| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country |  Romania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Selecția Națională 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 28 February 2004 6 March 2004 Final: 13 March 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sanda | |||
| Selected song | "I Admit" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 18 points | |||
| Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "I Admit" written by George Popa and Irina Gligor. The song was performed by Sanda. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2004 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals on 28 February and 6 March 2004, respectively, and a final on 13 March 2004. A total of twenty-three entries were selected and six were selected to advance to the final from each semi-final. The twelve qualifiers competed in the final where "I Admit" performed by Sanda was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote.
As one of ten highest placed finishers in the 2003 contest Iceland directly qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2004. Performing in position 23, Romania placed eighteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 18 points.