One of the many national finals happening on Super Saturday is Selecţia Naţională 2023. Romania will select their entrant for Eurovision in Liverpool on 11 February.
But before the Romanian public have their say, we’re throwing the choice over to y’all.
Which of the 12 acts should emerge victorious? Who should earn the ticket to Eurovision 2023?
Scroll down to vote in our poll
Selecţia Naţională 2023: Competing songs
If you need to refresh yourself on the participating songs, then you can do so below. Click on the song titles to listen to each entry.
- Deiona – “Call on Me”
- Andrada Popa – “No Time for Me”
- Ocean Drive – “Take You Home”
- Amia – “Puppet”
- Andrei Duţu – “Statues”
- Theodor Andrei – “D.G.T. (Off and On)”
- Steven Roho, Gabriella, Formaţia Albatros – “Lele”
- Aledaida – “Bla Bla Bla”
- Adriana Moraru – “Faralaes”
- Maryliss – “Hai vino”
- JaxMan – “Bad & Cool”
- Andreea D Folclor Orchestra – “Periniţa mea”
Poll: Who should win Romania’s Selecţia Naţională 2023?
In this poll you can vote for as many of the 12 acts as you want. But remember that you’ll only be able to vote one time, so choose carefully.
Who did you vote for? Which act from Selecţia Naţională 2023 do you think would give Romania the best result at Eurovision? Let us know in the comments.
perinita mea or bla bla bla. perinita mea would be a televote success no matter what, while bla bla bla is the only one of the regular pop songs that sounds good enough to qualify.
Official videos have started arriving, and now the selection definitely seems more credible as a whole. It should have been presented like that from the start.
Omg is the Perinita mea music video out!?
Who has official videos now? I don’t want to judge the songs by the crappy quality videos from the broadcaster YouTube channel.
I agree. Hearing studio versions in proper quality helped. So far, I’ve seen the official videos for JaxMan, Deiona, and Amia. A few others have lyric videos or studio versions without videos. These came quickly one after another, so I hope that the others will come out soon too.
“Statues” – decent song, decent singer.
I think it should be either Amia’s “Puppet” or JaxMan’s “Bad & Cool”, but it depends on how they sound live
This nf isn’t as bad as people say but it’s not good either.
For me “bla bla” is the best option, very basic but could get top 10 in televote if its good live(in semi)
The reason that Romania is written off this year was because of the poor quality music videos that were released. It Really puts a damper on things.
If Perinita mea doesn’t win I’m going to break stuff.
Yes yes that’s it, it’s really really bad, going to also elect Damir Kedzo for Croatia when there is potential with other competitors!! Romania there is potential with Andrei Dutu, Aledaida and Amia!
All songs are bad (despite Perimita Mea being a guilty pleasure). The stagings and performances need to carry these train wrecks.
My choice is certainly Bad & Cool! It’s funny, and it’s catchy. I don’t agree with the criticism about the lyrics. They are obviously deliberately humoristic, and work for me as they are. D.G.T. would be my second choice here, as it’s the most creative and innovative entry.
Not to be rude, but I didn’t like any of the songs :/
Really sorry but trying to find even one listenable track is a big struggle, looks like an NQ regardless of what “we” choose…
Andrada Popa seems the most decent one to me. DGT is fine, too, but I wish he’d stuck to Romanian.
Theodor Andrei – D.G.T. This song grew so much on me. I really love it. Its so much in your face, its playful and his voice is to die for. My runnur up Steven Roho, Gabriella, Forma?ia Albatros – Lele.
Please no Andreea D !!!! It’s horrible … Eurovision 2023 no strong this year I think with these choices :
. Romania = Andreea D
. Ireland = Wild Youth
. Finland = Robin Packalen
. Croatia = Damir Kedzo
……..
I hate people if are these results…
Same reason you’re doing this.
Lele, Puppet or Bla Bla Bla based on the studio cut.
Voted for Lele, because it reminds me the 2008-2012 era, where Romanian house was everywhere, at least in my country ?
Sorry for replying late but in case you wonder why, Lele literally used the same melody Edward Maya used for his hit “Desert Rain” back in 2011. It’s actually a traditional Romanian tune called Alunelul.
Statues is my favorite. Bla Bla Bla is my #2.
For me Puppet is the only chance Romania has, and that one needs a good revamp. I just don’t get how Romania’s delegation ticks if THIS is the best they have to offer
Perinita mea is the only correct answer here.
I feel like Perinita Mea is the best option here. It is traditional and also is actually quite a kicking tune and I could see it do as well as Moldova last year.
I quite like Statues and some of the others are ok, but they’re quite similar to other entries already in the competition so for the best result, I would suggest Romania goes for Perinita Mea
DGT, I feel like it’s the only one which has some artistry and personality to it.
But I bet we will send basic ass “Bla Bla Bla” or “Statues”.
With DGT Romania would secure its another NQ lol
Romania should drop out
No.
Neither because TVR will screw their chances in Liverpool either way.
I literally don’t care who they send because of the lack of effort from both the broadcasters and artists.
Everything sounds and looks so cheap, badly produced and feels last minute.
It’s not the artist’s fault. It’s the broadcaster. The studio cuts weren’t all released at the same time.
Call On Me
I’m sorry, but I can’t take seriously the song with title “Bla Bla Bla”, it already sounds cheap.
Community service.
Loyal devotion to the Eurovision community! Thank you, Wiwi.
I bet you “Perini?a mea” will win this selection, whether we like it or not. That’s my prediction, though I hope I am wrong.
Have to pick Amia
12 songs.. and all of them are terrible! I don’t know what’s going on this year.. Disappointment!
The same thing as every year.
Pretty poor line-up, but I think Bad & Cool is probably Romania’s best option.
With those lyrics…?
Well, it’s not like the rest has brilliant lyrics
There’s a difference between “not brilliant” and “abysmal”
Haha of course, but I personally mind the lyrics of Bad & Cool a lot less than the ghastly pretentiousness of Statues or the total infantility of Bla bla bla.
I like some of the “cheap bops,” but I still like Andrada’s pretty ballad best, as basic as the lyrics are.