| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Televiziunea Română (TVR) | |||
| Country |  Romania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Selecția Națională 2003 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 15 February 2003 22 February 2003 Final: 1 March 2003 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Nicola | |||
| Selected song | "Don't Break My Heart" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 73 points | |||
| Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Don't Break My Heart", composed by Mihai Alexandru, with lyrics by Nicoleta Alexandru, and performed by Alexandru herself under her artistic name Nicola. The Romanian participating broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), selected its entry through the national final Selecția Națională 2003. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 15 and 22 February 2003, respectively, and a final on 1 March 2003. A total of twenty-four entries were selected and twelve competed in each semi-final. Ten qualifiers were ultimately selected to compete in the final where "Don't Break My Heart" performed by Nicola was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote.
Romania competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 24, Romania placed tenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 73 points.