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| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Country |  Romania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Selecția Națională 2002 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 3 March 2002 | |||
| Selected entrant | Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel | |||
| Selected song | "Tell Me Why" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 71 points | |||
| Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Tell Me Why" written by Ionel Tudor and Mirela Fugaru. The song was performed by Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 2001 as one of the bottom six countries in the 2000 contest. TVR organised the national final Selecția Națională 2002 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia. Eighteen entries were selected to compete in the national final on 3 March 2002 where "Tell Me Why" performed by Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from an eight-member jury panel and a public televote.
Romania competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 21, Romania placed ninth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 71 points.