Romania: TVR confirms Eurovision 2023 participation

Romania: TVR confirms Eurovision 2023 participation
Friday, 26 August 2022

  • The Romanian broadcaster, TVR, has confirmed that the country will be present at Eurovision next year in the United Kingdom. 

    Romania will be among the participating countries of Eurovision 2023 as the Administrative Council of TVR approved the nation's participation in the competition for the 23rd time. 

    However it still remains unknown whether the next Romanian representative will be determined, with the possibility of a national selection more likely for 2023 too. More light will be shed on the matter over the following weeks. 

     

    Romania in Eurovision 

    Romania made its first attempt to compete in the contest back in 1993 for the Eurovision Song Contest. After competing in the preliminary  semi-final in Slovenia with Dida Dragan, failed to win one of the three spots that led to the Eurovision stage in Millstreet, Ireland

    Romania officially debuted at the the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 with Dan Bitman and has participatted a total of 23 times since then. Its best reuslts were scored in 2005 with Luminita Anghel and in 2010 with the duo Paula Seling & Ovi achieving in both cases the honorable 3rd place in the Grand Final. In 2016 the country received a penalty by the EBU due to its broadcaster’s overdue debt and was forced to withdraw from the contest, although it had chosen its Eurovision entry and act for Stockholm.

    In 2020 the Roxen was internally selected to represent Romania at ESC2020 with the song was “Alcohol You”, whose production was by Viky Red, the music being signed by him along with Ionuţ Armas and  written by Ionuţ Armas and Breyan Isaac. Unfortunately the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic and Roxen didn't reach eventually the Eurovision stage. However, for 2021 Roxen was internally selected to represent the nation in Rotterdam performing 'Amnesia', which sadly didn't make it to the final. 

    This year WRS won the national final with the song 'Llamame" and defended the Romanian colors in Turin where he finished 18th in the Grand final after receiving 65 points. 

     

    News Source:  TVR

    Image: EBU/Corinne Cumming

     

     

     

     

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  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.