Episode Details

Romania's Alexandra Căpitănescu will sing "Choke Me" in Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2026. Ahead of their pre-party performances in Amsterdam and London, "The Voice" winner sat down for an English-language interview with our William Lee Adams. She's joined by her bandmates Bogdan Stoican (guitar), Matei Mihail Cohal (bass), and Thomas Circota (piano). The drummer Luca Alexandru Sofron was on holiday in Paris.

Alexandra explains the "Choke Me" lyrics and song meaning, why she loves physics, her unique style and fashion at Selectia Nationala, their goal on the results table, expectations and so much more.

00:12 Meet the bandmates

00:48 How did the Alexandra Căpitănescu band form after The Voice?

01:48 Why did the guys want to work with Alexandra Căpitănescu?

03:05 Why did they want to enter Selectia Nationala 2026?

04:03 Was the song written specifically with Eurovision in mind?

05:08 What inspired "Choke Me"?

05:55 What is the meaning of the song "Choke Me"?

07:25 What type of anxiety was Alexandra suffering from after The Voice?

08:23 What's it like to receive so much love from fans outside Romania?

09:21 What's the story behind your staging from Romania's Eurovision selection?

12:00 What changes can we expect in Vienna?

13:00 Are you excited by the potential of the Eurovision stage in Vienna?

15:26 How Alexandra transforms on stage

16:20 Why Alexandra loves physics

17:28 Why do the band members do away from the band?

17:50 Bogdan on being a high school student

19:23 What's it like for Alexandra to be a woman in rock music?

21:00 How does the band think about "success" in the Eurovision results?

22:00 Alexandra on her four attempts on The Voice

23:40 Alexandra on winning The Voice

25:19 Alexandra's collaborate with E-An-Na

27:22 The band's pre-party tour through Amsterdam, London and Bucharest

27:53 Who are their favourite Eurovision artists and songs?

29:50 What about their favourite Romanian Eurovision acts?

30:32 On their friendship with WRS

31:17 The Bucharest Pre-Party

33:11 What other songs from their discography should fans listen to? ("Delilah")

34:00 What do they want people to remember about them after Eurovision?

Interviewer: William http://instagram.com/williamleeadams