The track represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, Latvia after winning the pre-selection show Selecția Națională.

During her show, the singer performed in front of background dancers who were rotating overdimensional discs in the colors of the Romanian flag.

Although a remix of the song received airplay on multiple radio stations in the United States,[1] it failed to impact any national chart.

[2] Written by the singer and produced by her then-husband Mihai Alexandru,[3] "Don't Break My Heart" is an uptempo and modern dance song.

Nicola performed in 24th place in the final — where Romania was automatically qualified due to the top 19 result the previous year — preceded by Estonia and followed by Sweden.