The 23rd artist in our Who Is series for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is Alexandra Căpitănescu from Romania.
Alexandra Căpitănescu was born on July 31, 2003 in Galați in eastern Romania. She started studying singing and piano at the age of 10. She graduated from the Faculty of Physics in Bucharest.
In 2023, Căpitănescu participated in the eleventh season of Vocea României and won. The following year, she released her debut EP “Căpitanu'”. Since January of this year, she has been a temporary member of the folk-metal band E-an-na.
Alexandra Căpitănescu was selected to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after winning Selecția națională 2026. She received the highest points from five members of the seven-member jury.
The song that Alexandra will perform in Vienna is called “Choke Me”. It was written by Silitră Elvis Claudiu and Alexandra herself, and was composed by Călin Grajdan and Ștefan Condrea.
Alexandra Căpitănescu will perform in slot 3 in the second semi-final on May 14.
Romania first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. The country tried to participate in 1993 but failed to get through the pre-qualifying round. At the 1994 contest, Dan Bittman finished 21st in the final scoring 14 points, Romania didn’t make it through to another final until 1998. Romania’s best results in the contest are two third-place finishes. In 2005, Luminita Anghel & Sistem finished 3rd scoring 158 points, while Paula Seling & Ovi finished 3rd in 2010 with the song “Playing with Fire”. Romania missed the 2016 contest due to TVR being removed from the EBU due to debts to the organisation. Romania has not participated in Eurovision since 2023, coming back only this year.
