The Humans, Romania’s participants in this years Eurovision Song Contest have kicked off their international promotion by travelling to Berlin, Germany.
The Humans have journeyed to the German Capital, Berlin for the International Tourism Fair which is currently taking place in the city. The ITB Berlin is the largest tourism fair in the world an attracts visitors from across the globe, with many nations showcasing themselves to the rest of the world.
The Humans said on their arrival in Berlin that;
We officially started our Eurovision Song Contest tour and we are incredibly excited. The first stop is Berlin, where we will sing at the International Tourism Fair at the Romanian stand. It is important that, at the end of the day, the message of the play should reach as many people as possible – this is our main goal.
In February, it was decided that The Humans would represent Romania at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest after they won Selectia Nationala. Let’s get to know a bit more about them.
Founded in 2017, The Humans is a Romanian band from Bucharest. The group consists of Cristina Caramarcu (vocalist), Alexandru Cismaru (guitarist), Alexandru Matei (keyboardist), and Adi Tetrade (drummer). Although they are a new band, they rose to fame after winning this year’s Selectia Nationala, the Romanian Eurovision selection show. Their song “Goodbye” was written by Cristina herself and was composed and produced by band members Alexandru Matei and Alin Neagoe.
Source: TVR
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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.
