Romania first debuted at Eurovision in 1994, and incredibly, the nation has managed to appear in every single final for each year they have participated in since their debut. The nation hasn’t participated every year since their debut however, missing out on 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and most recently in 2016, where the nation was…
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On the eleventh day of Eurovision… We’re inching closer to the end of our journey, but before it ends, we make a stop off at Vienna, where the 60th Eurovision Song Contest took place after Conchita Wurst’s win the previous year. This was the second time Austria had hosted the competition, with the previous time…
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Now to Romania, who chose popular band Voltaj as their representatives for Eurovision in the 60th anniversary year. The song, De la Capat references a social issue facing Romanians, namely, parents working in other countries, leaving their children behind, although for good intentions. Before writing this review, I hadn’t really listened to the song as…
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Over the weekend, the Romanian final was held to decide which artist and song would represent the nation in the anniversary edition of Eurovision. The show was held in Craiova, in the south of the country, and it was hosted by Alina Serban and Andrei Borosovici. There were 12 performances, and the voting was 50/50…
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