Broadcaster TVR has announced the 45 songs in contention for becoming Romania’s representation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin in 2022.
The Selecţia Naţională field has narrowed from 94 submissions thanks to a professional jury featuring: Alexandra Ungureanu, Ozana Barabancea, Randi, Cristian Faur and Adrian Romcescu.
You can listen to all 46 entires on the TVR YouTube channel.
The successful songs will now face a new round of qualifying that takes place from Saturday 5 February until Thursday 10 February; fans are invited to vote on their favourites via the official TVR Facebook page.
TVR’s professional jury will select 15 songs to go through to the broadcast semi-finals on Saturday 12 February, along with the 5 most popular songs as voted for by the public.
After the semi-final show, the 10 remaining songs will compete in the grand final on Saturday 5 March, with points being awarded by 5 jury members, plus a 6th set of points awarded by the general public.
The winner of Selecţia Naţională will represent Romania at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.
📺 Watch: Cezar – It’s My Life (Romania 2013)
Composers from Romania, Moldova, Slovenia, Ireland, Iceland, Belgium, Sweden, Ukraine, Spain, Canada, United Kingdom, and USA, as well as performers from Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany and Romania, appear in the shortlist below.
As does Cezar Ouatu, who represented Romania in Malmö 2013 with the song It’s My Life.
Selecţia Naţională Participants:
Updated, Wednesday 29 December: Alex Parker & Erik Frank & Bastien have withdrawn Best of Me and will now perform a different song All This Love without Erik Frank who is unable to travel to Romania. All This Love had originally obtained the qualification score but was not admitted as, according to the rules, an artist cannot participate with two songs.
E-An-Na’s song Malere has also been added to the long list after a final round of consideration by the Selecţia Naţională committee.
Alex Parker & Bastien – All This Love
Aldo Blaga – Embers
Alexa – Hoodies and Cold Nights
Alina Amon – Without You
Ana Lazăr – Youngster
Andra Oproiu – Younique
Andrea Stocchino – Avere Paura
Andrei Petruş – Take Me
ARIS – Do Svidaniya
Ayona Iordănescu – Let Me Come To You
Barbara – Hypnotized
Bogdan Dumitraş – Sign
Carmen Trandafir – Măşti
Cezar Ouatu – For Everyone
Ciro De Luca – Imperdonabile
Claudia, Minodora, Diana – România Mea
Dan Helciug – 241
Dora Gaitanovici – Ana
E-An-Na – Malere
Eliza G – The Other Half of Me
Eugenia Nicolae – Doina
Fabian Ferrara – That Way
Forţele de muncă – Hai Afară, Frate!
Gabriel Basco – One Night
Giulia-Georgia Beiliciu – Find Your Way
Ivelin Trakiyski – Neverending
Jessie – Regret
Kyrie Mendél – Hurricane
Letiţia Moisescu – Mirunica
Leyah – I’ll Be Fine
Mălina – Prisoner
Miryam – Top of the Rainbow
MOISE – Guilty
Oana Tabultoc – Utopia
Olivia Miheţ – Fragile
Othello – You’re Worthy
Outflow – Running in Circles
Petra – Ireligios
Popa Roberta-Maria – Indigo
Romeo Zaharia – Until the Fight is Over
Silvia Costache – Save Me
Sophia – Beautiful Lies
Stelian – Remember
VANU – Never Give Up
Vizi Imre – Sparrow
WRS – Llamame
Who are you most excited to see in the line-up? Let us know via the official Eurovision Song Contest Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook channels.
