Selecția Națională 2023 was the TV show to select Romania’s entry for ESC 2023. An expert panel selected the twelve competing songs from 85 submissions. Sadly, the panel did not include Lulu, Graham Norton or Sam Ryder
The show was a drawn out affair at just over three hours long. It had an air of familiarity about it as some the dancers performing were WRS’ backing dancers for his Eurovision banger, Llámame in 2022.
A public vote, consisting of lelevotes and online voting, determined who would represent Romania in Liverpool. Of the twelve songs, an eclectic mix of five songs resonated with the public:
‘Puppet’ sung by Amia
‘Statues’ sung by Andrei Dutu
‘D.G.T (off and on)’ sung by Theodor Andrei
‘Bla Bla Bla’ sung by Aledaida
‘Perinița mea’ sung by Andreea D Folclor Orchestra
‘Perinița mea’ led the televoting but ‘D.G.T (off and on)’ took the online vote and placed first overall.
‘D.G.T. (off and on)’ apparently means ‘fingers’ in Romanian. The song was performed by Theodor and four backing dancers; a key theme of the performance being removal of clothing. There is a clear disconnect currently between the song and the staging. The song itself is good and Theodor sings it well; lets help the staging quality does the song justice in Liverpool.
Mult succes la Liverpool!