51st contest
Eurovision 2006
The 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, the 51st edition, was held in Athens, Greece at Olympic Indoor Hall and was won by Finland — Lordi with “Hard Rock Hallelujah”.
Finland's first win, at the 45th time of asking, by a hard rock band in latex monster masks.
The facts
- Host country
- Greece
- Host city
- Athens
- Venue
- Olympic Indoor Hall
- Winner
- Finland
- Artist
- Lordi
- Song
- “Hard Rock Hallelujah”
This was Finland’s only Eurovision win. Their full record
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