Yodel It!

is a song recorded by Romanian singers Ilinca and Alex Florea, released on 30 January 2017 by Cat Music.

The track was written by Alexandra Niculae and produced by Mihai Alexandru for the Swiss band Timebelle who rejected it.

is a mixture of rock, pop and hip hop music, including Ilinca yodeling during the chorus and Florea's rap vocals.

represented Romania in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine after winning the pre-selection show Selecția Națională.

", the singers made various appearances to perform the song, including at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, as well as in London, Madrid, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv.

[2] In an interview, Ilinca revealed that after Alexandru had finished the song, he invited her via Facebook to his studio as she was the only person he knew in Romania who could yodel.

", which is two minutes and 56 seconds in length, was made available for digital download on the iTunes Store on 30 January 2017 by Cat Music.

[5] The song's instrumental was sent to specialists in Sweden to remaster prior to the duo's appearance at the Eurovision Grand Final in Kyiv.

The track garnered 24% in televote, surpassing Romanian singers Andra and Lora in second and third place, respectively.

[22] The singers performed the song on the television shows Neața cu Răzvan și Dani on 20 February [2] and La Măruță on 20 March 2017.

The video features scenes in the Cluj-Napoca Central Park, Piața Unirii, on the roof of a NTT DATA building and in front of the National Theatre.

[30] The video begins with Ilinca walking through the city wearing a "flowy, canary" yellow dress with a plunging neckline,[11][30] followed by a shot of Florea standing on top of a tall, computer-generated tower, sporting "his trademark dark clothes",[30] singing to her from above.

[24] Honciuc, a writer on the same website, reacted favourably to the music video saying, "The visuals highlight the positive message of the song but also the beauty of Cluj Napoca, Ilinca's hometown that serves as a backdrop.

[35] The artists performed second in the final round on 5 March 2017, preceded by Ana Maria Mirică with "Spune-mi tu" and followed by Eduard Santha with "Wild Child".

[36] Ilinca and Florea ultimately won the Selecția Națională, gathering 10,377 audience votes, nearly twice as many as follow-up Mihai Trăistariu with "I Won't Surrender".

[37] The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 took place at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and the final on 13 May 2017.

[41][42] In an interview with Adevărul in March 2017, the singers stated that the €5,000 they had received after winning the Romanian national selection was fully invested in their live performance at the Eurovision.

[44] A scene where Florea jumps out from a cannon was inspired by a similar one from the 1997 movie Life Is Beautiful, representing "the end of the war".

[30] The concept was praised by EuroVisionary writer Michael Outerson, who called it "by far the most colourful stage so far" and concluded, "It seems to be qualifying based on this performance.

"[47] William Lee Adams from Wiwibloggs stated that the show "really worked [...] Oozing happiness at every turn, this was three minutes of feel-good fun" and predicted Romania would rank highly in the televote.

[50] Florea's "disastrous" attempt to kiss Ilinca at the end of their performance was the subject of controversy and irony on social media due to her wry facial expression.

[51] Adam Miller from Daily Express wrote, "The 18-year-old singer appeared to be mortified when her duet partner came in for the kill, squirming and leaning back to escape Alex's clutches.

"[52] Ilinca's dress was also deemed too short, with Daily Express writer Helen Daly saying it "flaunted her enviable pins" and "almost revealed more".

Shot of Ilinca ( left ) and Florea ( right ) singing to each other while standing on huge computer-generated towers. [ 30 ]
Florea ( left ) and Ilinca ( right ) shown during a rehearsal. She is wearing a red Athena Phillip dress. [ 20 ]