Home Composed Song Contest 2006

Contest overview

The 2006 Home Composed Song Contest was organised by OGAE Greece and coordinated by Christina Riga following the victory by Dimitris Kiklis the previous year.

This year's contest was the biggest ever, with a grand total of 37 entries, subsequently decreasing to 36 after one withdrawal. This was helped by a fundamental rule change (never repeated again after this year) that composers were allowed to enter as many songs as they wanted instead of the usual maximum of two. The number of actual entrants, and hence juries, was a more conservative 21.

There was a significant amount of turnover among the participants, with several old hands declining to take part this year but a vast number of new entrants from across the continent, and we saw the flags of Poland, FYR Macedonia and Switzerland on the HCSC scoreboard for the first time.

For the second year in succession, the unfortunate Martin Kahnberg managed to record a zero score, this time being joined on the bottom rung by Matthias Pohl. Meanwhile, at the more positive end of the list, the Swedish duo of Ylva and Linda enjoyed a remarkably successful debut, taking second, third and seventh places with their three entries.

Despite a tight finish, though, Ylva and Linda were unable to get in the way of Poland's Patryk Smolarek, who duly took the 2006 title with his ballad "Oddajcie im wolność".

Note: To any participants reading this now (yes, even so many years later!), we are aware that some of the composer and lyricist information below may be incorrect and some of the lyrics/translations are incomplete - so if you have any additions or corrections, please let us know via the HCSC Facebook group and we'll make sure it's rectified. Thanks!

Entries and results

Draw	Country	Song Title	Performer	Composer	Lyricist	Position	Points
01	Germany I	Mr. & Mrs. Real	Two Rocks	Wolfgang Böhmer	Wolfgang Böhmer, Christoph Volkmer	33	5
02	Greece	Erimi dromi	Dimitris Kiklis	Dimitris Kiklis	N. Gouskos	4	67
03	Malta I	Exhale	Christine Buttigieg	Mark Scicluna	Billy.J	18	29
04	Italy	E' stato amore...	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	6	65
05	Sweden I	The Flight Of The Outcasts	Martin Kahnberg	Martin Kahnberg	Martin Kahnberg	35	0
06	Germany II	Phantasia	Achim Wurm	Achim Wurm	Achim Wurm	23	21
07	France	Mer ashkharh ê	Corine Raja-Kambourian	Eric Pilavian	Francis Soghomonian	10	49
08	Portugal	Am I Still	Rogério Afonso	Rogério Afonso	Rogério Afonso	12	47
09	Austria	Marionaise	Marion	Karl Gartler	Marion Dworzack	17	30
10	Malta II	Let's Get Louder	Kimberley Grech	Priscilla Psaila	Billy.J	27	17
11	Germany III	Magie	Jannnni feat. Dinorah	Jannnni	Jannnni	23	21
12	Sweden II	Finns här för dig	Ylva Glader & Linda Persson	Ylva Glader, Linda Persson	Ylva Glader, Linda Persson	3	68
13	Germany IV	Fußball-Laola, Fußball olé	Matthias Pohl	Matthias Pohl	Matthias Pohl	22	22
14	Italy	Vorrei vorrei	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	25	20
15	Germany III	Eskalation	Jannnni	Jannnni	Jannnni	21	26
16	Germany IV	Wann, sag mir wann?	Matthias Pohl	Matthias Pohl	Matthias Pohl	35	0
17	Malta III	I Want You	Mauro	Mauro	Mauro	16	34
18	Spain	Después	Lobo	Ángel García	Ángel García	26	18
19	Poland	Oddajcie im wolność	Patryk Smolarek	Patryk Smolarek	Patryk Smolarek	1	97
20	Sweden II	Always In My Heart	Ylva Glader & Linda Persson	Ylva Glader, Linda Persson	Ylva Glader, Linda Persson	2	86
21	Germany I	My Best Friend	Two Rocks	Wolfgang Böhmer, Christoph Volkmer	Wolfgang Böhmer	30	9
22	FYR Macedonia	Caus	Jasmin	Jasmin Mimidinoski	Jasmin Mimidinoski	15	37
23	Germany II	Ru Ru Russland	Achim Wurm	Achim Wurm	Achim Wurm	29	10
24	Poland	Daruj sobie złośliwość	Patryk Smolarek	Patryk Smolarek	Patryk Smolarek	13	43
25	Germany V	Sturm in deinen Augen	Michael Bauer	Wolfgang Böhmer	Michael Bauer	33	5
26	Italy	Occhi (L'amore dentro di te)	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	Alberto Flavio Fulgoni	Francesco Bonagura	20	27
27	Germany V	Im Jahr des Hundes	Michael Bauer	Wolfgang Böhmer	Michael Bauer	28	14
28	Greece	Alone	Dimitris Kiklis	Dimitris Kiklis	Dimitris Kiklis	10	49
29	United Kingdom	Doggerel	Vulnerable	Ray Holt, Martin Faulkner, Andrew Donaldson	Ray Holt, Martin Faulkner, Andrew Donaldson	14	39
30	Sweden III	Love	Annika Jansson	Annika Jansson	Annika Jansson	5	66
31	Portugal	Make Me Believe	Nuno Val	Rogério Afonso, António Sérgio	António Sérgio	30	9
32	Malta I	A Little Bit Of Love	Priscilla Psaila	Renato Briffa	Billy.J	9	50
33	Sweden II	Mot nya äventyr	Ylva Glader & Linda Persson	Ylva Glader, Linda Persson	Ylva Glader, Linda Persson	7	53
34	Switzerland	Rock To The Rhythm	Hanspeter Zurbuchen	Hanspeter Zurbuchen	Hanspeter Zurbuchen	19	28
35	Austria	Tu che non ci sei piú	Sascha & MikeWail	Karl Gartler	Alexia Astfäller	8	51
37	Sweden I	Free Me	Martin Kahnberg	Martin Kahnberg	Martin Kahnberg	32	6

Song withdrawn before voting took place:

Draw	Country	Song Title	Performer	Composer	Lyricist
36	Malta IV	I Feel Like...	Daniel Muscat	Daniel Muscat	Daniel Muscat

Scoreboard

	Juries
																						Total
Mr. & Mrs Real														1	1				3			5
Erimi dromi	1			10	7		2			10		12		3			7		1	6	8	67
Exhale							7		6					8			1		7			29
E' stato amore...	7	8	2				1			12	7			10		6	2				10	65
The Flight Of The Outcasts																						0
Phantasia			10	1					8				2									21
Mer ashkhark ê		10			3			5								10			12	7	2	49
Am I Still		4		8		7			3		1		12				5		6	1		47
Marionaise			8				12	4										6				30
Let's Get Louder							5					4		2		3					3	17
Magie					1	6							6				8					21
Finns här för dig	10	6						8		5	3				7		4	7		12	6	68
Fußball-Laola, Fußball olé				4		12			4		2											22
Vorrei vorrei										4	4	2		7	3							20
Eskalation					10		6											10				26
Wann, sag mir wann?																						0
I Want You			5	7	5					2		5					10					34
Después			7					6												5		18
Oddajcie im wolność	2	5		5	8		10	12		8	12		1		6			12	4		12	97
Always In My Heart	6	3	12	12					12	7	5		10	6		2			10		1	86
My Best Friend										6										3		9
Caus						3		10		1		6		4	8				5			37
Ru Ru Russland				2					7									1				10
Daruj sobie złośliwość	4	7					4	1	2			8			2		6	4			5	43
Sturm in deinen Augen													5									5
Occhi (L'amore dentro di te)			1			5	8									8		5				27
Im Jahr des Hundes						10														4		14
Alone	5		6			2					8	3		5		5	12	3				49
Doggerel			3	3	12	1		3	10	3					4							39
Love			4		4	4	3				6	10	8		10	7		2	8			66
Make Me Believe					6								3									9
A Little Bit Of Love	8	1						2				7	4	12		1				8	7	50
Mot nya äventyr	12	2			2			7					7		5			8		10		53
Rock To The Rhythm									1						12	12	3					28
Tu che non ci sei piú	3	12		6		8					10					4			2	2	4	51
Free Me									5			1										6

Media

HCSC 2006 winner: Patryk Smolarek - Oddajcie im wolność

Recap of all HCSC 2006 songs in draw order