The Romanian broadcaster TVR will select its Eurovision 2026 act via “Selecția Națională 2026”.
68 artists were invited to perform their songs live in front of the jury panel.
The auditions included 3 sessions, between February 9th and February 11th.
The final will take place on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026. The winner will be selected by 100% jury vote.
“Selecția Națională 2026” – Finalists
10 artists directly qualified for the final:
- Alejandro Zandes & Emil Rengle – “Bailando solo” (Dancing alone)
- Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
- Edward Maya x LavBbe x Costi – “Everybody Needs Somebody”
- Emy Alupei – “Till Bom”
- HVNDS – “Dor” (Sorrow)
- Monica Odagiu – “Fereastra pentru un orb” (Window for a blind man)
- Olivia Addams – “Croco”
- Robert Lukian – “Fire To The Lies“
- Vanu – “Therapy Enemy”
- Yguana – “Happy Birthday”
YouTube Playlist
Wildcard Round
In addition, the public will be able to select the 11th finalist,
5 songs were shortlisted for the wildcard round.
The artists achieving the highest number of views, will get the wildcasd
- Alexa & Aria Moon – “iELE”
- Antonio Pican – “Humans”
- Bogdan Medvedi – “Broken Heart”
- Impact – “Bengalo”
- WRS – “All the Way”
Romania will perform in semi-final 2 of Eurovision 2026 (May 14th, 2026).
The country is allocated to perform in the first half of the show
Eurovision 2026 will be held in Vienna, Austria, on May 12th, 14th, and 16th, 2026.
