The 14th edition of the World Song Contest started on April 15th 2006. 34 countries showed their interest, a number which usually led to a qualifying round. But a new rule was taken, and all countries competed in a final. It was more exciting during the live coverage with 6 countries receiving at least 100 points, but also harder for voters to decide to which songs they were going to vote. Among the entries, one of them probably received a lot of attention. Japan made its debut in this edition, and it's always a pleasure to welcome countries from other continents than Europe or America. This led to a great first try with a thrid position. But if new countries joined, others just didn't take part. Poland and Austria were missed for the originality they usually bring to the contest. The Eurovision Song Contest season was in its crucial week when the results were revealed. It's not a surprised that some players tried to see the popularity of some of this year's ESC participants. The final results were not really optimistic. Lordi for Finland came last and Keith Camilleri, member of the Swiss band six4one, didn't reach the top 20 for Malta. Russia was ready for a 4th victory but Israel, which wasn't seen as a favourite by several participants, surprised everyone by taking the crown. Only two points seperated the songs, but they were enough for Shiri Maimon and Lean She'Lo Telchi to give a first victory to Israel. >> Your Comments
| THE WINNER Country: Israel
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>> Scoreboard
| 1 |
| Israel | Shiri Maimon: Lean She'Lo Telchi | 117 pts |
| 2 |
| Russia | Yulia Savicheva: Esli V Serdce Zhiviot Liubov | 115 pts |
| 3 |
| Japan | Utada Hikaru: Simple And Clean | 104 pts |
| 4 |
| Sweden | Velvet: Mi Amore | 102 pts |
| 5 |
| Italy | Anna Tatangelo: Pensiero Stupendo | 101 pts |
| 6 |
| Turkey | Almora: Kaf Daginin Ardinda | 100 pts |
| 7 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Selma Bajrami: Tijelo Uz Tijelo | 87 pts |
| 8 |
| United States of America | Ashlee Simpson: L.O.V.E. | 84 pts |
| 9 |
| Spain | La Oreja De Van Gogh: 20 De Enero | 83 pts |
| 10 |
| Iceland | Myst: Here For You | 82 pts |
| 11 |
| United Kingdom | Jem: Wish I | 76 pts |
| 12 |
| Australia | Rogue Traders: Watching You | 75 pts |
| 13 |
| France | Nâdiya feat. Smartzee: Tous Ces Mots | 73 pts |
| 14 |
| Venezuela | Carlos Baute: Me Faltas Tú | 67 pts |
| 15 |
| Belgium | Sioen: Cruisin' | 63 pts |
| 16 |
| The Philippines | Tuesday Vargas: Babae Po Ako | 58 pts |
| 17 |
| Andorra | Chenoa: Rutinas | 50 pts |
| 18 |
| F.Y.R. of Macedonia | Elena Risteska: Ona Drugoto | 49 pts |
| 19 |
| Bulgaria | Star Tattooed feat. Ava: Make Me High | 44 pts |
| 20 |
| Denmark | Blue Foundation: End Of The Day (Silence) | 43 pts |
| 21 |
| Monaco | Dany Brillant: Un Jour | 41 pts |
| 22 |
| Estonia | Alumiinium, Sinu Sädelev Sõber: Prozac | 38 pts |
| 23 |
| Malta | Keith Camilleri: Adonis To Venus | 36 pts |
| 24 |
| Germany | Joana Zimmer: Got To Be Sure | 33 pts |
| 25 |
| Norway | Vamp: Tir N'a Noir | 32 pts |
| 26 |
| Portugal | Adelaide Ferreira: Há Quanto Tempo (Eu Espero) | 31 pts |
| 27 |
| Lithuania | Alanas Chosnau: The Heat | 30 pts |
| 28 |
| Ireland | Sharon Shannon feat. Marvel & Lady K: What You Make It (Da Da Da Da) | 30 pts |
| 29 |
| The Netherlands | Jim: Dapper En Sterk | 28 pts |
| 30 |
| Greece | Eleftheria Arvanitaki: Ti Lipi | 25 pts |
| 31 |
| Canada | Marilou: Deux Enfants | 21 pts |
| 32 |
| Serbia & Montenegro | Aleksandra Kovac: For Better Or Worse | 20 pts |
| 33 |
| Croatia | Colonia: Obican Dan | 19 pts |
| 34 |
| Finland | Lordi: Would You Love A Monsterman ? | 15 pts |