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Romania has participated 23 times in the Contest since making its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin. It attempted to participate the previous year but finished last in the pre-qualifying round.

Over years the country has seen poor results but has also achieved its best result twice, finishing third in 2005 and 2010 respectively. It has finished in the Top 10 six times and since the introduction of the semi finals it has only failed to qualify for the final twice - in 2018 when its entrant The Humans missed out qualifying with a four-point gap between them and tenth-placed Hungary and again the following year with the song "On a Sunday" performed by Ester Peony.

The country debuted at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, finishing in 10th place. They participated a further six times, scoring their best result the following year with a 4th place finish. Following their appearance at the 2009 Contest they decided to withdraw and have not competed since.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1993 Dida Drăgan "Nu pleca" Romanian Do not go Failed to qualify 7 38
1994 Dan Bittman "Dincolo de nori" Beyond the clouds 21 14 No semi-finals
Did not participate in 1995

1996

Monica Anghel & Sincron "Rugă pentru pacea lumii" Romanian Pray for the peace of the world Failed to qualify 29 11
Did not participate in 1997
1998 Mălina Olinescu "Eu cred" Romanian I believe 22 6 No semi-finals
Did not participate in 1999
2000 Taxi "The Moon" English - 17 25 No semi-finals
Did not participate in 2001
2002 Monica Anghel & Marcel Pavel "Tell Me Why" English - 9 71 No semi-finals
2003 Nicola "Don't Break My Heart" - 10 73
2004 Sanda "I Admit" - 18 18 Top 11 Previous Year
2005 Luminița Anghel & Sistem "Let Me Try" - 3 158 1 235
2006 Mihai Trăistariu "Tornerò" English, Italian I Will Return 4 172 Top 11 Previous Year
2007 Todomondo "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Romanian Love, Love, I Love You 13 84 Top 10 Previous Year
2008 Nico & Vlad "Pe-o margine de lume" Romanian, Italian On an edge of the world 20 45 7 94
2009 Elena "The Balkan Girls" English - 19 40 9 67
2010 Paula Seling & OVI "Playing with Fire" - 3 162 4 104
2011 Hotel FM "Change" - 17 77 4 111
2012 Mandinga "Zaleilah" Spanish, English - 12 71 3 120
2013 Cezar "It's My Life" English - 13 65 5 83
2014 Paula Seling & OVI "Miracle" - 12 72 2 125
2015 Voltaj "De la capăt (All Over Again)" Romanian, English From the Beginning 15 35 5 89
Disqualified from competing in 2016
2017 Ilinca & Alex Florea "Yodel It!" English - 7 282 6 174
2018 The Humans "Goodbye" - Failed to qualify 11 107
2019 Ester Peony "On a Sunday" - 13 71
2020 Roxen "Alcohol You" - Cancelled
2021 "Amnesia" - Failed to qualify 12 85
2022 WRS "Llámame" English, Spanish Call me 18 65 9 118
2023 Theodor Andrei "D.G.T. (Off and On)" Romanian, English - Failed to qualify 15 0
Did not participate in 2024

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2003 Bubu "Tobele sunt viața mea" Romanian The drums are my life 10 35
2004 Noni Răzvan Ene "Îți mulțumesc" Thank you 4 123
2005 Alina Eremia "Țurai" Tours 5 89
2006 New Star Music "Povestea mea" My story 6 80
2007 4Kids "Sha-la-la" - 10 54
2008 Mădălina Lefter & Andrada Popa "Salvați planeta!" Save the planet! 9 58
2009 Ioana Bianca Anuța "Ai puterea în mâna ta" You have the power in your hand 13 19
Did not participate from 2010 to present


Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIrelandIsraelItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomWales
Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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