Sweden was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 by Molly Sandén with "Det finaste någon kan få". TV4 took over participation after Sveriges Television (SVT) withdrew after 2005.
After the 2005 Contest, SVT decided to withdraw from Junior Eurovision to participate in the revived Scandinavian contest MGP Nordic, previously held in 2002. TV4 decided to continue Sweden's participation in Junior Eurovision, remaining the only Nordic country left in the contest.
Before Junior Eurovision
Stage Junior 2006 TV4 decided to hold a national final to select the Swedish entry for the 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The show was held on 2 September at Globen in Stockholm, hosted by Agneta Sjödin and Adam Alsing. Televoting selected the winner from the 8 competing songs. Only the top three songs were announced, with Molly Sandén winning the contest as the favourite, receiving 35% of the votes for her performance of "Det finaste någon kan få". +Final – 2 September 2006 Draw Artist Song Televote Place1Sanna Johansson"Jorden runt"—— 2Sally Johansson-Frisell"Nu vet jag bättre" ——3Sebastian Krantz"Ta tag i situationen"——4Bianca Wahlgren-Ingrosso & Malin Eriksson"Kan det bli vi två"16%25George Shaid"Jag tror jag är kär"——6Nadja Juslin"Tusen rosor"——7Karin Aldheimer & Viktor Abrahamsson"Svartvitt"12%38Molly Sandén"Det finaste någon kan få"35%1 At Junior Eurovision On the night of the contest, held in Bucharest, Romania, Molly Sandén performed 10th in the running order of the contest, following Macedonia and preceding Greece. At the close of the voting Molly received 116 points, placing 3rd of the 15 competing entries, giving Sweden its best result at Junior Eurovision ever.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Sweden Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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