Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Estonia’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was Sandra Oxenryd with the song “Through My Window”, which contained up-tempo country-soul music. The song is written by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas (composers) and Jana Hallas (lyricist), the same authors who wrote the Estonian entries for 2000 ("Once in a lifetime") and 2002 ("Runaway"), which came 4th and 3rd, respectively.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurolaul 2006 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 4 February 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sandra Oxenryd | |||
| Selected song | "Through My Window" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (18th, 28 points) | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Sandra Oxenryd is from Kristinehamn, Sweden and was the winner of the Swedish Fame Factory. She had great success with her album, "All There Is." Sandra is not the first Swede to represent Estonia, as Anna Sahlene represented Estonia in 2002 with ”Runaway.”
Before Eurovision
Eurolaul 2006
The final was held on 4 February 2006 at the ETV TV Studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Gerli Padar. The winner was chosen by a ten-member international jury panel.
| Draw | Singer | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Carola Szücs | "It Was You" | Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre, Maian Karmas | 56 | 5 |
| 2 | Sofia Rubina | "Open Up Your Heart" | Mikk Targo | 51 | 7 |
| 3 | Reverend B & Crux | "Everytime I Tell You" | Reverend B | 30 | 10 |
| 4 | Ines | "Iseendale" (For myself) | Eda-Ines Etti, Ivo Etti | 84 | 2 |
| 5 | Aphro Tito | "Sweet Separation" | Mel, Mathura | 33 | 9 |
| 6 | Sandra Oxenryd | "Through My Window" | Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas, Jana Hallas | 90 | 1 |
| 7 | Glow | "Higher" | Peeter Kaljuste, Elmar Liitma, Marta Piigli | 73 | 3 |
| 8 | Marilin | "Be 1st" | Ivar Must, Rebecca Kontus, James Werts | 41 | 8 |
| 9 | Noorkuu | "Friends Will Be Friends" | Martti Meumers, Rein Kahro | 55 | 6 |
| 10 | Meribel | "Mr Right" | Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre, Maian Kärmas | 67 | 4 |
| Detailed International Jury Votes | ||||||||||||
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| Draw | Song |  BIH |
 LAT |
 GER |
 NED |
 FIN |
 GBR |
 SUI |
 SLV |
 ISL |
 ISR |
Total |
| 1 | "It Was You" | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 56 |
| 2 | "Open Up Your Heart" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 51 |
| 3 | "Everytime I Tell You" | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | "Iseendale" | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 84 |
| 5 | "Sweet Separation" | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | "Through My Window" | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 90 |
| 7 | "Higher" | 7 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 73 |
| 8 | "Be 1st" | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | "Friends Will Be Friends" | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 55 |
| 10 | "Mr Right" | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 67 |
At Eurovision
For the delight of the Estonian audience, however, Sandra Oxenryd had two well-known Estonian backing singers on stage with her in Athens, Dagmar Oja and Jelena Juzvik. The rest were from Sweden, like Sandra herself.
Because Estonia failed to qualify in 2005 Sandra was forced to compete in the semi-final, performed 21st, following Sweden and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite receiving good receptions in dress rehearsal, she came 18th with 28 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Estonia will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2007.
Points awarded by Estonia
Semi final
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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