I Do (Fabrizio Faniello Song)
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Malta was represented at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
with the song "I Do", written by Aldo Spiteri and
Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello (born 27 April 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. Family Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two y ...
, and performed by Faniello himself. The Maltese participating broadcaster,
Public Broadcasting Services Public Broadcasting Services Limited (PBS) is the public broadcaster of Malta. PBS is funded by government grants and the sale of commercial airtime. Its TVM channel is Malta's most watched television channel, and its radio station Magic Malt ...
(PBS), selected its entry for the contest through a national competition consisting of two phases: ''Opportunity 2'' and ''Malta Song for Europe 2006''. In the final, held on 4 February 2006, "I Do" performed by Fabrizio Faniello emerged as the winning entry after gaining the most votes from a public televote with 7,729 votes. Faniello had already represented . As one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2005, Malta automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 7, Malta placed twenty-fourth (last) out of the 24 participating countries with 1 point.


Background

Prior to the 2006 contest, the Maltese Broadcasting Authority (MBA) until 1975, and the
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(PBS) since 1991, had participated in the
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representing Malta eighteen times since MBA's first entry in 1971. After competing in , Malta was absent from the contest beginning in 1976. They had, to this point, competed in every contest since returning in 1991. Their best placing in the contest thus far was second, which it achieved on two occasions: with the song "7th Wonder" performed by
Ira Losco Ira Losco M.Q.R. (born 31 July 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. Her career breakthrough came in 2002, when she represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song " 7th Wonder". She placed second in the competition, Malta's best ...
and with the song "Angel" performed by Chiara. As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, PBS organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate in the 2006 contest on 18 August 2005. The Maltese broadcaster had selected its entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for its 2006 participation.


Before Eurovision


''Opportunity 2''

''Opportunity 2'' was the first phase of the national final format developed by PBS to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Artists that have never competed in ''Malta Song for Europe'' were able to submit their entries for the competition between 18 August 2005 and 14 September 2005. Thirty-six songs were chosen to compete in the semi-final which consisted of nine shows between 8 October 2005 and 17 December 2005 with four songs being presented in each show. Ten entries qualified to compete in the final on 7 January 2006 where two songs, as decided by a public televote, qualified for Malta Song for Europe 2006. All shows were broadcast during the programme ''Showtime ma' Aceline'' on
Television Malta Television Malta (; TVM) (formerly known as ''Malta Television Service;'' MTV and ''Xandir Malta'') is a Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network in Malta operated by the Public broadcasting, national broadcaster, Public Broadcasti ...
(TVM), hosted by
Moira Delia Moira Delia (born 30 October 1971 in Malta) is a Maltese television presenter and actress. She hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa, Malta and was the first person to single-handedly host the contest. Previously, Delia has hos ...
and Manuel Xuereb.


''Malta Song for Europe 2006''

''Malta Song for Europe 2006'' was the second phase of the national final format developed by PBS to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The competition was held on 4 February 2006 at the
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in the nation's capital city of
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. The show was hosted by Eileen Montesin, Josef Bonello and Lou Bondi and broadcast on
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(TVM) as well as on the website ''di-ve.com''.


Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries between 30 October 2005 and 5 December 2005. Songwriters from any nationality were able to submit songs as long as entry applications from foreign songwriters were eligible in their country. Artists were required to be Maltese or possess Maltese citizenship and could submit as many songs as they wished, however, they could only compete with a maximum of one in the competition. 213 entries were received by the broadcaster. On 9 December 2005, PBS announced a shortlist of 35 entries that had progressed through the selection process. The sixteen songs selected to compete in the final were announced on 17 December 2005. Among the selected competing artists were former Maltese Eurovision entrants Paul Giordimaina (who represented ), and
Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello (born 27 April 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. Family Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two y ...
(who represented ). On 22 December 2005, "Turn Another Page", written by Paul Giordimaina and Fleur Balzan and to have been performed by Pamela, was withdrawn from the competition and replaced with the song "Stronger" performed by Christian Arding. Anabelle Debono and
Claudia Faniello Claudia Faniello (born 25 February 1988) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Breathlessly" She came 3rd with the song Gmielek in the maltese festival MuzikaMuzika 2022 Biography Early ...
replaced Nadine Axisa and
Olivia Lewis Olivia Lewis (born 18 October 1978) is a Maltese singer. She has competed in the Malta Song For Eurovision festival, which selects the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest several times. At her 11th attempt she finally won the 2007 ...
, both of them which had been selected with two songs each, as the performers of the songs "Amazing" and "High Alert", respectively.


Final

The final took place on 4 February 2006. Eighteen entries competed and the winner was determined solely by a public televote. The interval act of the show featured performances by former Maltese Eurovision entrants
Georgina Abela Georgina Abela (born 23 April 1959) is a Maltese singer and actress. She is best known for representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest on several occasions, either as an entrant, backing vocalist or songwriter. Career Abela began singing ...
(),
William Mangion Malta was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "This Time", written and performed by William Mangion. The Maltese participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), selected its entry for the contest throug ...
(), Mike Spiteri (),
Claudette Pace Claudette Buttigieg (née Pace, 8 February 1968) is a Maltese member of parliament, Deputy Speaker, and former TV presenter and singer. Personal life and Eurovision Song Contest Born in Naxxar, she won the Malta Song For Europe festival in Janu ...
(), and Chiara ( and ), Lou Bondi and the local acts Alex Manché and Ray Calleja. After the results of the public televote were announced, "I Do" performed by
Fabrizio Faniello Fabrizio Faniello (born 27 April 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. Family Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two y ...
was the winner.


At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 took place at the
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in
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, Greece and consisted of a semi-final on 18 May and the final of 20 May 2006. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the " Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the are required to qualify from the semi-final in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in the 2006 contest, Malta automatically qualified to compete in the final. In addition to their participation in the final, Malta is also required to broadcast and vote in the semi-final. On 21 March 2006, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Malta was set to perform in position 7 during the final, following the entry from and before the entry from . Malta placed twenty-fourth (last) in the final, scoring 1 point. The semi-final and the final were broadcast in Malta on TVM with commentary by
Eileen Montesin Eileen Montesin (born October 1, 1962, Birkirkara) is a Maltese actress and television personality. Active since 1979, Montesin has had a varied career as a presenter, actress, and producer across the realms of radio, TV, and theatre. Career ...
.
PBS appointed
Moira Delia Moira Delia (born 30 October 1971 in Malta) is a Maltese television presenter and actress. She hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa, Malta and was the first person to single-handedly host the contest. Previously, Delia has hos ...
as its spokesperson to announce the Maltese votes during the final.


Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Malta and awarded by Malta in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to in the semi-final and to in the final of the contest.


Points awarded to Malta


Points awarded by Malta


Notes and references


Notes


References

{{Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest, 2006 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an origina ...