Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) | |||
| Country | Latvia | |||
| Selection process | Eirodziesma 2006 | |||
| Selection date | 11 March 2006 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "I Hear Your Heart" | |||
| Artist | Cosmos | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 30 points | |||
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Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "I Hear Your Heart", composed by Andris Sējāns and Reinis Sējāns, with lyrics by Guntars Račs and Molly-Ann Leikin, and performed by the group Cosmos. The Latvian participating broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), organised the national final Eirodziesma 2006 in order to select its entry for the contest. Twenty songs were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. In the semi-finals on 4 and 11 February 2006, five entries were selected to advance from each show: three entries selected based on a public televote and two entries selected by a five-member jury panel. Ten songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 11 March 2006 where two rounds of public voting selected "I Hear Your Heart" performed by Cosmos as the winner.
As one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2005, Latvia automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 4, Latvia placed sixteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 30 points.