• Country Romania Romania
  • Capital Bucharest
  • Participations 24
  • Last Participation Liverpool 2023
  • Victories None
  • Contests Hosted
    Yet to host the Eurovision Song Contest
  • Broadcaster
Romania joined the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. Romania originally entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 but failed to qualify for the final. The country is famous for the legendary Dracula and its capital city is Bucharest.

Whilst Romania is yet to score their first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, the country has finished in the top 5 on 3 occasions. In 2005 and 2010, Romania finished third in the Grand Final which remains the best placing for the country to date.

In 2017, Romania scored its first top 10 place in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2010 with Yodel It by Ilinca ft. Alex Florea. In 2006, they hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Bucharest.

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Liverpool 2023
Theodor Andrei
D.G.T. (Off and On)
Turin 2022
WRS
Llámame
Semi-Final
9th - 118 points
Grand Final
18th - 65 points
Rotterdam 2021
ROXEN
Amnesia
Semi-Final
12th - 85 points
Rotterdam 2020
ROXEN
Alcohol You
Tel Aviv 2019
Ester Peony
On a Sunday
Semi-Final
13th - 71 points
Lisbon 2018
The Humans
Goodbye
Semi-Final
11th - 107 points
Kyiv 2017
Ilinca ft. Alex Florea
Yodel It!
Semi-Final
6th - 174 points
Grand Final
7th - 282 points
Vienna 2015
Voltaj
De La Capat/ All Over Again
Semi-Final
5th - 89 points
Grand Final
15th - 35 points
Copenhagen 2014
Paula Seling & OVI
Miracle
Semi-Final
2nd - 125 points
Grand Final
12th - 72 points
Malmö 2013
Cezar
It's My Life
Semi-Final
5th - 83 points
Grand Final
13th - 65 points
Baku 2012
Mandinga
Zaleilah
Semi-Final
3rd - 120 points
Grand Final
12th - 71 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Hotel FM
Change
Semi-Final
4th - 111 points
Grand Final
17th - 77 points
Oslo 2010
Paula Seling & Ovi
Playing With Fire
Semi-Final
4th - 104 points
Grand Final
3rd - 162 points
Moscow 2009
Elena
The Balkan Girls
Semi-Final
9th - 67 points
Grand Final
19th - 40 points
Belgrade 2008
Nico & Vlad
Pe-o Margine De Lume
Semi-Final
7th - 94 points
Grand Final
20th - 45 points
Helsinki 2007
Todomondo
Liubi, Liubi, I Love You
Grand Final
13th - 84 points
Athens 2006
Mihai Traistariu
Tornero
Grand Final
4th - 172 points
Kyiv 2005
Luminita Anghel & Sistem
Let Me Try
Semi-Final
1st - 235 points
Grand Final
3rd - 158 points
Istanbul 2004
Sanda Ladosi
I Admit
Grand Final
18th - 18 points
Riga 2003
Nicola
Don’t Break My Heart
Grand Final
10th - 73 points
Tallinn 2002
Monica Anghel & Marcel Pavel
Tell Me Why
Grand Final
9th - 71 points
Stockholm 2000
Taxi
The Moon
Grand Final
17th - 25 points
Birmingham 1998
Malina Olinescu
Eu Cred
Grand Final
22nd - 6 points
Dublin 1994
Dan Bittman
Dincolo De Nori
Grand Final
21st - 14 points