Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Lordi represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 finals in Athens with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The band won by a significant margin, scoring 292 points, 44 points over second place Dima Bilan (who later won in 2008), representing Russia with the song "Never Let You Go".
Lordi was voted for by every participating country except Albania, Armenia and Monaco, and scored the highest number of points for any entry in any Eurovision Song Contest until the 2009 contest. They received 12 points from eight countries: Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK. Lordi also scored 292 points in the semi-final held two days earlier. They were also the first Eurovision entrant to win in both the semi-final and final stages. Lordi were congratulated on their victory by both Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen. They opened the 2007 Eurovision contest.
See also Eurovision Song Contest 2006: Full point table.
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