Inis Neziri was a special guest at the Selecţia Naţională 2019 final together with Netta (2018 ESC Israel – Winner) and Emmelie de Forest (2013 ESC Denmark – Winner).
All the guests performed a couple of songs each but it was Inis who shined with her performances of Piedestal (from Festivali i Këngës #56 Albania national selection) and also Man’s World (the soul classic).
This was a triumphant return to Romania for Inis after her big success in 2018 where she won the Cerbul de Aur – Golden Stag festival.
Emmelie performed Sanctuary and Only Teardrops and Netta performed her new single Bassa Sababa and Toy.
You can see Inis perform her two songs below as well the performances by Netta and Emmelie.
Ester Peony has won the Selecţia Naţională selection and will represent Romania at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with her song On A Sunday.
12 finalists took to the stage –
Linda Teodosiu – Renegades
Olivier Kaye – Right Now
Laura Bretan – Dear Father
Teodora Dinu – Skyscraper
Claudiu Mirea – We Are The Ones
Aldo Blaga – Your Journey
Ester Peony – On A Sunday
Letiția Moisescu and Sensibil Balkan – Daina
Bella Santiago – Army Of love
Trooper – Destin
Dya and Lucian Colareza – Without You (Sin ti)
Vaida – Underground
The big favourite was Laura Bretan and also Bella Santiago was highly rated. Laura won the televote but the “expert jury” outweighed the public and Ester has won the ticket to Tel Aviv.
The special guests included Netta (2018 ESC Israel – winner); Emmelie de Forest (2013 ESC Denmark – winner) and Inis Neziri (Cerbul de Aur – Golden Stage festival – winner and Festivalii Këngës #56 second runner up Albania).
