Tudor Chirilă, short message after the Eurovision final. What he passed on to Alexandra Căpitănescu
Romania won 3rd place in the Eurovision final in Vienna, after an exceptional successful performance by Alexandra Căpitănescu with the song “Choke Me”.
The success was immediately greeted by Tudor Chirilă, the one who was her mentor at Vocea României. The artist posted a short message on Facebook just minutes after the final results were displayed.
“Rock on, girl! Congratulations!”, wrote Chirila on Saturday night.
Before the grand final in Vienna, the soloist of the band VAMA had launched another public call for support, urging Romanians abroad to vote for her. The artist described Alexandra Căpitănescu in highly laudatory terms:
“A 22-year-old girl, hard-working, who goes to college and works nights to keep up, opens her mouth and the loudest Romanian rock voice of the last twenty years is heard. Her merit is that she resisted the promises of mainstream songs that would have taken her on the radio, but would have alienated her from who she wants to be and what she wants to sing.”
Eurovision final standings 2026
The competition ended with the victory of Bulgaria, while Romania managed to collect a total of 296 points from the national juries and televoting. The top three countries look like this:
- Bulgaria: Dara – “Bangaranga” (516 points);
- Israel: Noam Bettan – “Michelle” (343 points);
- Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me” (296 points).
Who is Alexandra Căpitănescu?
Alexandra Căpitănescu became known to the general public after, in 2023, she won the “Vocea României” musical contest. She was then 19 years old and was part of the artist Tudor Chirilă's team. At the blind auditions, she turned all four chairs.
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”.
