Romania in The Song 6

Romania took part in the sixth edition of The Song which was hosted by the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

Before The Song
On 8 March, TVR announced that a national selection would take place to decide the Romanian entrant.

E altceva #05
TVR organized the fifth edition of E altceva in order to determine the Romanian representative for The Song 6. The competition consisted of a single final on TBA 2023. The live show was hosted by TBA.

Format
The format of the competition consisted of a single final. In contrary to previous editions, the lineup was cut down to seven songs. The results of the final were determined by a public televoting.

Competing entries
The competing entries were revealed on 11 March 2023 in a special show hosted by Eda Marcus held at the TVR Headquarters in Bucharest. For the first time ever, no returning artists returned from previous editions.

Final
The final took place on 8 January 2023 at Romexpo in Bucharest where ten entries competed. "Karaoke" performed by Sorana won the competition. Interval acts included ȘTEFANIA, who opened the grand final with her The Song 4 entry "Ka wela", Aledaida, who performed her song "In My Mind", and Irina Rimes, who performed her song "Laisse tomber les filles".

Tempo selection
On 8 January 2023, right after the show ended TVR released a statement stating that for the duration of the rest of the day, the public could have the possibility to vote between two different versions recorded of the winning entry, "Karaoke". At the end of the day, it was announced that the uptempo version that Sorana competed in E altceva with would be the official entry.