Romania's representative in the Eurovision 2026 final on Sunday evening, Alexandra Căpitănescu, 22, took the stage in Vienna penultimate (number 24) and had a performance to the cheers of the audience.
25 countries took part in the Eurovision 2026 final – the lowest number in years, amid boycotts over Israel's inclusion in the competition.
Alexandra Căpitănescu's performance took place after midnight, in the second part of the show. She was the penultimate one to take the stage at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, after Jonas Lovv, Norway's representative at Eurovision 2026.
Alexandra Căpitănescu went on stage with her bandmates – Bogdan Stoican, Luca Şofron, Matei Cohal and Thomas Cîrcotă – and performed the song “Choke me”.
Physics graduate and winner of the “Vocea României” contest
Căpitănescu is a graduate of the Faculty of Physics and, currently, a master's student in Medical Physics.
She became known to the general public after, in 2023, she won “The Voice of Romania”. She was then 19 years old and was part of the artist Tudor Chirilă's team.
Shortly after winning the show, Alexandra Căpitănescu released her debut single, “Căpitanu'”. The track was enthusiastically received, quickly amassing hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. In April 2024, he released his first EP, also titled “Căpitanu'”, which includes five songs that consolidated his artistic identity, according to the artist's description on Spotify.
Alexandra Căpitănescu started, at the end of 2024, on a tribute tour dedicated to Laura Stoica. In the same year, she released the song “Arde”, a reinterpretation of the famous chorus of the hit “Fire”, sung by Laura Stoica.
Alexandra Căpitănescu also collaborated with the band VAMA, with whom she released the song “Butterflies in the Stomach”. In 2025, he also released the songs “Falling Star”, “Dilaila” or “Tare”.
