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2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

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Contrary to tradition, the nations did not enter the stadium in alphabetical order, but by regions of the Commonwealth. European nations entered the stadium first, followed by those from Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean and finally, Oceania. English athletes and officials entered the stadium
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Also includes: My skin my life / David Page, lyrics by Joy Murphy Wandin ; Under the milky way / Steven Kilbey and Karin Jansson ; Cities / F. Riebel, H.Angus ; Together we are one / Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers, Brian
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heritage and Melbourne's fickle weather. The role of the boy was performed by 12-year-old (almost 13) Sean Whitford, who had been selected from thousands of candidates. Australian rock band
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circling the singer, and fireworks were also ignited on the banks of the Yarra, as well as the floating pontoons, and Melbourne's larger skyscrapers.
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The final bearers of the Queen's Baton were all former elite world-class athletes who had successfully competed at both the
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with an artificial fish over it, featuring the culture of one of 71 participating nation at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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with Producers David Proctor (Opening Ceremony), Adam Charles (Closing Ceremony) and Keith Tucker (River).
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countdown projection on the floor of the stage was set to the melody of "Countdown" was instrumental by
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A CD was produced of the music of the ceremony, which includes all of the official music composed by
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The Queen then read the message of greeting which she had placed in the baton (366 days earlier on
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with wings attached was lowered into the stadium. A performance followed based on a poem by
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The ceremonies were produced by Jack Morton, Artistic Director and Executive Producer
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in tribute of the Queen's 80th birthday (37 days hence), ending with eight bars from
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playing a specially written musical 'set', tailoring music to specific regions.
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The "flying tram" featured in the Opening Ceremony, sitting on a
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included the baton being handed to the 16 captains of the
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The Indigenous segment of the opening ceremony was called
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The opening ceremony was broadcast in Australia on the
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