ROMANIA

"Eu cred" - Malina Olinescu

"I do believe you're listening, I do believe you're not forgetting"

The Romanian Final was held on March 14th at the Palatul Copiilor in Bucharest, hosted by Iuliana Marciuc Posea, Daniela Nane & Anca Turcasiu. All of the songs were presented as video clips which had been pre-recorded at the TVR TV studios. The winner was chosen by a combination of 4 regional juries, televoting & an "expert" jury. Malina Olinescu came 2nd in the televote, behind Monica Anghel.

1 Te iubesc I love you Paula Seling 565

4th

2 Suntem oameni

We are people

Gabriel Cotabita, Mirela Fugaru, Daniela
Vladescu, Alin Oprea & Marcel Pavel
486

9th

3 Viata noastra-n doi Our life as two Oana Sârbu, Virgil Popescu, Razvan Mirica,
Irimia Nicolae & Ramona Otelea
476

10th

4 E....e....iubire

Is....is....love

Sanda Ladosi, Marina Florea, Adrian Enache,
Aurelian Temisan & Daniel Iordachioaie
588

3rd

5 Sinceritate

Honestly

Laurentiu Cazan, Alin Oprea & Tavi Colen 551

5th

6 Europa Europe Laura Stoica, Daniela Vladescu, Nicoleta
Nicola, Luminita Anghel, Mihai Alexandru
& Aurelian Temisan
550

6th

7 O alta zi

Another day

Schimbul 3 500

8th

8 Aripi de-as avea

If I should have wings

Silvia Dumitrescu, Mariana Turcanu,
Adria Serban & Carmen Trandafir
440

12th

9 Canta, dulce vis

Sing, sweet dream

Narcisa Suciu & Daniel Craciun 475 11th
10 O femeie când iubeste When a woman loves Monica Anghel 620

2nd

11 Eu cred I believe Malina Olinescu 634

1st

12 Tu esti You are Sfinx Experience 529

7th

Marcel Pavel Marina Florea & Sanda Ladosi Luminita Anghel, Laura Stoica, Aurelian Temisan, Nicola, Mihai Alexandru & Daniela Vladescu Monica Anghel

Monica Anghel represented Romania in the 1996 pre-selection but did not qualify for the Eurovision. Daniela Vladescu & Mariana Turcanu were backing singers for Romania in the 1994 ESC.

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1998 NATIONAL FINALS