A gothic-inspired pop rock track featuring an electric guitar solo throughout, "Moment of Silence" acts as a homage to the victims of the 2015 Colectiv nightclub fire.

Winning the Romanian pre-selection show Selecția Națională, "Moment of Silence" was selected to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Anton had promoted his intended Eurovision participation with live performances in Amsterdam and London, as well as on native Românii au talent.

Premiered on his YouTube channel on 8 February 2016,[2] "Moment of Silence" was written and composed by Ovidiu Anton, while production was handled by Liviu Sorescu.

[18][19] He was eventually invited by Moldova's TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) to accompany their entrant Lidia Isac on the Eurovision stage, with the intent of singing "Falling Stars" as a duet, but he declined the offer.

[27] In comparison to the original recording, the single version was remastered, opting for a more rock sound, and has the guitar played by Gram in the foreground.

[28] An accompanying music video was uploaded onto Roton's YouTube channel on 13 July 2016,[29] featuring Anton performing the track in a "deserted attic".