Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Romania
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selected entrant	Mihai Trăistariu
Selected song	"Tornerò"
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 172 points
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Romania’s selection for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest was held by TVR on 26 February. Mihai Trăistariu, with the song Tornerò, was chosen to represent the country. Tornerò is a dance song, not unlike last year's Eurovision entry Let Me Try. Both entries start off with a calm tone and pick up with several key changes for a climax at the end. The song is performed in both English and Italian. The song is written by Cristian Hriscu & Mihaela Deac and composed by Eduard Cârcota.

The song went on to come 4th in the Eurovision final with 172 points, giving Romania its second-best position ever in the contest.

Mihai Trăistariu was born in Piatra Neamţ and is a 28-year-old singer currently residing in Constanţa. He has participated in many international festivals and competitions including five participations in the Romanian National Selection for Eurovision. He released his debut album in 2005 called "Altceva".

Result of National Final

№	Singer	Song	Televote	Jury	Total	Place
1	Gina Pop Band	"Hey A Hey"	1	3	4	10
2	Linda Valori	"Se Tu Vuoi"		10	10	6
3	Maria Radu & Mike Peterson	"It's Our World"	3	2	5	8
4	Jasmine	"Sunshine"		5	5	8
5	Akcent feat. Nico	"Jokero"	12	8	20	2
6	Dora	"Brand New Feelings"	7	6	13	3
7	Mi Do	"Sagapo"	2	1	3	12
8	Mihai Trăistariu	"Tornerò"	10	12	22	1
9	Indiggo	"Be My Boyfriend"	6		6	7
10	Laurenţiu Cazan	"I Believe In My Stars"	5	7	12	4
11	Delia	"Gândeşti Prea High"	4		4	10
12	Tony Pop Tamas & Desperado	"The Universe"	8	4	12	4

At Eurovision

He performed twelfth, following Macedonia and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the end of the voting he landed fourth with 172 points, getting 12 points from two countries: Moldova and Spain.

Points Awarded by Romania^[1]

Semi final 12 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 points  Turkey 8 points  Ukraine 7 points  Russia 6 points  Sweden 5 points  Finland 4 points  Cyprus 3 points  Lithuania 2 points  Armenia 1 point  Macedonia

Final 12 points  Moldova 10 points  Greece 8 points  Russia 7 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 points  Turkey 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Finland 3 points  Ukraine 2 points  Ireland 1 point  Armenia

Points Awarded to Romania (Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Moldova  Spain	Cyprus  Israel  Malta  Portugal		France  Greece	Denmark  Finland  Ireland  Sweden  United Kingdom
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Croatia  Germany  Slovenia	Armenia  Estonia  Norway  Russia  Serbia and Montenegro	Andorra  Belarus  Poland  Turkey	Albania  Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  Iceland  Latvia  Macedonia	Lithuania   Switzerland  Ukraine

References

1. Eurovision Song Contest 2006

See also

• Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest