The countdown to May continues and the entries for Malmö are coming thick and fast. Fortunately our panel of superfans are here to sift through them all, and another three songs are under scrutiny this week. We head to Romania for our triple play meanderings as we raid another back catalogue, and get ready for a fast thrill ride as your chosen fan favourite. Plus our round up of Eurovision News from the last few days…

Gåte is a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal and electronica. The band won Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with the song 'Ulveham' and will represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

Rafał Brzozowski is a Polish singer and television presenter. He co-hosted the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest and represented Poland in 2021 in Rotterdam with the song 'The Ride', but failed to qualify to the final, finishing 14th in second semi-final with 35 points.

Romania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its debut in 1994, and has placed in the top ten six times. Its best results were achieved by Luminița Anghel and Sistem in 2005, and by Paula Seling and Ovi in 2010, who both finished in third place. Selecția Națională, a song contest that has been taking place every year in Romania except for 2021, has been used to select the country’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1993, the year before its first appearance, Romania attempted to debut in the contest, but came last in the qualifying round. After successfully joining the following year, poor placements followed until 2002, resulting in several relegations. This changed with the introduction of semi-finals to the contest in 2004, after which Romania reached the final 14 times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023, the latter finishing with no points.

Andrei-Ionuț Ursu, previously known as Wrs, is a Romanian singer-songwriter and dancer. Ursu worked as a dancer for artists such as Inna, Antonia or Carla’s Dreams and was part of the Pro TV ballet crew on shows such as Vocea României and Românii au talent.

In 2015, he started his musical career in the boyband Shot. After two years, he left the project, moved to London and began composing music. In February 2022, he released the single “Llámame”, with which he was selected to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.