Our colleagues of Eurovoix took it upon them to get in touch with the Romanian national broadcaster, TVR, and were informed that Romania is still in talks with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö (Sweden).
Is Romania still in talks to compete in Eurovision 2024?
Yes, Romania still talks with the EBU to compete in Eurovision 2024, the country was granted an extension to enroll in Eurovision 2024, the extension was given in December 2023.
Why is there a hold-up when it comes down to a possible Romanian participation?
The hold-up when it comes down to Romania is the determination of Romania’s budget for 2024 when it regarding the funding of the Romanian public broadcaster, TVR. It is unknown for now when a definitive decision will be made by TVR.
Has this type of situation occurred before?
Yes, this type of situation occurred before in 2014, when the Slovenian national broadcaster, RTVSLO, decided to participate in the contest on January 17th 2024.
Who represented Romania in Eurovision 2023?
In the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool (United Kingdom) Romania was represented by the young Theodor Andrei with the song “D.G.T. (Off and On)”. Romania did not make it into the Grand Final of the 2023 contest, ending in shared last place (of 16) in Semi-final 2.
Source article: This article is written with information that is part of an article that was published by our colleagues of Eurovoix, find this article here.