United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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The United Kingdom
was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
by Daz Sampson
with the song "Teenage Life". He finished in 19th place with 25 points.
, the annual BBC
television
show which sees the selection of the United Kingdom
's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
.
and Natasha Kaplinsky
.
Opinions on each song and performance were given by a panel consisting of four celebrities: singer Kelly Osbourne
, radio and television show host Jonathan Ross
, television presenter Fearne Cotton
, and Strictly Come Dancing
panellist Bruno Tonioli
. When asked to predict the winner, Osbourne and Ross thought Daz Sampson would win whilst Cotton and Tonioli opted for Antony Costa.
The results were allocated on a regional basis with additional votes from the internet
and text votes. Each region awarded 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 points to the five most popular songs, with votes from the internet being counted as an additional region for this purpose. Celebrities delivered these results in a deliberate echo of the Eurovision Song Contest itself. After the regional votes, each song's score was 'topped up' with one point for each percentage of the text votes received.
(EBU) rules. The claims were made by a Eurovision news website www.oikotimes.com, although the BBC responded with a rebuttal of the claims http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=3903.
The original version of Teenage Life was released by Spacekats in March 2004 on the Riff Raff label through Juno Records. It was, and still is, commercially available although only as a 'White Label
' record. The BBC maintain that as the song is only available as a 'White Label' it therefore complies with EBU rules.
Teenage Life includes a choir of young girls and during the performance on Making Your Mind Up their voices were mimed by older dancers. Such a performance would fall foul of EBU rules which prohibits miming and restricts the number of performers allowed on stage (i.e. no choirs). For the performance at the Eurovision, the vocals were sung live by the dancers. One of the dancers was replaced due to the complications that would have been involved in taking her to the event.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
by Daz Sampson
Daz Sampson
Darren "Daz" Sampson is a British dance music producer, musician and singer-songwriter.Up until 2006, when he represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, Sampson was best known for his commercial dance music, often reworkings of older songs as a solo act and as a member of various...
with the song "Teenage Life". He finished in 19th place with 25 points.
National final
On 4 March 2006, six artists competed to win Making Your Mind UpMaking Your Mind Up (TV series)
Eurovision: Your Country Needs You was a BBC TV show broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest...
, the annual BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show which sees the selection of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
Presenters
The show was hosted by Terry WoganTerry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
and Natasha Kaplinsky
Natasha Kaplinsky
Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky is a British newsreader and television presenter, currently employed by ITV having previously worked for Channel 5, Sky News and the BBC...
.
Opinions on each song and performance were given by a panel consisting of four celebrities: singer Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
, radio and television show host Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross (television presenter)
Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross from 2001 until he left the BBC in 2010. Ross began hosting a new chat show on ITV1 starting 3 September 2011...
, television presenter Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter who is known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon. In 2007, she became the first regular female presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chart Show...
, and Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...
panellist Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli is an Italian choreographer and TV personality who appears as a judge on the television dance competition Strictly Come Dancing for BBC TV in the UK, and its American adaptation Dancing with the Stars on ABC TV in the US, Tonioli co-created and appeared on the BBC talent show DanceX...
. When asked to predict the winner, Osbourne and Ross thought Daz Sampson would win whilst Cotton and Tonioli opted for Antony Costa.
The results were allocated on a regional basis with additional votes from the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and text votes. Each region awarded 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 points to the five most popular songs, with votes from the internet being counted as an additional region for this purpose. Celebrities delivered these results in a deliberate echo of the Eurovision Song Contest itself. After the regional votes, each song's score was 'topped up' with one point for each percentage of the text votes received.
Results
| Artist | Song | Place | Total | North England |
SE England |
Scotland | Midlands | Web | Northern Ireland |
Wales | SW England |
Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Kay | Play Your Game | 6 | 14 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| Kym Marsh | Whisper To Me | 4 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Daz Sampson | Teenage Life | 1 | 121 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| City Chix | All About You | 3 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | 4 | 17 |
| Four Story | Hand On My Heart | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Antony Costa | It's A Beautiful Thing | 2 | 96 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| Scores are shown in the order they were awarded on the night | ||||||||||||
Minor controversies
Even prior to the actual broadcast of the show, allegations emerged that both the winning song, Teenage Life, and the runner-up, It's a Beautiful Thing, had both been commercially released prior to 1 October 2005, which would disqualify either song from representing the UK under European Broadcasting UnionEuropean Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
(EBU) rules. The claims were made by a Eurovision news website www.oikotimes.com, although the BBC responded with a rebuttal of the claims http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=3903.
The original version of Teenage Life was released by Spacekats in March 2004 on the Riff Raff label through Juno Records. It was, and still is, commercially available although only as a 'White Label
White label
White label records are vinyl records with adhesive plain white labels affixed. Test pressings, usually with Test Pressing written on the label, with catalogue number, artist and recording time or date, are produced in small quantities to evaluate the quality of the disc production...
' record. The BBC maintain that as the song is only available as a 'White Label' it therefore complies with EBU rules.
Teenage Life includes a choir of young girls and during the performance on Making Your Mind Up their voices were mimed by older dancers. Such a performance would fall foul of EBU rules which prohibits miming and restricts the number of performers allowed on stage (i.e. no choirs). For the performance at the Eurovision, the vocals were sung live by the dancers. One of the dancers was replaced due to the complications that would have been involved in taking her to the event.
External links
- Eurovision Song Contest The official site of the ESC
- ESC Today An unofficial fan website
- Making Your Mind Up BBC Radio 2 website
- Teenage Life Website Listen to and download the winning song