Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | TVR |
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| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 17 (17 finals) |
| First appearance | 1994 |
| Best result | 3rd: 2005, 2010 |
| Worst result | 22nd: 1998 |
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| TVR page | |
| Romania's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeRomania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
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Romania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 17 times, debuting in the 1994 contest. With a total of five top 10 placements, their best results have been third in 2005 with Luminița Anghel & Sistem, fourth in 2006 with Mihai Trăistariu, and third in 2010 with Paula Seling & Ovi.
Romania’s participation in the contest had been suspended as on 22 April 2016, the EBU suspended broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) from all EBU member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts going back to 2007 and the threat of insolvency. This in turn disqualified their 2016 entry, "Moment of Silence" sung by Ovidiu Anton, from participating despite the contest being 17 days away at that point. However, it is now officially resolved and they are returning to Eurovision in 2017.
Romania originally had chosen Dida Drăgan for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, but after she failed to qualify from the qualifying round, Romania had to wait a year, before they could debut in the contest.
In 1994 Romania debuted in Ireland by sending Dan Bittman as the country's first contestant with the song "Dincolo de nori". By failing to receive a high place in the final, Romania was not allowed to participate in 1995, and had to wait until 1996.
In 1996 Romania selected Monica Anghel and Sincron for the contest in Oslo, Norway, but Romania failed to qualify from the pre-qualifying round, so the country was eliminated. Because of the low results in the previous years, Romania did not enter for the 1997 contest.
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