Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Latvia
National selection
Selection process	Eirodziesma 2006
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 4 February 2006 11 February 2006 Final 11 March 2006
Selected entrant	Cosmos
Selected song	"I Hear Your Heart"
Finals performance
Final result	16th, 30 points
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Latvia’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen in a final called Eirodziesma, which was held on March 11 following 2 semi-finals in February. The winning entry was the song I Hear Your Heart by the group Cosmos. The song is written by Molly-Ann Leikin & Guntars Račs and composed by Reinis Sējāns & Andris Sējāns. Gimmicks employed by the band on the night (aside from the unusual a cappella) included a rudimentary automaton who danced with the group and a heart-shaped helium balloon that was released from one of the singers' pockets at the end.

Cosmos is a group of six young Latvian performers who sing a cappella. They are Jānis Šipkēvics, Andris Sējans, Juris Lisenko, Jānis Ozols, Jānis Strazdiņš and Reinis Sējāns joining in 2004. Their first album sold 12,000 copies and reaching gold status as well as gaining the title of the best pop-album in Latvia of 2003. They were also triumphant in winning the third international song contest "New Wave 2004." In 2005, Cosmos released their second album "Pa un Par", presenting 16 tracks of Latvian and international songs, as wells as original compositions.

Latvia automatically qualified for the final due to the 2005 performance of Valters and Kazha, and finished 16th with 30 points.

Result of National Final

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Latvia

Semi final 12 points  Russia 10 points  Lithuania 8 points  Finland 7 points  Estonia 6 points  Ukraine 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Ireland 3 points  Poland 2 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 point  Iceland

Final 12 points  Russia 10 points  Lithuania 8 points  Finland 7 points  Sweden 6 points  Norway 5 points  Ukraine 4 points  Ireland 3 points  Germany 2 points  Romania 1 point  United Kingdom

See also

• Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 2000s Brainstorm Arnis Mednis Marie N F.L.Y. Fomins and Kleins Walters and Kazha Vocal Group Cosmos Bonaparti.lv Pirates of the Sea Intars Busulis 2010s Aisha Musiqq Anmary PeR Aarzemnieki Aminata Justs
Songs 2000s "My Star" "Too Much" "I Wanna" "Hello From Mars" "Dziesma par laimi" "The War Is Not Over" "I Hear Your Heart" "Questa notte" "Wolves of the Sea" "Probka" 2010s "What For?" "Angel in Disguise" "Beautiful Song" "Here We Go" "Cake to Bake" "Love Injected" "Heartbeat"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Latvia did not compete)