TVR has confirmed to Eurovoix that it has not decided whether it will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.

In a statement to Eurovoix, the Romanian broadcaster TVR has stated it has yet to make a decision regarding participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. It is unclear from the statement whether TVR has provisionally applied to compete in the 70th Eurovision Song Contest and is awaiting the outcome of the EBU General Assembly in December, before confirming if it will or will not compete in Vienna.

Dan Turturică, Director of Romania’s public broadcaster, TVR stated earlier this year that the deteriorating relationship between TVR and Romania’s music industry is part of the reason that Romania is no longer competing. He added that the broadcaster does not have the power to select the songs in order to send the best ones to Eurovision, and the production houses do not support TVR’s focus on quality.

Romania last participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, with Theodor Andrei’s “D.G.T. (Off And On)”, the song scored 0 points in its Semi-Final. Romania actively participated in Eurovision from 1994 until its withdrawal in 2024 due to financial problems.

Image source: Chloe Hashemi / EBU | Source: TVR

Romania first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. The country tried to participate in 1993 but failed to get through the pre-qualifying round. At the 1994 contest, Dan Bittman finished 21st in the final scoring 14 points, Romania didn’t make it through to another final until 1998. Romania’s best results in the contest are two third-place finishes. In 2005, Luminita Anghel & Sistem finished 3rd scoring 158 points, while Paula Seling & Ovi finished 3rd in 2010 with the song “Playing with Fire”. Romania missed the 2016 contest due to TVR being removed from the EBU due to debts to the organisation. Romania has not participated in Eurovision since 2023.

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