TVR, the Romanian national broadcaster, has revealed the 68 semi-finalists of Selecția Națională 2026.

From 101 songs, a total of 68 songs have been selected for the semi-final of Selecția Națională 2026. A professional jury selected the semi-finalists.

The Selecția Națională 2026 semi-finalists are:

Adriana Moraru – “Get your freak out”
Alejandro Zandes & Emil Rengle – “Bailando solo” (Dancing alone)
Alex Maxim – “Do do dance”
Alex Tuga x Amary – “1 2 3 – Un Deux Troi”
Alexa & Aria Moon – “iELE”
Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
Alexandra Ungureanu – “Tiktok Tastic”
Alin Stoica – “Iubește-mă pe mine” (Love me)
Alina Amon – “Grand Prix”
Ana Maria Moldovan – “Aripi să zbor” (Wings to fly)
Anais Vacariu – “Cer divin” (Divine sky)
Andreea Bănică – “Marinero” (Sailor)
Andreea D & Sandro Machado – “Chiquita Bonita (Favorita)” (Pretty Little Thing (Favourite))
Andreea Vilcan – “Fete cu batic” (Girls with headscarves)
Andrew Rope – “Home”
Anna Michael – “Get Nasty”
Antonio Pican – “Humans”
bby Mario – “Andale”
Bella Santiago – “Romania Queen”
Beni Mihai – “Angels”
Bianca Tilici – “Keep Fighting”
Bogdan Medvedi – “Broken Heart”
Brian Left – “Videogame”

Ciro De Luca – “Ti amo (U ie ah aha)” (I love you)
Cristina Ene – “Different Flags, Same Dreams”
Dan – “Wear My Ring”
Dayana – “Butterfly”
Direcția 5 – “Două povești” (Two stories)
Dya – “Thunder”
Edward Maya x LavBbe x Costi – “Everybody Needs Somebody”
Emy Alupei – “Till Born”
Hold On – “My Medicine”
HVNDS – “Dor” (Sorrow)
Impact – “Bengalo”
ImstillFranci – “Serenade”
Ioana Munțiu & Octav Ioan & Cezar Cazanoi – “Du-mă, do” (Take me, please)
Joshua – “Help Me Stop the Time”
Kadjavsi – “Heavensground”
Kame – “Cântă, Românie!” (Sing, Romania!)
Kony Band – “Încă o zi” (One more day)
Liloa – “In the Matrix of Your Eyes”
Mara Berechet – “Beyond the Sun”
Marcus – “Self Control”
Mihai Cosmescu – “Crawl Back Down”
Mikayla – “Breathing”
Missed Call – “Take Care of My Soul”

Mizantrop – “Trădător” (Traitor)
Monica Odagiu – “Fereastra pentru un orb” (Window for a blind man)
Olivia Addams – “Croco”
Patricia Thomits – “Bonsoir amore” (Good evening, my love)
Paula Leahu – “Warrior Pose”
Razi – “Hello Darling”
Robert Lukian – “Fire to the Lies”
Romeo Zaharia – “Forever Yours”
Ruxit – “Besame mucho” (Kiss me a lot)
Save – “Rollin’ (Let Them Know)”
Silvia Tache – “Almost There”
Stremi – “Lelele”
Taylor – “A Brand New Day”
The Twins – “Think of You”
Tianno – “My Game”
Trupa Othello – “Soarele și luna” (Sun and moon)
Ukka – “Confidence”
Vanu – “Therapy Enemy”
WRS – “All the Way”
Yguana – “Happy Birthday”
Zya – “Cu a mea” (With love)
ZYA – “Ghost”

Among the entries that were selected for the semi-finals are former Eurovision representative WRS and past contestants Bella Santiago, Adriana Moraru and Andreea D. Established industry figures such as Alejandro Zandes & Emil Rengle, Andreea Bănică, Alexandra Ungureanu, Alexandra Căpitănescu, Direcția 5, Emy Alupei, and Olivia Addams are also confirmed.

The semi-finalists will now advance to the next stage of the selection, which will take place from February 9 to 11. The semi-finalists will perform their entries in front of the jury, who will select ten artists to advance to the final. The finalists will be announced on February 12 during Telejurnal at 8:00 PM, live on TVR 1, TVR INFO, and on tvrplus.ro.

The final of Selecția Națională 2026 will take place on March 4. A jury will decide which artist will represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna.

Romania will come back to the Eurovision Song Contest after two years of absence. The last time they participated was in 2023, with “D.G.T. (Off And On)” by Theodor Andrei, scoring 0 points in the second semi-final. They are one of the three countries coming back to the contest in 2026, together with Bulgaria and Moldova. Romania actively participated in Eurovision from 1994 until its withdrawal in 2024 due to financial problems.

Source: TVR

Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest+

Romania first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. The country tried to participate in 1993 but failed to get through the pre-qualifying round. At the 1994 contest, Dan Bittman finished 21st in the final scoring 14 points, Romania didn’t make it through to another final until 1998. Romania’s best results in the contest are two third-place finishes. In 2005, Luminita Anghel & Sistem finished 3rd scoring 158 points, while Paula Seling & Ovi finished 3rd in 2010 with the song “Playing with Fire”. Romania missed the 2016 contest due to TVR being removed from the EBU due to debts to the organisation. Romania has not participated in Eurovision since 2023, coming back only this year.