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style="width:312px"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background:#BFDFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2006"><span style="color:#000000;"> Eurovision Song Contest 2006</span></a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Participating broadcaster</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">Israel Broadcasting Authority</a> (IBA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="width:50%">Selected song</th><td class="infobox-data">"Together We Are One"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Selected songwriter(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Orly Burg</li><li>Osnat Zabag</li><li>Eddie Butler</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#BFDFFF;">Finals performance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:50%">Final result</th><td class="infobox-data">23rd, 4 points</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#BFDFFF;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest"><span style="color:#000000;">Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest</span></a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"> <table align="center" style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:right; width:44%"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005">◄2005</a> •</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>2006</b> </td> <td style="text-align:left; width:44%"><span class="nowrap">• <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2007" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007">2007►</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Israel was represented at the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Eurovision Song Contest 2006</a> with the song "Together We Are One", composed by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a>, with lyrics by Orly Burg and Osnat Zabag, and performed by Butler himself. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">Israel Broadcasting Authority</a> (IBA), selected its entry through the national final <a href="/wiki/Kdam_Eurovision" title="Kdam Eurovision">Kdam Eurovision</a> 2006. The competition took place on 15 March 2006 and featured eleven entries. "<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">Ze Hazman</span></span>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">זה הזמן</span></span>)</span> performed by Eddie Butler emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from four regional juries and a public vote. The song title was later translated from Hebrew to English for Eurovision and was titled "Together We Are One". Butler had represented <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999">Israel in 1999</a> as part of the band <a href="/wiki/Eden_(Israeli_band)" title="Eden (Israeli band)">Eden</a>. </p><p>As one of the ten highest placed finishers in the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2005">2005</a> contest, Israel automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 3, Israel placed twenty-third out of the 24 participating countries with 4 points. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest">Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest</a></div> <p>Prior to the 2006 Contest, the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Broadcasting_Authority" title="Israel Broadcasting Authority">Israel Broadcasting Authority</a> (IBA) had participated in the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Eurovision Song Contest">Eurovision Song Contest</a> representing Israel twenty-eight times since its first entry in 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has won the contest on three occasions: in <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1978" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978">1978</a> with the song "<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/wiki/A-Ba-Ni-Bi" title="A-Ba-Ni-Bi">A-Ba-Ni-Bi</a></span></span>" by <a href="/wiki/Izhar_Cohen" title="Izhar Cohen">Izhar Cohen</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Alphabeta" title="Alphabeta">Alphabeta</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1979" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979">1979</a> with the song "<a href="/wiki/Hallelujah_(Milk_and_Honey_song)" title="Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)">Hallelujah</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Milk_and_Honey_(Israeli_group)" title="Milk and Honey (Israeli group)">Milk and Honey</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">1998</a> with the song "<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a></span></span>" by <a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a>. Since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Israel has, to this point, managed to qualify to the final one time, including a top ten result in <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005">2005</a> with "<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">HaSheket SheNish'ar</span></span>" performed by <a href="/wiki/Shiri_Maimon" title="Shiri Maimon">Shiri Maimon</a> placing fourth. </p><p>As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, IBA organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its participation in the 2006 contest on 5 December 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IBA selected its 2005 entry through a national final with several entries, a selection procedure that continued to select its entry for 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Before_Eurovision">Before Eurovision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Before Eurovision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kdam_Eurovision_2006">Kdam Eurovision 2006</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Kdam Eurovision 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kdam_Eurovision" title="Kdam Eurovision">Kdam Eurovision</a> 2006 was the national final format organised by IBA to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The competition took place on 15 March 2006 at the Nakdi TV Studios in <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Yael_Bar_Zohar" title="Yael Bar Zohar">Yael Bar Zohar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eden_Harel" title="Eden Harel">Eden Harel</a> and was broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Channel_1_(Israel)" title="Channel 1 (Israel)">Channel 1</a>, via radio on <a href="/wiki/Kol_Yisrael" title="Kol Yisrael">Reshet Gimmel</a> as well as online via IBA's official Eurovision Song Contest website <i>Eurovil</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The national final was watched by 246,000 viewers in Israel with a market share of 14.2%.<sup id="cite_ref-Ratings_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ratings-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Competing_entries">Competing entries</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Competing entries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thirteen artists were nominated by a professional committee with members from IBA and <a href="/wiki/Kol_Yisrael" title="Kol Yisrael">Network C</a> to participate in the competition. The members of the committee were Yossi Meshulam, Izchak Sonnenschein, Amnon Shiloni, Menachem Granit, Nava Achiron, Noam Gil-Or and Yigal Ben David.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The competing acts were announced on 15 December 2005 and among the artists was <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a> who previously represented <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999">Israel in 1999</a> as part of the group <a href="/wiki/Eden_(Israeli_band)" title="Eden (Israeli band)">Eden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avi Greinik, Gabi Shushan, <a href="/wiki/Maya_Bouskilla" title="Maya Bouskilla">Maya Bouskilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rama_Messinger" title="Rama Messinger">Rama Messinger</a>, and Uzi Fux with Cheri were later withdrawn from the competition and replaced with <a href="/wiki/Avi_Peretz_(singer)" title="Avi Peretz (singer)">Avi Peretz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Svika_Pick" title="Svika Pick">Svika Pick</a>, and Tzipi Mash'hid.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The competing songs were presented prior to the competition during the <a href="/wiki/Kol_Yisrael" title="Kol Yisrael">Reshet Gimmel</a> radio programme <i>Aharon Ferera</i> on 5 March 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Artist </th> <th>Song </th> <th>Songwriter(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avi_Peretz_(singer)" title="Avi Peretz (singer)">Avi Peretz</a> </td> <td>"Bo'u Nirkod" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">בואו ונרקוד</span></span>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avi_Peretz_(singer)" title="Avi Peretz (singer)">Avi Peretz</a>, Adi Leon </td></tr> <tr> <td>Aviva and Maya Avidan </td> <td>"Yalda Sheli" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">ילדה שלי</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Maya Avidan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Diamondz </td> <td>"Ata Hakochav" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">אתה הכוכב</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Liat Ravner, Eytan Elbaz </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a> </td> <td>"Ze Hazman" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">זה הזמן</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Orly Burg, Osnat Zabag, Eddie Butler </td></tr> <tr> <td>GameBoys </td> <td>"Kama Ahava" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">כמה אהבה</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Maayan Catz </td></tr> <tr> <td>Guy Harari </td> <td>"Tnu La'ahava" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">תנו לאהבה</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Guy Harari, Henry Bratter </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michael Kirkilan </td> <td>"Nishbar Im Haru'ach" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">נשבר עם הרוח</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Gil Skope </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shlomo_Gronich" title="Shlomo Gronich">Shlomo Gronich</a>, Lubna Salame and Michal Adler </td> <td>"Ima Adama" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">אמא אדמה</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Oshrat Ley-Papir, Shlomo Gronich </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Svika_Pick" title="Svika Pick">Svika Pick</a> </td> <td>"Lifney She'nifradim" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">לפני שנפרדים</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Mirit Shem-Or, Svika Pick </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stalos and Oren Chen </td> <td>"Chalom Orientali" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">חלום אוריינטלי</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Yossi Gispan, Simon Buskilla </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tzipi Mash'hid </td> <td>"Tzipor Ha'stav" <small>(<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he" dir="rtl">ציפור הסתיו</span></span>)</small> </td> <td>Roy Aloni </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Final">Final</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The final took place on 15 March 2006. The winner, "<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">Ze Hazman</span></span>" performed by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a>, was selected by a combination of the votes from four regional juries and a public vote conducted through regional televoting, SMS voting and the studio audience. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured <a href="/wiki/Shiri_Maimon" title="Shiri Maimon">Shiri Maimon</a> (who represented <a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005">Israel in 2005</a>) performed her newest song "<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">Le'an Shelo Telhi</span></span>", and all competing artists performing a medley of former Israeli Eurovision or Kdam Eurovision songs written by <a href="/wiki/Ehud_Manor" title="Ehud Manor">Ehud Manor</a> who died in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"> <caption>Final – 15 March 2006 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Draw </th> <th>Artist </th> <th>Song </th> <th>Jury </th> <th>Public </th> <th>Total </th> <th>Place </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Shlomo_Gronich" title="Shlomo Gronich">Shlomo Gronich</a>, Lubna Salame and Michal Adler </td> <td align="left">"Ima Adama" </td> <td>5 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td align="left">Aviva and Maya Avidan </td> <td align="left">"Yalda Sheli" </td> <td>21 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Avi_Peretz_(singer)" title="Avi Peretz (singer)">Avi Peretz</a> </td> <td align="left">"Bo'u Nirkod" </td> <td>4 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td align="left">GameBoys </td> <td align="left">"Kama Ahava" </td> <td>33 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>78 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td align="left">Stalos and Oren Chen </td> <td align="left">"Chalom Orientali" </td> <td>5 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td align="left">Guy Harari </td> <td align="left">"Tnu La'ahava" </td> <td>10 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"> <td>7 </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a> </td> <td align="left">"Ze Hazman" </td> <td>43 </td> <td>56 </td> <td>99 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td align="left">Tzipi Mash'hid </td> <td align="left">"Tzipor Ha'stav" </td> <td>24 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Svika_Pick" title="Svika Pick">Svika Pick</a> </td> <td align="left">"Lifney She'nifradim" </td> <td>29 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>71 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td align="left">Michael Kirkilan </td> <td align="left">"Nishbar Im Haru'ach" </td> <td>33 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>68 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td align="left">Diamondz </td> <td align="left">"Ata Hakochav" </td> <td>25 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>80 </td> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"> <caption><span class="nowrap">Detailed Regional Jury Votes</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Draw </th> <th>Song </th> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1221560606">@supports(writing-mode:vertical-rl){.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header{line-height:1;max-width:1em;padding:0.4em;vertical-align:bottom;width:1em}html.client-js .mw-parser-output .sortable:not(.jquery-tablesorter) .ts-vertical-header:not(.unsortable),html.client-js .mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.headerSort{background-position:50%.4em;padding-right:0.4em;padding-top:21px}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.is-valign-top{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.is-valign-middle{vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header.is-normal{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header>*{display:inline-block;transform:rotate(180deg);writing-mode:vertical-rl}@supports(writing-mode:sideways-lr){.mw-parser-output .ts-vertical-header>*{transform:none;writing-mode:sideways-lr}}}</style>Jerusalem</div> </th> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">Haifa</div> </th> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">Beersheba</div> </th> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">Tel Aviv</div> </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td align="left">"Ima Adama" </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td align="left">"Yalda Sheli" </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td align="left">"Bo'u Nirkod" </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td align="left">"Kama Ahava" </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td align="left">"Chalom Orientali" </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td align="left">"Tnu La'ahava" </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td align="left">"Ze Hazman" </td> <td>7 </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td align="left">"Tzipor Ha'stav" </td> <td>6 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td align="left">"Lifney She'nifradim" </td> <td>4 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td align="left">"Nishbar Im Haru'ach" </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td align="left">"Ata Hakochav" </td> <td>8 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7">Regional Jury Spokespersons </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a> – Sharon Vexler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haifa" title="Haifa">Haifa</a> – Yifat Amiel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beersheba" title="Beersheba">Beersheba</a> – Asaf Raz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tel_Aviv" title="Tel Aviv">Tel Aviv</a> – Amit Dekel</li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"> <caption><span class="nowrap">Detailed Public Voting Results</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Draw </th> <th rowspan="2">Song </th> <th colspan="4">Televoting Regions </th> <th rowspan="2" class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">SMS</div> </th> <th rowspan="2" class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">Audience</div> </th> <th rowspan="2">Total </th></tr> <tr> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><abbr title=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Central District">Central</span></abbr></div> </th> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606">Jerusalem</div> </th> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><abbr title=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Southern District">South</span></abbr></div> </th> <th class="nowrap ts-vertical-header is-normal" style=""><div style=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1221560606"><abbr title=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Northern District">North</span></abbr></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td align="left">"Ima Adama" </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td align="left">"Yalda Sheli" </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td align="left">"Bo'u Nirkod" </td> <td>2 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td align="left">"Kama Ahava" </td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td align="left">"Chalom Orientali" </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td align="left">"Tnu La'ahava" </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td align="left">"Ze Hazman" </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td align="left">"Tzipor Ha'stav" </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td align="left">"Lifney She'nifradim" </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td align="left">"Nishbar Im Haru'ach" </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td align="left">"Ata Hakochav" </td> <td>8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>5 </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b>12</b> </td> <td>55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="At_Eurovision">At Eurovision</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: At Eurovision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "<a href="/wiki/Big_Four_(Eurovision)" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Four (Eurovision)">Big Four</a>" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2005">2005 contest</a> are required to qualify from the semi-final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in the 2005 contest, Israel automatically qualified to compete in the final on 20 May 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to their participation in the final, Israel is also required to broadcast and vote in the semi-final on 18 May 2006. On 21 March 2006, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Israel was set to perform in position 3 during the final, following the entry from <a href="/wiki/Moldova_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Moldova</a> and before the entry from <a href="/wiki/Latvia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Latvia</a>. Israel placed twenty-third in the final, scoring 4 points.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Israel, both the semi-final and the final were televised live on <a href="/wiki/Channel_1_(Israel)" title="Channel 1 (Israel)">Channel 1</a>. IBA appointed Dana Herman as its spokesperson to announce the Israeli votes during the final. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting">Voting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Voting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Israel and awarded by Israel in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to <a href="/wiki/Russia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Russia</a> in the semi-final and the final of the contest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Points_awarded_to_Israel">Points awarded to Israel</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Points awarded to Israel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded to Israel (Final)<sup id="cite_ref-2006final_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006final-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">France</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 points </th> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 point </th> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Points_awarded_by_Israel">Points awarded by Israel</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Points awarded by Israel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded by Israel (Semi-final)<sup id="cite_ref-2006semi_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006semi-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:gold">12 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Russia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:silver">10 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Armenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Armenia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:#CC9966">8 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Ukraine</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Finland</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Sweden</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Ireland</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Slovenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Slovenia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/23px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/35px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/45px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Turkey_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Turkey</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Poland</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 point </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Points awarded by Israel (Final)<sup id="cite_ref-2006final_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006final-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="20%">Score </th> <th scope="col">Country </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:gold">12 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Russia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Russia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:silver">10 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Romania</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="background:#CC9966">8 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Armenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Armenia</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Finland</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Ukraine</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Sweden</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 points </th> <td><span class="nowrap"><span 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<li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1979" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1981" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1982" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1983" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1985" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1986" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1987" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1988" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1989" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1991" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1992" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1993" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1995" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996">1996</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1999" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2000" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2001" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2002" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2003" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2004" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2005" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2007" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2008" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2009" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2010" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2011" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2013" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2014" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2015" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2016" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2018" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2019" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2020" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020">2020</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2021" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2022" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2023" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Israel_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2025" title="Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025">2025</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eden_Alene" title="Eden Alene">Eden Alene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alphabeta" title="Alphabeta">Alphabeta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yardena_Arazi" title="Yardena Arazi">Yardena Arazi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shlomo_Artzi" title="Shlomo Artzi">Shlomo Artzi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mira_Awad" title="Mira Awad">Mira Awad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s>Galit Bell</s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ben_David" title="Michael Ben David">Michael Ben David</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Boaz_Ma%27uda" title="Boaz Ma'uda">Boaz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shokolad,_Menta,_Mastik" title="Shokolad, Menta, Mastik">Chocolate, Menta, Mastik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Izhar_Cohen" title="Izhar Cohen">Izhar Cohen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dafna_Dekel" title="Dafna Dekel">Dafna</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dana_International" title="Dana International">Dana International</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Datner</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Duo_Datz" title="Duo Datz">Duo Datz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_D%27Or" title="David D'Or">David D'Or</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eden_(Israeli_band)" title="Eden (Israeli band)">Eden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mei_Finegold" title="Mei Finegold">Mei Finegold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moti_Giladi" title="Moti Giladi">Moti Giladi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Gili and Galit</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eden_Golan" title="Eden Golan">Eden Golan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nadav_Guedj" title="Nadav Guedj">Nadav Guedj</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hakol_Over_Habibi" title="Hakol Over Habibi">Habibi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sarit_Hadad" title="Sarit Hadad">Sarit Hadad</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ofra_Haza" title="Ofra Haza">Ofra Haza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ilanit" title="Ilanit">Ilanit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imri_Ziv" title="Imri Ziv">Imri</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cherie_and_Renno" title="Cherie and Renno">Izabo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Noa_Kirel" title="Noa Kirel">Noa Kirel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Avi_Kushnir" title="Avi Kushnir">Kushnir</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shiri_Maimon" title="Shiri Maimon">Shiri Maimon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kobi_Marimi" title="Kobi Marimi">Kobi Marimi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moran_Mazor" title="Moran Mazor">Moran Mazor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Milk_and_Honey_(Israeli_group)" title="Milk and Honey (Israeli group)">Milk and Honey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lior_Narkis" title="Lior Narkis">Lior Narkis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Liora</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Netta_Barzilai" title="Netta Barzilai">Netta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Noa_(singer)" title="Noa (singer)">Noa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PingPong_(band)" title="PingPong (band)">PingPong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kaveret" title="Kaveret">Poogy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rita_(Israeli_singer)" title="Rita (Israeli singer)">Rita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Lehakat_Shiru" title="Lehakat Shiru">Lehakat Shiru</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harel_Skaat" title="Harel Skaat">Harel Skaat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tal_Sondak" title="Tal Sondak">Tal Sondak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hovi_Star" title="Hovi Star">Hovi Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Teapacks" title="Teapacks">Teapacks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Avi_Toledano" title="Avi Toledano">Avi Toledano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Sarai Tzuriel</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/A-Ba-Ni-Bi" title="A-Ba-Ni-Bi">A-Ba-Ni-Bi</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Amen</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">At Va'Ani</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ben Adam</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Derekh Hamelekh</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Ding Dong"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Diva_(Dana_International_song)" title="Diva (Dana International song)">Diva</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ein Davar</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Emor Shalom</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ey_Sham" title="Ey Sham">Ey Sham</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s>"<span title="Amharic-language text"><span lang="am-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Feker_Libi" title="Feker Libi">Feker Libi</a></span></span>"</s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"The Fire in Your Eyes"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Golden_Boy_(Nadav_Guedj_song)" title="Golden Boy (Nadav Guedj song)">Golden Boy</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Halayla</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hallelujah_(Milk_and_Honey_song)" title="Hallelujah (Milk and Honey song)">Hallelujah</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Yom_Huledet" title="Yom Huledet">Happy Birthday</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Hasheket Shenish'ar</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Hi</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Home_(Kobi_Marimi_song)" title="Home (Kobi Marimi song)">Home</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Hora</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hurricane_(Eden_Golan_song)" title="Hurricane (Eden Golan song)">Hurricane</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_Alive" title="I Feel Alive">I Feel Alive</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/I.M_(song)" title="I.M (song)">I.M</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Kan</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Leha'amin</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Light a Candle"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Made_of_Stars" title="Made of Stars">Made of Stars</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Milim" title="Milim">Milim</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Natati_La_Khayay" title="Natati La Khayay">Natati La Khayay</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">Olé, Olé</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Push_the_Button_(Teapacks_song)" title="Push the Button (Teapacks song)">Push the Button</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Rak Bishvilo</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Same Heart"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Sameach" title="Sameach">Sameach</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Set_Me_Free_(Eden_Alene_song)" title="Set Me Free (Eden Alene song)">Set Me Free</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><s>"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Shalom Olam</span></span>"</s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Shara Barkhovot</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Shir_Habatlanim" title="Shir Habatlanim">Shir Habatlanim</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Shiru</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"There Must Be Another Way"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Time"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Together We Are One"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Toy_(song)" title="Toy (song)">Toy</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Unicorn_(song)" title="Unicorn (song)">Unicorn</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Words for Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Yavo Yom</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Hebrew-language text"><span lang="he-Latn">Ze Rak Sport</span></span>"</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-size:88%;"><div><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Note: Entries scored out signify where Israel did not compete</li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Croatia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Croatia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Denmark_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Denmark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/France_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">France</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Finland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Finland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Germany_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Germany</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greece_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Greece</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Ireland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Israel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Latvia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Latvia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lithuania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Lithuania</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Macedonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Macedonia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Malta_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Malta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moldova_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Moldova</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norway_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Norway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Romania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Romania</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Russia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Russia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Spain_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Spain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sweden_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Sweden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Switzerland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Turkey_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Turkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Ukraine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">United Kingdom</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Semi-final</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Albania</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andorra_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Andorra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Belarus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Belarus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Belgium_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Belgium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Bulgaria</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Cyprus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Estonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Estonia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iceland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Iceland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Monaco_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Monaco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Netherlands</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Poland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Poland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Portugal_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Portugal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Slovenia</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Withdrawn</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006" title="Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006">Serbia and Montenegro</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Final</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_(singer)" title="André (singer)">André</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arsenie_Todira%C8%99" title="Arsenie Todiraș">Arsenium</a> feat. <a href="/wiki/Natalia_Gordienko" title="Natalia Gordienko">Natalia Gordienko</a> and <a href="/wiki/Connect-R" title="Connect-R">Connect-R</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dima_Bilan" title="Dima Bilan">Dima Bilan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Butler_(singer)" title="Eddie Butler (singer)">Eddie Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carola_H%C3%A4ggkvist" title="Carola Häggkvist">Carola</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cosmos_(band)" title="Cosmos (band)">Vocal Group Cosmos</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fabrizio_Faniello" title="Fabrizio Faniello">Fabrizio Faniello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christine_Guldbrandsen" title="Christine Guldbrandsen">Christine Guldbrandsen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hari_Mata_Hari" title="Hari Mata Hari">Hari Mata Hari</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tina_Karol" title="Tina Karol">Tina Karol</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kennedy_(singer)" title="Brian Kennedy (singer)">Brian Kennedy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Las_Ketchup" title="Las Ketchup">Las Ketchup</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lordi" title="Lordi">Lordi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/LT_United" title="LT United">LT United</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginie_Pouchain" title="Virginie Pouchain">Virginie Pouchain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elena_Risteska" title="Elena Risteska">Elena Risteska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Daz_Sampson" title="Daz Sampson">Daz Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sidsel_Ben_Semmane" title="Sidsel Ben Semmane">Sidsel Ben Semmane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Severina_(singer)" title="Severina (singer)">Severina</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Six4one" title="Six4one">six4one</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Lightning_(band)" title="Texas Lightning (band)">Texas Lightning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mihai_Tr%C4%83istariu" title="Mihai Trăistariu">Mihai Trăistariu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sibel_T%C3%BCz%C3%BCn" title="Sibel Tüzün">Sibel Tüzün</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anna_Vissi" title="Anna Vissi">Anna Vissi</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Semi-final</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Annet_Artani" title="Annet Artani">Annet Artani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/An%C5%BEej_De%C5%BEan" title="Anžej Dežan">Anžej Dežan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luiz_Ejlli" title="Luiz Ejlli">Luiz Ejlli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9verine_Ferrer" title="Séverine Ferrer">Séverine Ferrer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ich_Troje" title="Ich Troje">Ich Troje</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Serrano" class="mw-redirect" title="Jennifer Serrano">Jenny</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Silv%C3%ADa_Night" title="Silvía Night">Silvia Night</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nonstop_(band)" title="Nonstop (band)">Nonstop</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mariana_Popova" title="Mariana Popova">Mariana Popova</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kate_Ryan" title="Kate Ryan">Kate Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Oxenryd" title="Sandra Oxenryd">Sandra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Polina_Smolova" title="Polina Smolova">Polina Smolova</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Treble_(musical_group)" title="Treble (musical group)">Treble</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Withdrawn</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/No_Name_(Montenegrin_band)" title="No Name (Montenegrin band)">No Name</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Final</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Norwegian-language text"><span lang="no">Alvedansen</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Un_Blodymary" title="Un Blodymary">Bloody Mary</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Every_Song_Is_a_Cry_for_Love" title="Every Song Is a Cry for Love">Every Song Is a Cry for Love</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Everything_(Anna_Vissi_song)" title="Everything (Anna Vissi song)">Everything</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Hallelujah" title="Hard Rock Hallelujah">Hard Rock Hallelujah</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"I Do"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"I Hear Your Heart"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"If We All Give a Little"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr">Il était temps</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Invincible_(Carola_H%C3%A4ggkvist_song)" title="Invincible (Carola Häggkvist song)">Invincible</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Lejla_(Hari_Mata_Hari_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lejla (Hari Mata Hari song)">Lejla</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Spanish-language text"><span lang="es">Loca</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Croatian-language text"><span lang="hr"><a href="/wiki/Moja_%C5%A1tikla" title="Moja štikla">Moja štikla</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Never_Let_You_Go_(Dima_Bilan_song)" title="Never Let You Go (Dima Bilan song)">Never Let You Go</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Ninanajna"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/No_No_Never" title="No No Never">No No Never</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Show Me Your Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Superstar"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Teenage_Life" title="Teenage Life">Teenage Life</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Together We Are One"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Italian-language text"><span lang="it"><a href="/wiki/Torner%C3%B2_(Mihai_Tr%C4%83istariu_song)" title="Tornerò (Mihai Trăistariu song)">Tornerò</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Twist of Love"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Winners" title="We Are the Winners">We Are the Winners</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Without Your Love"</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Semi-final</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">"Amambanda"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr">La Coco-Dance</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Portuguese-language text"><span lang="pt">Coisas de nada</span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/Congratulations_(Silv%C3%ADa_Night_song)" title="Congratulations (Silvía Night song)">Congratulations</a>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Follow My Heart"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr"><a href="/wiki/Je_t%27adore" title="Je t'adore">Je t'adore</a></span></span>"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Let Me Cry"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Mr Nobody"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"Mum"</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<span title="Catalan-language text"><span lang="ca">Sense tu</span></span>"</span></li> 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