It was previously reported that 84 songs were submitted to TVR for Selecția Națională 2017, where the Romanian entry for this year’s Eurovision will be chosen. In order to make it more exciting, as in neighbouring countries (as Moldova or Belarus) the public will be able to see and hear the shortlisting process during a special set of programs.
The jury which will pick the fifteen semifinalists during the live auditions phase as well as the ten finalists during the semifinal is made of five Romanian Eurovision stars:
- Luminiţa Anghel – reached the third place in Eurovision 2005 with Sistem and their song Let me try
- Paula Seling & Ovi Jacobsen – represented Romanian twice, finishing third in 2010 with Playing with fire and 12th in 2014 with Miracle
- Andrei Tudor – Composer of the 2008 Romanian entry Pe-o margine de lume
- Adrian Romcescu – Composer and conductor of the 1998 Romanian entry Eu cred
Starting tomorrow (27 January) and up to Sunday (29 January), the jury will listen to the submitted entries in TVR Studio 3. The process will be recorded and broadcasted daily from 5 to 11 February, and the fifteen semifinalists will be announced during a live show on 12 February. All shows will begin at 20:00 local time (19:00 CET) on TVR2, TVR HD, TVR Moldova and TVR International.
Although a total of 84 entries were submitted, TVR’s shortlist for the auditions, as published online, includes the following 72 entries. A notable entrant is Mihai Traistariu, previously achieving a fourth place for Romania at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest:
- 30 Music Street – Pagina de ieri
- Alexandra Craescu – Hope
- Alexandra Haidau – Cutremur
- Alina Mihaela Coltan (Alenna) – Something special
- Ana Maria Mirica – Spune-mi tu
- Andreea Cristina Andrei & Adonis Boom – To love you
- Andreea Cristina Andrei & Adonis Boom – Obsession
- Andreea Maria Varlan – Reina
- Anneli Zetterberg – Follow through
- Ayona – Dream on
- Banda Hoinarii – Balkanitza
- Berniceya – Ice cream
- Catalin Barbu – When love is over
- Cezar Dometi & Alice Jeckel – De ce
- Claudiu Mirea – Magnet
- Cristina Vasiu – Set the skies on fire
- D-lema – Adventure
- Daniel Lazar – Lume
- Dannyi – Sunt cu capul (Dar imi place)
- Dixit – In my dreams
- Dora & Johnny – Give me a sign
- Dorel Giurgiu – Be strong!
- Dragos Emanuel Grigorescu – You’ll go mad
- Eduard Santha – Wild child
- Elize & No Stress – Fara bariere
- Emanuela Stanciu – Rain in May
- Florin Chilian – Colt de lup
- Georgia – Unblock
- Hellen – Never let go
- Hteththemeth – My fantasy empire
- Ianna Novac – You can never die
- Ilinca ft. Alex Florea – Yodel it
- Instinct – Petale
- Instinct – Children of the sky
- Klyde – Defect
- Klyde – Chemistry
- Koszika – Closer
- Lina Sanden – After you
- Lion’s Roar – I set you free
- Lora – I know
- Marcel Rosca – All of my heart
- Maria Magdalena Danaila – Iubire
- Marius Balan – Ma seduci
- Maxim – Adu-ti aminte
- MIHAI (Mihai Traistariu) – I won’t surrender
- Mikhail – Sail back
- Milan – Regele minciunilor
- Miryam – Escape
- Nora Denes – Mother
- Phillip Rushton – I want you
- Pit Leffer – My life
- Ramona Nerra – Save me
- Rawanne – Make you feel love
- Rheeya – My story
- Rodica Anghelescu – Gandul
- Sergiu Bolota – We were young
- Shiny@Rusty – Let me take your smile
- Silvia Stefanescu – To the sun
- Stephan – Someone (Like you)
- Tania – Hurricane
- Tania Popa – Fata tuturor
- Tavi Bros – Globetrotter
- Tavi Colen & Emma – We own the night
- Teodora Dinu – Tear up the dark
- Teodora Dinu – Here we are
- The Band – Choose me
- The M’s – The only reason
- Tudor Turcu – Limitless
- Tudor Turcu – Walking in time
- Verde – My life’s a DJ
- Xandra (Alexandra Sipos) – Walk on by
- Zanga – Doua sticle
Selecția Națională 2017 Agenda
- 27-29/01 – Live Auditions
- 05-11/02 – Broadcast of live auditions
- 12/02 – Announcement of the 15 semifinalists
- 26/02 – Semifinal
- 05/03 – Final
Stay tuned to ESCToday for more news regarding Selecția Națională and Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017!