Ovidiu Anton ( ; born 24 February 1983 in Bucharest ) is a Romanian singer-songwriter . He was to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " Moment of Silence " , but Romania was forced to withdraw from the contest on 22 April 2016 . His moment got the most points from the jury , in the semifinal on March 4 , but also the most votes from viewers , in the final on March 6 . He participated in Selecția Națională five times so far : 2010 , with Pasager band – " Running Out Of Time " , 2012 – " I Walk Alone " , 2013 – " Run Away With Me " , 2015 – " Still Alive "
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Ovidiu Anton