| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| 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 entrant | 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 participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Don't Break My Heart" written by Mihai Alexandru and Nicoleta Alexandru. The song was performed by Nicola, which is the artistic name of singer Nicoleta Alexandru. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2003 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. 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.