At Eurovision Įlena wearing the flesh-colored dress she sported during her performance. Furthermore, the singer performed "The Balkan Girls" at the UK Eurovision Preview Party in London's Scala club, and her Eurovision participation was endorsed by an advertisement from Romanian football manager Gheorghe Hagi. She sang the song at the ITB Berlin in March she was interviewed by the Berlin press and sent the track to local radio and television stations. Elena performed "The Balkan Girls" several times prior to Eurovision, including during events in the Netherlands and Belgium. In the same month, an alternative clip was shot for Radio 21's Women's Day campaign.
L., and was subsequently uploaded to YouTube the following day. It was premiered on 15 March 2009 on TVR1's Danutz S. To promote "The Balkan Girls", an accompanying music video was directed by Dragoș Buliga close to disused railway bridges in Argeș County and at Bucharest's Silver Church Club. Semi-final 2 – 29 January (Source: ) Drawįinal – 31 January (Source: ) Draw Additionally, he composed Imba's "Round & Round" both advanced. ArtistĬosti Ioniță ( pictured in 2012) competed in the second semi-final with his song "Can You Forgive". For the first time, Selecția Națională was restricted solely to Romanian composers. The submission deadline had been initially set to 15 December, with its extension to attract more entries promopting sources including Gardianul to incorrectly state that this was because only five songs had been submitted. Out of 177 eligible tracks submitted to TVR from 15 November to 23 December, the entries were chosen on 8 January by an 11-member jury made up of music professionals and media personalities: Zoia Alecu, Sanda Cepraga, Cătălin Crișan, Adrian Despot, Viorel Găvrilă, Mihai Georgescu, Bogdan Miu, George Natsis, George Popa, Răzvan Popescu and Mihai Trăistariu. In early January 2009, the broadcaster published a provisory list of 24 contestants. Romanian Television (TVR) organised Selecția Națională 2009, a competition to select their entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Conceived as a reinterpretation of the Ieles in Romanian mythology, the show was aided by 3D computer graphics of a blooming forest.īefore Eurovision Selecția Națională 2009 Competing entries Elena was accompanied by four female dancers and a background singer during her performance. This remains one of the country's lowest Eurovision placements. Romania qualified in ninth place from the contest's first semi-final on 12 May and ultimately reached 19th place in the Grand Final on 16 May, achieving 40 points. The song was promoted by a music video and live performances in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. "The Balkan Girls" attained local commercial success, topping the Romanian Top 100 in April. Its highest placing in the contest had been third place, which the nation achieved in 2005. Prior to the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, Romania competed eleven times since its first entry in 1994. They selected their entry, " The Balkan Girls", by Romanian singer Elena through the national selection competition Selecția Națională 2009 organised by Romanian Television (TVR) in January 2009.
Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
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