Lithuania’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen in a final held by Lithuanian broadcaster LRT, on 4 March. After a number of newcomer qualifying heats and three semi-finals, Lithuania chose the band project LT United, who sang We Are the Winners at the contest. The band hoped that European sense of humour would assist their entry to success, though the crowd in Athens gave them a mixed reaction. The novelty song includes repetition of the song's title, which declares Lithuania as the winner of Eurovision 2006. On the winner's press conference Lordi, the real winners, joked about Lithuania's song. It's written and composed by Andrius Mamontovas and Saulius Urbonavičius.
Lithuania came fifth in the semifinal, before ending sixth in the final with 162 points.
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.
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. Meaning that Lithuania automatically qualified for the final in the 2007 contest.
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