Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "The Balkan Girls", written by Ovidiu Bistriţeanu, Laurenţiu Duţă, Daris Mangal, and Alexandru Pelin, and performed by Elena.
Costi Ioniță (pictured in 2012) competed in the second semi-final with his song "Can You Forgive". Additionally, he composed Imba's "Round & Round"; both advanced.
Elena wearing the flesh-colored dress she sported during her performance.
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May presented by Natalia Vodianova and Andrey Malakhov, and a final o
Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
…Romania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "The Balkan Girls", written by Ovidiu Bistriţeanu, Laurenţiu Duţă, Daris Mangal, and Alexandru Pelin, and performed by Elena. The Romanian…
Olimpiyskiy Arena, Moscow – host venue of the 2009 contest.
The stage design of the contest
Alexander Rybak after winning.
Cover art of the official album