Romania was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Țurai!", written and performed by Alina Eremia. The Romanian participating broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), selected its entry for the contest through Selecția Națională Eurovision Junior 2005.
Before Junior Eurovision
Selecția Națională Eurovision Junior 2005 Televiziunea Română (TVR) opened the submission window for Selecția Națională Eurovision Junior 2005 on 15 June 2005 and closed on 15 July 2005. By the submission window deadline, 25 entries were received.
The songs were judged from 16 to 20 July 2005 by a jury. Originally, five entries were disqualified and the remaining twenty would be the finalists but after a double check, three more entries were disqualified, which left with seventeen finalists. The seventeen finalists were announced on 21 July 2005, with the songs being released on 10 August 2005.
On 15 August 2005, it was announced that Rockids with the song "Ce să fac?" would be disqualified due to the lead singer having previously represented Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and having a solo role on a professionally produced CD, making the final have sixteen participants.
The final took place on 20 August 2005 at 16:00 CEST and broadcast on TVR 1. The hosts and guest performers of the show were Alina Sorescu and Noni Răzvan Ene. The results were decided by 50% jury and 50% televote. The jury consisted of , , Beatrice Soare, Corina Despot and . The winning song "Țurai" by Alina Eremia received 12 points from all of the juries. The only two known running order spots are that Alina Eremia with "Țurai" performed fourteenth and Dragoș Bistriceanu with "România!!!".
+Final – 20 August 2005 Artist SongJuryTelevote Total PlacePointsVotesPoints Alina Eremia "Țurai"60 958 601201Ana Maria Gergely"Zâmbet da copil"11590114Andreea Trandafir"Ciocolata"1924230496Andrei Alexandru Tiba"Suflet de copil"01640015Bebinela"Glie străbună"422825299Dana Mareș"Cântă!"81680812Dragoș Bistriceanu"România!!!"2031035554Gabriel Ciocan"Prietenul meu"8940812Gabriela Bugle"Trenul vacanței"471875525Georgina Florentina Bere"Aș vrea să fiu o vedetă"0610015Gloria Melu"Româncuță"1720020377New Star Music"Rock-ul se cântă așa"3237840722Patricia Matei"Muzica e tot ce am"268502610Silviu Mihăilă"Speranța"1962052713Sonia Petra Dumitru"Dar nu-i nimic"2019715358Trio"Cântec cu chitară"7188101711
At Junior Eurovision At the running order draw, Romania were drawn to perform fourth on 26 November 2005, following Croatia and preceding United Kingdom.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Romania Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Romania Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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