Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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Slovenia chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on 29 January in their selection, EMA 2006, when 14 songs competed for the votes of the public and a panel of experts. The three voting groups would determine the winner. EMA veteran Saša Lendero and her ethnic dance song "Mandoline", won both the televoting and SMS votes while in the end, the jury decided the outcome and Anžej Dežan
with the song Plan B won the competition, causing much controversy. More dispute was caused when accusations were made that the song was a copy of a song called Santa Maria sung by Austria
n singer Simone, therefore breaking the contest rules. The European Broadcasting Union
, however, did not see it as a copy, and therefore the song was not disqualified. The song is written by Urša Vlašič and composed by Matjaž Vlašič.
The song, performed in English
in Athens as "Mr Nobody", did not come in the top 10 in the semi-final, finishing 16th with 49 points, therefore not qualifying for the final.
18 year old Anžej Dežan born on the 17 June 1987 in Celje, will be one of the youngest performers in Athens. He was a newcomer to this year EMA, but has past experience by providing the backing vocals to Slovenian superstar Nuša Derenda
's song in 2005. He originally came to fame on 'Bitka talentov,' the same talent show which discovered Slovenia's 2005 Eurovision singer Omar Naber. Anžej has already recorded a duet with EMA runner-up Saša Lendero. Anžej is a very style conscious young man, and goes through more image and hairstyle changes in a couple of years, than most people manage in a lifetime.
Anžej Dežan
Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan (born June 17, 1987 in Šentjur (near Celje, Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer.-Biography:Anžej began his musical career by winning the TV show Karaoke only ten years old...
with the song Plan B won the competition, causing much controversy. More dispute was caused when accusations were made that the song was a copy of a song called Santa Maria sung by Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n singer Simone, therefore breaking the contest rules. The European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
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, however, did not see it as a copy, and therefore the song was not disqualified. The song is written by Urša Vlašič and composed by Matjaž Vlašič.
The song, performed in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
in Athens as "Mr Nobody", did not come in the top 10 in the semi-final, finishing 16th with 49 points, therefore not qualifying for the final.
18 year old Anžej Dežan born on the 17 June 1987 in Celje, will be one of the youngest performers in Athens. He was a newcomer to this year EMA, but has past experience by providing the backing vocals to Slovenian superstar Nuša Derenda
Nuša Derenda
Nuša Derenda is a Slovenian singer who represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark where achieved 7th place.-Biography:...
's song in 2005. He originally came to fame on 'Bitka talentov,' the same talent show which discovered Slovenia's 2005 Eurovision singer Omar Naber. Anžej has already recorded a duet with EMA runner-up Saša Lendero. Anžej is a very style conscious young man, and goes through more image and hairstyle changes in a couple of years, than most people manage in a lifetime.
EMA 2006
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Jury | SMS | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuška Drašček | "Nora sem, da te ljubim" | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Natalija Verboten | "SOS" | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Rebeka Dremelj Rebeka Dremelj Rebeka Dremelj is a singer, model, fashion designer, actress and TV presenter... & Domen Kumer |
"Noro se ujameva" | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | Sergeja | "Tu da du" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Saša Lendero | "Mandoline" | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 2 |
| 6 | Andraž Hribar | "Rapad tepe ipi mapam" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Marijan Novina | "V mojih dlaneh" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Atomik Harmonik Atomik Harmonik Atomik Harmonik is a music group from Slovenia. Their debut single "Brizgalna Brizga" managed to stay at #1 in the Slovenian pop charts for several months... |
"Polkaholik Polkaholik The song "Polkaholik" constituted Atomik Harmonik's attempt to join the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Greece on January 29. It finished in 3rd place in the Slovenian national final .-Track listing:#Polkaholik... " |
10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | Maja Slatinšek | "Vihar" | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Ylenia | "Hokus pokus" | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 11 | Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan (born June 17, 1987 in Šentjur (near Celje, Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer.-Biography:Anžej began his musical career by winning the TV show Karaoke only ten years old... |
"Plan B Mr Nobody (Anžej Dežan song) "Mr Nobody" was the Slovene entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, sung by Anžej Dežan in English.On the night of the semi-final, the song performed third, following Bulgaria's Mariana Popova with "Let Me Cry" and preceding Andorra's Jenny and "Sense tu"... " |
7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 1 |
| 12 | Katrinas | "Najdi me" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 |
| 13 | Monika Pučelj | "Ostani z mano" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| 14 | Alenka Godec Alenka Godec Alenka Godec is one of the most prominent Slovene jazz and pop singers.- Albums :- External links :*... |
"Hočem stran" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
See also
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