Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu wins Selecția Națională 2026
- Laura Bird
- Mar 5
- 1 min read
Alexandra Căpitănescu has won Selecția Națională 2026 with her song Choke Me and will represent Romania at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
The winner of the selection was chosen 100% by a jury of seven Romanian music industry professionals.
The members of the jury were:
Andreea Bălan, artist and musician
Andrei Tudor, composer
Marius Dia, music producer, composer, and A&R
Cristian Tarcea, music producer and composer
Elena Popa, journalist and content creator
Doru Ionescu, music journalist, producer, and radio host
Cristian Marica Rădoi, journalist
Alejandro Zandes & Emil Rengle with Bailando solo and HVNDS with Dor completed the top three.''
The final scores:
Alexandra Căpitănescu 82
HVNDS 69
Alejandro & Emil Rengle 66
Robert Lukian 53
Emy Alupei 53
WRS 49
Monica Odagiu 49
Olivia Addams 35
Yguana 31
Antonio Pican 24
Vanu 19
Eduard Maya & LøvBe & Costi 16
Romania at Eurovision
Romania has competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since the country's debut in 1994. They have never won Eurovision, with their best results achieved in 2005 with Let Me Try by Luminița Anghel and Sistem, and in 2010 with Playing With Fire by Paula Seling and Ovi, both of which finished in third place. Romania returns to the Contest in 2026 after a two-year hiatus, last being represented by Theodor Andrei's song D.G.T. (Off and On) in 2023.
Romania will compete in the first half of the second semi-final at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May.
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