Performing during the show in position 14, "Change" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May.

TVR has consistently selected the Romanian Eurovision entry through national finals that feature a competition among several artists and songs.

TVR had set up national finals with several artists to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Romania, a procedure which the broadcaster opted for once again to select their 2011 entry.

[2] Selecția Națională 2011 was the national final format developed by TVR in order to select Romania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

[8] An expert committee reviewed the received submissions between 9 and 10 November 2010 and selected thirteen entries for the national final.

[11] TVR hosted a presentation evening on 1 December where the competing artists performed their songs live for the public.

Thirteen songs competed and the winner, "Change" performed by Hotel FM, was determined by the 50/50 combination of the votes from an eleven-member jury panel and public televoting.

[15] The members of the jury panel that voted were: Adrian Ordean (composer), Alexandra Cepraga (music director), Andrei Tudor (composer), Gabriel Marica (music editor), Niamh Kavanagh (Irish singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993), Eduard Cârcotă (composer), Chiara Siracusa (Maltese singer, represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, 2005 and 2009), Lucian Avramescu (poet), Olivier Vanhoutte (Belgian journalist), Daniel Iordăchioaie (interpreter) and Dan Manoliu (entertainment editor).

[19] Hotel FM made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Change" as the Romanian Eurovision entry.

Between 22 and 24 April, Hotel FM took part in promotional activities in Brussels and Ghent, Belgium and performed during the Eurovision "de luxe" event held at the Cocteau venue.

[9] In addition to their international appearances, Hotel FM also completed promotional activities in Romania where they performed during the special concert Düsseldorf, venim!, which was held at the Liceul Teoretic "Nichita Stănescu" in Bucharest on 9 April.

All three shows were broadcast in Romania on TVR1, TVRi and TVR HD with commentary by Liana Stanciu and Bogdan Pavlică.

This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.