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 process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 2 March 2006 Song: 14 March 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Séverine Ferrer | |||
| Selected song | "La Coco-Dance" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (21st) | |||
| Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As of 2024, this was Monaco's last entry in the contest, before the country withdrew the following year. The absence has continued in every edition since.
Before Eurovision edit
Internal selection edit
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 edit
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 for the Grand Final.[4]
Monaco withdrew from the contest after this entry and has not returned since.
Voting edit
Points awarded to Monaco edit
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points |  France
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| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points |  Andorra
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| 2 points |  Estonia
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| 1 point |  Poland
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Points awarded by Monaco edit
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References edit
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (11 December 2005). "Monaco picked its song for Athens". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (2 March 2006). "Séverine Ferrer for Monaco". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (14 March 2006). "Monaco entry broadcast today". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Semi-Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.