, returned to the Eurovision stage in Athens. Following the examples of Sertab Erener and Ruslana in the last two years, Helena Paparizou sang in the interval acts for the final. She sang "My Number One" and "Mambo!". Greek dancers were also present in the interval acts, as well as other Greek elements. An official CD and DVD was released and a new introduction was an official fan book released from this year, and every year to come with detailed information of every country. Anastasios Sakis Rouvas (Greek: ) (born January 5, 1972 in the island of Corfu) is a very popular gay Greek singer and athlete, as well as an actor, and a model, who has sold over 200,000 records in Greece. ... Maria Menounos (Μαρία Μενούνος in Greek) (born June 8, 1978) is an American actress, journalist, and television presenter. ... Katrina and the Waves were a pop rock band of the 1980s, best known for their smash hit Walking on Sunshine and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory. ... Anastasios Sakis Rouvas (Greek: ) (born January 5, 1972 in the island of Corfu) is a very popular gay Greek singer and athlete, as well as an actor, and a model, who has sold over 200,000 records in Greece. ... Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou (whose first name is also commonly spelled Helena) (Greek: Έλενα Παπαρίζου) (born January 31, 1982) is a popular Greek singer, born and raised in Gothenburg in Sweden. ... Sertab Erener (born December 4, 1964) is a Turkish pop star. ... Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko (born May 24, 1973 in Lviv, Ukraine, Ukrainian: ) is a singer, dancer, producer, composer, conductor, and piano player. ... Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou (whose first name is also commonly spelled Helena) (Greek: Έλενα Παπαρίζου) (born January 31, 1982) is a popular Greek singer, born and raised in Gothenburg in Sweden. ... Alternate cover Image:611249. ... Alternate covers Second EU cover Italian cover USA iTunes Cover Mambo! was Helena Paparizou fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. ...

To save time in the final, the voting time was for ten minutes long and the voting process was changed: points 1-7 were shown immediately on a live scoreboard. The spokespersons only announced the countries scoring 8, 10 and 12 points. Despite this being intended to speed proceedings up, there were still problems during voting - EBU imaging over-rode Maria Menounos during a segment in the voting interval and some scoreboards were slow to load. The Netherlands' spokesperson Paul de Leeuw also caused problems, giving his mobile number to presenter Rouvas during the Dutch results, and slowing down proceedings, also by announcing the first seven points. Constantinos Christoforou (who also represented Cyprus in 1996, 2002 and 2005) had to be cut-off for taking too long to give the twelve points from the Cypriot televote. During Cyprus reading, the telecast displayed Switzerland by mistake. This voting process has been criticized because suspense was lost by only reading three votes instead of ten. Paul de Leeuw (left) during the Dutch voting results for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, in which de Leeuw delayed proceedings to the confusion of presenter Sakis Rouvas (right) Paul de Leeuw (born March 26, 1962 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor. ... Several mobile phones A mobile telephone or cellular telephone (commonly mobile phone or cell phone) is a long-range, portable electronic device used for mobile communication. ... Constantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christoforou, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου (b. ...

The 2006 contest also saw the 1,000th song to be performed in the contest, when "Every Song Is A Cry For Love" by Ireland's Brian Kennedy was first sung in the semi-final. Armenia also entered for the first time in the contest. A number of fans were also shocked by the success of the Lithuanian entry and the failure of the Belgian entry to qualify from the Semi-Final. Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy (born 12 October 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter and author. ...

Contents 1 Individual entries 2 Final 2006-05-20 3 Semi-Final 2006-05-18 4 Score sheet 5 Other countries 6 Ratings 7 Trivia and Records 8 Commentators 9 Spokespersons 10 References 11 Map 12 External links

Lordi performing Hard Rock Hallelujah for Finland at Eurovision 2006.

The hosts Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas

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Individual entries

Elena Risteska sang for the Republic of Macedonia at Eurovision 2006. ...

Final 2006-05-20

Countries in bold automatically qualifed for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final. The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. ...

Draw	Country	Language	Artist	Song	Translation	Place	Points
01	Switzerland	English	Six4One	If We All Give A Little	-	17	30
02	Moldova	English	Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko & Connect-R	Loca	Crazy	20	22
03	Israel	English, Hebrew	Eddie Butler	Together We Are One	-	23	4
04	Latvia	English	Cosmos	I Hear Your Heart	-	16	30
05	Norway	Norwegian	Christine Guldbrandsen	Alvedansen	The Elf Dance	14	36
06	Spain	Spanish	Las Ketchup	Bloody Mary	-	21	18
07	Malta	English	Fabrizio Faniello	I Do	-	24	1
08	Germany	English	Texas Lightning	No No Never	-	15	36
09	Denmark	English	Sidsel Ben Semmane	Twist of Love	-	18	26
10	Russia	English	Dima Bilan	Never Let You Go	-	2	248
11	FYR Macedonia	English, Macedonian	Elena Risteska	Ninanajna	-	12	56
12	Romania	English, Italian	Mihai Trăistariu	Tornerò	I'll Return	4	172
13	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian	Hari Mata Hari	Lejla	Layla	3	229
14	Lithuania	English, French	LT United	We Are The Winners	-	6	162
15	United Kingdom	English	Daz Sampson	Teenage Life	-	19	25
16	Greece	English	Anna Vissi	Everything	-	9	128
17	Finland	English	Lordi	Hard Rock Hallelujah		1	292
18	Ukraine	English	Tina Karol	Show Me Your Love	-	7	145
19	France	French	Virginie Pouchain	Il était temps	The Time Has Come	22	5
20	Croatia	Croatian	Severina	Moja štikla	My Stiletto	13	56
21	Ireland	English	Brian Kennedy	Every Song Is a Cry For Love	-	10	93
22	Sweden	English	Carola	Invincible	-	5	170
23	Turkey	Turkish, English	Sibel Tüzün	Süper Star	Superstar	11	91
24	Armenia	English	André	Without Your Love	-	8	129

Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... six4one is a six-piece musical group formed in November 2005 for the sole purpose of representing Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Arsenium with Natalia Gordienko while performing at Eurovision. ... Arsenium and Natalia Natalia Gordienko (born 11 December 1987 in ChiÅŸinău) is a professional dancer and singer from Moldova. ... Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko on the cover art Loca by Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko was the official entry for Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... The singer Eddie Butler was born in Dimona and is one of 11 brothers and sisters. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Cosmos is a Latvian a cappella vocal group of six singers: Jānis Å ipkÄ“vics (countertenor), Andris SÄ“jāns (countertenor), Juris Lisenko (tenor), Jānis Ozols (baritone), Jānis Strazdiņš (bass) and Reinis SÄ“jāns (rhythm). ... I Hear Your Heart was the Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Vocal Group Cosmos. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... CD cover of Christine Guldbrandsens debut album, Surfing in the Air. ... Alvedansen (English translation: Dance Of The Elves) was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Norwegian by Christine Guldbrandsen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Las Ketchup is a Latin Grammy Award nominated 4-girl group comprised of sisters Lola, Pilar, Lucía and Rocio Muñoz from Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain. ... Bloody Mary may refer to: Bloody Mary(film) Mary I of England, notorious for persecution of Protestants Bloody Mary (person), other Bloody Marys include ghosts. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello (born April 27, 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. ... I Do was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Fabrizio Faniello. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Texas Lightning is a German quintet which fits in the country music genre and describes itself as old fashioned and hip. ... No No Never was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Texas Lightning. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Sidsel Ben Semmane won the February 11, 2006 Danish Melodi Grand Prix with the song Twist of Love written by Niels Drevsholt. ... Twist Of Love was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Sidsel Ben Semmane. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Dima Bilan (Russian: ; born Viktor Belan, , 24 December 1981 in Karachay-Cherkessia) is a Karachay-Russian pop artist. ... Never Let You Go is a song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Elena Risteska (Macedonian: , born April 27, 1986) is a Macedonian singer and song-writer. ... Ninanajna (Macedonian cyrillic: Нинанајна) was the Macedonian entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian and English by Elena Risteska. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Mihai Trăistariu (born December 16, 1979 in Piatra NeamÅ£) is a Romanian singer and musician. ... Tornerò (meaning I Will Return in Italian) is a song performed by the Romanian artist Mihai Trăistariu and composed by Eduard Cârcotă. It was chosen as the entry that represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... Motto None Anthem Intermeco Bosnia and Herzegovina() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Parliamentary democracy  -  Presidency members Željko KomÅ¡ić1 NebojÅ¡a Radmanović2 Haris Silajdžić3  -  Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola Å pirić  -  High Representative 4 Independence... Serbian (српски језик; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia-Herzegovina. ... Lejla was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Bosnian by Hari Mata Hari. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... LT United is a six-piece alternative-pop musical group created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. ... We Are The Winners was the 2006 entry into the Eurovision Song Contest for Lithuania, sung by Lithuanian all-star group LT United. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Daz Sampson Darren Daz Sampson (born 1974 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a British dance music producer and vocalist. ... Daz Sampson Darren Daz Sampson (born 1974 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a British dance music producer and vocalist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση; born December 20, 1957) is a Cypriot-Greek singer, famous mainly in Greece, and her home country Cyprus, with success in the United States as well. ... Everything is a song by Anna Vissi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Lordi is a hard rock / heavy metal band from Finland, and winner of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. ... Hard Rock Hallelujah is a song by the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Tina Karol Tina Karol (Ukrainian: , born on January 25, 1985) is a Ukrainian singer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Virginie Pouchin Virginie Pouchin is a 26 year old singer and hairdresser from the département of Ardèche in southern France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Severina Vučković (born April 21, 1972 in Split) is a Croatian pop music star and actress. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy (born 12 October 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter and author. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Carola Maria Häggkvist (born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 8, 1966), better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and entertainer. ... Invincible is the name of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry from Sweden, sung by Carola Häggkvist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Sibel Tüzün (born 29 September 1971 in Istanbul) is a Turkish Pop/Rock singer. ... Süper Star. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Singer André André (Armenian: Ô±Õ¶Õ¤Ö€Õ¥), born in 1979, is currently the most popular pop star of Armenia, winning the Best Male Singer trophy at the Armenian Music Awards in both 2004 and 2005. ... Without Your Love was the Armenian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Armenias debut at the Contest. ...

Semi-Final 2006-05-18

Shaded countries qualified for the Eurovision Final

Draw	Country	Language	Artist	Song	Translation	Place	Points
01	Armenia	English	André	Without Your Love	-	6	150
02	Bulgaria	English	Mariana Popova	Let Me Cry	-	17	36
03	Slovenia	English	Anžej Dežan	Mr Nobody	-	16	49
04	Andorra	Catalan	Jenny	Sense tu	Without You	23	8
05	Belarus	English	Polina Smolova	Mum	-	22	10
06	Albania	Albanian	Luiz Ejlli	Zjarr e ftohtë	Fire And Cold	14	58
07	Belgium	English	Kate Ryan	Je t'adore	I Adore You	12	69
08	Ireland	English	Brian Kennedy	Every Song Is A Cry For Love	-	9	79
09	Cyprus	English	Annet Artani	Why Angels Cry	-	15	57
10	Monaco	French, Tahitian	Séverine Ferrer	La coco-dance	The Coco Dance	21	14
11	FYR Macedonia	English, Macedonian	Elena Risteska	Ninanajna	-	10	76
12	Poland	English, Polish, German, Russian, Spanish	Ich Troje feat. Real McCoy	Follow My Heart	-	11	70
13	Russia	English	Dima Bilan	Never Let You Go	-	3	217
14	Turkey	Turkish	Sibel Tüzün	Süper star	Superstar	8	91
15	Ukraine	English	Tina Karol	Show Me Your Love	-	7	146
16	Finland	English	Lordi	Hard Rock Hallelujah	-	1	292
17	Netherlands	English, imaginary	Treble	Amambanda	-	20	22
18	Lithuania	English, French	LT United	We Are The Winners	Mes Nugalétojai	5	163
19	Portugal	English, Portuguese	Nonstop	Coisas de nada	Meaningless Things	19	26
20	Sweden	English	Carola	Invincible	-	4	214
21	Estonia	English	Sandra	Through My Window	-	18	28
22'	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian	Hari Mata Hari	Lejla	-	2	267
23	Iceland	English	Silvia Night	Congratulations	-	13	62

Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Singer André André (Armenian: Ô±Õ¶Õ¤Ö€Õ¥), born in 1979, is currently the most popular pop star of Armenia, winning the Best Male Singer trophy at the Armenian Music Awards in both 2004 and 2005. ... Without Your Love was the Armenian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Armenias debut at the Contest. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Mariana Popova (in Bulgarian: Мариана Попова, born June 6, 1978) is a Bulgarian singer // Biography Mariana Popova was born in Sofia and has been studying music since she was 11, and later she also studied modern and jazz ballet. ... Let Me Cry was Bulgarias entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Mariana Popova. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Anžej Dežan, born on June 17, 1987, is a Slovenian singer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Andorra. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of... Biography Jenny (Jennifer Serrano) was born in Asturias, Spain, and is a student of music under Helen Rowson in Barcelona. ... Sense Tu (English translation: Without You) was Andorras entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Polina Smolova (Belarusian: Паліна Смолава, Palina SmoÅ‚ava) (born September 3, 1980 in Minsk) is the Belarusian pop music star and the countrys entry for the 2006 Eurovision contest with the song Mum. ... Mum was the Belarusian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Polina Smolova. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... Luiz Ejlli, (b. ... Zjarr E Ftohtë (Fire and Cold) was the Albanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Albanian by Luiz Ejlli. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Kate Ryan, 2005 Kate Ryan, born Katrien Verbeeck on July 22, 1980, in Tessenderlo, Belgium to Dutch parents, is a Belgian pop music singer/songwriter. ... Je tadore (English translation: I adore you) was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English (with only the title and some of the chorus in French) by Kate Ryan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy (born 12 October 1966) is an Irish singer-songwriter and author. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Annette Artani Annette Artani (Αννέτ Αρτάνι in Greek), is an American singer/song writer and she will be representing Cyprus in the Eurovision 2006 contest in Athens, Greece this May. ... Why Angels Cry was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Annette Artani. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco. ... Tahitian, a Tahitic language, is one of the two official languages of French Polynesia (along with French). ... Séverine Ferrer, born October 31, 1977 is a French singer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Elena Risteska (Macedonian: , born April 27, 1986) is a Macedonian singer and song-writer. ... Ninanajna (Macedonian cyrillic: Нинанајна) was the Macedonian entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian and English by Elena Risteska. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ich Troje is a Polish pop group made up of MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niewski, Jacek Łągwa, Magdalena Pokora (aka Magda Femme, 1996-2000), Justyna Majkowska (2000-2003) and Ania ÅšwiÄ…tczak (2003-2005). ... 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Score sheet

Televoting was used in all nations except Monaco & Albania, who didn't hold a televote due to the chances of the threshold number of votes needed to validify the televoting results being reached in Monaco being very low and some problems occurred in the Albanian televoting. In the semi final, Andorra joined Monaco & Albania in using the jury due to insufficient televoting numbers. If you would like to see the scoreboard for the semi-final click here... [1]

		Televoting Results
	Switzerland		0	4	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	Moldova	0		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Israel	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Latvia	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
	Norway	0	3	0	6		0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0
	Spain	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Germany	7	0	0	3	1	5	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Denmark	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
	Russia	0	10	12	12	3	7	5	6	2		8	8	6	12	1	8	12	12	2	7	5	7	5	12	4	6	7	3	5	10	8	2	10	12	5	0	4	10
	F.Y.R Macedonia	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	6	7	6	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
	Romania	1	12	10	2	4	12	10	5	6	4	2		2	1	6	7	6	1	7	5	6	6	3	4	5	3	10	2	4	4	10	0	3	3	2	0	2	2
	Bosnia-Herzegovina	12	5	2	0	8	1	0	7	8	6	12	7		4	0	6	10	10	6	12	2	10	12	5	12	0	2	6	12	0	2	8	4	4	3	12	12	7
	Lithuania	0	4	3	10	5	4	1	1	7	5	3	0	0		10	4	8	5	0	6	12	3	0	0	3	7	4	4	3	8	4	6	8	6	10	7	0	1
	United Kingdom	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Greece	5	1	0	0	0	0	8	8	0	0	7	10	1	3	7		1	0	5	0	0	4	4	8	0	1	0	10	6	0	12	5	0	2	0	0	8	12
	Finland	8	6	7	8	12	10	7	10	12	8	6	4	7	10	12	12		7	8	10	10	12	7	0	8	10	6	8	7	12	5	7	12	7	12	0	0	5
	Ukraine	0	8	6	5	0	3	2	0	0	10	5	3	5	7	0	5	2		0	4	1	1	8	10	2	5	12	0	2	5	6	1	6	10	6	2	0	3
	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	Croatia	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	Ireland	3	0	0	4	7	0	4	4	5	0	0	2	0	6	8	0	4	2	1	2		5	0	3	1	4	5	0	0	6	0	4	2	0	1	10	0	0
	Sweden	2	2	5	7	10	6	6	0	10	2	1	5	3	5	4	0	7	6	3	3	7		0	6	7	8	8	5	1	7	0	0	7	5	7	5	10	0
	Turkey	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	4	6	10	0	3	3	0	0	12	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	7	4
	Armenia	0	7	8	0	0	8	0	3	0	12	0	1	0	2	0	10	0	8	10	0	0	0	10		0	0	0	12	0	0	7	10	5	8	0	0	0	8
The table is ordered by appearance in the final, then by pre-determined voting order.

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Other countries

• On June 18, 2005, Austrian newspaper Kurier reported that the Austrian broadcaster ORF would not be taking part in the 2006 contest.
• On October 5, 2005 the managing director of Georgia Television & Radio Broadcasting stated that Georgia would not enter the 2006 contest.
• On October 6, 2005 Česká televize announced that the Czech Republic would not participate.
• On December 9, 2005 Hungarian broadcaster Magyar TV announced that Hungary would not participate for financial reasons.
• Italy has not taken part in the Contest since 1997.

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The other EBU countries that did not participate were Slovakia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Libya and San Marino. Liechtenstein was not able to participate as it does not have a national television or radio service and therefore is not a member of the EBU. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), known in French as LUnion Européenne de Radio-Télévision (UER), and unrelated to the European Union, was formed February 12, 1950 by 23 broadcasting organizations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon... The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), known in French as LUnion Européenne de Radio-Télévision (UER), and unrelated to the European Union, was formed February 12, 1950 by 23 broadcasting organizations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon...

Ratings

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In France, average market shares reached 30.3%, up by 8% over the 2005 figure. Other countries that showed a rise in average market shares included Germany with 38% (up from 29%), United Kingdom with 37.5% (up from 36%), Spain with 36% (up from 35%), Ireland with 58% (up from 35%) and Sweden, which reached over 80% compared to 57% the year previously.

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Trivia and Records

From the Final

• Finland waited 44 years since their debut in 1961 to achieve their first victory. The Finns have been waiting since 1977 for their fourth set of 12 points; this year they finally achieved one again - in fact, they received eight.
• Sweden's Carola obtained 170 points without getting any 12-pointers and reached 5th place.
• Though Turkey was the fourth country with the most 12s (received from France, Germany and Netherlands), the entry by Sibel Tüzün only reached 11th place with 91 points.
• Lithuania waited 12 years to receive their first 12 points. This was finally realised by votes from Ireland.
• Runner-up Russia and 4th placed Romania were voted for by 35 countries, more than winner Finland, who received votes from 34 countries.
• The United Kingdom placed 19th, receiving points from 10 countries, while FYR Macedonia (12th), Croatia (13th) and Denmark (18th) were voted for by 9, 8 and only 5 countries respectively.
• As at the conclusion of the 2006 contest, Greece holds the record for the most successful run in the Eurovision Song Contest since its shake-up in 2004. It is the only country that has not yet been relegated to the semi-final (excluding the Big 4), after having attained places in the top 10 since then (third in 2004, first in 2005, ninth in 2006).

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Commentators

• Andorra - Meri Picart & Josep Lluis Trabal
• Austria - Andi Knoll
• Belgium - André Vermeulen & Bart Peeters (Dutch) Jean-Pierre Hautier (French)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Dejan Kukrić
• Croatia - Duško Čurlić
• Cyprus - Evi Papamichael
• Denmark - Mads Vangsø & Adam Duvå Hall
• Estonia - Marko Reikop
• Finland - Heikki Paasonen & Jaana Pelkonen & Asko Murtomäki
• France - Michel Drucker & Claudy Siar
• Germany - Peter Urban
• Greece - Giorgos Kapoutzidis & Zeta Makrypoulia
• Iceland - Sigmar Guðmundsson
• Ireland - Marty Whelan
• Latvia - Kārlis Streips
• Lithuania - Darius Užkuraitis
• FYR Macedonia - Karolina Petkovska
• Malta - Eileen Montesin
• Monaco - Bernard Montiel & Églantine Eméyé
• Netherlands - Cornald Maas & Paul de Leeuw
• Norway - Jostein Pedersen
• Poland - Artur Orzech
• Portugal - Eládio Clímaco
• Romania - Andreea Demirgian
• Russia - Yuri Aksyuta & Tatiana Godunova
• Serbia - Duška Vučinić-Lučić
• Slovenia - Mojca Mavec
• Spain - Beatriz Pecker
• Sweden - Pekka Heino
• Switzerland - Sandra Studer (German), Jean-Marc Richard & Alain Morisod (French)
• Turkey - Bülent Özveren
• Ukraine - Pavlo Shylko (DJ Pasha)
• United Kingdom - Paddy O'Connell (semi-final) & Terry Wogan (final) (BBC TV), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2)

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Spokespersons

The following people were the spokespersons for their countries. A spokesperson delivers the results of national televoting during the final night, awarding points to the entries on behalf of his or her country. [2]

• Albania - Leon Menkshi
• Andorra - Xavi Palma
• Armenia - Gohar Gasparyan
• Belarus - Corrianna
• Belgium - Yasmine
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Vesna Andree Zaimović
• Bulgaria - Dragomir Simeonov
• Croatia - Mila Horvat
• Cyprus - Constantinos Christoforou (Cypriot singer in the 1996, 2002 and 2005 Contests)
• Denmark - Jørgen de Mylius
• Estonia - Evelin Samuel (Estonian singer in the 1999 Contest and veteran of several 1990s Eurolauls)
• Finland - Nina Tapio
• France - Sophie Jovillard
• Germany - Thomas Hermanns
• Greece - Alexis Kostalas
• Iceland - Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
• Ireland - Eimear Quinn (Irish singer in the 1996 Contest, which she won)
• Israel - Dana Herman
• Latvia - Mārtiņš Freimanis (Latvian singer in the 2003 Contest as part of F.L.Y.)
• Lithuania - Lavija Šurnaitė
• FYR Macedonia - Martin Vučić (Macedonian singer in the 2005 Contest)
• Malta - Moira Delia
• Monaco - Églantine Eméyé
• Moldova - Svetlana Cocosh
• Netherlands - Paul de Leeuw
• Norway - Ingvild Helljesen
• Poland - Maciej Orłoś
• Portugal - Cristina Alves
• Romania - Andreea Marin Bănică
• Russia - Yana Churikova
• Serbia and Montenegro - Jovana Janković
• Slovenia - Peter Poles
• Spain - Sonia Ferrer
• Sweden - Jovan Radomir
• Switzerland - Jubaira Bachmann
• Turkey - Meltem Yazgan
• Ukraine - Igor Posypaiko
• United Kingdom - Fearne Cotton

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References

• Eurovision Record Book

Map

Participation overview
* Green = participating countries
* Red = countries which took part in the semi-final but did not progress to the final
* Yellow = countries that have participated in the past but didn't this year

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External links

Eurovision Portal

• Official Greek Host website
• Official Eurovision Website - Audio and video clips available in the Multimedia Lounge

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• OnEurope Comments and opinions about the Eurovision including Live Blod
• Commentary and video of the 2006 winners, Lordi
• Dot Eurovision - news site including a prediction poll
• ESCKaz
• ESC Today - news site, including the biggest ESC forum and a prediction poll
• Eurosong.net
• Eurovision Turkiye
• Eurovision Cyprus
• eurovision-info in french
• Eurovision en français in french
• (French) Eurovision-fr
• Eurovision Spain
• Eurovision Record Book - includes 2006 voting simulator
• Eurovision-Romania
• Oikotimes - news and gossip
• Slate.com - Dispatches from 2006 Eurovision contest
• Song information about the 2006 Contest
• Tirydou_finales_nationales toutes les finales - extraits audio