Let Me Try

Let Me Try

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Romania Let Me Try


caption =
year = 2005
country = Romania
artist = Luminiţa Anghel, Toth Zoltan ("Zoli"), Mihai Ciprian Rogojan ("Cici"), Claudiu Purcărin ("The Godfather"), Robert Magheti ("Robi"), Florin Cătălin Romaşcu ("Phlo")
as = Luminiţa Anghel and Sistem
with =
language = English
languages =
composer = Cristian Faur
lyricist = Cristian Faur
conductor =
place = 3rd
points = 158
place_semi = 1st
points_semi = 235
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2005ro Lyrics]
clip =
prev = I Admit
prev_link = I Admit
next = Tornerò
next_link = Tornerò

Let Me Try was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Luminiţa Anghel and Sistem.

The song is an up-tempo number in the eurodance style. Anghel addresses a lover, telling him that "I don't wanna say goodbye", implying throughout the lyric that their relationship is coming to an end. She asks why they "couldn't give it one more try", and tells him that "I will find a way to make you stay".

At the Contest, the performance featured Anghel's backing group (Sistem) banging on what were designed to appear as drums of industrial waste and wearing the lids of these drums as shoes. Anghel also took part in these activities during the instrumental sections of the song.

BBC commentary on both nights of the Contest likened Anghel to Ruby Wax due to her hairstyle.

Due to Romania's failure to place in the top 10 at the previous Contest, the song was performed in the semi-final initially. Here, it was performed fourteenth (following Norway's Wig Wam with In My Dreams and preceding Hungary's NOX with Forogj, világ!). At the close of voting, it had received 235 points, placing 1st in the 25-strong field and qualifying for the final.

In the final, it was performed fourth (following Malta's Chiara with Angel and preceding the Norwegian entry). At the close of voting, it had received 158 points, placing 3rd in a field of 24. This was Romania's best Contest result and pre-qualified the country for the final at the next Contest.

It was succeeded as Romanian representative at the 2006 Contest by Mihai Trăistariu with Tornerò.

References

*citeweb|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?2005ro|title=2005 Romania|author=Diggiloo Thrush|accessdate=2007-04-22


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