Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Germany
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

Germany was represented by Texas Lightning in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contest with the song "No No Never".

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
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

12 points	Finland
10 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 points	Turkey
7 points	Armenia
6 points	Poland
5 points	Russia
4 points	Sweden
3 points	Albania
2 points	Cyprus
1 point	Lithuania

Final

12 points	Turkey
10 points	Finland
8 points	Greece
7 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
6 points	Russia
5 points	Romania
4 points	Ireland
3 points	Armenia
2 points	Croatia
1 point	Lithuania

Points awarded to Germany

Points awarded to Germany (final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
			Switzerland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Albania Spain United Kingdom		Denmark Ireland Latvia Netherlands		Belgium Norway

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