Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
| Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televiziunea Română (TVR) | |||
| Country | Romania | |||
| Selection process | Selecţia Naţională 2011 | |||
| Selection date | 31 December 2010 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Change" | |||
| Artist | Hotel FM | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 111 points) | |||
| Final result | 17th, 77 points | |||
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Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Change" written by Gabriel Băruță and Alexandra Ivan. The song was performed by the band Hotel FM. The Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) organised the national final Selecția Națională 2011 in order to select the Romanian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Thirteen entries were selected to compete in the national final on 31 December 2010 where "Change" performed by Hotel FM was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from an eleven-member jury panel and a public televote.
Romania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 14, "Change" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Romania placed fourth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 111 points. In the final, Romania performed in position 17 and placed seventeenth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 77 points.