The track represented Romania in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Riga , Latvia after winning the pre-selection show '' Selecția Națională '' . In Riga , Nicola was automatically qualified to the Grand Final , where she finished in tenth place with 73 points . During her show , the singer performed in front of background dancers who were rotating overdimensional discs in the colors of the Romanian flag . Although a remix of the song received airplay on multiple radio stations in the United States , it failed to impact any national chart . In 1986 , Nicola found the group Adaggio with Romanian singer Christina Fronea , giving over 200 concerts . She started her solo career in 1988 under the name Nicoleta Nicola , joining the Romanian project Riff . Prior to representing her country at Eurovision , Nicola had taken part in the national selection five times with her first appearance coming in 1992 . Written by the singer and produced by her then-husband Mihai Alexandru , " Do n't Break My Heart " is an uptempo and modern dance song . Marc Gehring from German website Prinz.de thought that the song was " cool " and labelled it as first one of its kind to represent Romania at the contest . The single was released as a CD in 2003 by Cat Music , and was later included on Nicola 's greatest hits album '' Best of Nicola '' ( 2003 ) and her fourth studio album '' De mă vei chema '' ( 2004 )
2003 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Don't Break My Heart (Nicola song)