Over 320,000 Euro (1.5 million lei) was spent by TVR on participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
Main News reports that the Romanian public broadcaster spent a total of 1.572,789 lei (~320,000 Euro) on participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. The cost was broken down by:
- Production and broadcast of national selection – 380,567 lei (~78,000 Euro)
- Eurovision participation fee – 782,860 lei (~160,000 Euro)
The remainder of the cost was spent on accommodation, travel and staging for WRS at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy. Main News reports also that TVR which was previously in debt to the EBU is now up to date with payments to the EBU.
WRS represented Romania with “Llámame” finishing in 18th place with a total of 65 points, he received 10 points from the televote in Moldova and Spain. Romania qualified for the Grand Final for the first time since the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Image source: EBU / Nathan Reinds | Source: Main News
Romania first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, the country had 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 Oslo with the song “Playing with Fire”. Romania missed the 2016 contest due to TVR being removed from the EBU.
