Romania to select its first Eurovision entry since Liverpool 2023
HOW TO WATCH: Broadcaster TVR will air Selecția Națională on Wednesday 4 March with a start time of 19:00 CET. TVR will make the broadcast available to international viewers here.
12 acts are all set to compete for the opportunity to represent Romania on its return to the Eurovision Song Contest in May.
Hosted by two popular actors – Giulia Nahmany and Daniel Nuţă – Selecția Națională 2026 will have a jury evaluating the performances and deciding on the entry that will get to fly the Romanian flag at Veinna 2026.
Ahead of the Wednesday evening show, you can watch all 12 performances from the audition stages of the competition, over on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel.
These are the Selecția Națională hopefuls in the order that they’ll be performed on the night:
Emy Alupei – Till BomRobert Lukian – Fire to the LiesVanu – Therapy EnemyEdward Maya x LavBbe x Costi – Everybody Needs SomebodyYguana – Happy BirthdayHVNDS – DorAntonio Pican – Humanswrs – All the WayOlivia Addams – CrocoMonica Odagiu – Fereastra Pentru Un OrbAlexandra Căpitănescu – Choke MeAlejandro Zandes & Emil Rengle – Bailando Solo
The Selecția Națională winner will have the honour of representing Romania on its return to the Eurovision Song Contest after taking two years away from the competition.
Romania’s 22 participations since its 1994 debut has seen the country land in the Top 10 of the Grand Final six times, with their best result being a third-place finish in both 2005 and 2010, courtesy of Let Me Try by Luminița Anghel & Sistem and Playing With Fire by Paula Selling & Ovi respectively.
When it comes to Contest contributions over the years, Romania are just as well known for bringing the fun as they are for the finesse. Whether it’s been a masterclass in showing us how Balkan Girls like to party (2009), demonstrating their skills in yodelling (2017) or leaning in to their popularity with tourists in Transylvania (2013), Romania’s artists have given all of the Eurovision parties watching along at home something to remember.
And few club nights worth their entrance fee would go the whole night without at least one crowd-pleasing spin of Tornero (2006), Zaleilah (2012) or Llámame (2022).