Press release from Romania - Ilinca ft. Alex Florea Start their journey to Kyiv

Ilinca and Alex Florea have started their journey to Kiev

Ilinca Băcilă and Alex Florea, the winners of the National Selection have left on May 1st to Kiev, the place where, in only 2 weeks from now, it will take place the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest Final.
Full of emotion, the artists have said goodbye during a conference organized within a press conference from the Henri Coanda airport. Among the ones who attended the event, there was also Iuliana Marciuc, the Head of Romanian Delegation at the 62nd edition of the contest, a part of the Eurovision Romania team, Mihai Alexandru, who is the composer of the song ”Yodel It!”, the press, but also the fans, both Romanians and foreigners. The artists have taken lots of pictures with the supporters, have given autographs and offered gifts. Ilinca has also charmed the present ones with a few yodeling notes.
During the event broadcast live on TVR 1, the journalists have discussed about Romania’s chance to get a good place at Eurovision 2017 final chart and Iuliana Marciuc has confessed that she hopes the artists will be in the Top 5 at the Final from May 13th.

Regarding the echoes of the song “Yodel It!” at a European level, Iuliana Marciuc has declared that: “I have noticed with joy that Europe and the foreign journalists have been very receptive at the song and curious during interviews. It is clear that the fans have changed their options and charts following the promotional tours, and things look good for us. All these are completed by our optimism and we want to support these kids with all our powers, because they are at their first international experience. We are keeping fingers crossed for them and we want to come back with great results”, has also added Iuliana Marciuc.

The second day after their arrival in Ukraine, the Romanians will get very excited and make their first rehearsal on the Kiev stage. "It is a very important day for us that we are waiting with great anxiety, because it is the very moment we will also see how the organizers have thought this show and, together with our creative team, we will try to reach a common element”, has declared the Head of Romanian delegation. “The Eurovision experience represents for us the new beginning of a very beautiful story. It has made its debut in January, at the Preselections, then in the Semifinal and in the Final which has designated through the public’s votes “Yodel It!” as the winning song. I say it is a new beginning, because we leave for Kiev to represent Romania. I am very confident because I know that we did our best to meet all the expectations”, has Ilinca declared. “A demanding period is waiting for us. On Tuesday we will make the first rehearsal and we are very nervous about it. The second rehearsal will be on May 5th, and during all this time, we hope to get the necessary support from the producing team, in order for our show to be the way we want it”, has Alex Florea added.

Romania’s representatives will perform in the second Eurovision Semifinal, on May 11th. The great Final of the contest is scheduled on May 13th.