with other endeavours. An accompanying music video for the song was also filmed sometime in 2006, with it being included on a CD release of the track in the same year. The visual portrays the singer lip synching to "Tornerò" while walking in a hallway with dancers and other people, occasionally interacting with them and joining their activities. Trăistariu recorded a duet version of the song with Greek singer Tamta titled "Tornerò, Tromero", while covers were done by artists including Greek recording artist Anna Vissi, and Romanian singer Lora during Romanian television show Te cunosc de undeva!. At Eurovision National selection On 26 February, the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. "Tornerò" was chosen after the votes of a professional jury panel (12) and public televoting (10) were combined, resulting in 22 points. Prior to being selected to represent his country at Eurovision, Trăistariu had participated in the Romanian national selection multiple times. Romanian-American singing-songwriting duo Indiggo, who placed seventh with their song "Be My Boyfriend", sparked controversy after demanding €100,000 from the Romanian Television (TVR) for allegedly not being votable by fans due to continuously busy lines. Their allegation was turned down by TVR. In Athens The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 took place at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece and consisted of one semi-final on 18 May, and the final on 20 May 2006. According to the then-Eurovision rules, selected countries, except the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progressed to the final. In 2006, Romania automatically qualified to the final due to the top 11 result last year, where Trăistariu performed in 12th place, preceded by and followed by . At the close of the voting, it had received 172 points, finishing in fourth position and thus qualifying the country for the final in the next contest. "Tornerò" received points from 35 countries with and awarding the maximum 12 points to the entry. Onstage, Trăistariu was accompanied by three male and two female dancers from Romanian dance group Big Bounce, who performed choreography done by Romanian singer and choreographer . It contained elements from both ballet and contemporary dance, and was meant to "highlight [...] Trăistariu's song and