Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurolaul 2006 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 4 February 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sandra Oxenryd | |||
| Selected song | "Through My Window" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (18th) | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Through My Window" written by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas and Jana Hallas. The song was performed by Sandra Oxenryd. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV) organised the national final Eurolaul 2006 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Through My Window" performed by Sandra Oxenryd was selected as the winner by a jury panel.
Estonia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 21, "Through My Window" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Estonia placed eighteenth out of the 23 participating countries in the semi-final with 28 points.
Background
Prior to the 2006 Contest, Estonia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eleven times since its first entry in
The Estonian national broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), broadcasts the event within Estonia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since their debut, the Estonian broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurolaul competition has been organised since 1996 in order to select Estonia's entry and on 16 October 2005, ETV announced the organisation of Eurolaul 2006 in order to select the nation's 2006 entry.[2]
Before Eurovision
Eurolaul 2006
Eurolaul 2006 was the thirteenth edition of the Estonian national selection Eurolaul, which selected Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The competition consisted of a ten-song final on 4 February 2006 at the ETV studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Gerli Padar and broadcast on ETV.[3] The national final was watched by 268,000 viewers in Estonia.[4]
Competing entries
On 16 October 2005, ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 5 December 2005.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphro Tito | "Sweet Separation" | Margus Lattik, Meelis Leis | Open submission |
| Carola Szücs | "It Was You" | Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre, Maian Kärmas | |
| Glow | "Higher" | Peeter Kaljuste, Elmar Liitmaa , Marta Piigli
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| Ines | "Iseendale" | Eda-Ines Etti, Ivo Etti | |
| Marilin Kongo | "Be 1st" | Ivar Must, Rebecca Kontus, James Werts | Invited by ERR |
| Meribel | "Mr Right" | Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre, Maian Kärmas | |
| Noorkuu | "Friends Will Be Friends" | Martti Meumers, Rein Kahro | Open submission |
| Reverend B and Crux | "Everytime I Tell You" | Bard Erik-Hallesby Norheim | |
| Sandra Oxenryd | "Through My Window" | Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas, Jana Hallas | Invited by ERR |
| Sofia Rubina | "Open Up Your Heart" | Mikk Targo |
Final
The final took place on 4 February 2006. Ten songs competed during the show and a jury selected "Through My Window" performed by
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury Votes | Total | Place | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BIH |
 LVA |
 DEU |
 NLD |
 FIN |
 GBR |
 CHE |
 SVN |
 ISL |
 ISR | |||||
| 1 | Carola Szücs | "It Was You" | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 5 |
| 2 | Sofia Rubina | "Open Up Your Heart" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 7 |
| 3 | Reverend B and Crux | "Everytime I Tell You" | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 |
| 4 | Ines | "Iseendale" | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 84 | 2 |
| 5 | Aphro Tito | "Sweet Separation" | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 9 |
| 6 | Sandra Oxenryd | "Through My Window" | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 1 |
| 7 | Glow | "Higher" | 7 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 73 | 3 |
| 8 | Marilin Kongo | "Be 1st" | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 8 |
| 9 | Noorkuu | "Friends Will Be Friends" | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 6 |
| 10 | Meribel | "Mr Right" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 4 |
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
The semi-final and the final were broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Marko Reikop.[12] The Estonian spokesperson, who announced the Estonian votes during the final, was Evelin Samuel who had previously represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 together with Camille.
Semi-final
Sandra Oxenryd took part in technical rehearsals on 12 and 14 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 17 and 18 May. The Estonian performance featured Sandra Oxenryd performing on stage in a blue dress and white thigh boots with the stage displaying pink, yellow, purple and red colours. Sandra Oxenryd was joined by five backing vocalists, three of them which later joined Oxenryd from the raised parts of the stage that they stood on: Carita Nyström, Emma Andersson, Jacob Gyldenskog, Dagmar Oja and Jelena Juzvik.[13][14][15]
At the end of the show, Estonia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Estonia placed 18th in the semi-final, receiving a total of 28 points.[16]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Estonia and awarded by Estonia in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Finland in the semi-final and the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Estonia
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points |  Sweden
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| 7 points | Latvia
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| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points |  Denmark
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| 1 point |  Ireland
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Points awarded by Estonia
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- ^ "Semi-Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "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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