This year’s Romanian representatives to the Eurovision 2008 held in Belgrade are Nico & Vlad Mirita. She’s one of my favorite singers, and he’s pretty cute, so they’re a well-matched pair with pretty good voices.

Pros: They’re hot, they can sing, their song is half in Italian.
Cons: They’re not gonna win.

I’ve been despairing with the Romanian Eurovision selection for two years, last year being a huge embarrassment and this year a clear decision to walk a safe line in terms of selecting a song. Romania had its glory days a few years back, with the incredibly talented Mihai Traistariu and previously, Luminita Anghel & Sistem. However, the song is cute and sweet, and it did beat out the clearly gay Swedish band Biondo, which is an accomplishment all in its own. Anyway, the first semi-final at Belgrade is on May 20th. The final is a distant hope and fantasy.