The Eurovision 2026 final will bring on stage artists from 25 countries, including Romania. The show will take place in Vienna and will be broadcast live on TVR 1 from 22:00. The winner will be decided by the vote of the public and the national juries.
The representative of Romania qualified in the Eurovision 2026 final, Alexandra Căpitănescu, will perform the song “Choke Me” from position 24 in the contest.
Alexandra Căpitănescu will take the stage from 00:09, Romanian time.
Eurovision 2026 Final Voting Rules: How the winner is decided
The final ranking and the winner of the Eurovision trophy are determined by a combined system. The points for each of the 25 finalist songs are awarded in two ways: from the national juries and from those in front of the televisions, through televoting.
The expert jury expresses its vote following a general rehearsal held before the televised show.
To get the best possible ranking in the final, Alexandra Căpitănescu needs the votes of Romanians abroad.
The public in Romania can support their favorites through short messages or online, but according to the official regulations of the Eurovision contest, they cannot vote for the representative of their own country.
Viewers can vote online, by SMS or by phone, up to 10 times by each method. The 10 most voted songs from a given country receive points from that country, ranging from 12 for the most popular to 1 for the 10th.
Also, a country cannot vote for its own song, according to the rules.
How the Romanian public can vote
To vote, viewers in the country must send an SMS to the number 1399 with the contest number of their favorite song. In the grand final, the public in Romania can vote for all the songs in the contest, except for number 03, which belongs to the representative of our country. The cost of a vote is 5.10 RON + VAT, to which is added the standard message rate.
Online voting is available on the official Eurovision platform: ESC Vote.
