قراءة لمدة 1 دقيقة Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
It was held in Athens, Greece (following Greece's victory in the 2005 contest).
It saw 37 countries participate, with Armenia taking part for the first time while the Serbia and Montenegro did not return.
The show was presented by Maria Menounos and Sakis Rouvas.

The winner was decided by a public vote (televote).
Viewers from each country voted for their favorite acts.
Each country awarded 12, 10 and 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs (with each number only being used once).

Overview.

Semi-final.

The "Big Four" and the ten highest-scoring countries from the previous contest automatically qualified for the final.
A semi-final, held on 18 May 2006, was held to decide which countries would get the remaining ten places in the final.

Final.

The final was held on 20 May, 2006.
The grand final opened with a ballet dance, symbolizing the birth of Greece.