Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
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| Member station | TVR |
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 18 (18 finals) |
| First appearance | 1994 |
| Best result | 3rd: 2005, 2010 |
| Worst result | 22nd: 1998 |
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 For the most recent participation seeRomania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
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Romania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times, debuting in the 1994 contest. With a total of six 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, the issue was resolved and they returned to Eurovision in 2017.
Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Romania has never failed to qualify for the final (except in 2016 when they did not participate). In 2017, Romania returned to the top ten for the first time since 2010, when Ilinca and Alex Florea finished seventh.
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.
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