Romania has participated in the contest 20 times, having qualified for the final every year since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004 except for and 2019. In 2016 the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) suspended TVR from all EBU member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts and the threat of insolvency. This in turn disqualified their 2016 entry, "Moment of Silence" sung by Ovidiu Anton from participating in the contest. It led to strong reactions against the decision from several observers. Although TVR had selected Roxen to perform "Alcohol You" in , the contest was cancelled due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China and its spread to other countries. Roxen was internally selected for nonetheless, performing "Amnesia".