Die Grand Prix Hitliste
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Die Grand Prix Hitliste – Die schönsten Songs Europas (English: The Grand Prix Hit Parade – The Best Songs of Europe)[1] was a one-off music competition, held by the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) on 20 May 2006 in Hamburg, Germany. Its aim was to determine the best song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest by means of an opinion poll.
Die Grand Prix Hitliste | |
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Dates | |
Final | 20 May 2006 |
Host | |
Venue | NDR Studios, Hamburg, Germany |
Presenter(s) | |
Host broadcaster | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 20 |
Vote | |
Voting system | Combination of televote, jury vote and an online poll (German public only) |
Winning song | "Wild Dances" by Ruslana |
Twenty songs were selected to participate in the competition through an online poll, which included all winners of the Eurovision Song Contest and all German Eurovision entries between 1956 and 2005 (103 in total).[2][3] During the live broadcast on the television channel Das Erste, "Wild Dances" by Ruslana was chosen as the winner, ahead of well-known Eurovision classics such as "Waterloo" and "Ein bißchen Frieden". The programme was viewed by a television audience of approximately six million people in Germany.[4]