Romania selected its Eurovision 2026 entry via the national selection “Selecția Națională 2026 .
“Giulia Nahmany and Daniel Nuță hosted the show.

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You can watch the full show here:

The Songs

12 artists performed in the following running order:

Playlist

1. Emy Alupei – “Till Bom”
2. Robert Lukian – “Fire To The Lies“
3. Vanu – “Therapy Enemy”
4. Edward Maya x LavBbe x Costi – “Everybody Needs Somebody”
5. Yguana – “Happy Birthday”
6. HVNDS – “Dor” (Sorrow)
7. Antonio Pican – “Humans”
8. WRS – “All the Way”
9. Olivia Addams – “Croco”
10. Monica Odagiu – “Fereastra pentru un orb” (Window for a blind man)
11. Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
12. Alejandro Zandes & Emil Rengle – “Bailando solo” (Dancing alone)

The Results

The results were based on 100% jury votes.
The panel featured 7 members, each of whom ranked the song on a scale of 1-12 (1 for the lowest, 12 for the highest):

1. Alexandra Căpitănescu – 82 points
2. HVNDS – 69 points
3. Alejandro Zandes & Emil Rengle – 66 points
4. Robert Lukian – 53 points
5. Emy Alupei – 53 points
6. WRS – 49 points
7. Monica Odagiu – 49 points
8. Olivia Addams – 35 points
9. Yguana – 31 points
10. Antonio Pican – 24 points
11. Vanu – 19 points
12. Edward Maya x LavBbe x Costi – 16 points

The winner is Alexandra Căpitănescu. She will perform “Choke Me” in Eurovision 2026:

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.