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2 unusual facts about Eurovision Song Contest 2006


Mia Foni

It features 19 tracks in both Greek and English, including "Why Angels Cry", the song that Annet performed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens representing Cyprus.

Sjáumst með Silvíu Nótt

The show followed Silvia Night during her appearance in Eurovision Song Contest 2006, and her tantrums after she realised she didn't qualify for the final.


Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Andorra’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen in an internal selection by national broadcaster RTVA.

Arsenie Todiraș

Arsenie represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca" (Crazy in Spanish) with Natalia Gordienko featuring Connect-R, finishing in 20th place with 22 points.

Autostop

As mentioned above, Anna Vissi returned to the Contest in 1982, then representing her native Cyprus with "Mono I Agapi", and a third time in 2006 with "Everything", again singing for Greece.

Birgitta Haukdal

She competed in the Icelandic pre-qualifying for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, with the song "Mynd Af Þér" or "Picture of you" and, in a duo with Magni Ásgeirsson, reached the finals of the Icelandic qualifying for Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song, "Núna veit ég" but did not win.

Kasia Cerekwicka

In 2006 participated with Her song "Na kolana" ("On your Knees") in the Piosenka dla Europy 2006 to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in which she ended 1st in a draw with Ich Troje but according to rules the group was send to represent Poland due to higher televoting score and they ended 11th in the semifinal, but for Kasia, her song became a hit of the year in Poland and some other parts of Europe.

Kilpi

In 2006 they released the album Kaaoksen Kuningas, and two of its songs, "Toinen Minä" and "Katharsis" were proposed to Eurovision Song Contest 2006.

Zeta Makripoulia

Zeta and actor/scriptwriter Giorgos Kapoutzidis will be part of this year's Eurovision's commentators during the 51st Eurovision Song Contest in Athens.


see also

Salden

Thor Salden, the winning contestant in the Belgian pre-selections of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006