Selecția Națională - Romania

Romania attempted to debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held that year in Millstreet, Ireland, being one of seven countries interested in taking part in the contest for the first time. A national final, Selecția Națională 1993 organized by Romanian Television (TVR), was held in January 1993, and "Nu pleca" (English: "Don't go"), written and performed by the Romanian singer Dida Drăgan and composed by Adrian Ordean, was selected to be the Romanian entry. For a place in the finals of the contest, Romania had to compete in a pre-qualifying round, Kvalifikacija za Millstreet, that took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The song ranked last, and so failed to qualify for the finals in Ireland. Predominantly negative reactions from Romanian media followed as a result of Drăgan's poor performance.

From Wikipedia

Date 8 March 1996
Location Palatul Copiilor
City Bucharest
Hosts Angela Similea
Gabriel Cotabita
Voting Regional juries

Romania was one of seven countries that failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from the pre-qualifying round, so they were not represented at Eurovision 1996 in Oslo.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Secunda - Crina Mardare (3rd) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/crina-mardare-secunda-lyrics-request
Geanina Olaru - Spune-mi sa stau (4th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/geanina-olaru-spune-mi-sa-stau-lyrics-req...
Otilia Romea - "Din nou despre dragoste" (6th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/otilia-romea-din-nou-despre-dragoste-lyri...
Monica Anghel - "Să rămânem o viaţă împreună" (8th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/monica-anghel-s%C4%83-r%C4%83m%C3%A2nem-o...
Monica Anghel & Gabriel Cotabita - "În lipsa ta" (10th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/monica-anghel-%C3%AEn-lipsa-ta-lyrics-req...
Adrian Daminescu - "E numai un joc" (11th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/adrian-daminescu-e-numai-un-joc-lyrics-re...
Sfinx Experience - "Oameni fără chip" (12th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/sfinx-experience-oameni-f%C4%83r%C4%83-ch...
Loredana Groza & Directia V - "Visam America" (13th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/loredana-visam-america-lyrics-request
Elena Cârstea & Adrian Enache - "Doi prieteni buni" (14th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/elena-c%C3%A2rstea-doi-prieteni-buni-lyri...
Poesis - "Cerul cu mâna poţi să-l ajungi" (16th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/poesis-cerul-cu-m%C3%A2na-po%C5%A3i-s%C4%...
Daniela Gyorfi - "Mai stai lângă mine" (17th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/daniela-gyorfi-mai-stai-l%C3%A2ng%C4%83-m...
Daniel Robu - "Mai e timp" (18th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/daniel-robu-mai-e-timp-lyrics-request
Nicoleta Nicola - "Undeva departe esti tu" (19th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/nicola-undeva-departe-esti-tu-lyrics-request
Trio Galax - "Vino jar" (20th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/trio-galax-vino-jar-lyrics-request

On 27 February 2000, the Selecția Națională song contest was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. Subsequently, "Luna" was chosen to represent Romania in the contest solely by public televoting. Originally, the span of time in which the public could vote for entries was set to one hour, and eventually extended to three hours without prior announcement. Taxi's win was surrounded by controversy after second-placed Romanian group Valahia (band) [ro] threatened to take legal action against the Romanian Television (TVR), claiming that they were in the lead after one hour of televoting.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Monica Anghel & Gheorghe Zamfir, Body & Soul - "Let the music come into your soul" (3rd) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/044-302-monica-anghel-gheorghe-zamfir-bod...
Daniel Robu - "I can touch the stars" (4th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/daniel-robu-i-can-touch-stars-lyrics-request
No Comment - "Regina mea" (7th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/no-comment-regina-mea-lyrics-request
2 B Brothers - "Doar privirea ta" (8th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/2-b-brothers-doar-privirea-ta-lyrics-request
Sfinx Experience - "Alb sau negru" (11th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/sfinx-experience-alb-sau-negru-lyrics-req...

On 1 March 2003, the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. For the first time, the show was conducted in several televoting rounds to reach a wider and younger audience. Nicola, one of the favorites to win the national selection, was selected as the country's representative after the votes of a professional jury panel (79 points) and the televoting were added together, resulting in 24 points.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Krypton - "Lumea noastra" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/krypton-lumea-noastra-lyrics-request
Sfinx Experience - "A fost o vreme cand" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/sfinx-experience-fost-o-vreme-cand-lyrics...
Marius Dragomir - "Golden bird" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/marius-dragomir-golden-bird-lyrics-request
Selena - "Anytime" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/selena-romania-anytime-lyrics-request
Latin Expres - "Mereu aproape" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/latin-express-mereu-aproape-lyrics-request
Open - "Tell me" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/open-tell-me-lyrics-request
Costi Ionita - "Dominus" (Disqualified) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/costi-ionita-dominus-lyrics-request

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine. They selected their entry, "Let Me Try" by Romanian singer Luminița Anghel and group Sistem, through the national selection Selecția Națională 2005 in March 2005. Controversy surrounded the event, as second-placed singer Loredana accused the organising broadcaster, Romanian Television (TVR), of vote rigging. Prior to the 2005 contest, Romania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, had been ninth place, which the nation achieved in 2002. In 2004, they placed 18th in the final.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Academica - "Heading for glory" (10th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/academica-heading-glory-lyrics-request
June - "Come into my life" (11th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/june-romania-come-my-life-lyrics-request

Missing Songs:
Maria Magdalena Danaila - "Learn to say goodbye" (8th)
Shake - "You're right" (12th)

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They selected their entry, "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" by Romanian group Todomondo through the national selection competition Selecția Națională 2007 in February 2007. Controversy surrounded the event, as Romanian Television (TVR) disqualified several entries over the course of the competition. Prior to the 2007 contest, Romania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placing in the contest had been third place, which the nation achieved in 2005. In 2006, Romania finished in fourth place.

Missing Song Lyrics:
New Effect and Moni-K - "Sinada" (Did not go to the final) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/new-effect-moni-k-sinada-lyrics-request
Giulia Nahmany - "Make-It" (Disqualified) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/giulia-nahmany-make-it-lyrics-request

Missing Songs:
Ada - "You and Me" (Eliminated)

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. They selected their entry, "The Balkan Girls", by Romanian singer Elena through the national selection competition Selecția Națională 2009 organised by Romanian Television (TVR) in January 2009. Prior to the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, Romania competed eleven times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placing in the contest had been third place, which the nation achieved in 2005. In 2008, Romania finished in 20th place.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Imba - "Round & Round" (12th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/imba-round-round-lyrics-request
Nico and Moni-K - "Disco Maniacs" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/nico-romania-disco-maniacs-lyrics-request
Floriana Pachia - "Take the Chance" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/floriana-pachia-take-chance-lyrics-request
Besa Kokëdhima - "Nothing Gonna Change" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/besa-nothing-gonna-change-lyrics-request
Adrian Molnar - "Go On" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/adrian-molnar-go-lyrics-request
SoundCheck - "You Are My Love" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/soundcheck-you-are-my-love-lyrics-request
Ethnic - "The Love Is the Life" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/ethnic-love-life-lyrics-request

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Change" written by Gabriel Băruță and Alexandra Ivan. The song was performed by the band Hotel FM. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2011 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Thirteen entries were selected to compete in the national final on 31 December 2010 where "Change" performed by Hotel FM was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from an eleven-member jury panel and a public televote.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Distinto, Ianna & Anthony Icuagu - "Open Your Eyes" (2nd) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/distinto-open-your-eyes-lyrics-request
Mihai Alexandru featuring B-Body & Soul - "Bang Bang" (4th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/mihai-alexandru-bang-bang-lyrics-request

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "It's My Life" written by Cristian Faur. The song was performed by Cezar. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2013 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 23 and 24 February 2013, respectively, and a final on 9 March 2013. A total of thirty-two entries were selected and sixteen competed in each semi-final where six entries were selected to advance to the final. The twelve qualifiers competed in the final where "It's My Life" performed by Cezar was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Spin & Cezar Dometi (Eliminated) - "Silver Lining" = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/spin-silver-lining-lyrics-request
Edict - "Buddy Buddy" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/edict-buddy-buddy-lyrics-request
The Zuralia Orchestra - "Sukar Transylvania" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/zuralia-orchestra-sukar-transylvania-lyri...
9 Gardens - "All for Naught" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/9-gardens-all-naught-lyrics-request
Mosquito - "Feel The Same" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/mosquito-romania-feel-same-lyrics-request

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "De la capăt" written by Călin Gavril Goia, Gabriel Constantin, Adrian Cristescu, Silviu-Marian Păduraru, Victor-Răzvan Alstani, Monica-Ana Stevens and Andrei-Madalin Leonte. The song was performed by the band Voltaj. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2015 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Twelve entries were selected to compete in the national final on 8 March 2015 where "De la capăt" performed by Voltaj was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Yodel It!" written by Mihai Alexandru and Alexandra Niculae. The song was performed by Ilinca and Alex Florea. In October 2016, the Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their forced withdrawal in 2016 due to repeated non-payment of debts to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). TVR organised the national final Selecția Națională 2017 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. Fifteen entries were selected to compete in the semi-final on 26 February 2017 where a five-member jury panel selected ten entries to advance to the final. The ten qualifiers competed in the final on 5 March 2017 where "Yodel It!" performed by Ilinca and Alex Florea was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Tavi Colen & Emma - "We Own the Night" (9th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/tavi-colen-emma-we-own-night-lyrics-request
Ana-Maria Mirică - "Spune-mi tu" (10th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/ana-maria-miric%C4%83-spune-mi-tu-lyrics-...
Alexandra Crăescu - "Hope" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/alexandra-cr%C4%83escu-hope-lyrics-request

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "On a Sunday" written by Ester Alexandra Crețu, Alexandru Șerbu and Ioana Victoria Badea. The song was performed by Ester Peony. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2019 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 27 January and 10 February 2019, respectively, and a final on 17 February 2019. A total of twenty-four entries were selected and twelve competed in each semi-final where a five-member jury panel selected five entries to advance to the final, while a public vote selected an additional entry to enter the final. The twelve qualifiers competed in the final where "On a Sunday" performed by Ester Peony was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a six-member international jury panel and a public televote.

Missing Song Lyrics:
Vaida - "Underground" (6th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/vaida-underground-lyrics-request
Olivier Kaye - "Right Now" (8th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/olivier-kaye-right-now-lyrics-request
Dya & Lucian Colareza - "Without You (Sin ti)" (11th) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/dya-without-you-sin-ti-lyrics-request
Ommieh & Anakrisez - "Rock This Way" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/ommieh-anakrisez-rock-way-lyrics-request
Johnny Bădulescu - "Give Up Now" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/johnny-b%C4%83dulescu-give-now-lyrics-req...
Georgy - "Tears" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/georgy-tears-lyrics-request
Echoes - "High Heels On" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/echoes-high-heels-lyrics-request
TMW - "Make Me Your Man" (Eliminated) = https://lyricstranslate.com/en/tmw-make-me-your-man-lyrics-request

Dan Bittman – "Pierd" (withdrew)

Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "Llámame" performed by WRS. The Romanian broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), organised the national final Selecția Națională 2022 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2022 contest. The national final consisted of three shows, including two semi-finals and a final. A total of 46 entries were selected and 10 qualifiers ultimately competed in the final on 5 March 2022, where the winner scoring top marks from both a jury panel and a public televote was selected. Romania finished 18th in the Grand Final, with 65 points.