On 26 February , the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 . Subsequently , " Tornerò " was chosen to represent Romania at the contest 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 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 . Similar controversy occurred after Romanian group Akcent and Romanian singer Nico , who placed second with " Jokero " , questioned Trăistariu 's win
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Tornerò (Mihai Trăistariu song)