Romania: The 4th semi-final’s results

Shortly before, the 4th semi-final of the «Selecția Națională 2018» was completed in Turba, a city located on the Arieş River. The stage was set up in the Rudolf mine, in a natural and shining landscape, which is at least 50 meters wide and 80 meters long.

The show was again hosted by Diana Dumitrescu and Cezar Ouatu and the following artists were competed tonight:

1. Bernice Chitiul – Too Busy for My Heart
2. Cristian Simionescu – Nirvana
3. Nicoleta Ţicală – Una oportunidad
4. ZØLTAN – Dacă dragostea e oarbă
5. Alice Jeckel – Out of the Dark
6. Dan Manciulea – Rază de soare
7. Lion’s Roar – Rekindle the Flame
8. Ioana Ciornea –  Time After Time
9. TIRI – Deșert de sentimente
10. Feli – Bună de iubit
11. Paula Crişan – I Am Here
12. Claudia Andas – The One

Besides the contestants, we watched Elena Gheorghe and Ad Libitum Voices,two brilliant Romanian artists, performing. Elena Gheorghe represented Romania in the ESC 2009 and returned to the stage interpreting some successes. One of the few bands in Romania that adopts the pop-opera style, Ad Libitum Voices, featured a series of successes such as “Caruso” (Lucio Dalla) and “The tree” (Aurelian Andreescu) in the stunning Salina Turda scene.

Elena Gheorghe

Ad Libitum Voices

The jury was formed as in the three previous semifinals by : Liliana Ştefan (lyricist of the Romanian participation in Eurovision 1998), Viorel Gavrilă (conductor – composer), Ilinca Băcilă (Romanian representative in 2017 together with Alex Florea), Nicu Patoi (guitarist) and Marian Ionescu (guitarist, pianist, composer and founder of the Direction 5 band).

From each semi-final, only the three songs that have won the most votes from the jury are eligible. The viewers will play a leading role in the final of Selection National on 25 February.

Following the vote of the jury, the 3 songs that managed to get the ticket for the final of Selecția Națională 2018 tonoght are:

1. Claudia Andas – The One
2.  TIRI – Desert of feelings
3.  Feli – Good to love

So far, in the final of Selecția Națională, we find  the following songs:

• Alexia & Matei – Walking on water
• Echoes – Mirror
• Eduard Santha – Mesom romales
• Jukebox feat Bella Santiago – Auzi cum bate
• MIHAI – Heaven
• RAFAEL & ANDY – We are one  
• XANDRA – Try
• Erminio Sinni & Titziana Camelin – All The Love Away
• VYROS – La La La
• Claudia Andas – The One
• TIRI – Deșert de sentimente
• Feli – Bună de iubit

The fifth and final semifinal will take place on February 18 in Sighișoara.