Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country  Cyprus
National selection
Selection process A Song for Europe
Selection date(s) Semi-finals
February 11, 2006
February 12, 2006
Final
February 22, 2006
Selected entrant Annet Artani
Selected song "Why Angels Cry"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (15th, 57 points)
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2005 • 2006 • 2007►

Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Why Angels Cry" performed by Annet Artani. The song placed 15th in the semi-final with 57 points and therefore did not qualify for the final.

A Song for Europe

A Song for Europe, the Cypriot national final, consisted of two semi-finals held on February 11 and February 12, 2006 with a final held on February 22, 2006. Each semi-final had ten contestants, five of which were selected by regional televoting to continue to the final. At the final, held in CyBC studios and hosted by Alex Michael & Christina Marouchou, the winning contestant was once again chosen by televoting.[1] Annet Artani won the final with the song "Why Angels Cry" written by Petros Yiannaki.

Semi-final 1, 11 February 2006

DrawSongSinger
1Love On The WeekendAndreas Konstatinidis
2I’m A FighterMarina Solonos
3InvincibleEleni Paris
4Just Your SmileEleni Andreou
5Just A DanceIrini Athanassiou
6If You Asked Me To LieGiorgos Gavriel
7I Need You To Need MeLiana
8When I See You Dreamin'Lizzi Marcroft
9FunkyNick Nikolaou & Vicky Anastassiou
10Why Angels CryAnnet Artani

Semi-final 2, 12 February

DrawSongSinger
1Play That Melody to MeEleftheria feat. Maria Zorli
2Lost In LoveMarina Solonos
3Land of YesterdayEvagoras Evagorou & Chrisi Antreou
4Night's ShadowsTheodoti Alexandrou
5CongratulationsMarios Tofi
6Everytime I Close My EyesConstantinos Andronikou
7We All Are HeroesPatrick Babak
8To S'agapoAntonis Poorkou & Helena Georgiou
9After YouValanto Trifonos
10Don't Crack NowEleni Paris

Result of National final

DrawSongSingerPoints[1]Place
1Play That Melody to MeEleftheria featuring Maria Zorli327th
2I’m A FighterMarina Solonos239th
3Why Angels CryAnnet Artani511st
4Land of YesterdayEvagoras Evagorou & Chrisi Antreou443rd
5Love on the WeekendAndreas Konstantinidis355th
6CongratulationsMarios Tofi462nd
7Everytime I Close My EyesConstantinos Andronikou258th
8Just Your SmileEleni Andreou1710th
9FunkyNick Nikolaou & Vicky Anastassiou346th
10After YouValanto Trifonos414th

At Eurovision

Because Cyprus placed 18th at the 2005 contest,Annet was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. At the Eurovision semi-final, she came 15th in the semifinal with 57 points, and therefore failed to reach the final.Therefore, Cyprus will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2007.

Points Awarded by Cyprus

Points Awarded to Cyprus

Points Awarded to Cyprus (Semi-Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bakker, Sietse (2006-02-22). "Annette Artani to represent Cyprus in Athens". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
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