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ROMANIA: HERE ARE THE FINALISTS AND THE STORY SO FAR

 
Romania is having a long national selection this year: five semifinals before the Selecția Națională final. Top-3 from every semi will qualified for the final thanks to a jury vote. There will be only televote in the final, too. MIHAI made it to final again. My faves at this point are Eduard Santha and Vyros followed by Alexia & Matei and Jukebox feat Bella Santiago, but none of the songs this year stands out, nor make me go La la la...... The final is next Sunday. 

Here are the finalists:

Alexia & Matei - Walking on Water 
Echoes - Mirror 
Eduard Santha - Me som romales 
MIHAI - Heaven 
Rafael & Friends - We Are One 
Jukebox feat. Bella Santiago - Auzi cum bate 
VYROS - La la la 
Erminio Sinni & Tiziana Camelin - All the Love Away 
Xandra - Try 
Claudia Andas - The One 
Dora Găitanovici - Fără tine
The Humans - Goodbye
Teodora Dinu - Fly


Check out all the semifinal results below:




Semifinal one - January 21, 2018

Alex Florea - Nobody Told Me It Would Hurt (28)
Lina - A Love Worth Falling For (24)
CornEL - Take Me Away (2)
Liviu Anghel - Rise Up (20)
Hellen - From Underneath (22)
Tom Hartis - Teardrop Rain - withdraw due health problems
Alexia & Matei - Walking on Water (53)
Johnny Bădulescu - Devoted (34)
Waleska - Renacer (7)
Echoes - Mirror (38)
Elena Turcu - The Perfect Fall (27)
Eduard Santha - Me som romales (35)

Semifinal two - January 28, 2018

Pragu' de Sus - Te voi chema (19)
Miruna Diaconescu - Run for You (22)
MIHAI - Heaven (39)
Othello - Noi suntem pădure (17)
Alessandro Dănescu - Breaking Up (15)
Jessie Baneș - Lightning Strikes (26)
Romeo Zaharia - Maybe This Time (16)
Rafael & Friends - We Are One (40)
Serena - Safari (17)
Endless feat. Maria Grosu - Thinking About You (21)
Meriem - End the Battle (0)
Jukebox feat. Bella Santiago - Auzi cum bate (58)

Semifinal three - February 4, 2018

Eliza Chifu - So Good Without You (13)
Carolina Gorun - Reach Out for the Stars (17)
Mareș Pană - Daydreamer (7)
Ayona - The Story Goes On (8)
Aurel Dincă - Fire in the Sky (19)
VYROS - La la la (37)
Zavera - Come Back to Me (25)
Elena Hasna - Revival (25)
Diana Brătan - Paint It Rainbow (6)
Tavi Clonda - King (29)
Erminio Sinni & Tiziana Camelin - All the Love Away (52)
Xandra - Try (52)

Semifinal four - February 11, 2018

Bernice Chitiul - Too Busy for My Heart (11)
Cristian Simionescu - Nirvana (0)
Nicoleta Țicală - Una oportunidad (40)
ZØLTAN - Dacă dragostea e oarbă (12)
Alice Jeckel - Out of the Dark (12)
Dan Manciulea - Rază de soare (3)
Lion's Roar - Rekindle the Flame (29)
Ioana Ciornea - Time After Time (24)
TIRI - Deșert de sentimente (43)
Feli - Bună de iubit (43)
Paula Crișan - I Am Here (17)
Claudia Andas - The One (56)

Semifinal five - February 18, 2018

Alexandru Ungureanu - Sail with Me (17)
Denisa Trofin - Tears (28)
Dora Găitanovici - Fără tine (42)
Evermorph - Live Your Life (9)
The Humans - Goodbye (58)
Iliana - I Won't Lie (21)
Manuel Chivari - Somebody to Love (20)
Maria Suciu - Sweet Nothing (2)
SAVE - All We Need (14)
Sergiu Bolotă - Every Little Thing (28)
Teodora Dinu - Fly (50)
Tomer Cohen - Baby You're the Only One (1)


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