"Miracle" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Paula Seling and Romanian-Norwegian performer Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu for the latter's 2014 studio album A Bit of Pop Won't Hurt Anyone.
The track was made available for digital download on 28 February 2014 in various countries, along with CDs released in Romania and Norway by the Romanian Television (TVR) and DaWorks, respectively.
During the duo's show, the background LED screen displayed blue tones alongside butterflies and colour streams, while a circular piano was also used onstage as a symbol for unity.
In order to promote and support "Miracle", Seling and Ovi made various appearances to perform the song and embarked on a tour in several European countries in early 2014, including the United Kingdom.
An accompanying music video was filmed at the MediaPro Studios in Buftea, Romania by Alex Ceaușu and uploaded onto the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest on 28 April 2014.
[3] During a press conference, Ovi revealed that the song was intentionally "generic", as he wanted to reach a wider audience with simple and memorable lyrics.
[9][11] A CD single of the song was also made available in Romania and Norway in 2014 by the Romanian Television (TVR) and DaWorks, respectively, both featuring "Playing with Fire" (2010) alongside other versions of the original track.
Reviewers from Wiwibloggs were generally positive, praising the duo's vocal delivery and the song's composition and dance nature, while criticizing it as being "generic" and "cheap", and having low-quality lyrics.
[25] It was filmed at the MediaPro Studios in Buftea, Romania by Alex Ceaușu, while make-up and hair styling were done by Romelia Pelin and Marius Costea, respectively.
[3] The music video starts with Ovi and Seling successively playing a piano in a "stark, derelict" and flooded cabin provided with old-fashioned furniture.
They appeared on Romanian talk show 'Neatza cu Răzvan și Dani on 20 February 2014,[29] and also performed the song in a folk rendition on O dată-n viață.
[24] After conducting a tour in multiple European countries, including the United Kingdom, during March and April 2014,[30][31] the duo sang "Miracle" at a match between FC Steaua București and ASC Oțelul Galați on 20 May 2014.
[33] The Romanian Television (TVR) organized the Selecția Națională in order to select Romania's entrant for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest and opened the submission period for artists' and composers' entries between 15 January and 14 February 2014.
On the first occasion, the country finished in second place with a total of 125 points, including 12 from Malta, Israel and Austria, ten from Greece and Norway, and eight from Macedonia, Germany and Belarus.
[44] In the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Romania finished in 12th position, gathering a total of 72 points, including 12 awarded by Moldova, eight by Malta, Israel, Spain and Austria, and six by Azerbaijan.