Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2023
| Broadcaster = {{lang|ro|Televiziunea Română|i=no}} (TVR)
| Country = Romania
| Selection process = {{lang|ro|Selecția Națională}} 2023
| Selection date = 11 February 2023
| Artist = Theodor Andrei
| Song = D.G.T. (Off and On)
| Writer = Theodor Andrei
Mikail Jahed
Luca de Mezzo
Luca Udățeanu
| SF result = Failed to qualify (15th)
| Next = None
}}
Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "D.G.T. (Off and On)", written by Theodor Andrei, Mikail Jahed, Luca de Mezzo, and Luca Udățeanu, and performed by Andrei himself. The Romanian participating broadcaster, {{lang|ro|Televiziunea Română|i=no}} (TVR), organised the national final {{lang|ro|Selecția Națională}} 2023 in order to select its entry for the contest. Twelve entries were selected to compete in the national final on 11 February 2023 where "D.G.T. (Off and On)" performed by Theodor Andrei was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.
Romania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2023. Performing during the show in position 3, "D.G.T. (Off and On)" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Romania placed 15th out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final and failed to score any points. This marked the first time the nation received nul points since they debuted in the contest in {{esccnty|Romania|y=1994|t=1994}}.
Background
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Prior to the 2023 contest, {{lang|ro|Televiziunea Română|i=no}} (TVR) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Romania 22 times since its first entry in 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. To this point, Romania has qualified to the final 14 out of 17 times since the introduction of semi-finals to the format of the contest in 2004. In {{esccnty|Romania|y=2022|t=2022}}, "{{lang|es|Llámame|i=unset}}" by WRS qualified to the final and placed 18th.{{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. The broadcaster has consistently selected its entry through national finals that feature a competition among several artists and songs, except in {{esccnty|Romania|y=2021|t=2021}} when it internally selected the entry. Despite threatening a possible withdrawal in response to the nation's suspended jury votes in the 2022 contest,{{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}} the broadcaster confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2023 contest on 26 August 2022 after dropping all objections towards the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2022-08-26 |title=🇷🇴 Romania: Eurovision 2023 Participation Confirmed |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/08/26/romania-eurovision-2023-participation/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}{{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}} TVR opted again to select its 2023 entry through a national final.{{Cite web |title=Şedinţa Consiliului de Administraţie, la TVR Iaşi |url=http://www.tvr.ro/sedinta-consiliului-de-administratie--la-tvr-iasi_37946.html |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=tvr.ro |language=Romanian}}{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2022-10-26 |title=🇷🇴 Romania: TVR Announces New Approach to Eurovision for 2023 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/10/26/🇷🇴-romania-tvr-announces-new-approach-to-eurovision-for-2023/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}
Before Eurovision
= ''Selecția Națională'' ''2023'' =
{{lang|ro|Selecția Națională}} 2023 was the national final organised by TVR in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition took place at the TVR studios in Bucharest and was hosted by Laurențiu Niculescu and Ilinca, who represented {{esccnty|Romania|y=2017|t=Romania in 2017}}.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=William Lee |date=2022-11-10 |title=Romania: Selectia Nationala 2023 will have twelve acts in February 11 final |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/11/10/romania-selectia-nationala-2023-will-have-twelve-acts-in-february-11-final/273805/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=wiwibloggs |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Eurovision România 2023 |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}} The producer of the competition was Mihai Predescu, who was also appointed as the head of the Romanian delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest.{{Cite web |last=Crăițoiu |first=Andrei |date=2023-02-22 |title=Scandal după Eurovision România. TVR i-a cerut Paulei Seling ce să cânte în finală "și a plecat plângând din sediul TVR" |url=https://www.libertatea.ro/entertainment/scandal-dupa-eurovision-romania-tvr-i-a-cerut-paulei-seling-ce-sa-cante-in-finala-si-a-plecat-plangand-din-sediul-tvr-4455495 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Libertatea |language=ro}} The show was televised on TVR1, TVRi as well as online via the broadcaster's streaming service TVR+ and YouTube.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision te premiază! |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/eurovision-te-premiaza-tvr-acorda-5000-de-euro-unui-telespectator-care-voteaza-artistul-preferat_39577.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}}
== Competing entries ==
TVR opened a submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries between 14 November 2022 and 11 December 2022. Composers were able to submit songs with or without a performer and should this be the case, the performers would be chosen by TVR in consultation with their composers.{{Cite web |title=Selecţia Naţională Eurovision 2023, înscrierile continuă |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/selectia-nationala-eurovision-2023-inscrierile-continua_38225.html |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}} The broadcaster received 85 submissions after the submission deadline passed.{{Cite web |last=Golightly |first=Thomas |date=2022-12-13 |title=🇷🇴 Romania: 85 Submissions for Selecţia Naţională 2023 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/12/13/romania-selectia-nationala-2023/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} An expert committee consisting of Sebastian Ferenț (Untold and Neversea), Laura Coroianu (Emagic), Bogdan Strătulă (Urban Sunsets Radio), John Varbiu (Summer Well), Alin Vaida (Jazz in the Park), Mihai Predescu (Head of the Romanian delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest) and Remus Achim (project director) reviewed the received submissions between 14 and 16 December 2022.{{Cite web |title=Cerere de ofertă pentru proiect regizoral EUROVISION 2023 |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/cerere-de-oferta-pentru-proiect-regizoral-eurovision-2023_38341.html |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}}{{Cite web |title=Eurovision România: 84 de piese au intrat în preselecţie |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/eurovision-romania-85-de-piese-au-intrat-in-preselectie_38707.html |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}} Each juror on the committee rated each song between 1 (lowest) and 10 (highest) based on criteria such as the melodic harmony, structure and lyrics of the song, the orchestral arrangement, originality and stylistic diversity of the composition, sound and voice quality as well as the overall interpretative, visual and artistic quality. After the combination of the jury votes, the top twelve entries that scored the highest were selected for the national final.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2023: Încep înscrierile pentru Selecţia Naţională |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/eurovision-2023-incep-inscrierile-pentru-selectia-nationala_38109.html |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}} The competing entries were announced on 17 December 2022.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision România 2023: Cei 12 finalişti ai Selecţiei Naţionale |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/eurovision-romania-2023-cei-12-finalisti-ai-selectiei-nationale_38783.html |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-17 |title=Romania: 'Selecţia Naţională' participants revealed |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/romania-selectia-nationala-participants-revealed |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}} Among the selected competing artists was Andrada Popa, who represented {{esccnty|Romania|Junior|y=2008|t=Romania in Junior Eurovision 2008}} alongside Mădălina Lefter. Live performances of the competing entries were filmed at the TVR Studio 3 in Bucharest and released online via YouTube on 1 February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2023-02-01 |title=🇷🇴 Romania: TVR Releasing Live Performances of Revamped Selecţia Naţională 2023 Songs |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/02/01/live-performances-revamped-selectia-nationala/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
!Artist !Song ! class="unsortable" |Songwriter(s) |
| scope="row" |Adriana Moraru
|"{{lang|es|Faralaes|i=no}}" |Oana Adriana Moraru |
|---|
| scope="row" |Aledaida
|"Bla Bla Bla" |Liam Erixon, Emilija Jokubaitytė, Ellis Sportel, Andrei Mihai |
| scope="row" |Amia
|"Puppet" |Erin Dăneț, Cătălina Ioana Oțeleanu, Alexia Maria Troacă |
| scope="row" |Andrada Popa
|"No Time for Me" |Andrada Popa, Ciprian Lemnaru |
| scope="row" |Andreea D Folclor Orchestra
|"{{lang|ro|Perinița mea|i=no}}" |Silviu Păduraru, Andreea Păduraru |
| scope="row" |Andrei Duțu
|"Statues" |Kjetil Mørland, Aidan O'Connor |
| scope="row" |Deiona
|"Call on Me" |Erin Dăneț, Cătălina Ioana Oțeleanu, Andreea Ioana Stoica |
| scope="row" |JaxMan
|"Bad & Cool" |Erin Dăneț, Cătălina Ioana Oțeleanu |
| scope="row" |Maryliss
|"{{lang|ro|Hai vino|i=no}}" |Maria Avramescu |
| scope="row" |Ocean Drive
|"Take You Home" | Alin Mihai Dunca, Andrei Glad Condor, Cătălin Peter, Czol Laszlo, David Andrei Dragoș |
| scope="row" |Steven Roho, Gabriella and Formația Albatros
|"{{lang|ro|Lele|i=no}}" |Alex Roșu, Formația Albatros, Gabriela Lazăr |
| scope="row" |Theodor Andrei
|Theodor Andrei, Mikail Jahed, Luca De Mezzo, Luca Udățeanu |
== Final ==
The final took place on 11 February 2023. Twelve songs competed and the winner, "D.G.T. (Off and On)" performed by Theodor Andrei, was selected exclusively by public voting through televote and online voting.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2023: Noutăţi privind regulamentul de vot |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/eurovision-2023-noutati-privind-regulamentul-de-vot_39520.html |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-11 |title=Theodor Andrei will represent Romania at Eurovision 2023 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/theodor-andrei-will-represent-romania-eurovision-2023 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}} In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the interval acts featured performances by the show host Ilinca with her band Gadjo Dilo, Wrs (who represented Romania in 2022), Ana Maria Mărgean, and Darius Mabda.{{Cite web |title=Theodor Andrei a câştigat Selecția Națională Eurovision 2023 {{!}} VIDEO |url=http://eurovision.tvr.ro/2023/theodor-andrei-a-castigat-selec--ia-na--ionala-eurovision-2023_39588.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=eurovision.tvr.ro |language=ro}}
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
|+Final – 11 February 2023 ! rowspan="2" |Draw ! rowspan="2" |Artist ! rowspan="2" |Song ! colspan="3" |Public vote ! rowspan="2" |Place |
| Televote
!Online vote !Total |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1
| align="left" |Deiona | align="left" |"Call on Me" |925 |953 |1,878 |9 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2
| align="left" |Andrada Popa | align="left" |"No Time for Me" |704 |902 |1,606 |10 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 3
| align="left" |Ocean Drive | align="left" |"Take You Home" |867 |602 |1,469 |11 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 4
| align="left" |Amia | align="left" |"Puppet" |2,346 |1,886 |4,232 |5 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 5
| align="left" |Andrei Duțu | align="left" |"Statues" |2,269 |2,033 |4,302 |3 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold" | 6 | align="left" |Theodor Andrei | align="left" |"D.G.T. (Off and On)" |2,556 |2,674 |5,230 |1 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 7
| align="left" |Steven Roho, Gabriella and Formația Albatros | align="left" |"{{lang|ro|Lele|i=no}}" |1,626 |1,231 |2,857 |6 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 8
| align="left" |Aledaida | align="left" |"Bla Bla Bla" |2,118 |2,132 |4,250 |4 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 9
| align="left" |Adriana Moraru | align="left" |"Faralaes" |510 |415 |925 |12 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 10
| align="left" |Maryliss | align="left" |"{{lang|ro|Hai vino|i=no}}" |1,497 |974 |2,471 |7 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 11
| align="left" |JaxMan | align="left" |"Bad & Cool" |1,271 |1,188 |2,459 |8 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 12
| align="left" |Andreea D Folclor Orchestra | align="left" |"{{lang|ro|Perinița mea|i=no}}" |2,896 |1,946 |4,845 |2 |
== Ratings ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Viewing figures by show ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Show ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Date ! colspan="2" scope="col" |Viewing figures ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="col" |Nominal
! scope="col" |Share |
|---|
| scope="row" |Final
|11 February 2023 |137,000 |1.9% |
== Reception ==
The 2023 edition of {{lang|ro|Selecția Națională}} was met with negative reception from viewers and Romanian artists alike.{{Cite web |last=Suta |first=Daniel |date=2023-02-13 |title=Ovi Jacobsen îl susține pe Theodor Andrei la Eurovision 2023 în ciuda valului de critici: „O chestiune de gust” |url=https://www.fanatik.ro/ovi-jacobsen-vot-de-incredere-pentru-theodor-andrei-reprezentantul-romaniei-la-eurovision-2023-in-ciuda-valului-de-critici-o-chestiune-de-gust-20310371 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Fanatik.ro |language=ro}} According to newsin.ro, "several journalists drew attention to the bad organization of the national final, the embarrassing performance of the presenters, with countless stutters and inaccurate information".{{Cite web |date=13 February 2023 |title=Val de critici dupa ce Theodor Andrei a castigat Selectia Nationala Eurovision 2023 |url=https://newsin.ro/val-de-critici-dupa-ce-theodor-andrei-a-castigat-selectia-nationala-eurovision-2023/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=newsin.ro}} Artists such as Mihai Trăistariu (who represented {{esccnty|Romania|y=2006|t=Romania in 2006}}), Florin Ristei and Corina Chiriac criticised the hosting of the selection, with Ristei stating that he was "curious when TVR would realize that what is happening is pathetic and that this contest has zero credibility in our country because of them" and Trăistariu revealing that the audience at the TVR studios had been left befuddled during the voting window as no voting numbers were shown in the venue, leading many audience members not to cast a vote.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Florin Ristei face praf TVR după selecția Eurovision! Artistul, mesaj dur: „E jalnic ce se întâmplă!” |url=https://click.ro/vedete/vedete-romanesti/florin-ristei-face-praf-tvr-dupa-selectia-2241677.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=click.ro |language=ro}}{{Cite web |last=Raluca |first=Vitu |date=2023-02-13 |title=Critici după selecția Eurovision 2023. "E jalnic ce se întâmplă!" Ce le-a deranjat pe vedetele care au văzut competiția |url=https://www.unica.ro/vedete/critici-peste-critici-dupa-selectia-eurovision-2023-e-jalnic-ce-se-intampla-ce-le-a-deranjat-pe-vedetele-care-au-vazut-competitia-496097 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Unica.ro |language=ro-RO}}
= Promotion =
Theodor Andrei made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "D.G.T. (Off and On)" as the Romanian Eurovision entry. On 4 March, Theodor Andrei performed "D.G.T. (Off and On)" during the {{esccnty|Moldova|y=2023|t=Moldovan national final}}.{{Cite web |last=@admin |date=2023-03-04 |title=Trupa din Letonia "Sudden Lights", despre secretul câștigului la Eurovision: "Cuceriți publicul prin sinceritate" Eurovision Etapa Națională |url=https://eurovision.md/trupa-din-letonia-sudden-lights-despre-secretul-castigului-la-eurovision-cuceriti-publicul-prin-sinceritate/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Eurovision Etapa Națională |language=ro-RO}} On 15 April, Andrei performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hila Noorzai.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2023-04-14 |title=Tonight: 🇳🇱 Eurovision in Concert 2023 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/04/15/eurovision-in-concert-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} On 16 April, Andrei performed the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Here at Outernet venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2023-04-15 |title=Tonight: 🇬🇧 London Eurovision Party 2023 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/04/16/london-eurovision-party-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}
At Eurovision
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 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Romania has been placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 11 May 2023, and has been scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.{{Cite web|last=Groot|first=Evert|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2023-allocation-draw-results|title=Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results |date=2023-01-31|access-date=2022-01-31|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}
Once all the competing songs for the 2023 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 3, following the entry from {{esccnty|Armenia|y=2023}} and before the entry from {{esccnty|Estonia|y=2023}}.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-22 |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Semi-Final running orders revealed! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2023-semi-final-running-orders-revealed |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=EBU |language=en-gb}}
All three shows were broadcast in Romania on TVR1 and TVRi with commentary by Bogdan Stănescu and Kyrie Mendel.{{cite web |title=Program TV |url=http://www.tvr.ro/program.html |access-date=4 May 2023 |publisher=TVR |language=ro}} TVR appointed Eda Marcus as its spokesperson to announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Romanian jury during the final.
= Semi-final =
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 2 - Romania - Theodor Andrei (02).jpg
Theodor Andrei took part in technical rehearsals on 1 and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May. This included the jury show on 10 May where the professional back-up juries of each country watched and voted in a result used if any issues with public televoting occurred.{{Cite web |last=Lahav |first=Doron |date=2023-04-28 |title=Eurovision 2023: The Rehearsal Schedule |url=https://escbeat.com/2023/04/28/eurovision-2023-the-rehearsal-schedule/#:~:text=Sunday%2C%20the%2030th%20of%20April%202023%20First%20rehearsals,First%20rehearsals%20Batch%203%20%28remaining%20semi-final%202%20artists%29 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Esc Beat |language=en-GB}}
The Romanian performance featured Theodor Andrei dressed in a pale pink suit jacket and shorts with pink SpongeBob socks.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2023-05-04 |title=🇷🇴 Romania: All The Details About Theodor Andrei’s Second Eurovision Rehearsal |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/05/04/romania-theodor-andrei-second-eurovision-rehearsal/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} The performance began with Andrei playing the acoustic guitar on a stool with the LED screens displaying Andrei's face throughout the song.{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2023-05-01 |title=🇷🇴 Romania: All The Details About Theodor Andrei's First Rehearsal |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/05/01/romania-theodor-andrei-first-rehearsal/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=LIVE: Eurovision 2023: Semi-Final Two first dress rehearsal |url=https://escxtra.com/2023/05/10/live-eurovision-2023-semi-final-2-first-dress-rehearsal/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=ESCXTRA.com |language=en-GB}} Towards the end, Andrei was joined on stage by dancer Diana Colea.{{Cite web |title=Romania |url=https://sixonstage.com/country/romania |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Six on Stage}} At the end of the show, Romania was not announced among the top 10 entries in the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed Romania placed fifteenth in the semi-final, failing to score any points.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023/second-semi-final|title=Second Semi-Final of Liverpool 2023|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} The nation initially tied with {{esccnty|San Marino|y=2023}} as both countries finished with zero points, however, due to a tiebreaker rule that favours the song performed earliest in the running order, Romania placed fifteenth, while San Marino, which performed in position 12 during the semi-final, placed sixteenth. This was the first time Romania received nul points since they debuted in the contest in {{esccnty|Romania|y=1994|t=1994}}.
= Voting =
{{see also|Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest}}
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public.{{cite web |title=Voting–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/voting |access-date=14 May 2023 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}} 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. 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. 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=Grand Final of Liverpool 2023 - Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023/grand-final |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=eurovision.tv}}
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 ==
In the semi-final, Romania did not receive any points in the televote. The best place was 12th in the Austrian televote. {{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023/second-semi-final/results/romania|title=Results of the Second Semi-Final of Liverpool 2023|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
== Points awarded by Romania ==
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| + Points awarded by Romania (Final){{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023/grand-final/results/romania|title=Results of the Grand Final of Liverpool 2023|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} |
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| scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Moldova|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Italy|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Finland|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Sweden|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" style="background:#CC9966"| 8 points
| {{Esc|Sweden|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Estonia|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Italy|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Moldova|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Israel|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Cyprus|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Norway|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Albania|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Ukraine|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Israel|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|France|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Australia|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Slovenia|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Belgium|y=2023}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Cyprus|y=2023}} | {{Esc|Poland|y=2023}} |
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==Detailed voting results==
The following members comprised the Romanian jury:
- Bogdan Strătulă
- Răzvan Petre
- Alexandra Cepraga
- Cristina Nicoleta Săvulescu
- Elena Monica Anghel
== After Eurovision ==
After Eurovision, Theodor himself spoke about the mistreatment that he faced working with TVR, such as rejecting all the ideas he had for staging for his performance in Liverpool and imposing a slower revamp to his song, which he did not feel comfortable performing. {{Cite web |last=Tudor |first=Ruxandra |date=2023-06-15 |title="Eurovision was a dream turned into a nightmare" - Theodor Andrei speaks out against TVR as he announces new UK concert |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/06/15/theodor-andrei-speaks-about-against-tvr-eurovision-2023/277616/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=wiwibloggs |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Theodor Andrei progovorio o svojoj eurovizijskoj noćnoj mori|url=https://eurosong.hr/theodor-andrei-progovorio-o-svojoj-eurovizijskoj-nocnoj-mori/|website=eurosong.hr|language=hr}}
After failing to qualify for the final in four out of its latest five participations, Romania was provisionally announced as withdrawing from the 2024 contest.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-37-broadcasters-head-malmo|title=Eurovision 2024: 37 broadcasters head to Malmö|date=5 December 2023|access-date=5 December 2023|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=EBU}}{{cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/01/03/romania-eurovision-2024-participation-still-being-discussed/|title=Romania: TVR Confirms Eurovision 2024 Participation Still Being Discussed|date=3 January 2024|access-date=3 January 2024|website=Eurovoix}} The withdrawal was subsequently confirmed on 25 January 2024.{{cite web |last=Suta |first=Dan |date=17 January 2024 |title=Bomba momentului! Șeful TVR spune dacă România mai ajunge la Eurovision 2024 |trans-title=The bomb of the moment! The head of TVR says whether Romania will still make it to Eurovision 2024 |language=ro |url=https://www.fanatik.ro/bomba-momentului-seful-tvr-spune-daca-romania-mai-ajunge-la-eurovision-2024-20581615 |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Fanatik}}{{Cite press release |title=CA al SRTv nu a aprobat participarea la Eurovision 2024 |trans-title=The Board of Directors of SRTV did not approve the participation in Eurovision 2024 |url=http://www.tvr.ro/ca-al-srtv-nu-a-aprobat-participarea-la-eurovision-2024_44394.html |access-date=2024-01-25 |publisher=TVR |language=ro}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2023}}