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

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 third-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

Romania automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 11 last year.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.Meaning that Romania automatically qualified for the final in the 2007 contest.

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