The Romanian broadcaster has revealed the first details of what viewers can expect from Alexandra CÄpitÄnescuās at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
TVR has confirmed that Jans Bors is the Creative Director for Alexandraās performance in Vienna. Jan Bors is the former Head of Delegation for Czechia at the Eurovision Song Contest. Speaking on TVR he explained that the performance has been completely changed from the national selection performance, but does take some āreally littleā things from her performance in the Romanian selection. The performance will be ācinematic and fast pacedā andā true to the rock roots of the songā. Jan added that āI hope this is a new era starting for Romaniaā.
Bogdan Nedelcu is a lighting designer who has helped the delegation and created a visulation of the lighting effects they wish to use as part of the Romanian staging. Andreea Pruteanu created the graphics that will be used as part of the performance. You can see a snippet of her staging at 18 minutes and 30 seconds, and 20 minutes and 10 seconds into the show below:
Romania is returning to the Eurovision Song Contest this year, having last competed in Liverpool in 2023. Alexandra CÄpitÄnescu will compete in the first half of the second semi-final on May 14.
Source: TVR
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 didnāt make it through to another final until 1998. Romaniaās 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 āPlaying with Fireā. 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.