The '' Selecția Națională '' was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 , consisting of two semi-finals on 9 and 16 February , respectively , and the final on 23 February 2008 . Nico and Vlad qualified in first place from the first semi-final after the votes of an expert jury panel and the televoting were combined , resulting in 284 points . Subsequently , " Pe-o margine de lume " was chosen to represent in Romania in the contest by the same voting system , gathering 271 points in the final . Their win was heavily contested by fans of the second-placed Swedish group Biondo , who collected 10,000 signatures on an online petition to replace the song . Further controversy was sparked when TVR was accused of conspiracy . It was also claimed that " Pe-o margine de lume " was played on Romanian radio prior to 1 October 2008 , the submission deadline set by the broadcaster for the '' Selecția Națională ''
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Pe-o margine de lume