2006

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006.

The Contest was hosted by Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece.

See national final entries for 2006.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2006

Name	Previous appearances
Åshild Kristin Stensrud	7
Dea Norberg	5
Jelena Juzvik	3
Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir	3
Anna Vissi	2
Ivana Čabraja	2
Carola Häggkvist	2
Belinda Sánchez Leal	2
Britta Bergström	2
Martin Kagemark	2
Caroline Jönsson	1
Izo Kolečić	1
Juris Lisenko	1
Jacek Łągwa	1
Justyna Majkowska	1
Karianne Kjærnes	1
Michał Wiśniewski	1
Jeanette Olsson	1
Riana Athanasiou	1
Stjepan Večković	1
Dagmar Oja	1
Christina Boelskifte	1
Eddie Butler	1
Pétur Örn Guðmundsson	1
Ortal Ofek	1
Viktoras Diawara	1
Fabrizio Faniello	1
Thérèse Löf	1
Antonis Dominos	1
Aleksandra Pileva	1
Johan Röhr	1
Tinka Milinović	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2006

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	17
Bernd Meinunger	16
Urša Vlašič	3
Bobby Ljunggren	3
Matjaž Vlašič	2
Jana Hallas	2
Ilmar Laisaar	2
Alar Kotkas	2
Pearu Paulus	2
Philippe Bosco	2
Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson	2
Karen Kavaleryan	1
Irina Antonyan	1
Peter Yiannakis	1
Fahrudin P.-Peca	1
Anna Vissi	1
Thomas G:son	1
Boris Novković	1
André Franke	1
Guntars Račs	1
Viktoras Diawara	1
Rafael Artesero	1
Željko Joksimović	1
Franjo Valentić	1
Michał Wiśniewski	1

Artists who performed in 2006

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	Zjarr E Ftohtë
Luiz Ejlli	Fabian Basha Petrit Lulo
Klodian Qafoku, Dr. Flori
Leon Menkshi
Andorra	Sense Tu
Jenny	Belinda Sánchez Leal Miriam Guerrero
Rafael Artesero, Joan Antoni Rechi
Xavi Palma
Armenia	Without Your Love
André	Shprot
Armen Martirosyan, Catherine Bekian
Gohar Gasparyan
Belarus	Mum
Polina Smolova	Alexandr Ilyin Ekaterina Golubovich Ekaterina Kudryakova Konstantin Bezmen Olga Zmurschik
Sergey Sukhomlin, Andrey Kostiugov
Corrianna
Belgium	Je T'adore
Kate Ryan	Britta Bergström Jamie Karitzis Jeanette Olsson Phillip Kempster Simon Hardwick
Kate Ryan, Lisa Greene, Niclas Kings, Niklas Bergwall
Yasmine
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Lejla
Hari Varešanović (Hari Mata Hari) Izo Kolečić (Hari Mata Hari) Karlo Martinović (Hari Mata Hari) Nihad Voloder (Hari Mata Hari)	Ivana Čabraja Ksenija Milošević
Željko Joksimović, Dejan Ivanović, Fahrudin P.-Peca
Vesna Andrée Zaimović
Bulgaria	Let Me Cry
Mariana Popova	Azis Dani Milev
Dani Milev, Elina Gavrilova
Dragomir Simeonov
Croatia	Moja Stikla
Severina	Bojan Kavedžija Josip Milaković Krunoslav Šokac Matija Čabrajec Stjepan Večković
Boris Novković, Franjo Valentić, Severina
Mila Horvat
Cyprus	Why Angels Cry
Annet Artani	Anna Iliadou Constantinos Andronikou Giorgos Georgiou KJ Rose Riana Athanasiou
Peter Yiannakis
Constantinos Christoforou
Denmark	Twist of Love
Sidsel Ben Semmane	Christina Boelskifte Daniel Rojas Mynte Lagoni Shamani Nini Bagger Susanne Ørum
Niels Drevsholt
Jørgen de Mylius
Estonia	Through My Window
Sandra Oxenryd	Carita Nyström Dagmar Oja Emma Andersson Jacob Gyldenskog Jelena Juzvik
Alar Kotkas, Ilmar Laisaar, Pearu Paulus, Jana Hallas
Evelin Samuel
Finland	Hard Rock Hallelujah[Winning song]
Jussi Antero Sydänmaa (Lordi) Leena Peisa (Lordi) Mr Lordi (Lordi) Samer el Nahhal (Lordi) Sampsa Astala (Lordi)	Pasi Rantanen
Mr Lordi
Nina Tapio
France	Il était Temps
Virginie Pouchain	Matheson Bayley
Corneille
Sophie Jovillard
Germany	No, No, Never
Jane Comerford (Texas Lightning) Jon Flemming Olsen (Texas Lightning) Markus Schmidt (Texas Lightning) Olli Dittrich (Texas Lightning) Uwe Frenzel (Texas Lightning)
Jane Comerford
Thomas Hermanns
Greece	Everything
Anna Vissi
Nikos Karvelas, Anna Vissi
Alexis Kostalas
Iceland	Congratulations
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir (Silvía Night)	Björn Thors Gísli Magnason Pétur Örn Guðmundsson Rúnar Freyr Gislason Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir
Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ireland	Every Song Is A Cry For Love
Brian Kennedy	Calum McColl Fran King Paula Gilbert Una Healy
Brian Kennedy
Eimear Quinn
Israel	Ze Hazman
Eddie Butler	Elisabeth Young Haia Rud Lillie Smart Manor Shabat Ortal Ofek
Eddie Butler, Orly Burg, Osnat Tsabag
Dana Herman
Latvia	I Hear Your Heart
Andris Sējāns (Cosmos) Jānis Ozols (Cosmos) Jānis Šipkēvičs (Cosmos) Jānis Strazdiņš (Cosmos) Juris Lisenko (Cosmos) Reinis Sējāns (Cosmos)
Andris Sējāns, Reinis Sējāns, Guntars Račs, Molly-A. Leikin
Mārtiņš Freimanis
Lithuania	We Are The Winners
Andrius Mamontovas (LT United) Arnoldas Lukošius (LT United) Eimantas Belickas (LT United) Marijonas Mikutavičius (LT United) Saulius Urbonavičius (LT United) Viktoras Diawara (LT United)
Andrius Mamontovas, Saulius Urbonavičius, Viktoras Diawara
Lavija Šurnaitė
Malta	I Do
Fabrizio Faniello	Antonis Dominos Sharon Louise Veronica Harriet
Aldo Spiteri, Fabrizio Faniello
Moira Delia
Moldova	Loca
Arsenium Connect-R Natalia Gordienko
Arsenium
Svetlana Cocoş
Monaco	La Coco-dance
Séverine Ferrer	Joël Stéphanie Guedj Thierry Amsellem Vanessa Roche
Iren Bo, Philippe Bosco
Églantine Eméyé
Netherlands	Amambanda
Caroline Hoffman (Treble) Djem van Dijk (Treble) Niña van Dijk (Treble)
Caroline Hoffman, Djem van Dijk, Niña van Dijk
Paul de Leeuw
North Macedonia	Ninanajna
Elena Risteska	Aleksandra Pileva Kiro Pavlov Maja Sazdanovska Marina Georgievska Mirjana Pop-Aleksova
Darko Dimitrov, Vrčak
Martin Vučić
Norway	Alvedansen
Christine Guldbrandsen	Åshild Kristin Stensrud Jorunn Hauge Karianne Kjærnes Liv Merete Kroken Sigrid Moldestad
Atle Halstensen, Kjetil Fluge
Ingvild Helljesen
Poland	Follow My Heart
Anna Wiśniewska (Ich Troje) Jacek Łągwa (Ich Troje) Justyna Majkowska (Ich Troje) Magda Femme (Ich Troje) Michał Wiśniewski (Ich Troje) Olaf Jeglitza (Ich Troje guest vocalist)
André Franke, Michał Wiśniewski, Olaf Jeglitza, William Lennox
Maciej Orłoś
Portugal	Coisas De Nada
Ana Rita Reis (Nonstop) Andrea Soares (Nonstop) Kátia Moreira (Nonstop) Liliana Almeida (Nonstop)
Elvis Veiguinha, José Manuel Afonso
Cristina Alves
Romania	Tornero
Mihai Trăistariu	Andreea Cosmin Florin Irina Robert
Eduard Cîrcotă, Cristian Hriscu, Mihaela Deac
Andreea Marin Bănică
Russia	Never Let You Go
Dima Bilan	A. Sankina Alina Maria Korogodskaya Mariam Merabova Olga Starikova
Alexander Lunyev, Irina Antonyan, Karen Kavaleryan
Yana Churikova
Serbia & Montenegro
Jovana Janković
Slovenia	Mr Nobody
Anžej Dežan	Jana Žnidar Katarina Turinski Katja Koren Katja Lekan Maja Slatinšek
Matjaž Vlašič, Urša Vlašič
Peter Poles
Spain	Bloody Mary
Lola Muñoz (Las Ketchup) Lucía Muñoz (Las Ketchup) Pilar Muñoz (Las Ketchup) Rocío Muñoz (Las Ketchup)	Álvaro Esteban Laura Ramos
Queco
Sonia Ferrer
Sweden	Invincible
Carola Häggkvist	Caroline Jönsson Dea Norberg Johan Röhr Martin Kagemark Thérèse Löf
Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Thomas G:son, Carola Häggkvist
Jovan Radomir
Switzerland	If We All Give A Little
Andreas Lundstedt (six4one) Claudia D'Addio (six4one) Keith Camilleri (six4one) Liel Kolet (six4one) Marco Matias (six4one) Tinka Milinović (six4one)
Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger
Jubaira Bachmann
Turkey	Superstar
Sibel Tüzün	Arthur Gourounlian Glenn Ball James Robinson Scott Marshall
Sibel Tüzün
Meltem Ersan Yazgan
Ukraine	Show Me Your Love
Tina Karol
Mikhail Nekrasov, Tina Karol, Pavlo Shylko
Igor Posypaiko
United Kingdom	Teenage Life
Daz Sampson	Ashlee Emily Reed Gabriella Holly Leeanne Simister
Daz Sampson, John Matthews
Fearne Cotton

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