
Romania will select its 2022 artist through a national final – Selecția Naționala. Selecția Naționala has been used almost all the times that the country has participated.
Today, the 20 semifinalists were announced! That artists will now participate in the semifinal that will take place on February 12. Ten artists will be selected by a jury in order to compete in the final.
Public was able to vote its favourites in an online voting from February 5 to 10. A total of 20 songs advanced to the live semifinal, with 5 being selected by the public and 15 by the jury. On February 12 the semifinal will take place. A jury will select the 10 artist that will qualify to the final. The final will take place on March 12 and the winner will be selected by both a jury and public voting.
The Semifinalists
Here are the 20 semifinalists. You can listen to the entries by clicking on each song’s title.
- Aldo Blaga – Embers
- Alex Parker & Bastien – All this love
- Andra Oproiu – Younique
- Andrei Petruş – Take me
- ARIS – Do Svidaniya
- Cezar Ouatu – For everyone
- Claudia, Minodora și Diana – România mea
- Dora Gaitanovici – Ana
- E-an-na – Malere
- Eliza G – The other half of me
- Eugenia Nicolae – Doina
- Gabriel Basco – One night
- Kyrie Mendél – Hurricane
- Mălina – Prisoner
- MØISE – Guilty
- Oana Tabultoc – Utopia
- PETRA – Ireligios
- VANU – Never give up
- Vizi – Sparrow
- WRS – Llámame
What do you think about the national selection? Which entry is your favourite? Let us know in the comments below!