Lithuania was represented by

LT United LT United were a Lithuanian music group created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The group entered the Lithuanian pre-selection event with the song "We Are the Winners", winning with almost ...

in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...

with the song "We Are the Winners". The novelty song includes repetition of the song's title, which declares Lithuania as the winner of Eurovision 2006. It's written and composed by

Andrius Mamontovas Andrius Mamontovas (born 23 August 1967) is a Lithuanian rock musician. He is also a songwriter, actor, performer and record producer. He was one of the co-founders of the Lithuanian rock band Foje and the initiator of the LT United project. Pe ...

and Saulius Urbonavičius. Lithuania came fifth in the semi-final, before ending sixth in the final with 162 points.

Before Eurovision

National final

Lithuania’s entry for the 2006 contest was chosen in a national final held by

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

n broadcaster LRT. Before the final, four newcomer qualifying heats and three semi-finals were held to select the 16 finalists.

Newcomers heats

Three newcomers heats were held on 14, 21 and 28 January 2006. The top 4 songs in each heat qualified for the quarter-final.

Quarter-final

The quarter-final was held on 4 February 2006, where the twelve qualifiers from the newcomers heats competed. The top 6 songs qualified for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Three semi-finals were held on 11, 18 and 25 February. The top 5 songs in semi-finals 1 and 2 and the top 4 songs in semi-final 3 were chosen by televoting qualified for the final. An expert jury also gave two of the losing songs wildcards into the final, which both came from the first semi-final.

Final

The final was held on 4 March 2006. The winner was chosen by televoting.

At Eurovision

Because Lithuania failed to qualify in 2005, LT United were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. On the night of the semi-final, LT United performed 18th in the running order, following the

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and preceding

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. They qualified for the final, finishing 5th with 163 points. The band hoped that European sense of humour would assist their entry to success, though the crowd in Athens gave them a mixed reaction. On the night of the final, LT United performed 14th in the running order of the contest, following

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and preceding the

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. At the close of the voting LT United has received 162 points, placing 6th of the 24 competing entries, which is Lithuania's best result to date.

Voting

Points awarded to Lithuania

Points awarded by Lithuania

References

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