Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | A Song for Europe | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 11 February 2006 12 February 2006 Final 22 February 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 | ||||
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Before Eurovision
A Song for Europe
A Song for Europe was be the national final format developed by CyBC in order to select Cyprus' entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.
Format
A Song for Europe consisted of two semi-finals on 11 and 12 February 2006 and a final on 22 February 2006. The top five songs from each semi-final, as determined by public televoting, qualified to the final. The winner in the final was determined by regional televoting, which saw the televotes of five regions in Cyprus, alongside with the overall televoting result, being converted into points.
All shows took place at the CyBC TV Studios in Nicosia, hosted by Alex Michael and Christina Marouchou.
Competing entries
114 songs were submitted to CyBC. The twenty participating acts were announced on 4 January 2006.[1] Shortly after the list was released, nine of the songs were disqualified from the competition due to breaking multiple rules of the competition. As a result of this, they were replaced by an additional nine entries from the received submissions.[2][3]
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Konstatinidis | "Love on the Weekend" | Michalis Rousos, John Vickers |
| Annet Artani | "Why Angels Cry" | Petros Giannaki |
| Antonis Poorkou & Elena Georgiou | "To S'agapo" | Antonis Poorkou, Helena Georgiou |
| Constantinos Andronikou | "Everytime I Close My Eyes" | Konstantinos Andronikou, Giorgos Ktorides |
| Eleftheria feat. Maria Zorli | "Play That Melody to Me" | Eric Babak |
| Eleni Andreou | "Just Your Smile" | Valeria Partali |
| Eleni Skarpari | "Don't Crack Now" | Mike Connaris, Paul Brown |
| Evagoras Evagorou & Chrisi Andreou | "Land of Yesterday" | Petros Moschovakis, Joyce Kokkinou, Michalis Hadjimichail |
| Giorgos Gavriel | "If You Asked Me to Lie" | Matheson Bayley |
| Heleni & The Jetz | "Invincible" | Mike Connaris, Tarn-Marie Taylor |
| Irini Athanassiou | "Just a Dance" | Marios Anastasiou, Christina Georgiou |
| Lefki Stylianou | "Lost in Love" | Lefki Stylianou, Antreas Paraskeva |
| Liana | "I Need You to Need Me" | Michael Neofitou, Sotira Hadjipanayi |
| Lizzi Marcroft | "When I See You Dreamin'" | Dimitris Laskaridis, Lizzi Marcroft |
| Marina Solonos | "I'm a Fighter" | John Themis, Rachel Charles, Marina Solonos |
| Marios Tofi | "Congratulations" | Christodoulos Siganos, Valentino |
| Nick Nikolaou & Viky Anastasiou | "Funky" | Christos Kiriakidis |
| Patrick Babak | "We All Are Heroes" | Eric Babak, Patrick Babak |
| Theodoti Alexandrou | "Night's Shadows" | Fotis Mousoulidis, Kiriakos Pastides |
| Valanto Trifonos | "After You" | Giannis Charalampous, Natasa Tyrimou, Valanto Trifonos |
| Disqualified Entries | ||
| N/A | "Break of Dawn" | Ola Larson, Fredrik Hult, Jonas Engstrand |
| "C'est la vie" | Tomasz Galkowski, Katarzyna Szczolek | |
| "Come Back My Heart" | Jesús María Pérez | |
| "Forever and For Good" | Eric Babak, Patrick Babak | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | N/A | |
| "It's Over" | Tomasz Galkowski, Mel Baranowska | |
| "Join the Samba" | Ola Larson, Fredrik Hult, Jonas Engstrand | |
| "Things Just Work Out Sometimes" | Stig Nygard, Nina Lassander | |
| "This Is the Night" | Timo Tulone | |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 11 February 2006 where ten acts competed. The top five entries as determined by public televoting proceeded to the final.
| Semi-final 1 – 11 February 2006 | |||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Andreas Konstatinidis | "Love on the Weekend" | Finalist |
| 2 | Marina Solonos | "I'm a Fighter" | Finalist |
| 3 | Heleni & The Jetz | "Invincible" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Eleni Andreou | "Just Your Smile" | Finalist |
| 5 | Irini Athanassiou | "Just a Dance" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Giorgos Gavriel | "If You Asked Me to Lie" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Liana | "I Need You to Need Me" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Lizzi Marcroft | "When I See You Dreamin'" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Nick Nikolaou & Vicky Anastassiou | "Funky" | Finalist |
| 10 | Annet Artani | "Why Angels Cry" | Finalist |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 12 February 2006 where ten acts competed. The top five entries as determined by public televoting proceeded to the final.
| Semi-final 2 – 12 February 2006 | |||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Eleftheria feat. Maria Zorli | "Play That Melody to Me" | Finalist |
| 2 | Lefki Stylianou | "Lost in Love" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Evagoras Evagorou & Chrisi Andreou | "Land of Yesterday" | Finalist |
| 4 | Theodoti Alexandrou | "Night's Shadows" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Marios Tofi | "Congratulations" | Finalist |
| 6 | Constantinos Andronikou | "Everytime I Close My Eyes" | Finalist |
| 7 | Patrick Babak | "We All Are Heroes" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Antonis Poorkou & Elena Georgiou | "To S'agapo" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Valanto Trifonos | "After You" | Finalist |
| 10 | Eleni Skarpari | "Don't Crack Now" | Eliminated |
Final
The final took place on 22 February 2006 February 2006. The winner, "Why Angels Cry" performed by Annet Artani, was determined by regional televoting.[4]
| Final – 22 February 2006 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Eleftheria feat. Maria Zorli | "Play That Melody to Me" | 32 | 7 |
| 2 | Marina Solonos | "I’m A Fighter" | 23 | 9 |
| 3 | Annet Artani | "Why Angels Cry" | 51 | 1 |
| 4 | Evagoras Evagorou & Chrisi Antreou | "Land of Yesterday" | 44 | 3 |
| 5 | Andreas Konstantinidis | "Love on the Weekend" | 35 | 5 |
| 6 | Marios Tofi | "Congratulations" | 46 | 2 |
| 7 | Constantinos Andronikou | "Everytime I Close My Eyes" | 25 | 8 |
| 8 | Eleni Andreou | "Just Your Smile" | 17 | 10 |
| 9 | Nick Nikolaou & Viky Anastasiou | "Funky" | 34 | 6 |
| 10 | Valanto Trifonos | "After You" | 41 | 4 |
| Detailed Regional Televoting Results | |||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Paphos | Limassol | Larnaca | Famagusta | Nicosia | Cyprus | Total | |||
| 1 | "Play That Melody to Me" | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 | |||
| 2 | "I’m A Fighter" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 | |||
| 3 | "Why Angels Cry" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 51 | |||
| 4 | "Land of Yesterday" | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 44 | |||
| 5 | "Love on the Weekend" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 | |||
| 6 | "Congratulations" | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 46 | |||
| 7 | "Everytime I Close My Eyes" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | |||
| 8 | "Just Your Smile" | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||
| 9 | "Funky" | 1 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 34 | |||
| 10 | "After You" | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 41 | |||
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, performed 9th, following Ireland and preceding the Monaco she came 15th in the semi-final with 57 points, and failed to reach the final.Therefore, Cyprus will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2007.
Points awarded by Cyprus
Semi final
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Final
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References
- "CyBC announces song titles and writers". Esctoday. January 4, 2006.
- Bakker, Sietse (January 11, 2006). "Controversial problems Cyprus reach climax". Esctoday.
- Bakker, Sietse (January 12, 2006). "Two new changes on Cypriot list". Esctoday.
- Bakker, Sietse (2006-02-22). "Annette Artani to represent Cyprus in Athens". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
External links
- eurovisionclub.com - Eurovision Song Contest news site, in Greek
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