Romania in Own Eurovision Song Contest 19

Romania will participate in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 19. The Romanian entry will be selected through Selecția Națională 19. Vunk & Antonia will represent Romania with the song "Pleacă".

Selecția Națională 19
Thirty songs will participate in Selecția Națională 19. The semifinalists were subsequently drawn into two semifinals with the qualifying entries proceeding to the final.The three shows will be hosted by Eurovision Song Contest 2010 participants Paula Seling and Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu.

The jury panel for the semifinals and final will consist with the votes of the Romanian juries. The televote will consist with juries of the countries from all Europe.

Semifinal 1
The first semi-final was held between 13 and 16 March 2013. Seven songs qualified to the final, with three songs qualified to the second chance round.

The full results of semi-final 1 were announced on April 6, 2013.

Televoting and Jury Semi-Final 1
Twenty-six televoters from all Europe voted in the first semi-final. They were from following countries :







Semifinal 2
The second semi-final was held between 17 and 19 March 2013. Seven songs qualified to the final, with three songs qualified to the second chance round.

The full results of semi-final 2 were announced on April 7, 2013.

Televoting and Jury Semi-Final 2
Twenty-seven televoters from all Europe voted in the first semi-final. They were from following countries :









Second chance
The second chance took place on March 20, 2013. Two songs advanced to the Grand Final.

Final
The Final was held between March 30 nd April 7, 2013. The winner and the full results of the Final were announced on April 8, 2013.

At Own Eurovision Song Contest
Romania will compete in one of the three semi-finals in Budapest, Hungary.

On May 18, 2013 in the Semi-Final Allocation Draw it was decided that Romania will compete in the third semi-final. On May 19, 2013, Romania was selected to perform in slot number 03 in Semi-Final 3, following Latvia and preceding Kosovo.

On May 24, 2013, Romania qualified for the Grand Final.