Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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Country | Romania | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Selecția Națională 2015 | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 March 2015 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Voltaj | |||
Selected song | "De la capăt" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 89 points) | |||
Final result | 15th, 35 points | |||
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "De la capăt" written by Călin Gavril Goia, Gabriel Constantin, Adrian Cristescu, Silviu-Marian Păduraru, Victor-Răzvan Alstani, Monica-Ana Stevens and Andrei-Madalin Leonte. The song was performed by the band Voltaj. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2015 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Twelve entries were selected to compete in the national final on 8 March 2015 where "De la capăt" performed by Voltaj was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.
Romania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 15, "De la capăt" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 23 May. It was later revealed that Romania placed fifth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 89 points. In the final, Romania performed in position 20 and placed fifteenth out of the 27 participating countries, scoring 35 points.