Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Germany was represented by Texas Lightning in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contest with the song "No No Never".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Der deutsche Vorentscheid 2006 – 50 Jahre Grand Prix | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 March 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Texas Lightning | |||
| Selected song | "No No Never" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 36 points | |||
| Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Texas Lightning is a quintet that describes itself as hip and old fashioned. The group consists of Olli Dittrich, Jon Flemming Olsen, Markus Schmidt, Uwe Frenzel, and Jane Comerford. They have remade songs by country singers such as Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, but have also recorded hit songs such as "Highway To Hell" and "Like A Virgin" with a country twist. They also recently covered "Waterloo", ABBA's 1974 Eurovision hit.
Before Eurovision
Der deutsche Vorentscheid 2006 – 50 Jahre Grand Prix
Germany’s selection for the 2006 contest was held on 9 March 2006, with only three performers and songs as part of a special show celebrating 50 years of Eurovision. Singer/comedian Olli Dittrich with his country/pop band Texas Lightning beat former Modern Talking singer Thomas Anders and 1972 Eurovision winner Vicky Leandros to represent Germany at Eurovision, winning the selection with a total of 365,361 televotes. They represented Germany with the song "No No Never". The song was written and composed by Jane Comerford, lead vocalist of the band.
| Final – 9 March 2006 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Thomas Anders | "Songs That Live Forever" | Achim Brochhausen, Thomas Anders, Lukas Hilbert, Ina Wolf | 216,457 | 2 |
| 2 | Texas Lightning | "No No Never" | Jane Comerford | 365,361 | 1 |
| 3 | Vicky Leandros | "Don't Break My Heart" | Vicky Leandros, Alex Geringas | 213,139 | 3 |
At Eurovision
Germany finished 14th with 36 points at Eurovision, having automatically gained a place in the final as one of the four largest donors to the European Broadcasting Union.
Points awarded by Germany
Semi final
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Final
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Points awarded to Germany
| 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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