Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Finland was represented by Lordi in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The song, written and composed by band member Mr. Lordi, went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, placing first in both the semifinal and final. This gave Finland its first ever win in the competition.

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country Finland
National selection
Selection processEuroviisut 2006
Selection date(s)Semi-finals
13 January 2006
20 January 2006
27 January 2006
3 February 2006
Final
10 March 2006
Selected entrantLordi
Selected song"Hard Rock Hallelujah"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (1st, 292 points)
Final result1st, 292 points
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2005 • 2006 • 2007►
Lordi represented Finland at Eurovision 2006.

Lordi is a melodic theatrical heavy-rock band, mostly known for their unusual monster costumes and lyrical themes. The members are Lordi, Amen, Ox, Awa, and Kita. Lordi have released four albums with many hit songs. The members have never shown themselves in public without their masks. Lordi itself says the band does not exist without the masks. Before the Athens competition there was some controversy in Finland protesting the selection of such an unusual musical style and stage theatrics. Several newspaper readers' letters called for a reconsideration of the representative in favour of more traditional pop music.

Before Eurovision

Euroviisut 2006

Semi-finals

Before the final, semi-finals were held at the Tohloppi Studios in Tampere, in which a song was selected for each of the twelve candidates by televoting.[1]

Semi-final 1
Semi-final 1 – 13 January 2006
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Result
1 Tomi Metsäketo "Eternamente Maria" Kisu Jernström, Petri Kaivanto 60% Advanced
2 Jennie "Look At Your Love" Janne Hyöty, Jens Smedman, Sofie Björkgren-Näse 23% Eliminated
3 Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah" Mr. Lordi 58% Advanced
4 Tomi Metsäketo "Un posto fra le nuvole" Francesco Morettini, Luca Angelosanti, Tomi Metsäketo 40% Eliminated
5 Jennie "Take me higher" Janne Hyöty, Thomas Karlsson, Jimmy Westerlund 77% Advanced
6 Lordi "Bringing Back The Balls To Rock" Mr. Lordi 42% Eliminated

Semi-final 2
Semi-final 2 – 20 January 2006
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Result
1 Johanna Pakonen "Liian monta yötä" Pertti Haverinen, Ilkka Vainio 35% Eliminated
2 Ville Pusa "Over You" Ville Pusa, Patric Sarin 16% Eliminated
3 Nina & Hanna-Riikka "This Is What We Came For" Niklas Rosström, Geir Rönning 33% Eliminated
4 Johanna Pakonen "Kerta viimeinen" Pertti Haverinen, Ilkka Vainio 65% Advanced
5 Ville Pusa & Christa Renwall "Eternally" Ville Pusa, Patric Sarin 84% Advanced
6 Nina & Hanna-Riikka "Who I Am" Miqael Persson, Eric Mårtensson 67% Advanced

Semi-final 3
Semi-final 3 – 27 January 2006
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Result
1 Annika Eklund "Shanghain valot" Kerkko Koskinen, Kyösti Salokorpi 87% Advanced
2 Jane "V.I.P." Kyösti Salokorpi, Lee Jyrkkä 71% Advanced
3 Kilpi "Toinen minä" Pete Kilpi, Taage Laiho 38% Eliminated
4 Annika Eklund "Sinussa on jotain" Esa Nieminen, Sinikka Svärd 13% Eliminated
5 Jane "Sivuoireita" Niclas Bergwall, Niclas Kings, Curtis A. Richardson, Pekka Eronen 29% Eliminated
6 Kilpi "Katharsis" Pete Kilpi, Taage Laiho 62% Advanced

Semi-final 4
Semi-final 4 – 3 February 2006
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Result
1 Marita Taavitsainen "Enkeli itkee" Ile Kallio, Kaija Kärkinen 54% Advanced
2 Katariina Hänninen "Pala taivasta" Risto Asikainen, Ilkka Vainio 55% Advanced
3 Safe Six "Livin' It Up" Gary Revel jr., Jukka Heikkilä 45% Eliminated
4 Marita Taavitsainen "Antaudun" Antero Laakso 46% Eliminated
5 Katariina Hänninen "Liian aikaisin" Antti Vuorenmaa, Ilkka Vainio 45% Eliminated
6 Safe Six "I can't wait" Gary Revel jr., Jukka Heikkilä 45% Advanced

Final

The final was held on 10 March 2006 at the Caribia Hall in Turku, hosted by Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen. The winner was selected over two rounds of televoting. In the first round, the top six entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi was selected as the winner.[2]

First Round – 10 March 2006
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Tomi Metsäketo"Eternamente Maria"4,8352
2Jennie"Take Me Higher"4,3113
3Lordi"Hard Rock Hallelujah"29,1501
4Johanna Pakonen "Kerta Viimeinen"1,4569
5Ville Pusa & Christa Renwall "Eternally"1,30810
6Nina & Hanna-Riikka "Who I Am"1,7937
7Annika Eklund"Shanghain valot"4,1454
8Jane "V.I.P."2,7745
9Kilpi"Katharsis"1,8166
10Marita Taavitsainen "Enkeli itkee" 51612
11Katariina Hänninen "Liian Aikaisin"97011
12Safe Six "I Can't Wait"1,4808
Second Round – 10 March 2006
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Annika Eklund"Shanghain valot"19,5653
2Kilpi"Katharsis"4,6856
3Jane"V.I.P."6,3085
4Lordi"Hard Rock Hallelujah"67,3691
5Jennie"Take Me Higher"15,1384
6Tomi Metsäketo"Eternamente Maria"45,4312

At Eurovision

Because Finland failed to qualify in 2005 Lordi was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, Finland performed 16th following Ukraine and preceding Netherlands qualified to the final, placing 1st in the semi-final and scoring 292 points. In the final, Finland performed 17th, following Greece and preceding Ukraine. Lordi received 292 points, winning the contest for Finland. It is the best result for this country to date. Finland pre-qualified to compete directly in the final of the 2007 Contest.

Points awarded to Finland
Points awarded to Finland (Semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Finland (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Finland

See also

References
  1. "FINNISH SEMI-FINALS 2006".
  2. "FINNISH NATIONAL FINAL 2006".
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