Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Monaco chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in an internal selection by national broadcaster, Télé Monte Carlo. Séverine Ferrer was chosen to represent the principality with the song "La Coco-Dance", written and composed by J. Woodfeel and Iren Bo and choreographed by Bruno Vandelli.

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country Monaco
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 2 March 2006
Song: 14 March 2006
Selected entrantSéverine Ferrer
Selected song"La Coco-Dance"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (21st, 14 points)
Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2005 • 2006

Séverine Ferrer was born on 31 October 1977 in Montpellier. She grew up on the island of Réunion and became a local celebrity. In 1991, Severine and her family moved to Paris, where she was certain that she wanted to be an artist. Severine started her career by starring in television series. In 2004, Séverine Ferrer's career picked up with the release of a new album and her clothing line for pregnant women.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

TMC announced in December 2005 that the Monégasque entry for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected internally after the broadcaster received proposals from record companies. Performer auditions took place in Monaco and Paris in January 2006 and French Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest Bruno Berberes was also involved in the selection process.[1]

On 2 March 2006, TMC announced that Séverine Ferrer was selected as the Monégasque entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "La Coco-Dance", which contains lyrics in French and Tahitian.[2] The song was presented to the public on 14 March 2006 during the SR Sverige programme Diggil-ej, hosted by Kris Boswell.[3]

At Eurovision

Because Monaco failed to qualify in 2005 Séverine was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, where she performed 10th, following Cyprus and preceding Macedonia. She came 21st with 14 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final.

Monaco withdrew from the contest after this entry, and has not returned since.

Points awarded by Monaco

Points awarded to Monaco
Points awarded to Monaco (semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. Bakker, Sietse (11 December 2005). "Monaco picked its song for Athens". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. West-Soley, Richard (2 March 2006). "Séverine Ferrer for Monaco". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. West-Soley, Richard (14 March 2006). "Monaco entry broadcast today". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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