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Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition....
, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" or OACA , is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi, northeast Athens, Greece....
in Athens

Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
on the 18 May (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT)

Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi

Hellenic Radio [and] Television is the Greece state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. It is a member of European Broadcasting Union....
. The Finnish band Lordi

Lordi

Lordi is a Glam rock/Hard rock/heavy metal music band from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992, however, the band was not formed until 1996 in music by Tomi Putaansuu of Helsinki, Finland....
won the contest with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah

Hard Rock Hallelujah

"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finland Heavy metal music band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision....
" with a record 292 points. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" was the first ever hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
song to win the contest (Eurovision is normally associated with softer pop music

Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
and schlager

Schlager

Schlager is a style of popular music that is prevalent in Central and Northern Europe, in particular Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, but also to a lesser extent in Baltic States, France, Belgium and the Netherlands....
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" or OACA , is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi, northeast Athens, Greece....
in Athens

Athens

Greece

Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi

Hellenic Radio [and] Television is the Greece state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. It is a member of European Broadcasting Union....
. The Finnish band Lordi

Lordi

Hard Rock Hallelujah

Hard rock

Pop music

Schlager

The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens were popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas

Sakis Rouvas

Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas , known professionally as Sakis Rouvas or simply Sakis, is a popular Greek rock music, pop rock, and dance-pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor, composer, television presenter and former pole vaulter....
(the Greek representative at Eurovision in 2004) and the Greek-American television presenter and actress, Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos is an American actress, journalist, and television presenter known at home for her appearances as a correspondent for Today and Access Hollywood, and abroad for Lal Kostas co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece....
. In the semi-final, both the hosts sang Katrina and the Waves

Katrina and the Waves

Katrina and the Waves were a pop rock band of the 1980s, best known for their 1985 hit "Walking on Sunshine " and their 1997 Eurovision Song Contest victory with the song "Love Shine a Light"....
' contest-winning "Love Shine A Light". For one of the intervals, Sakis Rouvas

Sakis Rouvas

Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas , known professionally as Sakis Rouvas or simply Sakis, is a popular Greek rock music, pop rock, and dance-pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor, composer, television presenter and former pole vaulter....
sang an English version of his Greek hit "S'eho 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

Sertab Erener

Sertab Erener is a Turkish people pop star and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music....
and Ruslana

Ruslana

Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko is a World Music Awards winning and MTV Europe Music Award nominated artist, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004....
in the last two years, Helena Paparizou sang in the interval acts for the final. She sang "My Number One

My Number One

"My Number One" is the 2005 winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. It was performed in English language by Helena Paparizou and the first Greece to win in Eurovision....
" and "Mambo!

Mambo!

"Mambo!" was Helena Paparizou's fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. There were two versions of the song; a Greek version and an English version....
". 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.

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

Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
's Brian Kennedy

Brian Kennedy (singer)

Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy is an Ireland singer-songwriter and author, known for his ballads....
was first sung in the semi-final. Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....
also entered for the first time in the contest.

Format

Visual design

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

Phaistos Disc

The Phaistos Disc is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan civilization palace of Phaistos, possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age ....
which is a popular symbol of ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

The term Ancient Greece refers to the period of History of Greece lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1100 BC and the Dorian invasion, to 146 BC and the Roman Republic conquest of Greece after the Battle of Corinth ....
. According to ERT

Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi

Hellenic Radio [and] Television is the Greece state-owned public radio and television broadcasting corporation. It is a member of European Broadcasting Union....
, it was "inspired by the wind and the sea, the golden sunlight and the glow of the sand". Following Istanbul's

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, the 49th in the series, was held in the Abdi Ipek?i Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 May 2004 and the new semi-final three days earlier on 12 May....
"Under The Same Sky" and Kiev's

Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports , Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, performed by singer Helena Paparizou, who scored 230 points, while Malta's Angel performed by Chiara Siracusa was the runner up with 192 points....
"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.

Voting

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. 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

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
' spokesperson Paul de Leeuw

Paul de Leeuw

Paul Henri de Leeuw is a Netherlands television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA ....
also caused problems, giving his mobile number

Mobile phone

A mobile phone is a long-range, electronic device used for mobile voice or data communication over a network of specialized base stations known as cell sites....
to presenter Rouvas during the Dutch results, and slowing down proceedings, also by announcing the first seven points. Constantinos Christoforou

Constantinos Christoforou

Constantinos Christoforou, Greek alphabet: ???sta?t???? ???st?f???? , has sung for Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, in 1996, 2002 and 2005....
(who also represented Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
in 1996, 2002 and 2005) saved the day by making a political, still requisite, statement when saluting from "Nicosia

Nicosia

Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is located at . Located on the River Pedieos and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre....
, the last divided capital

Turkish invasion of Cyprus

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkey military operation against a coup which had been staged by the Cypriot National Guard against president Makarios III with the intention of annexing the island to Greece, but the invasion ended up with Turkey occupying a considerable area on the north part of it and establi...
in Europe

Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
". During Cyprus reading, the telecast displayed Switzerland by mistake. Also, since he took time to read out the 12 points to give some suspense, the points were already added to Greece in order to proceed with the voting. This voting process has been criticized because suspense was lost by only reading three votes instead of ten. And for the first time, the display for the Macedonian entry had the title spelled out in its entirety instead of being abbreviated as it has been in previous years.

Individual Entries

Participating countries

Participating countries in a Eurovision Song Contest must be active members

European Broadcasting Union

The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 75 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 43 associate broadcasters from a further 25....
of the EBU.

Final

The finalists were:

the four automatic qualifiers France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
;
the top 10 countries from the 2005 final (other than the automatic qualifiers);
the top 10 countries from the 2006 semi-final.

The final was held on 20 May 2006 at 21:00 (CET

Central European Time

Central European Time is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in most European and some North African countries....
).

Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May....
Final.

Draw	Language	Artist	Song	Translation	Place	Points
01	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Six4One Six4one six4one is a six-piece musical group formed in November 2005 2005 for the sole purpose of representing Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006....	"If We All Give A Little If We All Give a Little "If We All Give A Little" was the Switzerland entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, sung by Six4one. The song was written by Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger.... "	-	16	30
02	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Spanish Spanish language Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....	Arsenium Arsenie Todiras Arsenie Todiras is a Moldovan singer who was the youngest member of the former boyband O-Zone. He now pursues a solo career in Romania, under the stage name Arsenium.... feat. Natalia Gordienko Natalia Gordienko Natalia Gordienco is a professional dancer and singer of Ukrainians ancestry from Moldova.... & Connect-R	"Loca Loca "Loca" by Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko was the official entry for Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The song was performed in English Language, but contained some words in Spanish language.... "	Crazy	20	22
03	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....	Eddie Butler	"Together We Are One"	-	23	4
04	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Vocal Group Cosmos Cosmos (band) Cosmos is a Latvian a cappella band that formed in Riga in 2002. Since its inception, the band has comprised singers Janis ?ipkevics, Andris Sejans , Juris Lisenko , Janis Ozols , Janis Strazdin? and Reinis Sejans ....	"I Hear Your Heart I Hear Your Heart "I Hear Your Heart" was the Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English language by Vocal Group Cosmos.The song is entirely a cappella, in line with the group's usual musical style.... "	-	16	30
05	Norwegian Norwegian language Norwegian is a North Germanic languages language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. It is also spoken as a second language among Norwegian-Americans in the United States of America, especially in the central northern states....	Christine Guldbrandsen Christine Guldbrandsen Christine Guldbrandsen is a singer who is best-known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, and across Scandinavia for her three albums Surfing in the Air, Moments and Christine ....	"Alvedansen Alvedansen "Alvedansen" was the Norway entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Norwegian language by Christine Guldbrandsen. This was the first time since Alltid sommer and the introduction of the "free language rule" that the Norwegian entry had not been performed entirely in English, although an English recording of the song was made.... "	The Elf Dance	14	36
06	Spanish Spanish language Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....	Las Ketchup Las Ketchup Las Ketchup is a Latin Grammy Award nominated 4-girl group composed of sisters Lola, Pilar, Luc?a, and Roc?o Mu?oz from C?rdoba, Spain in Andalucia, Spain....	"Un Blodymary Un Blodymary (song) "Un Blodymary" was the Spain entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Spanish Language by Las Ketchup.Spain's status as one of the "Big Four" guaranteed the song a final berth.... "	One Bloody Mary	21	18
07	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. He is seen by many as Malta's hope in its fledgling experimental electronica scene, contributing to many international compilations and collaborating with well known artists as diverse as Jim O'Rourke , Fennesz, Ryuichi Sakamoto,...	"I Do I Do (Fabrizio Faniello song) "I Do" was the Malta entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English language by Fabrizio Faniello.The song is an up-tempo number, in which Faniello tells his lover that "I love you like a fool", despite the fact that their relationship has ostensibly ended.... "	-	24	1
08	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Texas Lightning Texas Lightning Texas Lightning is a Germany quintet from Hamburg which fits in the country music genre and describes itself as old fashioned and hip. Their music is a mix of country and Popular music drawing from country classic stars like Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette and pop stars such as ABBA, Nancy Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt, Ma...	"No No Never No No Never "No No Never" was the Germany entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English language by Texas Lightning. While Germany had finished the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in last place, their position as one of the Contest's "Big Four" ensured the song an automatic final berth.... "	-	14	36
09	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Sidsel Ben Semmane Sidsel Ben Semmane Sidsel Ben Semmane is a Denmark musician who represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens on May 20, 2006. She won the chance to sing on the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on February 11, 2006 with the song "Twist of Love", written by Niels Drevsholt, which she later went onto sing at the Eurovision Song Contest....	"Twist of Love Twist Of Love "Twist of Love" was the Denmark entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English Language by Sidsel Ben Semmane.As Denmark had finished in the top 10 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, the song was pre-qualified for the final.... "	-	18	26
10	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Dima Bilan Dima Bilan Dima Bilan is a Russian pop music artist. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go ", finishing second, and he won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, with the song "Believe "....	"Never Let You Go Never Let You Go (Dima Bilan song) "Never Let You Go" is a song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. He was representing Russia and ended up in 2nd place.... "	-	2	248
11	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Macedonian is closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian language, Serbian language, Bosnian language, and Croatian language languages....	Elena Risteska Elena Risteska Elena Risteska is a Macedonians singer and song-writer....	"Ninanajna Ninanajna "Ninanajna" was F.Y.R. Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest's entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian language and English language by Elena Risteska, composed and produced by Darko Dimitrov and with lyrics by Rade Vrcakovski.... " (?????????)	-	12	56
12	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....	Mihai Traistariu Mihai Traistariu Mihai Traistariu is a Romanian singer and musician. He represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece, with the song "Torner?"....	"Tornerò Tornerò "Torner?" was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English and Italian language by Mihai Traistariu and composed by Eduard C?rcota.... "	I'll Return	4	172
13	Bosnian Bosnian language Bosnian , sometimes referred as Bosniak/Bosniac language , is a South Slavic languages native to the Bosniaks and all other citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who consider it to be their mother tongue....	Hari Mata Hari Hari Mata Hari Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin Vare?anovic. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina....	"Lejla Lejla "Lejla" was the Bosnia and Herzegovina entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in the country's native language by Hari Mata Hari. It was composed by Eurovision Song Contest 2004 runner-up ?eljko Joksimovic from Serbia, and the lyrics were written by Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanovic.... "	Layla	3	229
14	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , French French language French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....	LT United LT United LT United is a six-piece alternative music-pop music band created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006....	"We Are The Winners We Are the Winners "We Are the Winners" was the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry into the Eurovision Song Contest for Lithuania, sung by Lithuanian all-star group LT United.... "	-	6	162
15	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Daz Sampson Daz Sampson Darren "Daz" Sampson is a United Kingdom dance music record producer and singer.Up until 2006, when he represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Sampson was best known for his commercial dance music, often reworkings of older songs....	"Teenage Life Teenage Life "Teenage Life" was the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was sung by Daz Sampson in English language.... "	-	19	25
16	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Anna Vissi Anna Vissi Anna Vissi is a Greek Cypriots-Greeks singer, famous mainly in Greece and her home country Cyprus; with notable international success within the European Community, the United States and elsewhere....	"Everything"	-	9	128
17	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Lordi Lordi Lordi is a Glam rock/Hard rock/heavy metal music band from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992, however, the band was not formed until 1996 in music by Tomi Putaansuu of Helsinki, Finland....	"Hard Rock Hallelujah Hard Rock Hallelujah "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finland Heavy metal music band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision.... "	-	1	292
18	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Tina Karol Tina Karol Tina Karol is a Ukrainians singer. She represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006....	"Show Me Your Love Show Me Your Love (Tina Karol song) Show Me Your Love was the Ukraine representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, sung by Tina Karol. The song was composed by Mikhail Nekrasov and Karol herself, with lyrics by Eurovision Song Contest 2005 host Pavlo Shyklo .... "	-	7	145
19	French French language French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....	Virginie Pouchain Virginie Pouchain Virginie Pouchain is a 29-year-old singer and hairdresser from the d?partement of Ard?che in southern France. On March 14, 2006 she was selected by the viewers of France 3 and a jury presided by Charles Aznavour to represent France in Eurovision Song Contest 2006....	"Il était temps Il Était Temps "Il ?tait temps" was the France entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in French Language by Virginie Pouchain.Despite France's poor result in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, their status as one of the "Big Four" guaranteed the song a final berth.... "	It Was Time	22	5
20	Croatian Croatian language Croatian language is a South Slavic languages which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in neighbouring countries where Croats are Indigenous peoples, in Italian region of Molise, and parts of the Croats diaspora....	Severina Severina Vuckovic Severina Vuckovic is a Croatian singer and actress. Her stage name is simply Severina....	"Moja štikla Moja štikla "Moja ?tikla" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Croatian Language by Severina Vuckovic.Despite Croatia's previous entry, "Vukovi umiru sami" having finished 11th, Croatia was the beneficiary of the controversy surrounding the Evropesma, in which No Name was forced to withdraw from the Contest.... "	My High Heel	12	56
21	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Brian Kennedy Brian Kennedy (singer) Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy is an Ireland singer-songwriter and author, known for his ballads....	"Every Song Is a Cry for Love Every Song Is A Cry For Love "Every Song is a Cry for Love" was the Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was written and sung by Brian Kennedy in English language.... "	-	10	93
22	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Carola Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria H?ggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish people singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop music and disco music to hymns and folk music....	"Invincible"	-	5	170
23	Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Cyprus, with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and other parts of Eastern Europe.... , English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Sibel Tüzün Sibel Tüzün Sibel T?z?n is a Turkish people Pop music/Rock music singer....	"Süper Star Süper Star "S?per Star" was the Turkey entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens, Greece. The song was sung, written and composed by Sibel T?z?n.... "	Superstar	11	91
24	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	André André (singer) Andr? , born in 1979, is a popular pop star of Armenia, winning the Best Male Singer trophy at the Armenian Music Awards in both 2004 and 2005. In addition, he performs as a actor at the local theater in the town of his birth, Stepanakert, in Nagorno-Karabakh....	"Without Your Love Without Your Love "Without Your Love" was the Armenia entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Armenia's debut at the Contest. Performed in English Language by Andr? , it opened the semi-final before being performed last in the final , having qualified in 6th position with 150 points.... "	-	8	129

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on 18 May 2006 at 21:00 (CET

Central European Time

Draw	Language	Artist	Song	Translation	Place	Points
1	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	André André (singer) Andr? , born in 1979, is a popular pop star of Armenia, winning the Best Male Singer trophy at the Armenian Music Awards in both 2004 and 2005. In addition, he performs as a actor at the local theater in the town of his birth, Stepanakert, in Nagorno-Karabakh....	"Without Your Love Without Your Love "Without Your Love" was the Armenia entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Armenia's debut at the Contest. Performed in English Language by Andr? , it opened the semi-final before being performed last in the final , having qualified in 6th position with 150 points.... "	-	6	150
2	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Mariana Popova Mariana Popova Mariana Popova is a Bulgarians singer. She is best known for representing Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006....	"Let Me Cry Let Me Cry ?Let Me Cry? was Bulgaria?s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English Language by Mariana Popova.The song was performed second in the semi-final and received 36 points, ending the night in 17th place—thus ensuring that Bulgaria will again start in the semi-final in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.... "	-	17	36
3	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan An?ej De?an is a Slovenes singer....	"Mr Nobody Mr Nobody (Anžej Dežan song) "Mr Nobody" was the Slovenia entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, sung by An?ej De?an in English language.On the night of the semi-final, the song performed third, following Bulgaria's Mariana Popova with "Let Me Cry" and preceding Andorra's Jenny and "Sense tu".... "	-	16	49
4	Catalan Catalan language Catalan is a Romance languages, the national language and official language of Andorra, and a official language in the Autonomous Communities of Spain of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencian Community and in the city of Alghero in the Italy List of islands in the Mediterranean of Sardinia....	Jenny Jennifer Serrano Jennifer Serrano, better known as Jenny, is a Spain singer.She was born in Asturias, Spain, and is a student of music under Helen Rowson in Barcelona....	"Sense tu Sense Tu "Sense tu" was Andorra's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Performed in Catalan language by Jennifer Serrano, the song had to qualify from the semi-final, due to Andorra's failure to make the top ten in the previous Contest.... "	Without You	23	8
5	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Polina Smolova Polina Smolova Polina Smolova is a Belarusian pop music star and the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song Mum , with which she took part in the Eurovision semi-final....	"Mum"	-	22	10
6	Albanian Albanian language Albanian is an Indo-European languages spoken by nearly 6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including the west of the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and southern Serbia....	Luiz Ejlli Luiz Ejlli Luiz Ejlli is an Albanian singer....	"Zjarr e ftohtë Zjarr E Ftohtë "Zjarr e ftoht?" was the Albanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Albanian language by Luiz Ejlli. This was the first time that the Albanian entry in the contest was sung in Albanian.... "	Fire And Cold	14	58
7	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Kate Ryan Kate Ryan Kate Ryan is a Belgium World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Je t'adore" coming in 12th place in the semi-final....	"Je t'adore Je t'adore "Je t'adore" was the Belgium entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Kate Ryan. It was the seventh song which was performed on this Contest and the 999th by counting all songs which have ever performed on Eurovision Song Contest.... "	I Adore You	12	69
8	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Brian Kennedy Brian Kennedy (singer) Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy is an Ireland singer-songwriter and author, known for his ballads....	"Every Song Is a Cry for Love Every Song Is A Cry For Love "Every Song is a Cry for Love" was the Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was written and sung by Brian Kennedy in English language.... "	-	9	79
9	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Annet Artani Annette Artani Annet Artani , is a Greek American singer/song writer. She is best known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, as well as co-writing world-wide hit "Everytime" with Britney Spears....	"Why Angels Cry Why Angels Cry "Why Angels Cry" was the Cyprus entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English Language by Annet Artani.As Cyprus had finished outside the top ten in their previous Contest appearance, the song was performed in the semi-final.... "	-	15	57
10	French French language French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries.... , Tahitian Tahitian language Tahitian, a Tahitic languages, is one of the two official languages of French Polynesia . It is an Eastern Polynesian language closely related to Rarotongan language, Maori language, and Hawaiian language....	Séverine Ferrer Séverine Ferrer S?verine Ferrer, born October 31, 1977 is a French people-Monegasque people singer of Italians, Vietnamese people and R?union origin....	"La Coco-Dance La Coco-Dance "La Coco-Dance" was the Monaco entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in French language and Tahitian language by S?verine Ferrer.... "	The Coco Dance	21	14
11	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. Macedonian is closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian language, Serbian language, Bosnian language, and Croatian language languages....	Elena Risteska Elena Risteska Elena Risteska is a Macedonians singer and song-writer....	"Ninanajna Ninanajna "Ninanajna" was F.Y.R. Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest's entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian language and English language by Elena Risteska, composed and produced by Darko Dimitrov and with lyrics by Rade Vrcakovski.... " (?????????)	-	10	76
12	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Polish Polish language Polish , an official language of Poland, has the largest number of speakers of any West Slavic languages. Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner through most of Poland, and it has a regular orthography.... , German German language German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union.... , Russian Russian language Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe....	Ich Troje Ich Troje Ich Troje is a Poland pop music made up of Michal Wisniewski, Jacek Lagwa, Magdalena Pokora , Justyna Majkowska , Elli M?cke and Wisniewski's current wife Anna Swiatczak .... feat. Real McCoy	"Follow My Heart Follow My Heart "Follow My Heart" was the Poland entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English language, Polish language, German language, Russian language and Spanish language by Ich Troje and Real McCoy .... "	-	11	70
13	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Dima Bilan Dima Bilan Dima Bilan is a Russian pop music artist. Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go ", finishing second, and he won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, with the song "Believe "....	"Never Let You Go Never Let You Go (Dima Bilan song) "Never Let You Go" is a song that was performed by Dima Bilan at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. He was representing Russia and ended up in 2nd place.... "	-	3	217
14	Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Cyprus, with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and other parts of Eastern Europe....	Sibel Tüzün Sibel Tüzün Sibel T?z?n is a Turkish people Pop music/Rock music singer....	"Süper Star Süper Star "S?per Star" was the Turkey entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens, Greece. The song was sung, written and composed by Sibel T?z?n.... "	Superstar	8	91
15	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Tina Karol Tina Karol Tina Karol is a Ukrainians singer. She represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006....	"Show Me Your Love Show Me Your Love (Tina Karol song) Show Me Your Love was the Ukraine representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, sung by Tina Karol. The song was composed by Mikhail Nekrasov and Karol herself, with lyrics by Eurovision Song Contest 2005 host Pavlo Shyklo .... "	-	7	146
16	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Lordi Lordi Lordi is a Glam rock/Hard rock/heavy metal music band from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992, however, the band was not formed until 1996 in music by Tomi Putaansuu of Helsinki, Finland....	"Hard Rock Hallelujah Hard Rock Hallelujah "Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finland Heavy metal music band Lordi, which won the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with 292 points, a record in the history of Eurovision.... "	-	1	292
17	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Imaginary Constructed language A planned or constructed language?known Colloquialism or informally as a conlang?is a language whose phonology, grammar, and/or vocabulary have been consciously devised by an individual or group, instead of having evolved natural languagely....	Treble Treble (girl group) Treble is a girl group from the Netherlands....	"Amambanda Amambanda "Amambanda" was the Netherlands entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed predominantly in an constructed language but with some words in English language by Treble .... "	-	20	22
18	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , French French language French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....	LT United LT United LT United is a six-piece alternative music-pop music band created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006....	"We Are The Winners We Are the Winners "We Are the Winners" was the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry into the Eurovision Song Contest for Lithuania, sung by Lithuanian all-star group LT United.... "	-	5	163
19	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa... , Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....	Nonstop Nonstop Nonstop are a Portugal girl group, created out of the television reality show Popstars, in 2001. They are also the oldest Popstars group in activity....	"Coisas de nada Coisas De Nada (Gonna Make You Dance) "Coisas de nada " was the Portugal entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Portuguese language and English language by Nonstop.... "	Meaningless Things	19	26
20	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Carola Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria H?ggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish people singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop music and disco music to hymns and folk music....	"Invincible"	-	4	214
21	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Sandra Oxenryd Sandra Oxenryd Sandra Oxenryd is a Swedish singer who won Fame Factory in 2005.Oxenryd is a former economics student and floorball player. Aged eleven, she started her singing career by performing on national television....	"Through My Window Through My Window "Through My Window" was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English Language by Sandra Oxenryd.As Estonia had not qualified for the final in their previous appearance, the song was performed in the semi-final.... "	-	18	28
22	Bosnian Bosnian language Bosnian , sometimes referred as Bosniak/Bosniac language , is a South Slavic languages native to the Bosniaks and all other citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who consider it to be their mother tongue....	Hari Mata Hari Hari Mata Hari Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin Vare?anovic. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina....	"Lejla Lejla "Lejla" was the Bosnia and Herzegovina entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in the country's native language by Hari Mata Hari. It was composed by Eurovision Song Contest 2004 runner-up ?eljko Joksimovic from Serbia, and the lyrics were written by Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanovic.... "	Layla	2	267
23	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Silvia Night Silvía Night Silv?a Night is a fictional, satirical character on , an Icelandic comedy show of the television channel Skj?r einn. The character was invented by Gaukur ?lfarsson and ?g?sta Eva Erlendsd?ttir; the latter plays Silv?a Night....	"Congratulations Congratulations (Silvía Night song) Congratulations was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Silv?a Night.Composed by ?orvaldur Bjarni ?orvaldsson and with lyrics written by the fictional character singing it, the song generated considerable controversy at the Contest.... "	-	13	62

Score sheet

Televoting was used in all nations except Monaco and Albania. Monaco used a jury as the chances of getting enough votes needed to validify the votes were low. Albania used a jury since there were problems with their televote. In the semi final, Andorra joined Monaco & Albania in using the jury due to insufficient televoting numbers.

Final

		Televoting Results

	Switzerland	30		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	22	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	4	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	30	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	36	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	18	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	1	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	36	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	26	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	248	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
	FYR Macedonia	56	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	172	1	12	10	2	4	12	10	5	6	4	2		2	1	6	6	7	6	1	7	5	6	6	3	4	5	3	10	2	4	4	10	0	3	3	2	0	2
		229	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	162	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	25	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	128	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	292	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	145	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	5	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	56	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	93	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	170	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	91	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	129	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.

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 point in the final:

N.	To	From
8	Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...	Albania Albania Albania , officially the Republic of Albania , is a country in Balkans. It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east.... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea.... , FYR Macedonia, Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.... , Serbia & Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro , was a Political union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006. The two republics, both of which are former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992.... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north.... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland.... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
8	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....	Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries.... , Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia .... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east.... , Iceland Iceland Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland.... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula.... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north.... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south.... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
7	Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....	Armenia Armenia Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.... , Belarus Belarus Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north.... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.... , Israel Israel Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... , Latvia Latvia Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language.... , Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest.... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
3	Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....	France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
2	Armenia Armenia Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....	Belgium Belgium * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium.... , Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
	Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt.... , Bulgaria Bulgaria The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
	Romania Romania Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....	Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south.... , Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
1	Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....	Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
	Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....	Ireland Ireland Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
	Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south....	Romania Romania Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
	Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	Andorra Andorra Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, is a small landlocked country in western Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France....
	Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....	Malta Malta Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed country European microstates microstate in the European Union....
	Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....	Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....

Other countries

On June 18 2005, Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
n newspaper Kurier reported that the Austrian broadcaster ORF
ORF (broadcaster)

ORF is the Austrian national Public broadcasting broadcaster. Funded from a combination of a television licence fees and revenue from limited on-air advertising, ORF is the dominant player in the Austrian broadcast Mass media....
would not be taking part in the 2006 contest.
On October 5 2005 the managing director of Georgia Television & Radio Broadcasting stated that Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
would not enter the 2006 contest.
On October 6 2005 Ceská televize
Ceská televize

Cesk? televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels....
announced that the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
would not participate.
On December 9 2005 Hungarian broadcaster Magyar TV
Magyar Televízió

Magyar Telev?zi? is a Hungary national public television television company, which operates three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3 . There is another public service channel, Duna TV, independent from MTV....
announced that Hungary
Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
would not participate for financial reasons.
Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
has not taken part in the Contest since 1997.

Serbia and Montenegro

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro , was a Political union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006. The two republics, both of which are former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992....
withdrew from the contest due to a scandal in the selection process

Evropesma

Evropesma or Europjesma was a pop festival in Serbia and Montenegro which ran from 2004 to 2006. The winning song represents the country in the Eurovision Song Contest....
, which has caused tensions between the Serbian broadcaster, RTS

RTS

RTS is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:* Rape Trauma Syndrome* Real-time strategy, a gaming genre* Reclaim the Streets, an anarchist organization...
, and the Montenegrin broadcaster, RTCG

RTCG

Radio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting of Montenegro. A state-owned company with its headquarters in Podgorica, it is made up of Radio Montenegro and Montenegro Television ....
. Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro , was a Political union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006. The two republics, both of which are former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992....
did retain voting rights for the contest.

Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro , was a Political union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006. The two republics, both of which are former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992....
's withdrawal left a vacancy in the final. In the delegations meeting on March 20, it was decided that Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
, who finished 11th in the 2005 Contest, would fill the empty spot.

The other EBU countries that did not participate were Slovakia

Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
, Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
, Egypt

Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
, Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
, Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian Republic , is a country located in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast....
, Libya

Libya

Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country located in North Africa. Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
and San Marino

San Marino

The Most Serene Republic of San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. It is a landlocked country Enclave and exclave, completely surrounded by Italy....
. Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked country alpine country microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and by Austria to the east....
was not able to participate as it does not have a national television

Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
or radio

Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
service and therefore is not a member of the EBU.

Ratings

After the Contest, EBU officials that the overall ratings for the Semi-Final were 35% higher than in 2005, and for the Final had risen by 28%.

In France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of 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

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
with 38% (up from 29%), United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
with 37.5% (up from 36%), Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
with 36% (up from 35%), Ireland

Ireland

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, which reached over 80% compared to 57% the year previously.

Voting revenues had also risen from the Kiev

Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
Contest, and the official Eurovision website, www.eurovision.tv, reported visits from over 200 countries and over 98 million page views, compared with 85 million in 2005.

Noteworthy occurrences and records

performing Hard Rock Hallelujah

Hard Rock Hallelujah

Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of 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.
Bosnia & Herzegovina reached third place, its highest position ever. The seventh place reached in 1999 was its most successful entry.
Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
's Carola obtained 170 points without getting any 12-pointers and reached 5th place.
Though Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
was the fourth country with the most 12s (received from France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
and Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
), the entry by Sibel Tüzün
Sibel Tüzün

Sibel T?z?n is a Turkish people Pop music/Rock music singer....
only reached 11th place with 91 points.
Lithuania
Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
waited 12 years to receive their first 12 points. This was finally realised by votes from Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
.
Runner-up Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
and 4th placed Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
were voted for by 35 countries, more than winner Finland, who received votes from 34 countries.
The United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
placed 19th, receiving points from 10 countries, while FYR Macedonia (12th), Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
(13th) and Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
(18th) were voted for by 9, 8 and only 5 countries respectively.
It is noticed that Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
received 91 points both in the semi final and the final
Final

A final may refer to:* the condition of finality*final , the last round of a match, game, or etc. contest, which decides which individual or team will be champion...
, while FYR Macedonia received 76 points in the semi final and 56 points in the final
Final

A final may refer to:* the condition of finality*final , the last round of a match, game, or etc. contest, which decides which individual or team will be champion...
. Though if the country also received 76 points in the final
Final

A final may refer to:* the condition of finality*final , the last round of a match, game, or etc. contest, which decides which individual or team will be champion...
it would still have been placed 12th.
As at the conclusion of the 2006 contest, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
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). This record has been maintained beyond Athens, reaching seventh in Helsinki 2007 and third in Belgrade 2008.
Despite having withdrawn from the 2006 contest, Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro

The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro , was a Political union of Serbia and Montenegro, which existed between 2003 and 2006. The two republics, both of which are former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992....
retained their voting rights. During the announcement of their votes, spokesperson Jovana Jankovic
Jovana Jankovic

Jovana Jankovic is a Serbian television personality often described as the face of Radio Television of Serbia, the country's public broadcaster....
said "So, as you know, we don't have a song for you this year, but we promise that next year we will give you the best one." Her promise was fulfilled when Marija Šerifovic
Marija Šerifovic

Marija ?erifovic is a Serbian singer and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. ?erifovic was born in Kragujevac, Serbia and she is the daughter of Verica ?erifovic, also a notable singer....
of Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
won the contest the following year
Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May....
. Jankovic would also host the 2008 Contest.

Non-participating regions where the contest was broadcast

Australia : Although Australia is not itself eligible to enter, the semi-final and final were broadcast on SBS

Special Broadcasting Service

The Special Broadcasting Service is one of two government-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and List of Australian television channels, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ....
. As is the case each year, they were not however broadcast live due to the difference in Australian time zones. Australia aired the United Kingdom's broadcast, including commentary from Paddy O'Connell

Paddy O'Connell

Guy Patrick Bennett O'Connell , better known as Paddy O'Connell is a United Kingdom television and radio presenter of Irish descent, working mainly for the BBC....
and Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan

Sir Michael Terence Wogan, Order of the British Empire Deputy Lieutenant more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish people radio and television broadcaster, who has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career....
. Before the broadcasts, viewers were told by an SBS host that the Eurovision Song Contest was one of their most popular programmes. The final rated an estimated 462,000, and was ranked 21st of the broadcasters top rating programs for the 2005/06 financial year. Azerbaijan : Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan , is the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus, located partially in Eastern Europe and partially in Western Asia....
were willing to enter the contest but since AzTV

AzTV

AzTV, or Azeri TeleVision, is the national broadcaster for Azerbaijan. AzTV was declined active membership of the European Broadcasting Union since the channel was not separate enough from the ruling Government....
applied for active EBU membership but was denied on 18 June 2007, they missed the contest and have to wait until they're accepted. Another Azerbaijan broadcaster, OTV, broadcast the contest. It is a passive EBU member, and has broadcast it for the last 2 years. It was the only non-participating broadcaster this year to send its own commentators to the contest. Italy: Italian television did not enter because RAI

Raï

Ra? is a form of traditional music that originated in Oran, Algeria, and then in Oujda from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Music of Spain, Music of France, African music and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s and has been primarily evolved by women in the culture....
, the national broadcaster, is in strong competition with commercial TV stations and they believe that the Eurovision Song Contest would not be a popular show in Italy. They have not broadcast the contest in recent years, although an independent Italian channel for the gay community has shown the show. Worldwide : A live broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast worldwide by satellite through Eurovision streams such as Channel One Russia, ERT World, TVE Internacional

TVE Internacional

TVE Internacional is an internationally-broadcast Spanish language channel run by Spain's national broadcaster, Televisi?n Espa?ola. Programming includes a mix of news, discussion-based programmes and drama and documentaries from TVE's TVE1 and TVE2 Spanish networks....
, TVP Polonia

TVP Polonia

TVP Polonia is the international channel of the Telewizja Polska . The channel is co-funded by the Telewizja Polska and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and broadcasts from the Telewizja Polska headquarters in Warsaw....
, RTP Internacional

RTP Internacional

RTP Internacional is the international television service of R?dio e Televis?o de Portugal, the Portugal public broadcaster. It shows a mix of programming from RTP's domestic channels, together with special Contacto programmes aimed at Portuguese migrant communities in Europe, Africa, South America and North America, as well as Macau and...
and TVR i

TVR i

TVR International is the international channel of Romanian Television, Romania's government-funded television network. TVR International provides free-to-air 24-hour broadcast throughout Europe, Canada and the United States of America....
. The also provided a live stream without commentary using the peer to peer transport Octoshape

Octoshape

Octoshape is a Grid casting streaming media server and client which uses an enhanced and secure version of peer to peer technology to minimize the bandwidth for any broadcaster, CDN, ISP or last mile provider to stream material....
. Possible broadcasts : Japan

Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a large Eurasian country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the List of countries by area as well as the world's largest landlocked country, it has a territory of 2,727,300 km? ....
, the Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles and consists of two island group in the Caribbean Sea: Cura?ao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands....
, Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname is a country in northern South America. Originally, the country was spelled Surinam by English settlers who founded the first colony at Marshall's Creek, along the Suriname River, and was Geographical renaming Nederlands Guyana, Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana....
and Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
may have broadcast as well, as they have also broadcast the contest in the past. While Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked country alpine country microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and by Austria to the east....
has no television broadcaster of its own, Liechtensteiners could watch the contest on Swiss, Austrian or German television. Gibraltar: Gibraltar

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory shares a border with Spain to the north....
screened only the final. Kosovo: The Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo is a disputed region in the Balkans. Its majority is governed by the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo . Serbia does not recognise the secession of Kosovo and considers it a United Nations-governed entity within its sovereign territory, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija that was re-created by Slobodan M...
, broadcast the contest live on RTK

Radio Television of Kosovo

File:RTK1 logo.svgRadio Television of Kosovo is the public service broadcaster in Kosovo.It consists of the television service, broadcast on the terrestrial transmitter network and digital satellite, and two Radio stations, Radio Kosovo and Radio Blue Sky....
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Commentators

Andorra - Meri Picart & Josep Lluis Trabal
Austria - Andi Knoll
Belarus - Denis Kurjan
Belgium - André Vermeulen & Bart Peeters (Dutch) Jean-Pierre Hautier (French)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Dejan Kukric
Croatia - Duško Curlic
Cyprus - Evi Papamichael
Denmark - Mads Vangsø
Mads Vangsø

Mads Vangs? is a Denmark comedian.Mads Vangs? gained popularity with "T?skeholdet" alongside Jan Gintberg, S?ren S?ndergaard and Casper Christensen....
& Adam Duvå Hall
Adam Duvå Hall

Adam Duv? Hall is a Denmark radio and tv personality.Adam Duv? Hall is the breed of Danmarks Radio's youth brand. Adam was seen on a lot of youth programs under his alias "Adam Duvall"....
Estonia - Marko Reikop
Finland - Heikki Paasonen & Jaana Pelkonen
Jaana Pelkonen

Jaana Pelkonen is a Finland television host....
& Asko Murtomäki (Finnish) Thomas Lundin (Swedish)
France - Michel Drucker
Michel Drucker

Michel Drucker is a popular France journalist and Television host.Michel Drucker was born in Vire, Calvados, in Normandy. Jacques Drucker, a doctor, is Michel's younger brother and Jean Drucker a TV top executive, is Michel's older brother....
& Claudy Siar
Germany - Peter Urban
Greece - Giorgos Kapoutzidis
Giorgos Kapoutzidis

Giorgos Kapoutzidis is a Greece scriptwriter and actor. He is the creator of the successful television series ""Savvatogennimenes" and "Sto Para Pente" , one of the most popular shows in Greek television history....
& Zeta Makrypoulia
Iceland - Sigmar Guðmundsson
Ireland - Marty Whelan
Marty Whelan

Martin "Marty" Whelan is a Jacob's Awards-winning Ireland radio and television personality. Frequently seen and heard on Radio Telef?s ?ireann radio and television he has presented a variety of shows, much of which is down to RT?'s repeated axing of his work....
Latvia - Karlis Streips
Lithuania - Darius Užkuraitis
FYR Macedonia - Karolina Petkovska
Malta - Eileen Montesin
Monaco - Bernard Montiel & Églantine Eméyé
Netherlands - Cornald Maas & Paul de Leeuw
Paul de Leeuw

Paul Henri de Leeuw is a Netherlands television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA ....
Norway - Jostein Pedersen
Jostein Pedersen

Jostein Pedersen is a Norway commentator and "music intelligencia". Jostein was born on August 11, 1959, in the small Hamlet D?nna in Nordland country, in the north of Norway....
Poland - Artur Orzech
Portugal - Eládio Clímaco
Romania - Andreea Demirgian
Russia - Yuri Aksyuta & Tatiana Godunova
Serbia - Duška Vucinic-Lucic
Slovenia - Mojca Mavec
Spain - Beatriz Pecker
Sweden - Pekka Heino
Pekka Heino

Pekka Heino is a Sweden Finn and TV presenter. He presents TV programmes on the Swedish TV channel Sveriges Television. He is known for commentating on the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden, but will not be a commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008....
Switzerland - Sandra Studer (German), Jean-Marc Richard & Alain Morisod (French)
Turkey - Bülent Özveren
Ukraine - Pavlo Shylko (DJ Pasha
DJ Pasha

Pavlo Shylko is a Ukraine radio and television presenter. He co-hosted the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with Maria Efrosinina . His career began around 1996 as a radio DJ for the Ukrainian radio station Gala Radio....
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United Kingdom - Paddy O'Connell
Paddy O'Connell

Guy Patrick Bennett O'Connell , better known as Paddy O'Connell is a United Kingdom television and radio presenter of Irish descent, working mainly for the BBC....
(semi-final) & Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan

Sir Michael Terence Wogan, Order of the British Empire Deputy Lieutenant more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish people radio and television broadcaster, who has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career....
(final) (BBC TV), Ken Bruce
Ken Bruce

Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a veteran United Kingdom broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, which is broadcast on weekdays from 9.30 am until 12noon....
(BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio radio station and the List of most-listened-to radio programs in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult contemporary music or Album-orientated rock, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres....
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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.

Albania - Leon Menkshi
Leon Menkshi

Leon Menkshi is a famous Albanian TV personality. He is considered to be one of the best voices and dictions in Albania. Leon is a professional Journalist and one of Albanian's outstanding and charming news anchors; he is also known as a radio host and interviewer....
Andorra - Xavi Palma
Armenia - Gohar Gasparyan
Belarus - Corrianna
Belgium - Yasmine
Yasmine (singer)

Yasmine is a Flemish people singer and television presenter. Born in the Antwerp municipality of Kontich, her real name is Hilde Rens. Yasmine released her first CD in 1991....
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Vesna Andree Zaimovic
Bulgaria - Dragomir Simeonov
Croatia - Mila Horvat
Cyprus - Constantinos Christoforou
Constantinos Christoforou

Constantinos Christoforou, Greek alphabet: ???sta?t???? ???st?f???? , has sung for Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, in 1996, 2002 and 2005....
(Cypriot singer in the 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996

The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket....
, 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002

The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 25 May 2002 in the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
and 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports , Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, performed by singer Helena Paparizou, who scored 230 points, while Malta's Angel performed by Chiara Siracusa was the runner up with 192 points....
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Denmark - Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius

J?rgen de Mylius is a Denmark radio and TV personality that is best known for his work in connection with the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a host and commentator....
Estonia - Evelin Samuel
Evelin Samuel

Evelin Samuel is an Estonian singer and actress....
(Estonian singer in the 1999 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1999

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 29, 1999 in the Usshishkin Hall at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel....
and veteran of several 1990s Eurolaul
Eurolaul

Eurolaul is an annual television competition to select a song to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest. For many years the competition differed from the national selections of most other countries in that the outcome was solely determined by an international jury....
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Finland - Nina Tapio
Nina Tapio

Nina Tapio is a Finland singer, songwriter, musical theatre actor, and session musician. Her singing career started already in the age of five in a children's record in 1977....
France - Sophie Jovillard
Germany - Thomas Hermanns
Thomas Hermanns

Thomas Hermanns is a Germany TV-moderator, director, TV-author and comedian. He is known for his comedy-show Quatsch Comedy Club.Hermanns was born in Bochum....
Greece - Alexis Kostalas
Iceland - Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir

Ragnhildur Steinunn J?nsd?ttir is an Icelandic television personality, actress, and former Miss Iceland.Ragnhildur is the co-host of Sj?nvarpi?'s top-rated primetime news/talk show Kastlj?s....
Ireland - Eimear Quinn
Eimear Quinn

Eimear Quinn is an Ireland singer. In 1995 Quinn became a member of the Irish choral group An?na, touring internationally and recording two albums with them, "Omnis" and "Deep Dead Blue"....
(Irish singer in the 1996 Contest, which she won)
Israel - Dana Herman
Latvia - Martinš Freimanis (Latvian singer in the 2003 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2003

The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on May 24, 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renars Kaupers....
as part of F.L.Y.
F.L.Y.

F.L.Y. is Latvian band in the beginning created with purpose to participate in Eurovision Song ContestAt a party following the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, Martin? Freimanis came up with an idea for the following year?s contest....
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Lithuania - Lavija Šurnaite
FYR Macedonia - Martin Vucic
Martin Vucic

Martin Vucic is a famous Pop musician from the Republic of Macedonia. He is the son of Macedonian-born Serbs performer, Dragan Vucic....
(Macedonian singer in the 2005 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports , Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, performed by singer Helena Paparizou, who scored 230 points, while Malta's Angel performed by Chiara Siracusa was the runner up with 192 points....
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Malta - Moira Delia
Monaco - Églantine Eméyé
Moldova - Svetlana Cocosh
Netherlands - Paul de Leeuw
Paul de Leeuw

Paul Henri de Leeuw is a Netherlands television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA ....
Norway - Ingvild Helljesen
Poland - Maciej Orlos
Portugal - Cristina Alves
Romania - Andreea Marin Banica
Andreea Marin Banica

Andreea Violeta Marin Banica is a Romanian television presenter, born 22 December 1974 in Roman, Romania, Neamt County.She majored in Journalism, Public Relations & Advertisement, Computer Programming and Mathematics & Physics during her college years....
Russia - Yana Churikova
Yana Churikova

Yana Churikova is a Russian journalist and television host who worked on MTV Russia before moving to Channel One , where she hosted six seasons of the Star Factory show....
Serbia and Montenegro - Jovana Jankovic
Jovana Jankovic

Jovana Jankovic is a Serbian television personality often described as the face of Radio Television of Serbia, the country's public broadcaster....
(Host for the 2008 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was hosted by Serbia. The semi-finals were held on 20 May and 22 May, and the final was held on 24 May 2008 in the capital, Belgrade....
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Slovenia - Peter Poles
Peter Poles

Peter Poles is a famous Slovenian television personality, responsible for presenting the Slovenian televote results at the Eurovision Song Contest....
Spain - Sonia Ferrer
Sonia Ferrer

Sonia Ferrer Gonz?lez is an actress, model and television presenter on Spanish television....
Sweden - Jovan Radomir
Switzerland - Jubaira Bachmann
Jubaira Bachmann

Jubaira Bachmann is well-known in the scene as the ?Swiss Queen OF Hip Hop?. Apart from her activities as Initiantin and Chefredaktorin of various specialized magazines within the range ?Urban Lifestyle? was active in the range artist support and - management as well as Concertbooking....
Turkey - Meltem Yazgan
Ukraine - Igor Posypaiko
United Kingdom - Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton

Fearne Cotton is an England presenter known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon....

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