Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

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Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country Latvia
National selection
Selection processEirodziesma 2006
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
4 February 2006
11 February 2006
Final:
11 March 2006
Selected entrantCosmos
Selected song"I Hear Your Heart"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Reinis Sējāns
  • Andris Sējāns
  • Guntars Račs
  • Molly-Ann Leikin
Finals performance
Final result16th, 30 points
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Latvia’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the song "I Hear Your Heart" performed by the group Cosmos. The song was written by Molly-Ann Leikin and Guntars Račs, and was composed by Reinis Sējāns and Andris Sējāns.

Before Eurovision[]

Eirodziesma 2006[]

Eirodziesma 2006 was the seventh edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 4 February 2006 and concluded with a final on 11 March 2006.

Format[]

The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals took place at LTV studios in Riga and the final took place at the Olympic Centre in Ventspils. The three shows were hosted by Uģis Joksts and Kristīne Pekule. The two semi-finals, held on 4 February and 11 February 2006, each featured ten competing entries from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The final, held on 11 March 2006, selected the final winner from the ten qualifiers from the semi-finals.

Results during the semi-final shows were determined by a jury and votes from the public. In the semi-finals, the songs first faced a public vote where the top three entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, a public vote exclusively determined the winner in two rounds: the first round selected the top three songs and the second round selected the winner.

Competing entries[]

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 20 September 2005 and 22 November 2005.[1] A record number of 93 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period, and an international and local jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 entries to compete in the national final. The international jury panel consisted of Ruslana (2004 Eurovision winner), Arsen Shagiev (Russian music manager), Igor Volk (Russian music producer), Manolo Dias (president of EMI Spain) and Ramūnas Zilnys (Lithuanian journalist). The local jury consisted of Walters and Kazha (2005 Latvian Eurovision entrants), Toms Grēviņš (radio DJ), Uldis Rudaks (music critic), Daiga Mazvērsīte (music expert) and representatives of LTV.[2][3] The twenty competing artists and songs were announced on 6 December 2005.[4]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
2 Pieces of Cake "Bring the Sun" Ēriks Bubko
Amberlife and Anna Polanski "Day or Night" Edgaras Lubys
Beitiku Gimene "We Are the Best" Tomass Kleins, Guntars Račs
Cosmos "I Hear Your Heart" Andris Sējāns, Reinis Sējāns, Guntars Račs, Molly-Ann Leikin
Device feat. Davis Kolbergs "Love Is Everywhere" Ruslans Kuksenovičs
Ella "Heaven in Your Eyes" Thomas G:son, Stig Nygard, Tade Borgmästars, Gustav Käld
Fidji "Frozen Flower" Claes Andreasson, Torbjörn Wassenius, Jonas Liberg
Gain Fast "Last Goodbye" Danne Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm, Clas Wrigsel
H2O "You Say That Kissin' Is Good" Ilze Melne, Jānis Strapcāns
Jenny May "I'm Alone" Andreas Bartels, Mark Klammek, Nick Marriot
Kerija and Santa "Find You" Kerija Kalēja, Santa Ozoliņa
Marts Kristiāns Kalniņš and Melomania "Say It Is" Ojārs Kalniņš, Imants Kalniņš
May G "Roll Down" Inga Gaile, Maija Gaile
Nasty Smile "Don't" Ilze Melne, Jānis Strapcāns
Nicol "Player" Viktorija Zeļinska
Prego "Feelin" Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis
Re:public "Feel the Engine" Jānis Rībens
Sonja Bishop and Amber "Later" Tomass Kleins, Vidar Bostard
VIA Meitenes "Get Out of My Way" Lauris Reiniks
Z-Scars "Every Mother and Every Child" Andris Kivičs

Semi-finals[]

Two semi-finals took place on 4 and 11 February 2006. Ten entries competed in each semi-final and five entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition.

  Public vote qualifier   Jury qualifier

Semi-final 1 – 4 February 2006
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Result
1 Beitiku Gimene "We Are the Best" 7 2,411 4 Eliminated
2 Fidji "Frozen Flower" 10 518 10 Eliminated
3 Cosmos "I Hear Your Heart" 3 8,459 1 Advanced
4 Marts Kristiāns Kalniņš and Melomania "Say It Is" 2 5,625 2 Advanced
5 Kerija and Santa "Find You" 9 1,122 5 Eliminated
6 Z-Scars "Every Mother and Every Child" 4 665 9 Advanced
7 2 Pieces of Cake "Bring the Sun" 8 1,029 7 Eliminated
8 Nicol "Player" 6 1,053 6 Eliminated
9 Sonja Bishop and Amber "Later" 1 3,758 3 Advanced
10 Prego "Feelin" 5 875 8 Advanced
Semi-final 2 – 11 February 2006
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Result
1 Re:public "Feel the Engine" 3 621 9 Advanced
2 Amberlife and Anna Polanski "Day or Night" 7 548 10 Eliminated
3 Gain Fast "Last Goodbye" 1 807 8 Advanced
4 Nasty Smile "Don’t" 8 840 6 Eliminated
5 VIA Meitenes "Get Out of My Way" 4 1,519 4 Eliminated
6 May G "Roll Down" 5 828 7 Eliminated
7 H2O "You Say That Kissin' Is Good" 2 1,664 2 Advanced
8 Jenny May "I'm Alone" 10 1,988 1 Advanced
9 Device feat. Davis Kolbergs "Love Is Everywhere" 9 1,448 5 Eliminated
10 Ella "Heaven in Your Eyes" 6 1,611 3 Advanced

Final[]

The final took place on 11 March 2006. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, "I Hear Your Heart" performed by Cosmos was declared the winner.[5]

First Round – 11 March 2006
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Cosmos "I Hear Your Heart" 15,759 1
2 Ella "Heaven in Your Eyes" 1,651 8
3 Gain Fast "Last Goodbye" 1,746 7
4 Z-Scars "Every Mother and Every Child" 605 10
5 Marts Kristiāns Kalniņš and Melomania "Say It Is" 14,478 2
6 Sonja Bishop and Amber "Later" 7,190 4
7 Re:public "Feel the Engine" 1,939 6
8 H2O "You Say That Kissin' Is Good" 5,962 5
9 Prego "Feelin" 1,285 9
10 Jenny May "I'm Alone" 7,796 3
Second Round – 11 March 2006
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Cosmos "I Hear Your Heart" 27,740 1
2 Marts Kristiāns Kalniņš and Melomania "Say It Is" 23,948 2
3 Jenny May "I'm Alone" 10,925 3

At Eurovision[]

Latvia automatically qualified for the final due to the 2005 performance of Walters and Kazha. Gimmicks employed by the band on the night (aside from the unusual a cappella) included a rudimentary automaton who danced with the group and a heart-shaped helium balloon that was released from one of the singers' pockets at the end.

Latvia finished 16th with 30 points.[6] As Latvia failed to reach the top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest.

Voting[]

Points awarded to Latvia[]

Points awarded to Latvia (Final)[7]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Estonia
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Russia

Points awarded by Latvia[]

References[]

  1. ^ Medinika, Aija (24 September 2005). "Latvian submission deadline 22nd November". Esctoday.
  2. ^ "Latvia 2006".
  3. ^ "Paziņoti 2006. gada «Eirovīzijas» dziesmu konkursa pusfinālisti". Apollo.lv.
  4. ^ Bakker, Sietse (6 December 2005). "20 songs Latvian 2006 selection announced".
  5. ^ "LATVIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2006".
  6. ^ "Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Results of the Semi-Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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