Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

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Fabrizio Faniello took part in Eurovision for the second time for Malta.
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Fabrizio Faniello took part in Eurovision for the second time for Malta.

Malta’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was I do by Fabrizio Faniello, who was chosen by the Maltese public by televoting in a live televised final. I do has been described as a very up-tempo pop song that contains Swedish sounds. The song is written and composed by Aldo Spiteri & Fabrizio Faniello.

Fabrizio Faniello is a popular Maltese pop singer, who was born on 27 April 1981 and showed an interest in music at a young age by performing at festivals. His incredible talent and determination brought him to the Malta Song For Europe Festival in 1998 where he placed 2nd with the song “More Than Just A Game.” One of his biggest career highlights was when he reached 9th place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with his hit “Another Summer Night.” Since then Fabrizio has had many successful albums and singles in Malta and internationally. Fabrizio’s current release is entitled “Believe” which contains the successful single, “Love On The Radio.”

After automatically qualifying for the final due to the 2nd-placed 2005 performance by Chiara, Faniello scored only one point (which he received from Albania), ending in last place.

[edit] Result of National Final

Song Singer Points Place
1 You Too J. Anvil 4933 4th
2 Amazing Anabel Debono 2107 14th
3 Only Till The Morning Ali & Lis 3907 6th
4 It Just Comes Natural Josef Tabone & Amanda Farrugia 1980 15th
5 Echoes Of Gaia Charlene & Natasha 2836 10th
6 I Promise You Manuel Xuereb 3782 7th
7 I Do Fabrizio Faniello 7729 1st
8 Tell Me Eleanor Cassar 2646 11th
9 This Heart Of Mine Trilogy 4954 3rd
10 So Good Andreana 635 18th
11 Time Paul Giordimaina & Morena 3046 9th
12 Reachin' Out Pamela 2371 13th
13 Stronger Christian Arding 4075 5th
14 Waves Nadine Axisa 1680 16th
15 Stay With Me Lara Azzopardi 1637 17th
16 You're My Dream Kevin Borg 3590 8th
17 High Alert Claudia Faniello 2416 12th
18 Spare A Moment Olivia Lewis 7623 2nd
Individual Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Albania - Andorra - Armenia - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Latvia - Lithuania - Republic of Macedonia - Malta - Moldova - Monaco - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Note: Countries in italics are semi-finalists who did not advance to the final.