Romania has decided: Roxen will sing "Alcohol You" at Eurovision 2020
Today the Romanian public and jurors could decide which song, out of the 5 songs Roxen released on 21 February, would go to Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam. They have decided that it will be ''Alcohol You''
Last month, TVR internally selected Roxen to represent Romania at Eurovision Song Contest 2020. 10 days later, Roxen released the potential songs, from which one would be chosen to be send to Eurovision 2020. Today, juries and the public would decide which song it would be.
Selecția Națională – Result
Alcohol You
Roxen's song for Eurovision 2020, Alcohol You, is written by Ionuț Armas, Breyan Isaac and Viky Red. ''Alcohol You'' received the highest points possible by both the public and the juries.
Roxen is happy about the choice the Romanian jury and people took:
– "Alcohol You" is a song I feel with my whole body and I relive every time I perform it. Its style represents me and I am thrilled the public and jury felt the same way and voted for it. A big thank you, everybody! All this support means the world to me and motivates me, both as a person and as an artist, to work harder, to apply myself even more to my music, says Roxen.
"Alcohol You" is a song I feel with my whole body and I relive every time I perform it. Its style represents me and I am thrilled the public and jury felt the same way and voted for it. A big thank you, everybody! All this support means the world to me and motivates me, both as a person and as an artist, to work harder, to apply myself even more to my music''Roxen, representative of Romania 2020
She is also confident in performing "Alcohol You" in Rotterdam:
– I wish "Alcohol You" will reach the top, I wish it will be as appreciated and voted by the Eurovision public during the shows in Rotterdam. My emotions run high but it’s all very positive and I hope this will help me prepare for Eurovision 2020 and reach people’s hearts with my music, Roxen says.
Viky Red, one of the composers of "Alcohol You", is amazed by Roxen:
– The way Roxen conveys this song is amazing, it surprises me time and time again. She really feels it and I am so pleased her performance has touched both jury and public. We will continue to work together and do all that is necessary in order to go to Rotterdam with the best version of this song as well as with an amazing show.
Roxen
Larisa Roxana Giurgiu (20) is a Romanian singer who discovered her passion for music at the age of seven.
She was featured on the track ''You Don't Love Me'' together with Romanian producer Sickotoy. This single received commercial success in Romania and was also heard on numerous radio stations in the world including France, the United States, Russia and Spain. Her primary genre is deep house.
Romania in Eurovision Song Contest
Romania had its debut in 1994, and has been participating 20 times since. They have never won the contest, but came 3rd in 2005 (Luminita Anghel & Sistem - "Let Me Try") and 2010 (Paula Seling & Ovi - "Playing With Fire").
Romania was expelled from Eurovision 2016 due to unpaid dept to EBU, so the winner of Selecţia Naţională 2016, Ovidiu Anton didn't participate in Stockholm.
Since the introductions of semi-finals in 2004, Romania has qualified to the Grand Final 13 out of 15 times, only missed the 2018 and 2019 qualification.
