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
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Germany’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was held on 9 March, 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. They represented Germany with the song No No Never. The song is written and composed by Jane Comerford, lead vocalist of the band.

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 recentently covered "Waterloo", ABBA's 1974 Eurovision hit.

They 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.

Result of National Final

№	Song	Singer	Votes	Place
1	Songs That Live Forever	Thomas Anders	216,457	2nd
2	No No Never	Texas Lightning	365,361	1st
3	Don't Break My Heart	Vicky Leandros	213,139	3rd

Voting

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