Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022#Jury vote issues
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2022
| Broadcaster = {{lang|ro|Televiziunea Română|i=no}} (TVR)
| Country = Romania
| Selection process = {{lang|ro|Selecția Națională}} 2022
| Selection date = 5 March 2022
| Artist = Wrs
| Song = {{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}
| Writer = {{Unbulleted list|Andrei Ursu|Cezar Gună|Alexandru Turcu|Costel Dominteanu}}
| SF result = Qualified (9th, 118 points)
| Final result = 18th, 65 points
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Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}", written by Andrei Ursu, Cezar Gună, Alexandru Turcu, and Costel Dominteanu, and performed by Ursu himself under his stage name Wrs. The Romanian participating broadcaster, {{lang|ro|Televiziunea Română|i=no}} (TVR), organised the national final {{lang|ro|Selecția Națională}} 2022 in order to select its entry for the contest. The national final consisted of three shows, including two semi-finals and a final. A total of 46 entries were selected and 10 qualifiers ultimately competed in the final on 5 March 2022, where the winner scoring top marks from both a jury panel and a public televote was selected.
Romania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2022. Performing during the show in position 13, "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final. In the final, Romania placed 18th with 65 points. It was later revealed that the country placed 9th in the semi-final with 118 points.
Background
{{Main|Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
Prior to the 2022 contest, {{lang|ro|Televiziunea Română|i=no}} (TVR) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Romania 21 times since its first entry in {{escyr|1994}}. To this point, its highest placing in the contest has been third place, achieved on two occasions: in {{esccnty|Romania|y=2005|t=2005}} with the song "Let Me Try" performed by Luminița Anghel and Sistem, and in {{esccnty|Romania|y=2010|t=2010}} with the song "Playing with Fire" performed by Paula Seling and Ovi.{{cite news|title=Romania – Eurovision Song Contest|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|url=https://eurovision.tv/country/romania|url-status=live|access-date=15 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513230046/https://eurovision.tv/country/romania|archive-date=13 May 2017}}
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, TVR organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. In {{esccnty|Romania|y=2020|t=2020}}, the broadcaster did not fully select its representative by means of the national final format {{lang|ro|Selecția Națională}} for the first time ever. They collaborated instead with Global Records to internally select the entrant, Roxen, with the entry "Alcohol You" being selected through a national final.{{cite news|date=31 January 2020|title=TVR și Global Records, parteneri pentru Eurovision Song Contest 2020|language=ro|trans-title=TVR and Global Records, partners for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest|publisher=Romanian Television|url=http://www.tvr.ro/tvr-i-global-records-parteneri-pentru-eurovision-song-contest-2020_26414.html|url-status=live|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201083945/http://www.tvr.ro/tvr-i-global-records-parteneri-pentru-eurovision-song-contest-2020_26414.html|archive-date=1 February 2020}}{{cite news|date=11 February 2020|title=Roxen will represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|url=https://eurovision.tv/video/roxen-will-represent-romania-at-the-eurovision-song-contest-2020|url-status=live|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213161519/https://eurovision.tv/video/roxen-will-represent-romania-at-the-eurovision-song-contest-2020|archive-date=13 February 2020}}{{cite news|date=2 March 2020|title=Eurovision 2020: "Alcohol You", piesa cu care Roxen va reprezenta Romania|language=ro|trans-title=Eurovision 2020: "Alcohol You", the song Roxen will represent Romanian with|work=Ziare|url=http://www.ziare.com/eurovision/romania/eurovision-2020-alcohol-you-piesa-cu-care-roxen-va-reprezenta-romania-1599837|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608210005/https://ziare.com/eurovision/romania/eurovision-2020-alcohol-you-piesa-cu-care-roxen-va-reprezenta-romania-1599837|url-status=live}} However, the contest was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Roxen was internally re-selected to take part in the {{esccnty|Romania|y=2021|t=2021}} contest with the song "Amnesia", which failed to qualify to the final, placing 12th in the first semi-final. This marked the third consecutive time that the nation failed to qualify to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004. Following the televised debate {{lang|ro|Eurovision... pe șleau!}} ("Eurovision... frankly!") on 5 July 2021 which featured personalities of the national music industry, the broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2022 contest on 20 October 2021 and would opt for a national final with several artists to select its 2022 entry.{{Cite web|last=Argyriou|first=Giannis|date=2021-07-08|title=Romania: Everything that was discussed on the special show about the analysis of the bad results!|url=https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2021/07/romania-everything-that-was-discussed-on-the-special-show-about-the-analysis-of-the-bad-results/|access-date=2021-07-18|work=Eurovision Fun|language=en|archive-date=8 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708102922/https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2021/07/romania-everything-that-was-discussed-on-the-special-show-about-the-analysis-of-the-bad-results/|url-status=live}}{{cite video|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=_pWZFj0u3TU|title=Eurovision... pe șleau!|date=2021-07-05|language=ro|access-date=2021-10-02|work=ESC Extras|via=YouTube}}{{Cite web|date=20 October 2021|title=REVEALED: the 41 countries joining Eurovision in Turin 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/41-countries-for-2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020111032/https://eurovision.tv/story/41-countries-for-2022|archive-date=2021-10-20|access-date=20 October 2021|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=EBU}}{{cite web|last=Gallagher|first=Robyn|date=2021-11-23|title=Romania: TVR returns to national final Selectia Nationala for Eurovision 2022|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/11/23/romania-tvr-returns-national-final-selectia-nationala-for-eurovision-2022/267356/|access-date=2021-11-23|work=Wiwibloggs|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123210823/https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/11/23/romania-tvr-returns-national-final-selectia-nationala-for-eurovision-2022/267356/|url-status=live}}
Before Eurovision
= {{lang|ro|Selecția Națională 2022}} =
{{lang|ro|Selecția Națională 2022}} was the national final organised by TVR in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The competition consisted of two shows: a semi-final featuring forty-five songs and a final featuring ten songs to be held between 9 February and 5 March 2022.{{cite news|url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2021/eurovision-2022-incep-inscrierile-pentru-selectia-nationala_34287.html|title=Eurovision 2022: Încep înscrierile pentru Selecția Națională|language=ro|publisher=Romanian Television|access-date=26 November 2021|date=26 November 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126151017/http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2021/eurovision-2022-incep-inscrierile-pentru-selectia-nationala_34287.html|url-status=live}} Both shows took place at the TVR studios in Bucharest and were televised on TVR1, TVR HD, TVRi, as well as online via the broadcaster's streaming service TVR+ and YouTube. The two shows were also aired in Moldova via the channel TVR Moldova.{{Cite web|title=Juriul și publicul au decis piesele calificate în primul show al Selecției Naționale|url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/juriul---i-publicul-au-decis-piesele-calificate-in-primul-show-al-selec--iei-na--ionale_35153.html|access-date=2022-02-10|website=eurovision.tvr.ro|publisher=TVR|language=ro}} An additional three shows, titled {{lang|ro|Drumul spre Torino}} (Road to Turin) and hosted by Ilinca who represented {{esccnty|Romania|y=2017|t=Romania in 2017}}, were aired on TVR1 between 5 and 7 February 2022 in order to give insight on the competing acts.{{Cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=2022-01-31|title=Romania: TVR Announces "Drumul spre Torino" Hosted By Ilinca|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/31/tvr-drumul-spre-torino-ilinca/|access-date=2022-02-01|work=Eurovoix}}
== Competing entries ==
TVR opened a submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries between 26 November 2021 and 19 December 2021. The broadcaster received 94 submissions within the submission deadline.{{Cite web|date=20 December 2021|title=94 de artiști vor să reprezinte România la Eurovision 2022, Torino, Italia|url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/94-de-arti-ti-vor-sa-reprezinte-romania-la-eurovision-2022-torino-italia_34621.html|url-status=live|access-date=20 December 2021|publisher=Romanian Television|language=ro|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220131510/http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/94-de-arti-ti-vor-sa-reprezinte-romania-la-eurovision-2022-torino-italia_34621.html}} A jury panel consisting of {{ill|Alexandra Ungureanu|ro}} (singer), {{ill|Ozana Barabancea|ro}} (opera singer, actress), {{ill|Randi (singer)|lt=Randi|ro|Randi}} (singer, producer), Cristian Faur (composer, producer) and {{ill|Adrian Romcescu|ro}} (composer, conductor) reviewed the received submissions on 21 and 22 December 2021, with each juror on the committee rating each song between 1 (lowest) and 10 (highest) based on criteria such as the melodic harmony and structure of the song, the orchestral arrangement, originality and stylistic diversity of the composition and sound and voice quality.{{Cite web|date=10 December 2021|title=TVR prezintă juriul Eurovision România 2022|url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/tvr-prezinta-juriul-eurovision-romania-2022_34467.html|url-status=live|access-date=10 December 2021|publisher=Romanian Television|language=ro|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210113408/http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/tvr-prezinta-juriul-eurovision-romania-2022_34467.html}} After the combination of the jury votes, the top 45 entries that scored the highest, one per artist that entered with more than one song, were selected for the national final. The competing entries were announced on 23 December 2021. Among the selected competing artists are Ciro de Luca, who represented {{esccnty|Romania|y=2007|t=Romania in 2007}} as part of Todomondo, and Cezar Ouatu, who previously represented {{esccnty|Romania|y=2013|t=Romania in 2013}}.{{cite news|title=Eurovision 2022: regulament Selecție Națională Eurovision Song Contest 2022|language=ro|publisher=Romanian Television|url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/eurovision22-regulament_34288.html|access-date=7 December 2021|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195352/http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/eurovision22-regulament_34288.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Granger, Anthony|date=23 December 2021|title=Romania: Selectia Nationala 2022 Semi-Finalists Announced|publisher=Eurovoix|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/23/romania-selectia-nationala-2022-semi-finalists-announced/|access-date=23 December 2021|archive-date=23 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223084140/https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/23/romania-selectia-nationala-2022-semi-finalists-announced/|url-status=live}} Live performances of the competing entries were filmed at the TVR Studio 3 in Bucharest between 19 and 21 January 2022 and released online via YouTube on 5 February 2022.{{Cite web |title=Au început filmările celor 46 de piese semifinaliste ESC România 2022 |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/au-inceput-filmarile-celor-46-de-piese-semifinaliste-esc-romania-2022_34910.html |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}}
On 28 December 2021, TVR announced that "{{lang|ro|Malere|i=no}}" performed by E-an-na would also participate in the competition following a successful appeal made by the performers. "Best of Me" performed by Alex Parker, Erik Frank and Bastien was withdrawn from the competition on the same day and replaced with Parker and Bastien's second song "All This Love".{{cite news|date=28 December 2021|title=Semifinaliștii selecției naționale Eurovision România|language=Romanian|trans-title=The semifinalists for Romania's national selection for Eurovision|publisher=Romanian Television|url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/semifinali-tii-selec-iei-na-ionale-eurovision-romania_34735.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228163649/http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/semifinali-tii-selec-iei-na-ionale-eurovision-romania_34735.html|archive-date=28 December 2021}} "Hypnotized" performed by Barbara Tešija, was withdrawn from the competition on 5 February 2022.{{Cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=2022-02-05|title=Romania: Barbara Tešija Withdraws From Selectia Nationala|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/05/barbara-tesija-withdraws-selectia-nationala/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}} On 9 February, "That Way" performed by Fabi was withdrawn from the semi-final due to Fabi testing positive for COVID-19.{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2022-02-09 |title=Romania: Fabi Withdraws From Selecţia Naţională 2022 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/09/🇷🇴-romania-fabi-withdraws-from-selectia-nationala-2022/ |access-date=2022-02-09 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}{{cite news |date=3 January 2022 |title=Piesele din prima etapă a semifinalei Eurovision România 2022 |trans-title=The entries for the first stage of the semifinal of Eurovision Romania 2022 |publisher=Romanian Television |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxO8-C91Lp904771aYwWhyZkEKQ1rl8qa |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103184905/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxO8-C91Lp904771aYwWhyZkEKQ1rl8qa |archive-date=3 January 2022 |via=YouTube}}
== Shows ==
=== Semi-final ===
The semi-final took place over two rounds between 9 and 12 February 2022. In the first round, forty-five songs competed and twenty qualified to the second round.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2022-02-10 |title=Romania: Selecţia Naţională Semi-Finalists Announced |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/10/🇷🇴-romania-selectia-nationala-semi-finalists-announced/ |access-date=2022-02-10 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} A jury panel first selected fifteen songs to advance. The remaining thirty entries then faced a public online vote which took place on the Eurovision Romania Facebook page on 9 and 10 February 2022 which determined an additional five qualifiers.{{Cite web |last=Popescu |first=David |date=2022-02-10 |title=Romania: 20 acts ready for the semi-final this saturday |url=https://www.escunited.com/romania-20-acts-ready-for-the-semi--this-saturday/ |access-date=2022-02-10 |website=ESCUnited |language=en-GB |archive-date=12 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212231414/https://www.escunited.com/romania-20-acts-ready-for-the-semi--this-saturday/ |url-status=dead }} The twenty qualifying entries were announced on 10 February 2022 during the TVR evening news broadcast.{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=JURIUL ȘI PUBLICUL AU DECIS PIESELE CALIFICATE ÎN PRIMUL SHOW AL SELECȚIEI NAȚIONALE |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/juriul---i-publicul-au-decis-piesele-calificate-in-primul-show-al-selec--iei-na--ionale_35153.html |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=ESCUnited |language=ro}} In the second round which took place on 12 February 2022 and hosted by Anca Mazilu and Bogdan Stănescu with Ilinca hosting segments from the green room, a jury panel selected ten songs to qualify to the final.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2022-02-07 |title=Romania: Anca Mazilu & Bogdan Stănescu to Host Selectia Nationala Semi-Final |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/07/anca-mazilu-bogdan-stanescu-selectia-nationala-semi-final/ |access-date=2022-02-08 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Golightly |first=Thomas |date=2022-02-12 |title=Romania: Selecţia Naţională Semi-Final Results |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/12/selectia-nationala-semi-final-results/ |access-date=2022-02-12 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} The members of the jury panel that voted during the semi-final were: {{ill|Alexandra Ungureanu|ro}} (singer), {{ill|Ozana Barabancea|ro}} (opera singer, actress), {{ill|Randi (singer)|lt=Randi|ro|Randi}} (singer, producer), Cristian Faur (composer, producer) and {{ill|Adrian Romcescu|ro}} (composer, conductor).
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|+ First round{{snd}}9–10 February 2022 |
| Artist
!Song !Songwriter(s) ! Votes ! Place !Result |
|---|
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Aldo Blaga | "Embers" |Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Charlie Mason, John Matthews | align="center" |1,423 | align="center" |11 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Alex Parker and Bastien | "All This Love" |Alexandru Ciacoi, Vlad Cireşan, Sebastian Tudor | align="center" |453 | align="center" |31 |Advanced |
| Alexa
| "Hoodies and Cold Nights" |Radu Bolfea, Inaki Calvo Medel, Omar Secada Dihigo, Alexa Niculae | align="center" |863 | align="center" |20 |Eliminated |
| Alina Amon
| "Without You" |Alina Amon | align="center" |985 | align="center" |16 |Eliminated |
| Ana
| "Youngster" |Ana Maria Lazăr | align="center" |380 | align="center" |35 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;"
| Andra Oproiu | "Younique" |Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Paul Dubrovsky, Lee Music | align="center" |1,860 | align="center" |7 |Advanced |
| Andrea Stocchino
| "{{lang|it|Avere paura|i=no}}" |Andrea Stocchino, Nicolo Baldini, Emedio Mazzilli | align="center" |502 | align="center" |28 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Andrei Petruș | "Take Me" |Călin Ionce, Silvia Ștefănescu | align="center" |1,650 | align="center" |8 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Aris | "{{lang|ru-latn|Do svidaniya|i=no}}" {{Small|(До свидания)}} |Michael James Down, Will Taylor, Primož Poglajen, Natalie Palmer | align="center" |1,110 | align="center" |13 |Advanced |
| Ayona
| "Let Me Come to You" |Marius Cobianu | align="center" |254 | align="center" |38 |Eliminated |
| Bogdan Dumitraș
| "Sign" |Alex Luft | align="center" |444 | align="center" |32 |Eliminated |
| Carmen Trandafir
| "{{lang|ro|Măști|i=no}}" |Carmen Trandafir, Riona Sakurada | align="center" |588 | align="center" |24 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| "For Everyone" |Mihai Alexandru, Christian Alexandru | align="center" |598 | align="center" |23 |Advanced |
| Ciro de Luca
| "{{lang|it|Imperdonabile|i=no}}" |Ciro de Luca, Rareș Varniote | align="center" |147 | align="center" |42 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Cream, Minodora and Diana Bucșa | "{{lang|ro|România mea|i=no}}" |Alina Manolache, Costi Ioniță | align="center" |1,497 | align="center" |9 |Advanced |
| Dan Helciug
| "241" |Dan Helciug | align="center" |1,271 | align="center" |12 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Dora Gaitanovici | "Ana" |Dora Gaitanovici | align="center" |3,218 | align="center" |2 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;"
| E-an-na | "{{lang|ro|Malere|i=no}}" |Andrei Oltean, Ovidiu Ban | align="center" |10,124 | align="center" |1 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Eliza G | "The Other Half of Me" |Valerio Carboni, Giuseppe Anastasi, Mike Connaris, Elisa Gaiotto | align="center" |566 | align="center" |25 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Eugenia Nicolae feat. Cazanoi Brothers | "{{lang|ro|Doina|i=no}}" |Eugenia Niţu, Cezar Cazanoi, Anatolie Cazanoi, Liviu Tănăsoiu | align="center" |1,042 | align="center" |15 |Advanced |
| style="background:#fe8080;"
| | | | align="center" | | align="center" | |Withdrew |
| Forțele de muncă
| "{{lang|ro|Hai afară, frate!|i=no}}" |Florin Dumitrescu | align="center" |420 | align="center" |33 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Gabriel Basco | "One Night" |Gabriel Bîscoveanu, Roland Kiss, Dominic Dehen Perfetti | align="center" |2,140 | align="center" |6 |Advanced |
| Giulia-Georgia
| "Find Your Way" |Giulia-Georgia Beiliciu | align="center" |457 | align="center" |30 |Eliminated |
| Ivel
| "Neverending" |Ivelin Trakiyski | align="center" |25 | align="center" |44 |Eliminated |
| Jessie
| "Regret" |Jessie Baneş, Bogdan Samoilenco, Loredana Cavasdan, Bianca Dragomir-Fotache, David Popa, Călin Luca, Tomer Weissbuch, Olga Verbitchi | align="center" |251 | align="center" |39 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Kyrie Mendél | "Hurricane" |Kyrie Mendél | align="center" |148 | align="center" |41 |Advanced |
| Letiția Moisescu
| "{{lang|ro|Mirunica|i=no}}" |Ovidiu Junghiatu, Niculae Robert Andrei | align="center" |500 | align="center" |29 |Eliminated |
| Leyah
| "I'll Be Fine" |Magdalena Marica | align="center" |534 | align="center" |27 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;"
| Mălina | "Prisoner" |Cornel-Valentin Oprea, Malina-Elena Paraschiv | align="center" |2,336 | align="center" |5 |Advanced |
| Miryam
| "Top of the Rainbow" | align="center" |902 | align="center" |18 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Møise | "Guilty" |Shawn Myers, Jonas Gladnikoff | align="center" |537 | align="center" |26 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;"
| Oana Tăbultoc | "Utopia" |Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Roeland Ruijsch | align="center" |2,629 | align="center" |4 |Advanced |
| Olivia Miheț
| "Fragile" |Olivia Miheț, Mihai Costăchescu | align="center" |274 | align="center" |37 |Eliminated |
| Othello
| "You're Worthy" |Liviu Elekes, Roxana Elekes | align="center" |329 | align="center" |36 |Eliminated |
| Outflow
| "Running in Circles" |Florin Ciotlăuș, Lucian Călin Blaga, George Popa, Mircea Georoceanu | align="center" |1,430 | align="center" |10 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Petra | "{{lang|ro|Ireligios|i=no}}" |Petronela Donciu | align="center" |251 | align="center" |39 |Advanced |
| Roberta-Maria Popa
| "Indigo" |Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Peter Frodin, Lee Music | align="center" |896 | align="center" |19 |Eliminated |
| Romeo Zaharia
| "Until the Fight Is Over" |Arnar Ástráðsson, Aidan O'Connor | align="center" |915 | align="center" |17 |Eliminated |
| Seeya
| "Save Me" |Idris Jafarov, Bogdan Ioan Tomosoiu | align="center" |71 | align="center" |43 |Eliminated |
| Sophia
| "Beautiful Lies" |Alexandru Bugan, Eduard Cârcotă, Sophia Ulianov | align="center" |410 | align="center" |34 |Eliminated |
| Stelian
| "Remember" |Călin Giurgiu, Stelian Ciuciuc, Niklas Bergqvist, Stefan Knutsson | align="center" |839 | align="center" |22 |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Vanu | "Never Give Up" |Cristian Prăjescu, Ioana Hrisca, Teodora Constantin, Răzvan Alexa | align="center" |1,084 | align="center" |14 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;"
| Vizi | "Sparrow" |Vizi Imre | align="center" |2,753 | align="center" |3 |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| Wrs | "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}" |Andrei Ursu, Cezar Gună, Alexandru Turcu | align="center" |842 | align="center" |21 |Advanced |
{{notelist}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ Second round – 12 February 2022{{cite web|last=Popescu|first=David|date=2022-02-12|title=Romania: Then there was only 10 finalists left|url=http://www.escunited.com/romania-then-there-was-only-10-finalists-left/|access-date=2022-03-12|website=ESCUnited|language=en-US}} |
| Draw
! Artist ! Song !Result |
|---|
| style="background:navajowhite;"
| 1 | align="left" | Alex Parker and Bastien | align="left" | "All This Love" |Advanced |
| 2
| align="left" | Aldo Blaga | align="left" | "Embers" |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 3 | align="left" | Petra | align="left" | "{{lang|ro|Ireligios|i=no}}" |Advanced |
| 4
| align="left" | Vizi | align="left" | "Sparrow" |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 5 | align="left" | Vanu | align="left" | "Never Give Up" |Advanced |
| 6
| align="left" | Mălina | align="left" | "Prisoner" |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 7 | align="left" | Wrs | align="left" | "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}" |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 8 | align="left" | Andrei Petruș | align="left" | "Take Me" |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 9 | align="left" | Møise | align="left" | "Guilty" |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 10 | align="left" | Gabriel Basco | align="left" | "One Night" |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 11 | align="left" | Cream, Minodora and Diana Bucșa | align="left" | "{{lang|ro|România mea|i=no}}" |Advanced |
| 12
| align="left" | Oana Tăbultoc | align="left" | "Utopia" |Eliminated |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 13 | align="left" | Kyrie Mendél | align="left" | "Hurricane" |Advanced |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"
| 14 | align="left" | Dora Gaitanovici | align="left" | "Ana" |Advanced |
| 15
| align="left" | Cezar Ouatu | align="left" | "For Everyone" |Eliminated |
| 16
| align="left" | Andra Oproiu | align="left" | "Younique" |Eliminated |
| 17
| align="left" | E-an-na | align="left" | "{{lang|ro|Malere|i=no}}" |Eliminated |
| 18
| align="left" | Eugenia Nicolae feat. Cazanoi Brothers | align="left" | "{{lang|ro|Doina|i=no}}" |Eliminated |
| 19
| align="left" | Eliza G | align="left" | "The Other Half of Me" |Eliminated |
| 20
| align="left" | Aris | align="left" | "{{lang|ru-latn|Do svidaniya|i=no}}" |Eliminated |
=== Final ===
The final took place on 5 March 2022, hosted by Eda Marcus and {{ill|Aurelian Temișan|ro}} with Ilinca hosting segments from the green room.{{Cite web |title=ROMANIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2022 |url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/Romania2022.html |work=natifinals.50webs.com |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307124726/http://natfinals.50webs.com/Romania2022.html |url-status=dead }} Ten songs competed and the winner, "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}" performed by Wrs, was determined by the combination of the votes from a five-member jury panel (5/6) and public televoting (1/6). Each juror voted by assigning scores from 1–8, 10 and 12 points to their preferred songs, with the juries awarding 290 points in total. The viewer vote was assigned by dividing the votes received by each song by the number of votes of the song that gained the most viewer votes. This number was then multiplied by 12 and rounded to two decimal places. For example, if song A received the most viewer votes and song B received 10% of song A's votes, then song A would be awarded 12 televoting points and song B would be awarded 1.2 televoting points. The members of the jury panel that voted during the final were: {{ill|Alexandra Ungureanu|ro}} (singer), {{ill|Ozana Barabancea|ro}} (opera singer, actress), {{ill|Randi (singer)|lt=Randi|ro|Randi}} (singer, producer), Cristian Faur (composer, producer) and {{ill|Adrian Romcescu|ro}} (composer, conductor).
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured performances by Jamala, who won Eurovision for {{esccnty|Ukraine|y=2016|t=Ukraine in 2016}}, performing her winning song "1944", as well as seven 2022 Eurovision entrants: Intelligent Music Project ({{esccnty|Bulgaria|y=2022}}), Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov ({{esccnty|Moldova|y=2022}}), Vladana ({{esccnty|Montenegro|y=2022}}), Andrea ({{esccnty|North Macedonia|y=2022}}), Ronela Hajati ({{esccnty|Albania|y=2022}}), We Are Domi ({{esccnty|Czech Republic|y=2022}}), and Stefan ({{esccnty|Estonia|y=2022}}).{{Cite web |title=Concurenții Eurovision din șapte țări, invitați la finala Selecției Naționale |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2022/concuren--ii-eurovision-song-contest-din---apte---ari--invita--i-la-finala-selec--iei-na--ionale_35346.html |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |publisher=TVR |language=ro}}{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=William Lee |date=2022-03-03 |title=Jamala will sing "1944" live at Eurovision selections in Germany and Romania |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/03/03/jamala-will-sing-1944-live-at-germany-12-points-in-berlin/270558/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Wiwibloggs |language=en-US}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist ! rowspan="2" | Song ! rowspan="2" |Jury ! colspan="2" |Televote ! rowspan="2" | Total ! rowspan="2" | Place |
|---|
| Votes
!Points |
| 1
| align="left" | Andrei Petruș | align="left" | "Take Me" |11 |807 |2.59 |13.59 |9 |
| 2
| align="left" | Alex Parker and Bastien | align="left" | "All This Love" |27 |429 |1.38 |28.38 |7 |
| 3
| align="left" | Gabriel Basco | align="left" | "One Night" |35 |1,048 |3.37 |38.37 |4 |
| 4
| align="left" | Vanu | align="left" | "Never Give Up" |34 |676 |2.17 |36.17 |5 |
| 5
| align="left" | Petra | align="left" | "{{lang|ro|Ireligios|i=no}}" |34 |412 |1.32 |35.32 |6 |
| 6
| align="left" | Møise | align="left" | "Guilty" |10 |585 |1.88 |11.88 |10 |
| 7
| align="left" | Cream, Minodora and Diana Bucșa | align="left" | "{{lang|ro|România mea|i=no}}" |13 |764 |2.45 |15.45 |8 |
| 8
| align="left" | Kyrie Mendél | align="left" | "Hurricane" |46 |641 |2.06 |48.06 |2 |
| 9
| align="left" | Dora Gaitanovici | align="left" | "Ana" |32 |3,737 |12 |44 |3 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
| 10 | align="left" | Wrs | align="left" | "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}" |48 |3,497 |11.23 |59.23 |1 |
| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+ Detailed jury votes |
| Draw
!Song ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|A. Ungureanu|Alexandra Ungureanu}}}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|O. Barabancea|Ozana Barabancea}}}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Randi}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|C. Faur|Cristian Faur}}}} ! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|{{Abbr|A. Romcescu|Adrian Romcescu}}}} !Total |
|---|
| 1
| align="left" | "Take Me" | 1 |1 |1 |3 |5 |11 |
| 2
| align="left" | "All This Love" |5 |4 |5 |6 |7 |27 |
| 3
| align="left" | "One Night" |7 |3 |6 |7 |12 |35 |
| 4
| align="left" | "Never Give Up" |4 |6 |4 |10 |10 |34 |
| 5
| align="left" | "{{lang|ro|Ireligios|i=no}}" |6 |12 |8 |5 |3 |34 |
| 6
| align="left" | "Guilty" |3 |2 |3 |1 |1 |10 |
| 7
| align="left" | "{{lang|ro|România mea|i=no}}" |2 |5 |2 |2 |2 |13 |
| 8
| align="left" | "Hurricane" |10 |10 |10 |8 |8 |46 |
| 9
| align="left" | "Ana" |8 |7 |7 |4 |6 |32 |
| 10
| align="left" | "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}" |12 |8 |12 |12 |4 |48 |
== Ratings ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Viewing figures by show |
| scope=col rowspan="2" | Show
! scope=col rowspan="2" | Date ! scope=col colspan="2" | Viewing figures ! scope=col rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope=col | Nominal
! scope=col | Share |
| scope="row" | Final
| {{dts|5 March 2022}} | 197,000 |2.6% |
= Promotion =
Wrs made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=no}}" as the Romanian Eurovision entry. On 26 March, Wrs performed during the Barcelona Eurovision Party, which was held at the Sala Apolo venue in Barcelona, Spain and hosted by Sharonne and Giuseppe Di Bella.{{Cite web |last=Dibben |first=Jazzi |date=2022-03-16 |title=🇪🇸 Barcelona Eurovision Party Sold Out |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2022/03/16/barcelona-eurovision-party-sold-out/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}} On 3 April, Wrs performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Hard Rock Hotel in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Paddy O'Connell and SuRie.{{Cite web |title=London Eurovision Party 2022 |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/london-eurovision-party-2022/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=Wiwibloggs}}{{Cite web |title=London Eurovision Party |url=https://londoneurovision.com/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=londoneurovision.com |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301154833/https://londoneurovision.com/ |url-status=dead }} On 7 April, Wrs performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel.{{Cite web |last=Rössing |first=Dominik |date=23 April 2022 |title=TONIGHT: Israel Calling 2022 full show rebroadcast |url=https://escxtra.com/2022/04/23/tonight-israel-calling-2022-full-show-rebroadcast/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=escXtra}} On 9 April, Wrs performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Edsilia Rombley.{{Cite web |last=Tarbuck |first=Sean |date=7 April 2022 |title=Line-up complete for Amsterdam's Eurovision in Concert 2022 |url=https://www.escunited.com/line-up-complete-for-amsterdams-eurovision-in-concert-2022/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=escunited.com}} On 16 April, Wrs performed during the PrePartyES 2022 event which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain and hosted by Ruth Lorenzo.{{Cite web |last=Korypas |first=Andreas |date=17 April 2022 |title=Spain: Watch all the live performances of the artists at the PrePartyES 2022! |url=https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2022/04/spain-watch-all-the-live-performances-of-the-artists-at-the-prepartyes-2022/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=Eurovisionfun}}
At Eurovision
File:Le Castella Castello - Isola di Capo Rizzuto - Italy.jpg introduced Wrs' performance in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The postcard was filmed at the Isola di Capo Rizzuto in Crotone, Calabria and featured virtual projections of Wrs across the location.]]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Romania has been placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2022, and has been scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.{{cite web|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=EBU|title=Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in?|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2022-semi-finals|date=2022-01-25|access-date=2022-01-25}}
Once all the competing songs for the 2022 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Romania was set to perform in position 13, following the entry from {{esccnty|Estonia|y=2022}} and before the entry from {{esccnty|Poland|y=2022}}.{{cite web|date=29 March 2022|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Semi-Final running orders revealed!|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2022-semi-final-running-order|access-date=29 March 2022|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=EBU}}
All three shows were broadcast in Romania on TVR1 and TVRi with commentary by Bogdan Stănescu, who was joined by Kyrie Mendél for the final.{{Cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Eurovision 2022, prima semifinală, în direct la TVR de la Arena Pala Olimpico din Torino |url=http://stiri.tvr.ro/eurovision-2022--prima-semifinala--in-direct-la-tvr-de-la-arena-pala-olimpico-din-torino_904729.html#view |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=Stirile TVR |language=ro}}{{Cite web |date=14 May 2022 |title=Finala Eurovision – în această seară, de la ora 22.00, pe TVR1 și TVR Internațional. Reprezentantul României, WRS, cu melodia Llamame, va intra al doilea în concurs |url=http://stiri.tvr.ro/finala-eurovision---in-aceasta-seara--de-la-ora-22-00--pe-tvr1---i-tvr-interna--ional--reprezentantul-romaniei--wrs--cu-melodia-llamame--va-intra-al-doilea-in-concurs_905060.html#view |access-date=14 May 2022 |work=Stirile TVR |language=ro}} TVR appointed Eda Marcus as its spokesperson to announce the top 12-point score awarded by the Romanian jury during the final, however during the broadcast of the final, Romania's jury votes were read by the EBU's Executive Supervisor Martin Österdahl. This was attributed to connection difficulties during the voting.{{Cite web |last=Andreea |first=Bișinicu |date=2022-05-16 |title=Eda Marcus, adevărul despre scandalul votului de Eurovision 2022: "Nu au fost probleme tehnice. Ce spun eu sunt lucruri dovedite" |url=https://playtech.ro/stiri/eda-marcus-adevarul-despre-scandalul-votului-de-eurovision-2022-nu-au-fost-probleme-tehnice-ce-spun-eu-sunt-lucruri-dovedite-511691 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Playtech Știri |language=ro}}
= Semi-final =
File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 2 - Romania - WRS (02).jpg
Wrs took part in technical rehearsals on 3 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. This included the jury show on 11 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.{{Cite web |date=21 April 2022 |title=Eurovision 2022: Rehearsal Schedule |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/eurovision-2022-rehearsal-schedule |access-date=14 August 2022 |website=eurovisionworld.com}}
The Romanian performance featured Wrs dressed in a long-sleeved red ruffled shirt and black leather trousers and performing together with four dancers. The performance began with focus on two of the dancers who are lit with a low level light to give a silhouette effect before the camera panned out to reveal Wrs who then performed a choreographed routine with the dancers throughout the song, which included Wrs' shirt being pulled off to reveal a silver bejewelled black vest top. The stage displayed red and yellow colours with the LED screens displaying the song lyrics and a golden pyrotechnic effect in the final chorus.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=LIVE DAY 7 REVIEW: WRS brings the full Spanish fantasy for Romania |url=https://escxtra.com/2022/05/06/live-day-7-review-wrs-brings-the-full-spanish-fantasy-for-romania/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=escXtra}}{{Cite web |last=Muldoon |first=Padraig |date=2022-05-06 |title=Romania's WRS has a costume reveal for his second rehearsal at Eurovision 2022 |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/05/06/romanias-wrs-eurovision-2022-second-rehearsal/272290/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=wiwibloggs |language=en-US}} The four dancers that joined Wrs on stage were Andrei Iulian Angelescu, Emanuel Neagu, Ruxandra Anamaria and Vivienne Meda, while an off-stage backing vocalist, Laurian Manta, was also featured for the performance.{{Cite web |title=Prima reacție a lui WRS după ce a încântat asistența la Eurovision: "Greul a trecut". La ce oră e marea finală de sâmbătă |url=https://ziare.com/eurovision/prima-reactie-wrs-dupa-ce-incantat-asistenta-eurovision-greul-a-trecut-la-ce-ora-marea-finala-sambata-1740741 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Ziare.com |language=ro}} The stage director for the Romanian performance was Aurel Badea.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2022 Romania: WRS – "Llámame" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2022/romania |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}
At the end of the show, Romania was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Romania placed ninth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 118 points: 100 points from the televoting and 18 points from the juries.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2022 Semi-final 2 Results |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2022/semi-final-2 |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=eurovisionworld.com}}
= Final =
Shortly after the second semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Romania was drawn to compete in the first half.{{Cite web |title=🇷🇴 Romania will perform in the FIRST HALF of the Grand Final |url=https://eurovision.tv/live-blog-second-semi-final-2022/romania-will-perform-in-the-x-half-of-the-grand-final |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}} Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Romania was subsequently placed to perform in position 2, following the entry from the {{esccnty|Czech Republic|y=2022}} and before the entry from {{esccnty|Portugal|y=2022}}.{{Cite web |date=13 May 2022 |title=Eurovision 2022: The Grand Final running order |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-22-grand-final-running-order-revealed |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=eurovision.tv}}
Wrs once again took part in dress rehearsals on 13 and 14 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Wrs performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 14 May. Romania placed eighteenth in the final, scoring 65 points: 53 points from the televoting and 12 points from the juries.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2022 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2022 |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=eurovisionworld.com}}
= Voting =
{{See also|Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest}}
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.{{cite web |title=Voting–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/voting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526162423/https://eurovision.tv/about/voting |archive-date=26 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2022 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}} In addition, each member of a national jury may only take part in the panel once every three years, and no jury was permitted to discuss of their vote with other members or be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.{{cite web |title=Fairness–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/fairness/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526162414/https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/fairness/ |archive-date=26 May 2021 |access-date=26 May 2021 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} The individual rankings of each jury member in an anonymised form as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.{{cite web |title=Juries in the Second Semi-Final of Turin 2022 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/second-semi-final/jury |access-date=15 May 2022 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}{{cite web |title=Juries in the Grand Final of Turin 2022 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/grand-final/jury |access-date=15 May 2022 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Romania and awarded by Romania in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
== Points awarded to Romania ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded to Romania (Semi-final 2){{cite web|title=Results of the Second Semi-Final of Turin 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/second-semi-final/results/romania|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713082702/https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/second-semi-final/results/romania|access-date=13 July 2022|archive-date=13 July 2022|url-status=deviated|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" width="40%" | Televote ! scope="col" width="40%" | Jury |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
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| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Cyprus|y=2022}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 8 points
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| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2022}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Azerbaijan|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Serbia|y=2022}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Georgia|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Poland|y=2022}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Australia|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Czech Republic|y=2022}}}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Israel|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Spain|y=2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Finland|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=2022}}}} | |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Estonia|y=2022}}|{{Esc|Israel|y=2022}}}} | {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Estonia|y=2022}}}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| | |
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== Points awarded by Romania ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded by Romania (Final){{cite web|title=Results of the Grand Final of Turin 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/grand-final/results/romania|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713082947/https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/grand-final/results/romania|access-date=13 July 2022|archive-date=13 July 2022|url-status=deviated|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" width="40%" | Televote ! scope="col" width="40%" | Jury |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Moldova|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Ukraine|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Ukraine|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Sweden|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Spain|y=2022}} | {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2022}} |
| scope="row"| 7 points
| {{Esc|Serbia|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Portugal|y=2022}} |
| scope="row"| 6 points
| {{Esc|Sweden|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Australia|y=2022}} |
| scope="row"| 5 points
| {{Esc|Estonia|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Switzerland|y=2022}} |
| scope="row"| 4 points
| {{Esc|Italy|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Italy|y=2022}} |
| scope="row"| 3 points
| {{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Netherlands|y=2022}} |
| scope="row"| 2 points
| {{Esc|Norway|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Greece|y=2022}} |
| scope="row"| 1 point
| {{Esc|France|y=2022}} | {{Esc|Spain|y=2022}} |
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== Jury vote issues ==
In a statement released during the broadcast of the grand final, the EBU revealed that six countries, including Romania, were found to have irregular jury voting patterns during the second semi-final. Consequently, these countries were given substitute aggregated jury scores for both the second semi-final and the grand final (shown above), calculated from the corresponding jury scores of countries with historically similar voting patterns as determined by the pots for the semi-final allocation draw held in January.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=EBU statement regarding voting patterns during 2022 shows |url=https://eurovision.tv/mediacentre/release/ebu-statement-voting-during-2022-shows |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=EBU |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=Ryan |date=2022-05-15 |title=EBU reveals six national juries were removed from Eurovision 2022 |url=https://escxtra.com/2022/05/15/ebu-six-national-juries-removed-eurovision-2022/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=ESCXTRA.com |language=en-GB}} Their televoting scores were unaffected. The Flemish broadcaster VRT later reported that the juries involved had made agreements to vote for each others' entries to secure qualification to the grand final.{{Cite web |last1=Bruggeman |first1=Floor |last2=Grommen |first2=Stefan |last3=Arnoudt |first3=Rik |date=2022-05-15 |title=Verdachte jurystemmen in 6 landen op Songfestival: organisator EBU moest uitslag laten herberekenen |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/15/verdachte-jurystemmen-in-6-landen-op-songfestival-organisator-e/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=vrtnws.be |publisher=VRT |language=nl}}
During the broadcast of the final, Romania's votes were read by the EBU's Executive Supervisor, Martin Österdahl, instead of the scheduled spokesperson, Eda Marcus.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-14 |title=Eurovision 2022: Ukraine wins, while the UK's Sam Ryder comes second |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61452678 |access-date=2022-05-16}} This was attributed to connection difficulties during the voting, however the Azerbaijani broadcaster İTV, whose jury had also been identified as showing irregular voting patterns, released a statement implying that this was instead due to their refusal to present the calculated aggregate scores.{{cite web|last=Argyriou |first=Giannis |date=16 May 2022 |title=Azerbaijan: Announcement for the cancellation of its jury vote |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eurovision_Song_Contest_2022&action=edit§ion=42 |accessdate=19 May 2022 |publisher=EurovisionFun}}{{Cite web |last=Tagizade |first=Kamran |date=2022-05-16 |title=İTV AYB-DƏN İZAHAT TƏLƏB EDİB |url=https://12xal.com/2022/05/16/itv-demands-explanation-and-proof/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=12XAL |language=az-Latn}}
On 19 May, the EBU released a further statement clarifying the voting irregularities identified in the second semi-final. This confirmed that the six countries involved had consistently scored each others' entries disproportionately highly in the second semi-final: the Romanian jury, as well as the juries from Azerbaijan, Georgia and San Marino, had each ranked the other five countries' entries as their top five, proving beyond statistical coincidence that they had colluded to achieve a higher placing. This prompted the suspension of Romania's intended jury scores (shown below) in favour of the EBU's calculated aggregate scores, presented above.{{cite web|date=19 May 2022|title=EBU Statement: Irregular voting patterns during Second Semi-Final 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/mediacentre/release/ebu-statement-irregular-voting-2022|access-date=19 May 2022|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
The Romanian broadcaster TVR subsequently released a press statement revealing the Romanian jury's intended votes for the grand final, which had also been suspended. The statement went on to criticise the EBU for their communication and also suggested that other juries had participated in separate incidents of vote manipulation, although this was strongly refuted by the EBU. TVR concluded their statement by threatening the future participation of Romania in the contest as a result of the response to the incident.{{cite web|last=Granger |first=Anthony| date=20 May 2022 |title=Romania: TVR Threatens to Withdraw From Eurovision Song Contest Following Response to Jury Voting Irregularities |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/05/20/romania-withdraw-eurovision-jury-voting/ |access-date=20 May 2022 |publisher=Eurovoix News}} On 29 July, Romanian news outlet Impact.ro reported that TVR had dropped all objections towards the EBU regarding the exclusion of the Romanian jury.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=Decizia finală luată de TVR după scandalul de la Eurovision. Încă nu a fost comunicată oficial. EXCLUSIV |url=https://www.impact.ro/decizia-finala-luata-de-tvr-dupa-scandalul-de-la-eurovision-inca-nu-a-fost-comunicata-oficial-exclusiv-394819.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=IMPACT.ro |language=ro}}
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| class="wikitable" |
| +Romania's suspended jury results (Final){{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=Romania: TVR Releases Removed Jury Vote From Eurovision 2022 Grand Final|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/05/16/romania-tvr-removed-jury-vote-eurovision-2022-grand-final/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-gb}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Moldova|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Greece|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Poland|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" width=20% | 7 points
| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" width=20% | 6 points
| {{Esc|Azerbaijan|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" width=20% | 5 points
| {{Esc|Australia|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" width=20% | 4 points
| {{Esc|Italy|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" width=20% | 3 points
| {{Esc|Spain|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" width=20% | 2 points
| {{Esc|Finland|y=2022}} |
| scope="row" width=20% | 1 point
| {{Esc|Lithuania|y=2022}} |
{{col-end}}
== Detailed final results ==
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| class="sortable wikitable collapsible plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| + {{nowrap|Detailed voting results from Romania (Semi-final 2)}} | ||||
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Draw
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Country ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Jury{{Efn|name=Jury|Romania was among the six countries whose jury results were found to have had irregular voting patterns. Their jury votes were substituted with aggregated jury results for the second semi-final and the final based on countries with similar voting patterns, as determined by the pots that the countries were put into for the semi-final allocation draw.{{Cite web |date=14 May 2022 |title=EBU statement regarding voting patterns during 2022 shows |url=https://eurovision.tv/mediacentre/release/ebu-statement-voting-during-2022-shows |access-date=15 May 2022 |work=Eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=Ryan |date=15 May 2022 |title=EBU reveals six national juries were removed from Eurovision 2022 |url=https://escxtra.com/2022/05/15/ebu-six-national-juries-removed-eurovision-2022/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |work=ESCXTRA.com}}}} ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Televote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Points ! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Points | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 01
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Finland|y=2022}} || 7 || 4 || 7 || 4 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 02
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Israel|y=2022}} || 10 || 1 || 13 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 03
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Serbia|y=2022}} || 15 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | || style="background:silver;" | 2 || style="background:silver;" | 10 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 04
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Azerbaijan|y=2022}} || 8 || 3 || 14 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 05
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Georgia|y=2022}} || 13 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | || 17 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 06
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Malta|y=2022}} || 12 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | || 12 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 07
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|San Marino|y=2022}} || 9 || 2 || 9 || 2 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 08
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Australia|y=2022}} || style="background:silver;" | 2 || style="background:silver;" | 10 || 8 || 3 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 09
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Cyprus|y=2022}} || 16 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | || 4 || 7 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Ireland|y=2022}} || 14 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | || 11 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|North Macedonia|y=2022}} || 6 || 5 || 15 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Estonia|y=2022}} || 4 || 7 || style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 || style="background:#CC9966;" | 8 | ||||
| class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Romania|y=2022}} | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | style="background:#AAAAAA;" | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Poland|y=2022}} || 11 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | || 10 || 1 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Montenegro|y=2022}} || 17 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | || 16 || style="background:#AAAAAA;" | | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Belgium|y=2022}} || 5 || 6 || 6 || 5 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 17
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Sweden|y=2022}} || style="background:gold;" | 1 || style="background:gold;" | 12 || style="background:gold;" | 1 || style="background:gold;" | 12 | ||||
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Esc|Czech Republic|y=2022}} || style="background:#CC9966;" | 3 || style="background:#CC9966;" | 8 || 5 || 6 |
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Notes
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See also
References
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{{Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}