Romania have become the latest country to declare for Tel Aviv, as this evening saw the culmination of Selecția Națională 2019. Twelve acts participated in the final, with just one ticket up for grabs for the lucky winner. The participating acts were; Linda Teodosiu – Renegades Olivier Kaye – Right Now Laura Bretan – Dear Father Teodora Dinu – Skyscraper Claudiu …

Earlier this week, we asked #YOU to vote on your favourite act in Romania’s selection, Selecția Națională, and it’s now time to reveal your favourite! Or should we say… favourites! It is in fact a dead tie in our poll, with Bella Santiago and Laura Bretan both receiving 34% of the votes and the exact same number of votes each. Will …

Bună seara from Arad! –  It’s been 2 long weeks since the first semi-final, but tonight we had the second semi-final taking place. With that, we now know the 12 finalists for the national final next week. Live from the Banat region in western Romania, 12 acts competed in the second semi-final in order to progress to the final and still …

With tonight’s second semi-final of Selecția Națională deciding this year’s Romanian finalists, our editor James took a look at the candidates. Which acts does he feel are best? 2 Gents – Ielele James – 6 – “Despite the bass drops and the “we’re singing behind the bins” echo effects borrowed from modern pop, this song is not that interesting. With a …

Bună seara from Iasi! The weekend is not over before Romania says so. The first semi-final has just concluded, and with that we now know half of the songs that will compete in the final in Bucharest. Live from the Moldavian capital of Iasi, in northern Romania, 11 acts competed in the first semi-final in order to progress to the final …

Tonight sees the first semi-final of Selecția Națională 2019 as Romania kick off their search for a Eurovision star for Tel Aviv. After their mammoth selection last year resulted in a dissapointing semi-final failure, hopes will be high for a return to the final this year. Will any of tonight’s songs be able to do that? Four of our team took …

Lots of stuff happening lately in Romania, and once again we have news coming from the Carpathian country. M I H A I, formerly known by his full name, Mihai Traisariu, has decided to withdraw from this years national final in Romania, and will no longer compete with his upbeat song “Baya“, thus bringing the number of competing acts down …

Originally, 24 acts were picked to fight for the title of representing Romania in Tel-Aviv, however with some changes, we now have 25 acts. If you don’t remember who the 24 acts exactly were, don’t worry, since you can see the full list by clicking here. Among the 24 original named artists, we had Dan Bittman with his song “Pierd“, …

Following the announcement of the participating artists and their songs for the Romanian selection, Selecția Națională, a lot of the artists seem to have jumped the gun and released their potential Eurovision entries, including those of 2006 entrant Mihai Trăistariu (M I H A I), 2003 entrant Nicoleta Alexandru (Nicola), America’s Got Talent performer Laura Bretan and pop singer Xonia. We …

The Romanian national broadcaster TVR has finally announced the acts that will take part in Selectia Nationala 2019, and thankfully it won’t be a crazy marathon like last year’s edition of the national final. Back on November 10th, TVR decided to open up for their submissions and for the first time ever it was possible for anyone to send their …