United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2006 | ||||
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Selection date(s) | 4 March 2006 | |||
Selected entrant | Daz Sampson | |||
Selected song | "Teenage Life" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 19th, 25 points | |||
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Teenage Life" written by Daz Sampson and John Matthews. The song was performed by Daz Sampson. The British entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece was selected via the national final Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2006, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.
As a member of the "
Background
Prior to the 2006 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-eight times.
The British national broadcaster, BBC, broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on 29 November 2005.[2] BBC has traditionally organised a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs to choose the British entry for Eurovision. For their 2006 entry, the broadcaster announced that a national final involving a public vote would be held to select United Kingdom's entry.
Before Eurovision
Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2006
Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2006 was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Six acts competed in a televised show on 4 March 2006 held at the
Competing entries
The BBC collaborated with Magic Radio programme director and Fame Academy judge, Richard Park, to select six finalists to compete in the national final.[5] Entries were provided to Park and the BBC by music industry experts including writers and producers, and an additional entry was provided by BBC Radio 2 which ran the songwriting competition Search for a Song.[6] For Search for a Song, an open submission was announced on 29 November 2005 for interested songwriters that were residents in the United Kingdom to submit their songs until 31 December 2005.[7] The 800 received submissions were reviewed and a ten-song shortlist was compiled and presented to a six-member professional panel that selected the winning song on 26 January 2006 during Sold on Song on BBC Radio 2. The panel consisted of Mike Batt (singer-songwriter and producer), Simon Webbe (singer-songwriter, rapper, actor and music manager), Hugh Goldsmith (former music director of RCA Records and founder of Innocent Records), Stuart Maconie (television and radio presenter, journalist and music critic), Colin Martin (music editor at BBC Radio 2) and Mark Hagen (producer at BBC Radio 2).[8][9] The six competing songs for the national final were announced on 16 February 2006.[10]
Draw | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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1 | "Slow Down Boy" |
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2 | "Heartbeat" | Nicola Philo |
3 | "Don't Stop Believing" |
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4 | "What Dreams May Become" | John Barry |
5 | "I Wanna Man" | Toby Jarvis |
6 | "Could It Be" | Simon Carswell |
7 | "River to Heaven" |
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8 | "If You Want My Love" | Adrian David |
9 | "I Wonder" |
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10 | "Sunshine" | Nick Robertson |
Final
Six acts competed in the televised final on 4 March 2006. In addition to their performances, the guest performer was previous Eurovision Song Contest winner Helena Paparizou, who won the contest for Greece in 2005 with the song "My Number One".[11]
A panel of experts provided feedback regarding the songs during the show. The panel consisted of
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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1 | Goran Kay | "Play Your Game" |
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14 | 6 |
2 | Kym Marsh | "Whisper to Me" |
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53 | 4 |
3 | Daz Sampson | "Teenage Life" |
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121 | 1 |
4 | City Chix | "All About You" |
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55 | 3 |
5 | Four Story | "Hand on My Heart" |
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17 | 5 |
6 | Antony Costa | "It's a Beautiful Thing" |
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96 | 2 |
Draw | Song | Televoting Regions | Online vote |
Mobiles and SMS |
Total | ||||||
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Northern England |
South East England |
Scotland | Midlands | Northern Ireland |
Wales | South West England | |||||
1 | "Play Your Game" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ||||
2 | "Whisper to Me" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 53 |
3 | "Teenage Life" | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 121 |
4 | "All About You | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 55 | |
5 | "Hand on My Heart" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |||
6 | "It's a Beautiful Thing" | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 96 |
Spokespersons | |||||||||||
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12 points
N. | Song | Regions giving 12 points |
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4 | "Teenage Life" | Northern England, Midlands, South West England, Wales |
2 | "It's a Beautiful Thing" | Northern Ireland, South East England |
1 | "All About You" | Scotland |
Controversy
Prior to the national final, Eurovision news website Oikotimes claimed that the songs "Teenage Life" and "It's a Beautiful Thing" (both of which eventually placed in the top two) would be disqualified from the competition as they had been commercially released before 1 October 2005.
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
In the United Kingdom, the semi-final was broadcast on BBC Three with commentary by Paddy O'Connell, while the final was televised on BBC One with commentary by Terry Wogan and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Ken Bruce. The British spokesperson, who announced the British votes during the final, was Fearne Cotton.
Final
Daz Sampson took part in technical rehearsals on 7 and 8 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. During the running order draw for the semi-final and final on 21 March 2006, the United Kingdom was placed to perform in position 15 in the final, following the entry from Lithuania and before the entry from Greece.[16]
The British performance featured Daz Sampson, joined by five dancers/backing vocalists dressed in school uniform, performing on a multicoloured stage which featured props, including desks which papers were thrown out from, and a blackboard with Sampson's name written on, with the background displaying the words "class", "school", "history" and "book".[17][18] The performance during the national final featured dancers miming the voices of a choir of young girls, however for Eurovision the voices were sung live by the dancers in order to avoid the violation of EBU rules. The supporting performers that joined Daz Sampson for the performance were Ashlee, Emily Reed, Gabriella, Holly and Leeanne Simister.[19] The United Kingdom placed nineteenth in the final, scoring 25 points.[20]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom
Score | Country |
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | Ireland |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | |
4 points | Denmark |
3 points | Malta |
2 points | |
1 point |
Points awarded by the United Kingdom
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References
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- ^ West-Soley, Richard (26 January 2006). "BBC clarifies Sold on Song role". Esctoday. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - Search For A Song". BBC Radio 2. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - Search For A Song". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (25 January 2006). "UK: Ten songs qualifier shortlisted". Esctoday.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (16 February 2006). "More information UK finalists". Esctoday.
- ^ "UK: Daz Sampson to Athens!". Esctoday. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Weaver's Week 2006-03-12 - UKGameshows". ukgameshows.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Daz Sampson wins Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2006 on BBC ONE". bbc.co.uk. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=3903[permanent dead link]
- ^ Royston, Benny (17 February 2006). "Exclusive – official BBC statement". Esctoday. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (21 March 2006). "Running order decided!". EscToday.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (16 May 2006). "Meet the Simpson?". Esctoday. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (15 May 2005). "UPD Daz Sampson lights up OAKA". Esctoday. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "United Kingdom". Six on Stage. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Results of the Semi-Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links
- Making Your Mind Up BBC Radio 2 website