Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | Televiziunea Română (TVR) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 23 (19 finals) |
First appearance | 1994 |
Last appearance | 2023 |
Highest placement | 3rd: 2005, 2010 |
External links | |
TVR's official website | |
Romania's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 |
Romania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its debut in 1994, and has placed in the top ten six times. Its best results were achieved with "Let Me Try" by Luminița Anghel and Sistem in 2005, and "Playing with Fire" by Paula Seling and Ovi in 2010, who both finished in third place. The Romanian participant broadcaster in the contest is Televiziunea Română (TVR), which select its entrant with Selecția Națională,[a] a song contest organised every year since 1993,[b] except for 2021.
In 1993, the year before its first appearance, Romania attempted to debut in the contest, but came last in the qualifying round. After successfully joining the following year, poor placements followed until 2002, resulting in several relegations. This changed with the introduction of semi-finals to the contest in 2004, after which Romania reached the final 14 times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023, the latter finishing with no points.
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