Romania in The Song 5

Romania took part in the fourth edition of The Song which was hosted by Italy in Florence.

Before The Song
On 27 September, TVR announced that a national selection would take place to decide the Romanian entrant.

E altceva #03
TVR organized the third edition of E altceva in order to determine the Romanian representative for The Song 4. The competition consisted of a single final on 2 October 2022. The live show was hosted by Eda Marcus and Elena Gheorghe.

Format
The format of the competition consisted of a single final. Ten songs competed in the final. The results of the final were determined by a regional vote, comprising of a 50/50 vote split between the jury voting and a public televoting.

Competing entries
The competing entries were revealed on 27 September 2022 in a special show hosted by Eda Marcus held at the TVR Headquarters in Bucharest. The lineup featured one returning artist from the second and third editions: Olivia Addams, who competed in the second edition alongside Akcent with their song "Heart Attack" and as a part of the supergroup Jealous Friend in the third edition, with their song "In My Mind".

Final
The final took place on 2 October 2022 at Romexpo in Bucharest where ten entries competed. "Ka wela" performed by ȘTEFANIA won the competition over Olivia Addams. Interval acts included Karmen and BRUJA, who opened the grand final with their The Song 3 entry "Belladonna" and Roxen, who performed her newest songs "Fool" and "Niciodată înapoi", featuring RAVA.