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Paula Seling

Paula Seling sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2010 and 2014, for Romania. The best result was 3rd place in 2010, with “Playing with Fire”.

who
Romanian singer, celebrity
born
25 December 1978, Baia Mare, Romania
contests
2010, 2014
best result
3rd, 2010
music
pop
plays
upright piano
active
since 1998
sang for
Romania

Biography

Paula Seling is a Romanian singer, songwriter, producer and television personality with more than thirteen albums. With Ovi, Seling has sung for Romania twice: “Playing with Fire” finished third in Oslo in 2010, and “Miracle” finished twelfth in Copenhagen in 2014.

Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Paula Seling”.

At Eurovision

Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.

  1. 2010 Oslo

    Romania

    “Playing with Fire”

    3rd of 25 Finished 3rd of 25 in the final, with 162 points.

    Billed as
    Paula Seling and Ovi
    With
    Ovi
    Sung in
    English
    Written by
    Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
    Running order
    19th of 25 in the final
    Semi-final
    4th of 17, 104 points
    Age on the night
    31
    Won that year
    Germany: Lena, “Satellite”

    The story of Eurovision 2010: Lena, a stage invader and a World Cup sold to pay for it

  2. 2014 Copenhagen

    Romania

    “Miracle”

    12th of 26 Finished 12th of 26 in the final, with 72 points.

    Billed as
    Paula Seling and Ovi
    With
    Ovi
    Sung in
    English
    Written by
    Frida Amundsen, Beyond51, Philip Halloun, Ovi
    Running order
    6th of 26 in the final
    Semi-final
    2nd of 15, 125 points
    Age on the night
    35
    Won that year
    Austria: Conchita Wurst, “Rise Like a Phoenix”

    The story of Eurovision 2014: Rise Like a Phoenix, and a hall that booed Russia

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