Alexandra Căpitănescu finishes third at Eurovision 2026 with 'Choke Me'

Alexandra Căpitănescu ended Romania’s Eurovision 2026 run with a third-place finish in Vienna, according to EurovisionWorld’s results and country pages. EurovisionWorld lists Căpitănescu’s song, “Choke Me,” on 296 points in the grand final held on May 17. The same results pages show Bulgaria’s Dara winning the contest with “Bangaranga” on 516 points. That result puts Romania on the podium in a final that EurovisionWorld says featured 25 countries in Vienna. EurovisionWorld’s Romania page identifies Căpitănescu as the country’s 2026 representative and repeats the third-place finish alongside the final points total. The site’s Sweden page lists Felicia’s “My System” in 20th place on 51 points. ### How was Romania’s result recorded? EurovisionWorld’s Romania entry page states that “Choke Me” by Alexandra Căpitănescu finished third at Eurovision 2026 with 296 points. The site also links the song to the grand final performance video and publishes the song lyrics and voting breakdown material on the same entry page. EurovisionWorld’s main 2026 results page separately lists the Vienna contest results and says Bulgaria won the competition. That page describes Dara’s “Bangaranga” as the winning song and gives Bulgaria a total of 516 points. ### Where did Căpitănescu come from before Vienna? Romania selected Alexandra Căpitănescu through Selecția Națională 2026, according to EurovisionWorld’s national selection archive. A March 4 EurovisionWorld report says Căpitănescu won the Romanian selection with “Choke Me” and would represent the country at Eurovision 2026. That means Romania’s national final winner carried the same song through to the Eurovision grand final and finished on the podium. EurovisionWorld’s national selection page also identifies “Choke Me” as the winning Romanian entry before the Vienna contest. ### Who finished ahead of and behind Romania? Bulgaria finished ahead of Romania, with EurovisionWorld naming Dara the winner of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. EurovisionWorld’s Bulgaria country page gives Dara 516 points for “Bangaranga,” confirming first place. Sweden finished well behind Romania, based on EurovisionWorld’s country page for Felicia. That page lists “My System” in 20th place with 51 points, offering a point of comparison within the same final field. ### What do the official-style listings actually show? EurovisionWorld’s 2026 results hub says the grand final took place in Vienna, Austria, and publishes the full voting and points tables for the contest. The site says 35 countries participated in Eurovision 2026 overall, while 25 countries competed in the grand final. Romania’s dedicated 2026 page focuses on the entry itself — artist, song title, videos and lyrics — but it also carries the final placing and points total. Taken together, the country page and the overall results page align on the core figures for Romania’s finish. ### Where can readers check the result next? EurovisionWorld’s 2026 results page continues to host the full Vienna scoreboard, while the Romania, Bulgaria and Sweden country pages list each act’s placement and points. EurovisionWorld’s archive also keeps Romania’s Selecția Națională 2026 page online, where Alexandra Căpitănescu is listed as the national winner who advanced to Eurovision.