It took place in Athens, Greece. After the Contest, EBU officials stated that the overall ratings for the Semi-Final were 35% higher than in 2005, and for the Final had risen by 28%. “Pala taivasta” Finland | “Liian aikaisin” Katariina Hänninen Host Sakis Rouvas previously represented Greece at the 2004 contest. 25 Albania | “Lotë dashurie” Guximtar Rushani Montenegro | “Moja ljubavi” No Name The table is ordered by appearance in the semi-final, then by pre-determined voting order. It was the first time Greece had hosted the contest - 32 years after the country made its debut. The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens were Greek singer Sakis Rouvas, the Greek representative at Eurovision in 2004 and 2009, and the Greek American television presenter and actress, Maria Menounos. Finland | “Toinen minä” Kilpi Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Serbia | “Kapija” Biber Televoting was used in all nations except Monaco and Albania. Rumors and gossips are discussed at length, as any good fan site, but this is a place with a sense of community, where people's opinions are valued and where conversation and debate are welcomed most of all! Eurovision laulukilpailu 2006 järjestettiin Kreikan pääkaupungin Ateenan Olympic Indoor Hallissa.Semifinaali käytiin 18. toukokuuta ja finaali 20. toukokuuta.Yleisradioisäntänä toimi ERT ja kilpailun juonsivat vuoden 2004 kilpailun Kreikan edustaja Sakis Rouvas ja yhdysvaltalainen kreikkalaissukuinen näyttelijä Maria Menounos.. Kilpailun slogan oli Feel The Rhythm ("Tunne rytmi"). The Eurovision Times is a daily updated fan blog about the Eurovision Song Contest and the whole world that surrounds it. Final Semi-final. … A spokesperson delivers the results of national televoting during the final night, awarding points to the entries on behalf of his or her country. Constantinos Christoforou (who also represented Cyprus in 1996, 2002 and 2005) saluted from "Nicosia, the last divided capital in Europe"; during Cyprus' reading, the telecast displayed Switzerland by mistake. 20 Finland | “Liian aikaisin” Katariina Hänninen The contest took place at the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). Iceland | “Þér við hli” Regína Ósk The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.It took place in Athens, Greece, following Helena Paparizou's win at the 2005 contest in Kiev, Ukraine with the song "My Number One".It was the first time Greece had hosted the contest - 32 years after the country made its debut. Croatia, Finland, Monaco, Norway, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom. It took place in Athens, Greece, following Helena Paparizou's win at the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine with the song "My Number One". Lithuania | “Alright” N.E.O. The Barbara Dex Award has been annually awarded by the fan website House of Eurovision since 1997, and is a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest. Serbia and Montenegro had intended to participate, however, due to a scandal in the national selection, tensions were caused between the Serbian broadcaster, RTS, and the Montenegrin broadcaster, RTCG. Ville Pusa & Christa Renwall, 07 Croatia | “Nježne rijeci” Ibrica Jusić Sweden | “Temple of love” Bodies Without Organs. 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. So now that I had all 15 finalists, I used a computer “random playlist” to get the running order for the final: 01 “Temple of love” The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Estonia | “Higher” Glow 16 Belgium | “Hier sta ik” Fantoom. Montenegro | “Andjeo u ocima” Crveno I Crno Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Semi-final result: Finland got 292 points and won the Semi-final with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi Date: Thursday 18 May 2006 Location: Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece However, multiple cities bid to host the 2006 contest, including Thessaloniki and Patras, the second and the third largest city in Greece, respectively. 23 Montenegro | “Naci cu te” Jelena Kažanegra “Moja ljubavi” 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. The semi final was broadcast on Thursday 18 May 2006, 2 hours 20 minutes long. Lithuania | “Colder” Halo Latvia The final was held on 20 May 2006 at 21:00 (CET) and was won by Finland. Be part of our community, join! 37 countries took part in the 2006 Eurovisiong Song Contest. My friends recieved the mp3 of these 30 songs and they have graded each of them with a 1 (awful) through 5 (great) system. ( Log Out / Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the contest was held at the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, and consisted of a semi-f… 18 Albania | “Vjeshtë me ty” Sonila Mara Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Coincidentally, Albania and Monaco were two of the three countries that did not vote for the winning entry, the third one was Armenia. We give everything we have, like we're curing cancer or something. In France, average market shares reached 30.3%, up by 8% over the 2005 figure. “Andjeo u ocima” Ermiona Lekbello, 06 The final was held on 20 May 2006 at 21:00 (CET… 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. Eurovision Song Contest: Athens 2006 was the official compilation album of the 2006 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by CMC International on 28 April 2006. Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final. Regína Ósk, 08 Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The final was held on 20 May 2006 at 21:00 (CET) and was won by Finland. Sekhmet Morgan is the second overall administrator and editor-in-chief! 37 countries took part in the 2006 Eurovisiong Song Contest. [citation needed]. This is the third Eurovision Song Contest to have a semi final and a final. The 2006 Eurovision Song Contest was held at the OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall in Marousi in Athens. Additionally, Hari Mata Hari were selected to represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1999 contest, but their entry was disqualified. 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. Eurovision Song Contest 2005 . To save time in the final, the voting time lasted ten minutes and the voting process was changed: points 1-7 were shown immediately on-screen. 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Austria: Nadine Beiler – The Secret Is Love, Belarus: Anastasia Vinnikova – I Love Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Dino Merlin – Love In Rewind, Cyprus: Christos Mylordou – San Aggelos S’Agapisa, Denmark: A Friend In London – New Tomorrow, Estonia: Getter Jaani – Rockefeller Street, FYR Macedonia: Vlatko Illievski – Rusinka, Germany: Lena Meyer Landrut – Taken by a Stranger, Greece: Lukas Giorkas feat Stereo Mike – Watch My Dance. The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song “Hard Rock Hallelujah”, written by lead singer Mr. Lordi. Albania | “Vjeshtë me ty” Sonila Mara Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. 26 Lithuania | “Alright” N.E.O. Țări participante care nu s-au calificat în finală. 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