Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Lithuania
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	4 March 2006
Selected entrant	LT United
Selected song	"We Are the Winners"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	5th, 163 points
Final result	6th, 162 points
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2005 • 2006 • 2007►

Lithuania’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen in a final held by Lithuanian broadcaster LRT, on March 4. After a number of newcomer qualifying heats and three semi-finals, Lithuania chose the band project LT United, who sang We Are the Winners at the contest. The band hoped that European sense of humour would assist their entry to success, though the crowd in Athens gave them a mixed reaction. The novelty song includes repetition of the song's title, which declares Lithuania as the winner of Eurovision 2006. On the winner's press conference Lordi, the real winners, joked about Lithuania's song. It's written and composed by Andrius Mamontovas and Saulius Urbonavičius.

Lithuania came fifth in the semifinal, before ending sixth in the final with 162 points.

Result of National Final

At Eurovision

Because Lithuania failed to qualify in 2005 LT United were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. On the night of the semi-final, LT United performed 18th in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Portugal. They qualified for the final finishing 5th with 163 points. On the night of the final, LT United performed 14th in the running order of the contest, following Bosnia and Herzegovina and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting LT United has received 162 points, placing 6th of the 24 competing entries which is the best result to date.Meaning that Lithuania automatically qualified for the final in the 2007 contest.

Points awarded by Lithuania

Semi-final Points awarded in the semi-final: 12 points  Russia 10 points  Finland 8 points  Poland 7 points  Iceland 6 points  Ukraine 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Ireland 3 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 points  Belgium 1 point  Netherlands

Final Points awarded in the final: 12 points  Russia 10 points  Finland 8 points  Latvia 7 points  Ukraine 6 points  Ireland 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 points  Greece 2 points  Armenia 1 point  Romania

See also

• Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest