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 |
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.
After having had broadcast the contest several times during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, [3] [4] [5] [6] Romania unsuccessfully attempted to debut in the 1993 contest, selecting "Nu pleca" by Dida Drăgan for the qualifying round Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (English: Preselection for Millstreet); Drăgan came in last place. [7] A non-qualification was also achieved in 1996 when there was a qualifying round for all countries excluding hosts Norway. [8] [9] The Eurovision site does not count either year in Romania's list of appearances. [2] The country's first official participation occurred in 1994 when Dan Bittman's " Dincolo de nori" placed 21st in the contest's final. The following years saw similar low placements and non-participations in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001. [2]
Romania's first top ten result was achieved in 2002, when Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel finished ninth with their song " Tell Me Why". The country placed within the top 20 every year from 2004 to 2015, claiming third place in 2005 with " Let Me Try" by Luminița Anghel and Sistem. As of 2023, [update] this remains Romania's best result in the contest, alongside Paula Seling and Ovi's 2010 entry " Playing with Fire", which also finished third. Since 2010, the country's only other top ten placement was in 2017, when Ilinca and Alex Florea reached seventh place with " Yodel It!". [2] 2019 was broadcaster Televiziunea Română's (TVR) first year to significantly invest in a performance; the costs for the use of graphics and special effects during the show for Ester Peony's " On a Sunday" amounted to 100,000 euros. [10] [11] Romania had previously introduced the first-ever use of overlays at Eurovision in 2014. [12]
Romania has participated in the contest 22 times, having qualified for the final 14 times since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, failing to qualify in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. [2] In 2016, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) suspended TVR from all EBU member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts and the threat of insolvency. This in turn disqualified their 2016 entry, " Moment of Silence" by Ovidiu Anton, from participating in the contest. [13] [14] [15] [16] Although TVR had selected Roxen to perform " Alcohol You" in 2020, [17] the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18] Roxen was internally selected for 2021 nonetheless, performing " Amnesia". [19] [20] After failing to qualify for the final in four out of its latest five participations, Romania opted not to take part in the 2024 contest. [21]
Selecția Națională, [a] a song contest which has been taking place every year in Romania except for 2021, has been used to select its entry for the contest. The first edition was held in 1993, with the winner chosen by 1100 households in the country. [7] Since then, several voting procedures have been used, often combining televoting with the votes of a jury panel. [24] [25] [26] The selection of the winner either occurred during one show, [27] or through a varying amount of semi-finals. [25] [28] For the first time, a part of Romania's entry was determined internally in 2020. Roxen was selected by TVR out of exclusive partner Global Records's roster, and was appointed five songs for a jury and the public to choose from. [29] [30] [31] [1] The broadcaster and the label also collaborated the following year for the internal selection of Roxen and her entry. [32] [33]
In 2008, Nico and Vlad won Romania's first and only Marcel Bezençon Award for " Pe-o margine de lume", in the Composer Award category, [34] and Sanda received the infamous Barbara Dex Award in 2004. [35] A number of Romania's Eurovision entries have experienced commercial success over the years. While "Let Me Try" reached number nine on the Romanian Top 100, [36] 2006's " Tornerò" by Mihai Trăistariu peaked within the top ten in Finland and Greece. [37] [38] Elena's " The Balkan Girls" topped the Romanian chart in 2009, and similar success was attained by Mandinga's " Zaleilah" in 2012, obtaining number two in the country's Airplay 100 ranking and a Gold certification for digital downloads exceeding 10,000 copies in Romania. [39] [40] " Llámame", the nation's 2022 entry, also peaked atop the charts in Romania. [41]
1 | First place |
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
◁ | Last place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Dida Drăgan | " Nu pleca" | Romanian | Failed to qualify [c] X | 7 ◁ | 38 | |
1994 | Dan Bittman | " Dincolo de nori" | Romanian | 21 | 14 | No semi-finals | |
1996 | Monica Anghel and Sincron | " Rugă pentru pacea lumii" | Romanian | Failed to qualify [d] X | 29 ◁ | 11 | |
1998 | Mălina Olinescu | " Eu cred" | Romanian | 22 | 6 | No semi-finals | |
2000 | Taxi | " The Moon" | English | 17 | 25 | ||
2002 | Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel | " Tell Me Why" | English | 9 | 71 | ||
2003 | Nicola | " Don't Break My Heart" | English | 10 | 73 | ||
2004 | Sanda | " I Admit" | English | 18 | 18 | Top 11 in 2003 contest [e] | |
2005 | Luminița Anghel and Sistem | " Let Me Try" | English | 3 | 158 | 1 | 235 |
2006 | Mihai Trăistariu | " Tornerò" | English, Italian | 4 | 172 | Top 11 in 2005 final [e] | |
2007 | Todomondo | " Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" | English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Romanian | 13 | 84 | Top 10 in 2006 final [e] | |
2008 | Nico and Vlad | " Pe-o margine de lume" | Romanian, Italian | 20 | 45 | 7 | 94 |
2009 | Elena | " The Balkan Girls" | English | 19 | 40 | 9 | 67 |
2010 | Paula Seling and Ovi | " Playing with Fire" | English | 3 | 162 | 4 | 104 |
2011 | Hotel FM | " Change" | English | 17 | 77 | 4 | 111 |
2012 | Mandinga | " Zaleilah" | Spanish, English | 12 | 71 | 3 | 120 |
2013 | Cezar | " It's My Life" | English | 13 | 65 | 5 | 83 |
2014 | Paula Seling and Ovi | " Miracle" | English | 12 | 72 | 2 | 125 |
2015 | Voltaj | " De la capăt" | Romanian, English | 15 | 35 | 5 | 89 |
2016 | Ovidiu Anton | " Moment of Silence" | English | Disqualified X | |||
2017 | Ilinca feat. Alex Florea | " Yodel It!" | English | 7 | 282 | 6 | 174 |
2018 | The Humans | " Goodbye" | English | Failed to qualify | 11 | 107 | |
2019 | Ester Peony | " On a Sunday" | English | 13 | 71 | ||
2020 | Roxen | " Alcohol You" | English | Contest cancelled [f] X | |||
2021 | Roxen | " Amnesia" | English | Failed to qualify | 12 | 85 | |
2022 | Wrs | " Llámame" | English, Spanish | 18 | 65 | 9 | 118 |
2023 | Theodor Andrei | " D.G.T. (Off and On)" | Romanian, English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 0 |
The public broadcaster of each participating country in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others. [44]
Year | Head of delegation | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2000 | Dan Manoliu | [45] |
2002 | ||
2003 | [46] | |
2004 | [47] | |
2005 | [48] | |
2006 | [49] | |
2007 | [50] | |
2008 | Ioan Duma | [51] |
2009 | Dan Manoliu | [52] |
2010 | Marina Almăşan | [53] |
2011 | [54] | |
2012 | Dan Manoliu | [55] |
2013 | [56] | |
2014 | Liana Stanciu | [57] |
2015 | [58] | |
2016 | Iuliana Marciuc | [59] |
2017 | [60] | |
2018 | [60] | |
2019 | Smaranda Vornicu-Shalit | [60] |
2020 | Liana Stanciu | [30] |
2021 | [32] | |
2022 | Iuliana Marciuc | [61] |
2023 | Mihai Predescu | [62] |
The appointed stage directors are responsible for directing the country's live performance, for camerawork and for the visuals used. [63]
Year | Stage director | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2009 | Bobo Bărbulescu | [64] |
2015 | Daniel Klinger | [65] |
2018 | Petre Năstase | [66] [67] |
2019 | ||
2021 | Bogdan Păun and Dan Manoliu | [68] |
2022 | Aurel Badea | [69] |
A five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own country's contribution. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting. [70]
Year | 1st member | 2nd member | 3rd member | 4th member | 5th member | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Mădălin Voicu | Mirela Fugaru | Mihai Stoica | Alexandru Călin Geambasu | Nico | [71] |
2015 | Viorel Gavrilă | Mihai Pocorschi | Ovi | Anca Lupeș | Alexandra Cepraga | [72] |
2017 | Luminița Anghel | Mihai Trăistariu | Tavi Colen | Paula Seling | Cezar | [73] |
2018 | Nicu Patoi | Anca Lupeș | Sanda Cepraga | Gabriel Cotabiță | Mihai Alexandru | [74] |
2019 | Ozana Barabancea | Liana Stanciu | Monica Anghel | Andrei Kerestely | Bogdan Pavlică | [75] |
2021 | DJ Andy | Ilinca | Liviu Teodorescu | Luminița Anghel | Răzvan Popescu | [76] |
2022 [g] | Sanda Ladoși | Luminiţa Anghel | Ovi | Liviu Elekeş | Mihai Pocorschi | [79] |
2023 | Bogdan Strătulă | Răzvan Petre | Alexandra Cepraga | Christina Săvulescu | Monica Anghel | [80] |
For the show's broadcast on TVR, [2] various commentators and dual commentators have been hired throughout the years, with Leonard Miron notably having done the job on seven occasions. [81] At Eurovision, after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite their respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen. [82]
Year | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Unknown | Did not participate | [83] |
1992 | [84] | ||
1994 | Gabriela Cristea | Cristina Țopescu | [85] [86] |
1995 | Unknown | Did not participate | [87] |
1996 | Doina Caramzulescu and Costin Grigore | [88] | |
1997 | [89] | ||
1998 | Leonard Miron | Anca Țurcașiu | [81] [90] |
1999 | Doina Caramzulescu and Costin Grigore | Did not participate | [91] |
2000 | Leonard Miron | Andreea Marin | [81] [92] |
2001 | Did not participate | [81] | |
2002 | Unknown | Leonard Miron | [93] |
2003 | [94] | ||
2004 | Andreea Marin | [95] | |
2005 | Berti Barbera | [96] | |
2006 | Andreea Marin Bănică | [97] | |
2007 | [98] | ||
2008 | Leonard Miron | Alina Sorescu | [81] [99] |
2009 | Unknown | [100] | |
2010 | Leonard Miron and Gianina Corondan | Malvina Cservenschi | [81] [101] [102] |
2011 | Liana Stanciu and Bogdan Pavlică | [103] [104] | |
2012 | Leonard Miron and Gianina Corondan | Paula Seling | [81] [105] [106] |
2013 | Liana Stanciu | Sonia Argint-Ionescu | [107] [108] [109] |
2014 | Bogdan Stănescu | [110] [109] [111] | |
2015 | [82] [109] [111] | ||
2017 | Liana Stanciu and Radu Andrei Tudor | [112] [113] [109] | |
2018 | Liliana Ștefan and Radu Andrei Tudor | [114] [115] [109] | |
2019 | Liana Stanciu and Bogdan Stănescu | Ilinca | [116] [117] |
2021 | Bogdan Stănescu | Cătălina Ponor | [118] [119] |
2022 | Bogdan Stănescu and Kyrie Mendél | None [h] | [111] |
2023 | Eda Marcus | [62] |
In contests where an orchestra was provided, a conductor was required to lead the musicians during each country's performance. Broadcasters were able to provide their own conductors, or could call upon the services of the conductor appointed by the host broadcaster. [122] For 1993's Kvalifikacija za Millstreet pre-selection round, George Natsis conducted the Romanian entry. [123] In 1994 and 1998, Irish host conductor Noel Kelehan and Romanian conductor Adrian Romcescu – also the composer of "Eu cred" – were hired, respectively. [124] [125]
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 |
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.
After having had broadcast the contest several times during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, [3] [4] [5] [6] Romania unsuccessfully attempted to debut in the 1993 contest, selecting "Nu pleca" by Dida Drăgan for the qualifying round Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (English: Preselection for Millstreet); Drăgan came in last place. [7] A non-qualification was also achieved in 1996 when there was a qualifying round for all countries excluding hosts Norway. [8] [9] The Eurovision site does not count either year in Romania's list of appearances. [2] The country's first official participation occurred in 1994 when Dan Bittman's " Dincolo de nori" placed 21st in the contest's final. The following years saw similar low placements and non-participations in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001. [2]
Romania's first top ten result was achieved in 2002, when Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel finished ninth with their song " Tell Me Why". The country placed within the top 20 every year from 2004 to 2015, claiming third place in 2005 with " Let Me Try" by Luminița Anghel and Sistem. As of 2023, [update] this remains Romania's best result in the contest, alongside Paula Seling and Ovi's 2010 entry " Playing with Fire", which also finished third. Since 2010, the country's only other top ten placement was in 2017, when Ilinca and Alex Florea reached seventh place with " Yodel It!". [2] 2019 was broadcaster Televiziunea Română's (TVR) first year to significantly invest in a performance; the costs for the use of graphics and special effects during the show for Ester Peony's " On a Sunday" amounted to 100,000 euros. [10] [11] Romania had previously introduced the first-ever use of overlays at Eurovision in 2014. [12]
Romania has participated in the contest 22 times, having qualified for the final 14 times since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, failing to qualify in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. [2] In 2016, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) suspended TVR from all EBU member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts and the threat of insolvency. This in turn disqualified their 2016 entry, " Moment of Silence" by Ovidiu Anton, from participating in the contest. [13] [14] [15] [16] Although TVR had selected Roxen to perform " Alcohol You" in 2020, [17] the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18] Roxen was internally selected for 2021 nonetheless, performing " Amnesia". [19] [20] After failing to qualify for the final in four out of its latest five participations, Romania opted not to take part in the 2024 contest. [21]
Selecția Națională, [a] a song contest which has been taking place every year in Romania except for 2021, has been used to select its entry for the contest. The first edition was held in 1993, with the winner chosen by 1100 households in the country. [7] Since then, several voting procedures have been used, often combining televoting with the votes of a jury panel. [24] [25] [26] The selection of the winner either occurred during one show, [27] or through a varying amount of semi-finals. [25] [28] For the first time, a part of Romania's entry was determined internally in 2020. Roxen was selected by TVR out of exclusive partner Global Records's roster, and was appointed five songs for a jury and the public to choose from. [29] [30] [31] [1] The broadcaster and the label also collaborated the following year for the internal selection of Roxen and her entry. [32] [33]
In 2008, Nico and Vlad won Romania's first and only Marcel Bezençon Award for " Pe-o margine de lume", in the Composer Award category, [34] and Sanda received the infamous Barbara Dex Award in 2004. [35] A number of Romania's Eurovision entries have experienced commercial success over the years. While "Let Me Try" reached number nine on the Romanian Top 100, [36] 2006's " Tornerò" by Mihai Trăistariu peaked within the top ten in Finland and Greece. [37] [38] Elena's " The Balkan Girls" topped the Romanian chart in 2009, and similar success was attained by Mandinga's " Zaleilah" in 2012, obtaining number two in the country's Airplay 100 ranking and a Gold certification for digital downloads exceeding 10,000 copies in Romania. [39] [40] " Llámame", the nation's 2022 entry, also peaked atop the charts in Romania. [41]
1 | First place |
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
◁ | Last place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Dida Drăgan | " Nu pleca" | Romanian | Failed to qualify [c] X | 7 ◁ | 38 | |
1994 | Dan Bittman | " Dincolo de nori" | Romanian | 21 | 14 | No semi-finals | |
1996 | Monica Anghel and Sincron | " Rugă pentru pacea lumii" | Romanian | Failed to qualify [d] X | 29 ◁ | 11 | |
1998 | Mălina Olinescu | " Eu cred" | Romanian | 22 | 6 | No semi-finals | |
2000 | Taxi | " The Moon" | English | 17 | 25 | ||
2002 | Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel | " Tell Me Why" | English | 9 | 71 | ||
2003 | Nicola | " Don't Break My Heart" | English | 10 | 73 | ||
2004 | Sanda | " I Admit" | English | 18 | 18 | Top 11 in 2003 contest [e] | |
2005 | Luminița Anghel and Sistem | " Let Me Try" | English | 3 | 158 | 1 | 235 |
2006 | Mihai Trăistariu | " Tornerò" | English, Italian | 4 | 172 | Top 11 in 2005 final [e] | |
2007 | Todomondo | " Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" | English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Romanian | 13 | 84 | Top 10 in 2006 final [e] | |
2008 | Nico and Vlad | " Pe-o margine de lume" | Romanian, Italian | 20 | 45 | 7 | 94 |
2009 | Elena | " The Balkan Girls" | English | 19 | 40 | 9 | 67 |
2010 | Paula Seling and Ovi | " Playing with Fire" | English | 3 | 162 | 4 | 104 |
2011 | Hotel FM | " Change" | English | 17 | 77 | 4 | 111 |
2012 | Mandinga | " Zaleilah" | Spanish, English | 12 | 71 | 3 | 120 |
2013 | Cezar | " It's My Life" | English | 13 | 65 | 5 | 83 |
2014 | Paula Seling and Ovi | " Miracle" | English | 12 | 72 | 2 | 125 |
2015 | Voltaj | " De la capăt" | Romanian, English | 15 | 35 | 5 | 89 |
2016 | Ovidiu Anton | " Moment of Silence" | English | Disqualified X | |||
2017 | Ilinca feat. Alex Florea | " Yodel It!" | English | 7 | 282 | 6 | 174 |
2018 | The Humans | " Goodbye" | English | Failed to qualify | 11 | 107 | |
2019 | Ester Peony | " On a Sunday" | English | 13 | 71 | ||
2020 | Roxen | " Alcohol You" | English | Contest cancelled [f] X | |||
2021 | Roxen | " Amnesia" | English | Failed to qualify | 12 | 85 | |
2022 | Wrs | " Llámame" | English, Spanish | 18 | 65 | 9 | 118 |
2023 | Theodor Andrei | " D.G.T. (Off and On)" | Romanian, English | Failed to qualify | 15 | 0 |
The public broadcaster of each participating country in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others. [44]
Year | Head of delegation | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2000 | Dan Manoliu | [45] |
2002 | ||
2003 | [46] | |
2004 | [47] | |
2005 | [48] | |
2006 | [49] | |
2007 | [50] | |
2008 | Ioan Duma | [51] |
2009 | Dan Manoliu | [52] |
2010 | Marina Almăşan | [53] |
2011 | [54] | |
2012 | Dan Manoliu | [55] |
2013 | [56] | |
2014 | Liana Stanciu | [57] |
2015 | [58] | |
2016 | Iuliana Marciuc | [59] |
2017 | [60] | |
2018 | [60] | |
2019 | Smaranda Vornicu-Shalit | [60] |
2020 | Liana Stanciu | [30] |
2021 | [32] | |
2022 | Iuliana Marciuc | [61] |
2023 | Mihai Predescu | [62] |
The appointed stage directors are responsible for directing the country's live performance, for camerawork and for the visuals used. [63]
Year | Stage director | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2009 | Bobo Bărbulescu | [64] |
2015 | Daniel Klinger | [65] |
2018 | Petre Năstase | [66] [67] |
2019 | ||
2021 | Bogdan Păun and Dan Manoliu | [68] |
2022 | Aurel Badea | [69] |
A five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own country's contribution. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting. [70]
Year | 1st member | 2nd member | 3rd member | 4th member | 5th member | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Mădălin Voicu | Mirela Fugaru | Mihai Stoica | Alexandru Călin Geambasu | Nico | [71] |
2015 | Viorel Gavrilă | Mihai Pocorschi | Ovi | Anca Lupeș | Alexandra Cepraga | [72] |
2017 | Luminița Anghel | Mihai Trăistariu | Tavi Colen | Paula Seling | Cezar | [73] |
2018 | Nicu Patoi | Anca Lupeș | Sanda Cepraga | Gabriel Cotabiță | Mihai Alexandru | [74] |
2019 | Ozana Barabancea | Liana Stanciu | Monica Anghel | Andrei Kerestely | Bogdan Pavlică | [75] |
2021 | DJ Andy | Ilinca | Liviu Teodorescu | Luminița Anghel | Răzvan Popescu | [76] |
2022 [g] | Sanda Ladoși | Luminiţa Anghel | Ovi | Liviu Elekeş | Mihai Pocorschi | [79] |
2023 | Bogdan Strătulă | Răzvan Petre | Alexandra Cepraga | Christina Săvulescu | Monica Anghel | [80] |
For the show's broadcast on TVR, [2] various commentators and dual commentators have been hired throughout the years, with Leonard Miron notably having done the job on seven occasions. [81] At Eurovision, after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite their respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen. [82]
Year | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Unknown | Did not participate | [83] |
1992 | [84] | ||
1994 | Gabriela Cristea | Cristina Țopescu | [85] [86] |
1995 | Unknown | Did not participate | [87] |
1996 | Doina Caramzulescu and Costin Grigore | [88] | |
1997 | [89] | ||
1998 | Leonard Miron | Anca Țurcașiu | [81] [90] |
1999 | Doina Caramzulescu and Costin Grigore | Did not participate | [91] |
2000 | Leonard Miron | Andreea Marin | [81] [92] |
2001 | Did not participate | [81] | |
2002 | Unknown | Leonard Miron | [93] |
2003 | [94] | ||
2004 | Andreea Marin | [95] | |
2005 | Berti Barbera | [96] | |
2006 | Andreea Marin Bănică | [97] | |
2007 | [98] | ||
2008 | Leonard Miron | Alina Sorescu | [81] [99] |
2009 | Unknown | [100] | |
2010 | Leonard Miron and Gianina Corondan | Malvina Cservenschi | [81] [101] [102] |
2011 | Liana Stanciu and Bogdan Pavlică | [103] [104] | |
2012 | Leonard Miron and Gianina Corondan | Paula Seling | [81] [105] [106] |
2013 | Liana Stanciu | Sonia Argint-Ionescu | [107] [108] [109] |
2014 | Bogdan Stănescu | [110] [109] [111] | |
2015 | [82] [109] [111] | ||
2017 | Liana Stanciu and Radu Andrei Tudor | [112] [113] [109] | |
2018 | Liliana Ștefan and Radu Andrei Tudor | [114] [115] [109] | |
2019 | Liana Stanciu and Bogdan Stănescu | Ilinca | [116] [117] |
2021 | Bogdan Stănescu | Cătălina Ponor | [118] [119] |
2022 | Bogdan Stănescu and Kyrie Mendél | None [h] | [111] |
2023 | Eda Marcus | [62] |
In contests where an orchestra was provided, a conductor was required to lead the musicians during each country's performance. Broadcasters were able to provide their own conductors, or could call upon the services of the conductor appointed by the host broadcaster. [122] For 1993's Kvalifikacija za Millstreet pre-selection round, George Natsis conducted the Romanian entry. [123] In 1994 and 1998, Irish host conductor Noel Kelehan and Romanian conductor Adrian Romcescu – also the composer of "Eu cred" – were hired, respectively. [124] [125]