On 14 March 1998 , the '' Selecția Națională '' was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 . Subsequently , " Eu cred " was chosen to represent Romania in the contest after the votes of four regional jury panels , an expert jury panel and televoting results were combined ; Olinescu came second with the televotes . The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 took place at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham , United Kingdom and consisted of the final on 9 May 1998 . According to the then-Eurovision rules , selected countries were picked to participate in the final , including the host country and the " Big Four " ( France , Germany , Spain and the United Kingdom ) . In 1998 , Romania automatically qualified to the final due to their relegation in the previous year ; Olinescu performed in 15th place , preceded by Portugal and followed by the United Kingdom . Her show used orchestral accompaniment conducted by maestro Romcescu . Romania eventually came in 22nd position with six points awarded by Israel , which remains one of the country 's lowest placements ever in the contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
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