Lithuania was represented by LT United in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "We Are the Winners". The novelty song includes repetition of the song's title, which declares Lithuania as the winner of Eurovision 2006. It's written and composed by Andrius Mamontovas and Saulius Urbonavičius.
Lithuania came fifth in the semi-final, before ending sixth in the final with 162 points.
Before Eurovision
National final
Lithuania’s entry for the 2006 contest was chosen in a national final held by Lithuanian broadcaster LRT. Before the final, four newcomer qualifying heats and three semi-finals were held to select the 16 finalists.[1]
Newcomers heats
Three newcomers heats were held on 14, 21 and 28 January 2006. The top 4 songs in each heat qualified for the quarter-final.
Newcomers Heat 1 – 14 January 2006
Draw
Artist
Song
Jury
Public
Total
Place
Televote
Points
1
Eglė
"Not Good to Be Mad"
10
142
4
14
3
2
Augustė
"Make Me Wanna Lose You"
12
984
12
24
1
3
Antanas
"Pop žvaigždė"
4
442
10
14
3
4
Margarita Arta
"Thoughts"
3
15
3
6
7
5
Jonas
"I Don't Think"
8
225
8
16
2
6
Hola
"All I Need"
5
183
7
12
5
7
Fate
"Baby You Are"
6
159
5
11
6
8
Evelin
"Take Me"
7
166
6
13
4
Newcomers Heat 2 – 21 January 2006
Draw
Artist
Song
Jury
Public
Total
Place
Televote
Points
1
Colder
"Halo"
10
125
2
12
4
2
Robertas Kupstas
"Falling in Love"
8
895
12
20
1
3
Milana
"Eternal Love"
7
259
4
11
5
4
Dove
"4 Ever"
12
533
8
20
1
5
Gravel
"Round and Round"
5
619
10
15
3
6
Sėkmė
"Funny"
6
98
1
7
8
7
Super Kolegos
"Song About Love"
4
339
7
11
5
8
Flaer
"Iš lempos"
2
272
5
7
8
9
Sinir Yok
"Give Me Your Heart"
1
183
3
4
10
10
Evelina
"Let Me Be Your Star"
3
287
6
9
7
Newcomers Heat 3 – 28 January 2006
Draw
Artist
Song
Jury
Public
Total
Place
Televote
Points
1
Intro's
"Girl You Know"
6
654
10
16
3
2
Stringaj
"Cockroach Love"
4
237
5
9
7
3
Ashtrey
"Window to the World"
10
313
7
17
2
4
Rugiagėlių Berniukai
"Turn Around"
2
108
2
4
8
5
Tribute
"Lifestyle"
3
92
1
4
8
6
Onsa
"Time to Change"
8
346
8
16
3
7
Nerri
"Again"
7
133
4
11
5
8
Banglai
"I'm So Happy"
1
133
3
4
8
9
Natas
"Jūros liga"
5
271
6
11
5
10
Dovilė
"The Way to You"
12
1,949
12
24
1
Quarter-final
The quarter-final was held on 4 February 2006, where the twelve qualifiers from the newcomers heats competed. The top 6 songs qualified for the semi-finals.
Quarter-final – 4 February 2006
Draw
Artist
Song
Jury
Public
Total
Place
Televote
Points
1
Dovilė
"The Way to You"
10
1,111
8
18
2
2
Ashtrey
"Window to the World"
7
317
2
9
6
3
Colder
"Halo"
5
121
0
5
10
4
Intro's
"Girl You Know"
2
715
6
8
8
5
Antanas
"Pop žvaigždė"
0
562
3
3
11
6
Dove
"4 Ever"
12
571
4
16
3
7
Jonas
"I Don't Think"
1
230
0
1
12
8
Robertas Kupstas
"Falling in Love"
3
897
7
10
4
9
Eglė
"Not Good to Be Mad"
6
261
1
7
9
10
Onsa
"Time to Change"
4
700
5
9
6
11
Augustė
"Make Me Wanna Lose You"
8
2,392
12
20
1
12
Gravel
"Round and Round"
0
1,408
10
10
4
Semi-finals
Three semi-finals were held on 11, 18 and 25 February. The top 5 songs in semi-finals 1 and 2 and the top 4 songs in semi-final 3 were chosen by televoting qualified for the final. An expert jury also gave two of the losing songs wildcards into the final, which both came from the first semi-final.
Because Lithuania failed to qualify in 2005, LT United were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. On the night of the semi-final, LT United performed 18th in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Portugal. They qualified for the final, finishing 5th with 163 points.[2] The band hoped that European sense of humour would assist their entry to success, though the crowd in Athens gave them a mixed reaction.
On the night of the final, LT United performed 14th in the running order of the contest, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of the voting LT United has received 162 points, placing 6th of the 24 competing entries, which is Lithuania's best result to date.[3]
Lithuania
