"De la capăt (All Over Again)" was written by band members Călin Goia, Gabriel Constantin and Adrian Cristescu with Silviu Marian Păduraru and Victor Răzvan Alstani, while music was composed by the aforementioned alongside Monica-Ana Stevens and Andrei-Mădalin Leonte.
"De la capăt (All Over Again)" represented Romania in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria after winning the pre-selection show Selecția Națională.
During Voltaj's minimalistic and mostly black-and-white show, the stage was scattered with multiple suitcases while excerpts from the music video were shown on the background LED screen.
"De la capăt" received mixed reviews from music critics, with praise for the song's message and lyrics, as well as for band soloist Goia's vocal delivery.
In order to promote and support "De la capăt", Voltaj made various appearances to perform the song on Romanian radio stations and in Austria.
[1] Voltaj is a Romanian band, consisting of Călin Goia on lead vocals, Gabriel Constantin on guitar, Adrian Cristecu on keyboards, Valeriu Ionescu on bass and Oliver Sterian on drums.
[2] "De la capăt", a Romanian language song, was released for digital download by Cat Music and Voltz Media on 31 October 2014.
[5] The lyrics of "De la capăt (All Over Again)" were written by Goia, Constantin, Cristescu, Silviu Marian Păduraru and Victor Răzvan Alstani, while music was composed by the aforementioned alongside Monica-Ana Stevens and Andrei-Mădalin Leonte.
People must know that Romanians are not lazy or thieves and the biggest majority are hard-working and honest, making enormous sacrifices for their families left behind.
[7] Carl Greenwood of Daily Mirror awarded the song four out of five stars,[13] while Bella Qvist of The Guardian praised its message, predicting that it "will no doubt hit home with the many Europeans who have seen an influx in foreign-born workers".
[26] In the December of the same year, they also sang "De la capăt" live during a Kiss FM event to celebrate the Great Union Day.
"[13] The Romanian Television (TVR) opened a submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries between 26 January and 8 February 2015 to the Selecția Națională.
[36] At the final round held on 8 March 2015 at the Polyvalent Hall in Craiova,[37] Voltaj performed their entry "De la capăt" first, followed by Băieții with "Dragoste în lanțuri".
[40] Band leader Goia explained for Adevărul that his personal favorite version of the song was the fully Romanian one, but thought that its message needed to be understood by foreigners as well.
[41] For their minimalistic and mostly black-and-white show, Voltaj are seen performing in all-black outfits designed by Florin Dobre while the stage is scattered with "strategically placed" suitcases.