The twelve qualifiers competed in the final where "On a Sunday" performed by Ester Peony was selected as the winner after scoring top marks from a six-member international jury panel and a public televote.

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

[2] 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 2019 entry.

[3] Selecția Națională 2019 was the national final organised by TVR in order to select Romania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

[19] Twelve songs competed and the winner, "On a Sunday" performed by Ester Peony, was determined by the combination of the votes from a six-member international jury panel (6/7) and public televoting (1/7).

[20][21] The members of the jury panel that voted during the final were: William Lee Adams (American journalist, Wiwibloggs editor), Deban Aderemi (British composer, vlogger, Wiwibloggs editor), Alex Calancea (Moldovan artist, producer, composer), Șerban Cazan (Romanian producer), Tali Eshkoli (Israeli entrepreneur, show producer, content editor) and Emmelie de Forest (Danish singer, Eurovision Song Contest 2013 winner).

[23] Ester Peony made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "On a Sunday" as the Romanian Eurovision entry.

On 6 April, Ester Peony performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Marlayne.

A pyrotechnic waterfall effect was also featured at the end of the performance with the screens displaying blasts of fire and large pink roses.

[30][31] The dancers that joined Ester Peony on stage were Valentin Cristian Chiș and Vlad Mircea, the backing vocalists were Adela-Daniela Baranci and Antonia Elena Liță, while the guitarist was the co-composer of "On a Sunday" Alexandru Șerbu.

[32] At the end of the show, Romania was not announced among the top 10 entries in the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final.

Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency.

This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.