Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Country |
 Cyprus
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | A Song for Europe | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals February 11, 2006 February 12, 2006 Final February 22, 2006 |
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| Selected entrant | Annet Artani | |||
| Selected song | "Why Angels Cry" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (15th) | |||
| 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, 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.Annet Artani won the final with the song "Why Angels Cry" written by Petros Yiannaki.
At the Eurovision semi-final, she came 15th in the semifinal with 57 points, and therefore failed to reach the final.
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