Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Televiziunea Română (TVR)
Participation summary
Appearances	23 (19 finals)
First appearance	1994
Last appearance	2023
Highest placement	3rd: 2005, 2010
Participation history 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
External links
TVR's official website
Romania's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Romania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its debut in 1994, and has placed in the top ten six times. Its best results were achieved by Luminița Anghel and Sistem in 2005, and by Paula Seling and Ovi in 2010, who both finished in third place. Selecția Națională,^[a] a song contest that has been taking place every year^[b] in Romania except for 2021, has been used to select the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1993, the year before its first appearance, Romania attempted to debut in the contest, but came last in the qualifying round. After successfully joining the following year, poor placements followed until 2002, resulting in several relegations. This changed with the introduction of semi-finals to the contest in 2004, after which Romania reached the final 14 times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023, the latter finishing with no points.

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