ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, tˈɛksəs lˈaɪtnɪŋ, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð vˈɪki lˈiːndɹoʊz ænd tˈɑːməs ˈændɚz, wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmən pˈʌblɪk bɹˈɔːdkæstɚɹ ˌɛndˌiːˈɑːɹ tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðə vˈɔːɹəntʃˌeɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks dʒˈɜːmən pɹɪsᵻlˈɛkʃən fɚðə jˈʊɹɹoʊvˌɪʒən sˈɔŋ kˈɑːntɛst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, wˌɪtʃ ˈæktʃuːəli tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪn hˈæmbɜːɡ.
In 2006, Texas Lightning, along with Vicky Leandros and Thomas Anders, was nominated by the German public broadcaster NDR to enter the Vorentscheid 2006 (German preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which actually took place in Hamburg).