▁She ▁composed ▁several ▁pieces , ▁with ▁which ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁performances ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁P lo ie ști . ▁In ▁these ▁rec it als , ▁she ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁Mih ai ▁Constant ines cu . ▁B ă lan ▁was ▁then ▁invited ▁by ▁him ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁children ' s ▁show , ▁Ba ▁da , ▁ba ▁nu , ▁which ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁channel ▁TV R ▁ 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁later ▁invited ▁to ▁other ▁shows , ▁such ▁as ▁Fer i ți - v ă ▁de ▁m ă g ă ru ș , ▁Ab rac ad ab ra , ▁Video ▁Mag az in ▁and ▁T ip ▁Top ▁M ini ▁Top . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁various ▁children ' s ▁festiv als , ▁receiving ▁several ▁awards , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁being ▁the ▁Little ▁Prince ▁International ▁Festival . ▁Att ended ▁by ▁children ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁countries , ▁B ă lan ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁" L ittle ▁Princess ▁of ▁Europe " ▁award , ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁President ▁of ▁Roman ia , ▁Emil ▁Constant ines cu . ▁Neg oti ations ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁group ▁with ▁Sim ona ▁N ae , ▁but ▁the ▁plans ▁never ▁material ized ▁following ▁disag re ements ▁between ▁their ▁parents . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁B ă lan ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Euro vision ' s ▁National ▁G ala , ▁performing ▁" Un ▁univers ▁mai ▁l ini ș tit ", ▁but ▁was ▁dis qual ified