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Revision as of 01:50, 20 May 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
File:Sublogo02.jpg
Date 18 May2006, 20 May2006
Presenters Maria Menounos, Sakis Rouvas
Host Broadcaster ERT
Venue Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece
Winning Song To be determined
Voting system Each country awards 1-8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs
Number of Songs 24 in final, another 13 DNQ from semi-final
Countries Making Debut Armenia
Nul points To be determined
Interval Act Elena Paparizou, Greek dancers
The hosts Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas.
File:Helena-paparizou.jpg
Elena Paparizou, the artist responsible for taking Eurovision to Greece.


The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 will be the fifty-first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held at the Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece. The scheduled dates for the contests are 18 May 2006 for the semi-final, which has already been held, and 20 May 2006 for the final. ERT, the host broadcaster of the contest, have already started preparations and are ahead of schedule. The venue for the contest has already been chosen and the stage designs have been finalized.

The official logo of the contest has 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 is apparently based on the Phaistos Disc which is a popular symbol of ancient Greece. According to ERT, it is "inspired by the wind and the sea, the golden sunlight and the glow of the sand". Following Istanbul's "Under The Same Sky" and Kiev's "Awakening", the slogan for the 2006 show is "Feel The Rhythm" and is apparently tied into Greek tourism's "Feel The Myth" slogan. This theme will also be the basis for the postcards for the 2006 show, which will apparently emphasize Greece's historical significance as well as being a modern tourist destination.

The hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens are popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas (the Greek representative at Eurovision in 2004) and the Greek-American television presenter and actress, Maria Menounos. In the semi-final, both the hosts will sing the eurovision classic "Love Shine A Light". For one of the intervals, Sakis Rouvas will sing an English version of his Greek hit "Se' exo Erotefti" called "I'm in love with you". Elena Paparizou, who performed the winning song in Kyiv, will return to the Eurovision stage in Athens. Following the examples of Sertab Erener and Ruslana in the last two years, Elena Paparizou will be singing in the interval acts for the final. She will sing "My Number One" and "Mambo". Greek dancers will also be present in the interval acts, as well as other Greek elements. An official CD and DVD will be released and a new introduction is an official fan book released this year, and every year to come with detailed information of every country.

To save time in the Final, the voting process will be changed: points 1-7 will be shown immediately on a live scoreboard. The spokespersons will only announce the countries scoring 8, 10 and 12 points. However, the last three countries to give their votes on the night will present all their points fully as in previous years.

The 2006 contest saw the 1,000th eurovision song entry performed: it was "Every Song Is A Cry For Love" by Ireland's Brian Kennedy in the semi-final. The contest is also very exceptional by debutante Armenia, that was the first country to open the contest (in the semi-final) as a country making debut. Having survived the semi-final, Armenia will close the contest in the final as 24th.

According to five news, this will be the first contest held, in which the organisers are going to make a profit.


Individual Entries

The following Countries have participated in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest:

Entries in 2006

Albania | Andorra | Armenia | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Iceland | Ireland | Israel | Latvia | Lithuania | Macedonia | Malta | Moldova | Monaco | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | Ukraine | United Kingdom

Score sheet

To be added after final on May 20, 2006.

Final 20-05-2006

Country Language Artist Song Translation Place Points
01  Switzerland English Six4One If We All Give A Little - - -
02 Member of the Order of Liberty Member of the Order of Liberty English Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienco & Connect-R Loca Crazy - -
03  Israel English, Hebrew Eddie Butler This Is The Time - - -
04  Latvia English Vocal Group Cosmos I Hear Your Heart - - -
05  Norway Norwegian Christine Guldbrandsen Alvedansen The Elf Dance - -
06  Spain Spanish Las Ketchup Bloody Mary - - -
07  Malta English Fabrizio Faniello I Do - - -
08  Germany English Texas Lightning No No Never - - _
09  Denmark English Sidsel Ben Semmane Twist Of Love - - -
10  Russia English Dima Bilan Never Let You Go - - -
11 North Macedonia FYR Macedonia English, Macedonian Elena Risteska Ninanajna - - -
12  Romania English, Italian Mihai Trăistariu Tornerò I'll Return - -
13  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Hari Mata Hari Lejla Layla - -
14  Lithuania English LT United We Are The Winners - - -
15  United Kingdom English Daz Sampson Teenage Life - - -
16  Greece English Anna Vissi Everything - - -
17  Finland English Lordi Hard Rock Hallelujah - - -
18  Ukraine English Tina Karol Show Me Your Love - - -
19  France French Virginie Pouchain Il était temps The Time Has Come - -
20  Croatia Croatian Severina Moja štikla My Stiletto - -
21  Ireland English Brian Kennedy Every Song Is A Cry For Love - - -
22  Sweden English Carola Invincible - - -
23  Turkey Turkish Sibel Tüzün Süper star Superstar - -
24  Armenia English André Without Your Love - - -

Semi-Final 18-05-2006

Shaded means the country qualified for the Eurovision Final

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

Standings and places will be revealed only after the Eurovision 2006 final.

Other countries

On 18 June 2005, Austrian newspaper Der Kurier reported that the Austrian broadcaster ORF will not be taking part in the 2006 contest. On 5 October 2005 the managing director of Georgia Television & Radio Broadcasting stated that Georgia would not enter the 2006 contest; on 6 October 2005 Ceská Televize announced that the Czech Republic would not participate; and on 9 December 2005 Hungarian broadcaster Magyar TV announced that Hungary would not participate for financial reasons.

Serbia and Montenegro withdrew from the contest due to a scandal in the selection process, which has caused tensions between the Serbian broadcaster, RTS, and the Montenegrin broadcaster, RTCG. Serbia and Montenegro did retain voting rights for the contest. (A more detailed account of the scandal is contained here.)

Serbia and Montenegro's withdrawal left a vacancy in the final. In the delegations meeting on 20 March, it was decided that Croatia, who finished 11th in the 2005 Contest, would fill the empty spot.

Commentators

  • Belgium - André Vermeulen & Bart Peeters
  • Denmark - Mads Vangsø & Adam Duvå Hall
  • Finland - Heikki Paasonen & Jaana Pelkonen
  • France - Michel Drucker & Claudy Siar
  • Germany - Thomas Hermanns
  • Greece - Giorgos Kapoudzidis & Zeta Makrypoulia
  • Iceland - Sigmar Guðmundsson
  • Ireland - Marty Whelan
  • Latvia - Kārlis Streips
  • Lithuania - Darius Užkuraitis
  • Malta - Eileen Montesin
  • Netherlands - Cornald Maas
  • Norway - Jostein Pedersen
  • Poland - Artur Orzech
  • Spain - Maria José Pecker
  • Sweden - Pekka Heino
  • Switzerland - Sandra Studer
  • United Kingdom - Paddy O'Connell (semi-final) & Terry Wogan (final)

Spokepersons

The following people will be the spokepersons 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.

  • Belarus - Corrianna
  • Estonia - Evelin Samuel
  • Finland - Nina Tapio
  • Ireland - Eimear Quinn
  • Lithuania - Lavija Šurnaitė
  • Malta - Moira Delia
  • Poland - Maciej Orłoś
  • Serbia and Montenegro - Jovana Jonkvić
  • Spain - Sonia Ferrer
  • Sweden - Jovan Radomir
  • United Kingdom - Fearne Cotton

See also

Unofficial sites, in alphabetic order:

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