Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Athens, Greece (following Greece's victory in the 2005 contest). It saw 37 countries participate, with Armenia taking part for the first time while the Serbia and Montenegro did not return. The show was presented by Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas.

The winner was decided by a public vote (televote). Viewers from each country voted for their favorite acts. Each country awarded 12, 10 and 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs (with each number only being used once).

 Overview 

 Semi-final 
The "Big Four" and the ten highest-scoring countries from the previous contest automatically qualified for the final. A semi-final, held on 18 May 2006, was held to decide which countries would get the remaining ten places in the final.

+Results of the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006CountryArtistSongPointsPlace1André"Without Your Love"1506th2Mariana Popova"Let Me Cry"3617th3Anžej Dežan"Mr Nobody"4916th4Jenny""823rd5Polina Smolova"Mum"1022nd6Luiz Ejlli""5814th7Kate Ryran""6912th8Brian Kennedy"Every Song Is a Cry for Love"799th9Annet Artani"Why Angels Cry"5715th10Séverine Ferrer""1421st11Elena Risteska"Ninanajna"7610th12Ich Troje"Follow My Heart"7011th13"Never Let You Go"2173rd14Sibel Tüzün""918th15"Show Me Your Love"1467th16Lordi"Hard Rock Hallelujah"2921st17Treble"Amambanda"2220th18LT United"We Are the Winners"1635th19Nonstop""2619th20Carola"Invincible"2144th21Sandra"Through My Window"2818th22Hari Mata Hari"Lejla"2672nd23Silvía Night"Congratulations"6213th

 Final 
The final was held on 20 May, 2006. The grand final opened with a ballet dance, symbolizing the birth of Greece. 

+Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006CountryArtistSongPointsPlace1six4one"If We All Give a Little"3016th2Arsenium & Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R""2220th3Eddie Butler"Together We Are One"423rd4Vocal Group Cosmos"I Hear Your Heart"3016th5Christine Guldbrandsen""3614th6Las Ketchup"Bloody Mary"1821st7Fabrizio Faniello"I Do"1248Texas Lightning"No No Never"36149Sidsel Ben Semmane"Twist of Love"261810"Never Let You Go"248211Elena Risteska"Ninanajna"561212Mihai Trăistariu""172413Hari Mata Hari"Lejla"229314LT United"We Are the Winners"162615Daz Sampson"Teenage Life"251916Anna Vissi"Everything"128917Lordi"Hard Rock Hallelujah"292118"Show Me Your Love"145719Virginie Pouchain""52220Severina""561221Brian Kennedy"Every Song Is a Cry for Love"931022Carola"Invincible"170523Sibel Tüzün""911124André"Without Your Love"1298

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