Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country
Romania
National selection
Selection process
Selecția Națională 2005
Selection date(s)
5 March 2005
Selected entrant
Luminiţa Anghel and Sistem
Selected song
"Let Me Try"
Selected songwriter(s)
Cristian Faur
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (1st, 235 points)
Final result
3rd, 158 points
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, Ukraine. They selected their entry, "Let Me Try" by Romanian singer Luminița Anghel and group Sistem, through the national selection Selecția Națională 2005 in March 2005. Controversy surrounded the event, as second-placed singer Loredana accused the organising broadcaster, Romanian Television (TVR), of vote rigging. Prior to the 2005 contest, Romania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in 1994. Its highest placing in the contest, to this point, had been ninth place, which the nation achieved in 2002. In 2004, they placed 18th in the final.[1]
Prior to Eurovision, "Let Me Try" was promoted by a music video and coverage in press, among other endeavours by TVR. Romania reached first place in the contest's semi-final with 235 points. This resulted in its qualification for the Grand Final, where it achieved third place with 158 points. This remains the country's best result in the contest, alongside 2010's entry. During Romania's show, Anghel performed to the song in front of Sistem, who contributed to the track's instrumentation by drumming on oil barrels and using side cutters and a grinding wheel. Following Eurovision, "Let Me Try" achieved commercial success in Romania, peaking at number nine on the Romanian Top 100.[2] In addition, Anghel's participation in the contest led to record deal proposals from various countries including the Netherlands, Hungary, Germany and England.[3]
^Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Ediția 34, săptămâna 29.08 – 04.09, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 1 September 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^"Gorgi meets Luminita Anghel in Greece (Eurovision 2005 – Romania) + GRE-ROM friendship party footage". YouTube. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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