Romania in Own Eurovision Song Contest 45

Romania will participate in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 45. The Romanian entry will have a national selection.

Tthe format of the competition consisted of six shows: four semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 28 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place qualified directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to twelve.

Format
Selecția Națională 45 is the national final format developed by TVR in order to select Romania's entry for the Own Eurovision Song Contest 45. The competition was organised by the head of the Romanian delegation. TVR opened a submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries until 1 May 2016. A total of 28 entries will be received by the broadcaster by the end of the deadline. Only 2015-2016 released songs are allowed. An expert committee will review the received submissions between 23 and 29 May 2016. Each juror on the committee will rate each song between 1 (lowest) and 10 (highest).

The 28 competing entries will be divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place will go directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth will proceeded to the Second Chance. The bottom three songs in each semifinal will be eliminated from the competition. After the combination of the jury votes, the entries that scored the highest will be selected for the national final. The competing entries will be announced during a press conference on 1 May 2015.

At Own Eurovision Song Contest
Romania will participate in one of the two semi-finals.

First semifinal
The Romanian votes in the first semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.

Second semifinal
The Romanian votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.

Grand Final
The Romanian votes in the Grand Final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.