Out of the 24 songs which competed in the two semi-finals on Tuesday and Thursday, twelve qualified for the big final tonight. Today's contestants were:
Alin Nica - Don't Leave
Blaxy Girls - Dear Mama
Cătălin – Stop
Costi - Can You Forgive
Dalma - Love Was Never Her Friend
Elena Gheorghe - The Balkan Girls
IMBA - Round & Round
Popas Band – Striga
Red Blonde - Nu Am Cu Cine
Tabasco - Purple
Tina - Pleaca
Zero - Sunny Days
Finally, after a shared vote between a professional jury and the viewers, Elena Gheorghe won! Followed by Cătălin and Blaxy Girls. The final list according to the broadcaster is:
Elena Gheorghe - The Balkan Girls - 22 points
Cătălin – Stop - 18 points
Blaxy Girls - Dear Mama - 18 points
Zero - Sunny Days - 12 points
Tabasco - Purple - 12 points
Dalma - Love Was Never Her Friend - 11 points
Tina - Pleaca - 8 points
Popas Band – Striga - 5 points
Red Blonde - Nu Am Cu Cine - 4 points
Costi - Can You Forgive - 3 points
Alin Nica - Don't Leave - 3 points
IMBA - Round & Round - 0 points
Elena Gheorghe will take the stage in Moscow in the first Semi-Final together with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Sweden, Israel, Belgium, Andorra, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Iceland, Georgia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Switzerland, FYR Macedonia, Finland, Belarus, Turkey, Malta and Armenia.
Romania did qualify for the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest last year with Nico & Vlad's charming duet Pe-o Margine De Lume and achieved the 20th place.
