TVR in Romania held the semi-final of Selecția Națională 2016 national selection consisting of 12 songs. The 12 acts competing were –
- Doru Todoruţ feat. Irina Baianţ The Voice
- Andra Olteanu Nai Nai
- Dream Walkers Let It Shine
- Irina Popa Lasă-mă, eu te las
- Jukebox Come On Everybody
- Mihai Băjinaru Never Too Late
- Vanotek feat. The Code & Georgian I’m Coming Home
- M I H A I Paradisio
- Florena Behind The Shadows
- Gaşca de Acasă Tu eşti povestea
- Ovidiu Anton Moment of Silence
- Xandra Superhuman
Four acts progressed directly to the final after the ‘expert’ jury voting. Two more songs qualified via televoting. The acts to make it to the final were –
- Florena (Jury)
- Vanotek feat. The Code & Georgian (Televoting)
- Dream Walkers (Jury)
- Ovidiu Anton (Jury)
- M I H A I (Jury)
- Doru Todorut feat. Irina Baiant (Televoting)
The interval act included a performance by JO, popular singer and presenter, who represented Romania at the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. JO also was the Green Room presenter.
Source: www.esccovers.com