Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 |
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 Cyprus |
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| National selection |
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| Selection process |
A Song for Europe |
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| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals
February 11, 2006
February 12, 2006
Final
February 22, 2006 |
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| Selected entrant |
Annet Artani |
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| Selected song |
"Why Angels Cry" |
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| Finals performance |
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| Semi-final result |
Failed to qualify (15th) |
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| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest |
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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
| Draw | Song | Singer |
| 1 | Love On The Weekend | Andreas Konstatinidis |
| 2 | I’m A Fighter | Marina Solonos |
| 3 | Invincible | Eleni Paris |
| 4 | Just Your Smile | Eleni Andreou |
| 5 | Just A Dance | Irini Athanassiou |
| 6 | If You Asked Me To Lie | Giorgos Gavriel |
| 7 | I Need You To Need Me | Liana |
| 8 | When I See You Dreamin' | Lizzi Marcroft |
| 9 | Funky | Nick Nikolaou & Vicky Anastassiou |
| 10 | Why Angels Cry | Annet Artani |
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Semi-final 2, 12 February
| Draw | Song | Singer |
| 1 | Play That Melody to Me | Eleftheria feat. Maria Zorli |
| 2 | Lost In Love | Marina Solonos |
| 3 | Land of Yesterday | Evagoras Evagorou & Chrisi Antreou |
| 4 | Night's Shadows | Theodoti Alexandrou |
| 5 | Congratulations | Marios Tofi |
| 6 | Everytime I Close My Eyes | Constantinos Andronikou |
| 7 | We All Are Heroes | Patrick Babak |
| 8 | To S'agapo | Antonis Poorkou & Helena Georgiou |
| 9 | After You | Valanto Trifonos |
| 10 | Don't Crack Now | Eleni Paris |
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Result of National final
| Draw | Song | Singer | Points[1] | Place |
| 1 | Play That Melody to Me | Eleftheria featuring Maria Zorli | 32 | 7th |
| 2 | I’m A Fighter | Marina Solonos | 23 | 9th |
| 3 | Why Angels Cry | Annet Artani | 51 | 1st |
| 4 | Land of Yesterday | Evagoras Evagorou & Chrisi Antreou | 44 | 3rd |
| 5 | Love on the Weekend | Andreas Konstantinidis | 35 | 5th |
| 6 | Congratulations | Marios Tofi | 46 | 2nd |
| 7 | Everytime I Close My Eyes | Constantinos Andronikou | 25 | 8th |
| 8 | Just Your Smile | Eleni Andreou | 17 | 10th |
| 9 | Funky | Nick Nikolaou & Vicky Anastassiou | 34 | 6th |
| 10 | After You | Valanto Trifonos | 41 | 4th |
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At Eurovision
At the Eurovision semi-final, she came 15th in the semifinal with 57 points, and therefore failed to reach the final.
Points Awarded by Cyprus
Points Awarded to Cyprus
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Points Awarded to Cyprus (Semi-Final)
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10 points |
8 points |
7 points |
6 points |
 Greece
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 Monaco
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 Armenia United Kingdom
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4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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 Ukraine
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 Bulgaria Germany
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 Belarus Switzerland
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See also
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