[3][4] Out of 177 eligible tracks submitted to TVR from 15 November to 23 December, the entries were chosen on 8 January by an 11-member jury made up of music professionals and media personalities: Zoia Alecu, Sanda Cepraga, Cătălin Crișan, Adrian Despot, Viorel Găvrilă, Mihai Georgescu, Bogdan Miu, George Natsis, George Popa, Răzvan Popescu and Mihai Trăistariu.

[4][5][6] The submission deadline had been initially set to 15 December, with its extension to attract more entries promopting sources including Gardianul to incorrectly state that this was because only five songs had been submitted.

[4] The results in each show of the competition—hosted by Radio 21 hosts Orlando, Escu and Popescu—were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.

[12] To promote "The Balkan Girls", an accompanying music video was directed by Dragoș Buliga close to disused railway bridges in Argeș County and at Bucharest's Silver Church Club.

[32] Thus, the four female dancers accompanying the singer onstage wore hair extensions and "shredded mermaid frocks"; Elena sported a flesh-colored dress and high heels.

[34] Alongside Bărbulescu, Oana Drăghici was hired as the art director, Ioana Macarie as the choreographer and Matei Ovejad as the special effects supervisor.

In the semi-final, Romania finished in ninth position, being awarded a total of 67 points, including ten from Portugal and eight from Israel.

[30][36] In the Grand Final, the nation reached 19th place with 40 points, including 12 from Moldova and seven from Spain, one of Romania's lowest scores in the contest.

[31][37][1] Additionally, the European Broadcasting Union released the split final results, further revealing that Elena had placed 14th in the televote and 21st with the juries.