Tornerò (Mihai Trăistariu song)
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"Tornerò" (Italian: [torneˈrɔ]; "I Will Return") is a song by Romanian singer Mihai Trăistariu from his eighth studio album of the same name (2006). Released by CMC Entertainment on 3 July 2006, it was written by Cristian Hriscu, Mihaela Deac and its producer Eduard Cîrcotă. With English verses and a refrain in Italian, "Tornerò" is a disco, pop, dance and rave song featuring Trăistariu using his higher vocal range. The track won the Selecția Națională pre-selection show and represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens, Greece. There, the singer was pre-qualified for the Grand Final, where he finished fourth with 172 points. On stage, three male and two female dancers from Romanian dance group Big Bounce accompanied Trăistariu, performing a mixture of ballet and contemporary dance.
"Tornerò" | |
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Single by Mihai Trăistariu | |
from the album Tornerò | |
Language |
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English title | "I Will Return" |
Released | 3 July 2006 (2006-07-03) |
Recorded | January 2006 |
Studio | Art Music (Bucharest, Romania) |
Genre | |
Length | 3:00 |
Label | CMC |
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Eduard Cîrcotă |
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | Mihai Trăistariu |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 4th |
Final points | 172 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Let Me Try" (2005) | |
"Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" (2007) ► | |
Music critics gave generally positive reviews of the song, praising its catchiness and the singer's vocal delivery. "Tornerò" received airplay in various countries and chartwise peaked at number thirty-eight on the Romanian Top 100, and reached the top ten in Finland and Greece, as well as the top forty in Sweden. The song was also awarded a prize by Romanian magazine V.I.P and received nominations at the Greek MTV Music Awards, Romanian Top Hits Awards and Radio România Actualități Awards. The promotion of "Tornerò" consisted of various live performances and endeavours, as well as the release of an accompanying music video in 2006. Artists such as Greek singer Anna Vissi and Romanian recording artist Lora have covered the track.