Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Romania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Romania in the; Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Participating broadcaster	Televiziunea Română (TVR)
Country	Romania
Selection process	Selecția Națională 2006
Selection date	26 February 2006
Competing entry
Song	"Tornerò"
Artist	Mihai Trăistariu
Songwriters	Eduard Cîrcotă; Mihaela Deac; Cristian Hriscu;
Placement
Final result	4th, 172 points
Participation chronology

Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Tornerò", written by Eduard Cîrcotă, Mihaela Deac, and Cristian Hriscu, and performed by Mihai Trăistariu. The Romanian participating broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), held the national final Selecția Națională 2006 in February 2006 to select its entry for the contest. Controversy surrounded the event, as seventh-placed duo Indiggo accused TVR of vote rigging.

Prior to Eurovision, "Tornerò" was promoted by a music video, live performances, radio submissions and fellow endeavours in several countries. Romania ultimately reached fourth place in the contest's final on 20 May, achieving 172 points. This remained the country's highest score until 2017. During Romania's show, Trăistariu was accompanied by dance group Big Bounce who performed a mixture of ballet and contemporary dance onstage. Following Eurovision, "Tornerò" achieved commercial success, reaching the top ten in Finland and Greece.^[1]^[2]

^ "Mihai: Tornero" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Top 50 Singles – 27/8 – 2/9/2006". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[1] "Mihai: Tornero" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[2] "Top 50 Singles – 27/8 – 2/9/2006". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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