| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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| Country |  Romania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: Selecția Națională 2020 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 11 February 2020 Song: 1 March 2020 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Roxen | |||
| Selected song | "Alcohol You" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
| Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Romania was scheduled to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands before its cancellation due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China and its spread to other countries. Romania's artist, Roxen, was internally selected and announced on 11 February 2020. Their competing entry, "Alcohol You", was chosen during the national selection competition Selecția Națională 2020 on 1 March. Prior to the 2020 contest, Romania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 20 times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placing had been third place, which the nation achieved in 2005 and 2010. In 2019, they failed to qualify for the contest's final for the second consecutive year. Prior to the scheduled Eurovision Song Contest 2020, "Alcohol You" was promoted by a lyric video, while Roxen appeared on several native talk shows and radio stations.