TVR, the Romanian national broadcaster, has received that received 101 entries for Selectia Nationala 2026.
Romania is back at the Eurovision Song Contest after a 2 year hiatus. The country will be selecting its Eurovision 2026 act and entry via a televised national final. Seletia Nationala is scheduled to be held on 4th March 2026. A total of 10 acts will compete for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026 in Vienna.
Romania has received 101 songs for Selectia Nationala 2026. The auditions phase will take place from 9-11 February. TVR will announce the 10 finalists on 12th February. The 2026 Romanian national final is scheduled to be held at the TVR Studios on March 4th in Bucharest. The 2026 Romanian Eurovision act and entry will be determined via a jury deliberation.
The 2026 Romanian national selection stages and key dates:
January 14 – February 2, 2026 – registration stage- February 2 – 4, 2026 – registration documents verification stage;
- February 5 – 6, 2026 – pre-selection stage
- February 6 – announcement of the results of the pre-selection stage
- February 9 – 11, 2026 – semi-final audition stage (“Eurovision 2026 Open Workshop”);
- February 12, 2026 – announcement of the results of the semi-final (out of all validly entered songs, 10 songs qualify for the final);
- February 16 – 18, 2026 – pre-production stage for the National Selection Final for ESC 2026 (meetings of the TVR team with the 10 finalists and their teams);
- March 2 – 3, 2026 – rehearsal stage for the National Selection Final for ESC 2026;
- March 4, 2026 – final stage of the National Selection for ESC2026 (television show) and announcement of the artistic act that will represent Romania at ESC 2026;
