Try" was also released in 2005 and included on an enhanced CD release of the single that year. It features Anghel performing to the song and Sistem drumming on barrels in a desert. Reception and accolades Although Romanian media initially responded negatively to "Let Me Try", the song received positive reviews from music critics after the Eurovision Song Contest. An editor from website 9am.ro called the track "dynamic" and wrote that Sistem's "industrial rhythms" make it original. Flavia Jurca of Unica magazine listed the song in her list of memorable duets in the Romanian music industry, praising Anghel's vocal delivery and writing that Romania should have won the contest in 2005. In a 2016 poll on Wiwibloggs called "What is your favourite Eurovision song from Romania?", "Let Me Try" finished in third place with over 600 votes. According to a Europa FM writer, the song was given heavy airplay on television and radio stations in multiple countries after the contest. It also peaked at number nine on native Romanian Top 100. On 30 March 2005, Anghel and Sistem were awarded a special prize by V.I.P magazine, handed out by Romanian singer-songwriter Ovidiu Lipan Țăndărică. They also won Artist of the Year and received a nomination in the Best Dance-Pop Song category at the 2006 Radio România Actualități Awards. In a mid 2005 interview with Georgios Kalpakidis in Greece, Anghel revealed that her appearance at Eurovision led to proposals from the Netherlands, Hungary, Germany and England. At Eurovision National selection On 5 March 2005, the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest, where "Let Me Try" was chosen after the votes of a 12-member professional jury panel (135 points) and public televoting (10.832 phone calls) were combined, resulting in 206 points. Romanian singer Loredana Groza, who placed second in the national final with her song "Le Le", sparked controversy after accusing the Romanian Television (TVR) of conspiracy and arranged voting. According to Groza, TVR allegedly demanded the copyright of "Le Le" prior to the national selection, and a friend of hers could not vote for her as the line was continuously busy. The singer's accusations were denied by both Anghel and the organizers of the event. In Kyiv The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 took place at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine and consisted of one semi-final on 19 May, and