Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
| Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televiziunea Română (TVR) | |||
| Country | Romania | |||
| Selection process | Selecția Națională 2002 | |||
| Selection date | 3 March 2002 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Tell Me Why" | |||
| Artist | Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 71 points | |||
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Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Tell Me Why", composed by Ionel Tudor, with lyrics by Mirela Fugaru, and performed by Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel. The Romanian participating broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), selected its entry through the national final Selecția Națională 2002. TVR returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 2001 as one of the bottom six entrants in the 2000 contest.
Eighteen entries were selected to compete in the national final on 3 March 2002 where "Tell Me Why" performed by Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from an eight-member jury panel and a public televote.
Romania competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 21, Romania placed ninth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 71 points.