Romania unsuccessfully attempted to debut in the 1993 contest, selecting "Nu pleca" by Dida Drăgan for the pre-qualifying round "Preselection for Millstreet" (Slovenian: "Kvalifikacija za Millstreet"); Drăgan came in last place. A non-qualification was also achieved in when there was a pre-qualifier for all countries excluding hosts Norway. The Eurovision site does not count either year in Romania's list of appearances. The country's first official participation occurred in 1994 when Dan Bittman's "Dincolo de nori" placed 21st in the contest's Grand Final. The following years saw similar low placements and non-participations in , , and .