Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Romania
Member station TVR
National selection events
Participation summary
Appearances 19 (18 finals)
First appearance 1994
Best result 3rd: 2005, 2010
Worst result 11th (SF): 2018
External links
TVR's official website
Romania's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Romania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times after making its debut in 1994. The country had originally attempted to debut in the contest one year earlier, but came last in the pre-qualifying round. Poor placements followed until 2002, resulting in several relegations. Over the years, Romania placed six times within the top 10; their best result to date was achieved by Luminița Anghel and Sistem in 2005, and by Paula Seling and Ovi in 2010, with both finishing third. Romania's most recent Grand Final appearance in 2017 saw Ilinca and Alex Florea reaching seventh place.

Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Romania has only once failed to qualify for the Grand Final in 2018. In 2016, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) suspended broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) from all EBU member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts, which in turn disqualified their entry from participating in the contest. The Selecția Națională, a song contest which takes place every year in Romania, is used to select the country's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. Its voting system and format have continuously changed over the years.

Contest history

Paula Seling and Ovi (pictured) placed third with their 2010 entry "Playing with Fire", marking Romania's best result in the contest alongside 2005's Luminița Anghel and Sistem.[1]

Romania unsuccessfully attempted to debut in the 1993 contest, selecting Dida Drăgan and her song "Nu pleca" for the pre-qualifying round Kvalifikacija za Millstreet; Drăgan came in last place.[2] The country's first official participation occurred one year later when Dan Bittman's "Dincolo de nori" placed 21st in the contest's Grand Final, resulting in Romania's relegation for the next edition.[1] The following years saw similar low placements and further relegations.[1][3]

In 2002 and 2003, Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel, and Nicola scored Romania's first top 10 results, placing ninth and tenth, respectively. Following this, the country reached better placements in 2005 and 2006, claiming the third and fourth position with Luminița Anghel and Sistem, and Mihai Trăistariu, respectively. The first remains Romania's best result in the contest alongside Paula Seling and Ovi's 2010 entry "Playing with Fire". Apart from the aforementioned exceptions, the country placed inside the top 20 from 2004 to 2015, returning to the top 10 in 2017 when represented by Ilinca and Alex Florea.[1]

Romania has participated in the contest 19 times, having almost never failed to qualify for the final since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, except for 2018.[1] Also, in 2016 the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) suspended broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) from all EBU member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts and the threat of insolvency. This in turn disqualified their 2016 entry, "Moment of Silence" sung by Ovidiu Anton from participating in the contest.[4] In 2008, Nico and Vlad won Romania's sole Marcel Bezençon award for "Pe-o margine de lume", in the Composer Award category.[5]

Selection process

The Selecția Națională is a song contest which takes place every year in Romania, selecting the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. Its first edition was held in 1993, with the winner chosen by 1100 households in Romania and Moldova.[6][7] In 1994 and 1996, regional jury panels were introduced;[8][9][10][11] televoting data was added to their scores in 1998.[12][13] 2000 marked the only year when Romania's entrant was selected solely by televoting.[14][15] From 2001 to 2015, the votes of a jury panel and televoting were used to determine the winner,[16][17][18] while from 2016 to 2018, the public could choose from songs selected by the jury.[19][20] The format of Selecția Națională continuously changed throughout the years. In 1993, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015, the winner was selected during one single show.[6][21] One semi-final was introduced in 2016 and 2017;[19][22] the number of semi-finals increased to two in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2013,[23][24] and to five in 2018.[20]

Contestants

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
  Withdrew/Disqualified
Year Artist[1] Language Title Final Points Semi Points
1993[lower-alpha 1] Dida Drăgan Romanian "Nu pleca" Failed to qualify 7 38
1994 Dan Bittman Romanian "Dincolo de nori" 21 14 No semi-finals
1995 Did not participate
1996[lower-alpha 1] Monica Anghel and Sincron Romanian "Rugă pentru pacea lumii" Failed to qualify 29 11
1997 Did not participate No semi-finals
1998 Mălina Olinescu Romanian "Eu cred" 22 6
1999 Did not participate
2000 Taxi English "The Moon" 17 25
2001 Did not participate
2002 Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel English "Tell Me Why" 9 71
2003 Nicola English "Don't Break My Heart" 10 73
2004 Sanda English "I Admit" 18 18 Top 11 Previous Year[lower-alpha 2]
2005 Luminița Anghel and Sistem English "Let Me Try" 3 158 1 235
2006 Mihai Trăistariu English, Italian "Tornerò" 4 172 Top 11 Previous Year[lower-alpha 2]
2007 Todomondo English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Romanian "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" 13 84 Top 10 Previous Year[lower-alpha 2]
2008 Nico and Vlad Romanian, Italian "Pe-o margine de lume" 20 45 7 94
2009 Elena English "The Balkan Girls" 19 40 9 67
2010 Paula Seling and Ovi English "Playing with Fire" 3 162 4 104
2011 Hotel FM English "Change" 17 77 4 111
2012 Mandinga Spanish, English "Zaleilah" 12 71 3 120
2013 Cezar English "It's My Life" 13 65 5 83
2014 Paula Seling and Ovi English "Miracle" 12 72 2 125
2015 Voltaj Romanian, English "De la capăt (All Over Again)" 15 35 5 89
2016[lower-alpha 3] Ovidiu Anton English "Moment of Silence" Disqualified[lower-alpha 3]
2017 Ilinca and Alex Florea English "Yodel It!" 7 282 6 174
2018 The Humans English "Goodbye" Failed to qualify 11 107
2019 To be announced[27]

Commentators and spokespersons

Year Commentator Dual commentator Spokesperson Ref.
1994 Gabriela Cristea None Cristina Țopescu [28][29]
1998 Leonard Miron Anca Țurcașiu [30][31]
1999 Did not participate [30]
2000 Andreea Marin [30][32]
2001 Unknown Did not participate [30]
2002 Unknown Leonard Miron [33]
2003 [34]
2004 Andreea Marin [35]
2005 Berti Barbera [36]
2006 Andreea Marin Bănică [37]
2007 [38]
2008 Leonard Miron Alina Sorescu [30][39]
2009 Unknown [40]
2010 Leonard Miron Gianina Corondan Malvina Cservenschi [30][41][42]
2011 Liana Stanciu Bogdan Pavlică [43][44]
2012 Leonard Miron Gianina Corondan Paula Seling [30][45][46]
2013 Liana Stanciu None Sonia Argint-Ionescu [47][48]
2014 Unknown Unknown [49]
2015 [50]
2017 Liana Stanciu Radu Andrei Tudor [51][52]
2018 Liliana Ștefan [53][54]

Photogallery

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Romania unsuccessfully attempted to participate in 1993 when there was a pre-qualifying round for seven countries hoping to make their debut in the contest,[2] as well as in 1996 when there was an audio-only pre-qualifier for all countries excluding hosts Norway.[3][25] The official Eurovision site does not count either year in Romania's list of appearances.[1]
  2. 1 2 3 According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
  3. 1 2 Romania initially intended to enter the contest in 2016, however due to the non-payment of debts, TVR was disqualified by the EBU from competing at the Eurovision Song Contest.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Romania – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Mincan, Mihai (18 May 2013). "Prima participare a României la Eurovision: „capcana culturală" Dida Drăgan" [Romania's first participation at Eurovision: the "cultural trap" Dida Drăgan] (in Romanian). Adevărul. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Entries to the Eurovision Semi-Finals (1996)". ESC-History. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "TVR (Romania) no longer entitled to take part in Eurovision 2016". European Broadcasting Union. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Floras, Stella (27 May 2008). "The 2008 Bezençon Awards winners". ESC Today. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Romanian National Final 1993". National Finals. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Selecția Națională 1993. 16 January 1993.
  8. ↑ "Romanian National Final 1994". National Finals. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Selecția Națională 1994. 20 March 1994.
  10. ↑ "Romanian National Final 1996". National Finals. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Selecția Națională 1996. 8 March 1996.
  12. ↑ "Romanian National Final 1998". National Finals. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Selecția Națională 1998. 14 March 1998.
  14. ↑ "Romanian National Final 2000". National Finals. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Selecția Națională 2000. 22 February 2000.
  16. ↑ "Romanian National Final 2004". National Finals. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  17. ↑ Selecția Națională 2004. 13 March 2004.
  18. ↑ Lupu, Gabriela (9 March 2015). "Eurovision 2015. Prima selecție națională fără scandal" [Eurovision 2015. The first national selection without scandal] (in Romanian). România Liberă. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Încep înscrierile pentru Eurovision 2016" [Submissions for Eurovision 2016 have opened] (in Romanian). TVR. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Eurovision 2018: Regulament privind Selecția Națională" [Eurovision 2018: Rules regarding the National Selection] (in Romanian). TVR. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Eurovision 2015 Regulation" (PDF). TVR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  22. ↑ Honciuc, Bogdan (12 February 2017). "Selectia Nationala 2017: Jury picks 15 semi-finalists for Romania". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "Selecţia naţională pentru Eurovision 2003 se apropie de sfârşit" [The national selection will come to an end] (in Romanian). Amosnews. 25 February 2003. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  24. ↑ Busa, Alexandru (13 January 2013). "Romania: National final on 9 March". ESC Today. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  25. ↑ O'Connor, John Kennedy (2010). The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. United Kingdom: Carlton Books. ISBN 978-1-84732-521-1.
  26. ↑ "Romania, descalificata de la Eurovision din cauza datoriilor TVR. Ce alte urmari ar putea avea decizia EBU" [Romania, disqualified from Eurovision because of TVR's debts. See what consequences EBU's decision could have] (in Romanian). Pro TV. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  27. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (20 September 2018). "Romania: TVR confirms participation in Eurovision 2019". ESCToday. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  28. ↑ Vacaru, Clara (2 October 2015). "Abia o recunoşti! Cum arăta Gabi Cristea în urmă cu 20 de ani, la debutul în televiziune" [You can barely recognize her! How did Gabi Cristea look 20 years ago when she made her television debut] (in Romanian). Libertatea. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  29. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 1994. Dublin, Ireland. 30 April 1994.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Leonard Miron iubeşte de 10 ani acelaşi bărbat" [Leonard Miron has loved the same man for 10 years] (in Romanian). Libertatea. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  31. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 9 May 1998.
  32. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Stockholm, Sweden. 13 May 2000.
  33. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2002. Tallinn, Estonia. 25 May 2002.
  34. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Riga, Latvia. 24 May 2003.
  35. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Istanbul, Turkey. 12–15 May 2004.
  36. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Kiev, Ukraine. 19–21 May 2005.
  37. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Athens, Greece. 18–20 May 2006.
  38. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Helsinki, Finland. 10–12 May 2007.
  39. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Belgrade, Serbia. 20–24 May 2008.
  40. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Moscow, Russia. 12–14 May 2009.
  41. ↑ Brumariu, Maria-Clara (12 June 2010). "Gianina Corondan nu pleacă de la TVR şi vrea să revină în muzică" [Gianina Corondan does not leave TVR and wants to make a comeback in music] (in Romanian). Click!. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  42. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Oslo, Norway. 25–27 May 2010.
  43. ↑ Simionescu, Anca (13 May 2011). "România și Moldova, umăr la umăr în finala Eurovision 2011" [Romania and Moldova, side to side at the final of Eurovision 2011] (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  44. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Düsseldorf, Germany. 10–14 May 2011.
  45. ↑ "Eurovision 2012: Suedia este marele câştigător" [Eurovision 2012: Sweden is the big winner] (in Romanian). Oglinda de Vest. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  46. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Baku, Azerbaijan. 22–26 May 2012.
  47. ↑ "Mesajul lui Cezar Oatu inainte de finala Eurovision 2013" [Cezar Oatu's message ahead of Eurovision 2013] (in Romanian). Gândul. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  48. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Malmö, Sweden. 14–18 May 2013.
  49. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Copenhagen, Denmark. 6–10 May 2014.
  50. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Vienna, Austria. 19–23 May 2015.
  51. ↑ "Cât de sus va „yodeli" România în Finala Eurovision 2017?" [How high will Romania "yodel" in the final of Eurovision 2017?] (in Romanian). Eurovision România. 13 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  52. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Kiev, Ukraine. 9–13 May 2017.
  53. ↑ "The Humans, în această seară pe scena Eurovision" [The Humans, tonight on the Eurovision stage] (in Romanian). TVR. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  54. ↑ "Program TV" (in Romanian). TVR. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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