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Filipina Bella Santiago a step closer to representing Romania in Eurovision

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Jackie De Vega, ABS-CBN News

<div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/30/bella-santiago-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/30/bella-santiago-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/30/bella-santiago-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/30/bella-santiago-4.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Bella Santiago became one of six finalists in Selecția Națională, a song contest that determines who will represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. <cite>Eurovision Romania</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Bella Santiago became one of six finalists in Selecția Națională, a song contest that determines who will represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. <cite>Eurovision Romania</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Bella Santiago became one of six finalists in Selecția Națională, a song contest that determines who will represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. <cite>Eurovision Romania</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Bella Santiago became one of six finalists in Selecția Națională, a song contest that determines who will represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. <cite>Eurovision Romania</cite></p></div></div></div><p>Filipina singer Bella Santiago continues to win the hearts of Romanians.</p><p>Santiago, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/24/18/pinay-wins-x-factor-romania-after-performing-beyonc-hits">who won &quot;The X Factor Romania&quot; last year</a>, became one of six finalists in Selecția Națională, a song contest that determines who will represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.</p><p>The 29-year-old singer competed among 11 contestants in the first semifinal round last Sunday while 13 other contestants will face off on February 10 for the second semifinals.</p><p>Among the 126 song entries, 24 were initially selected for the Selecția Națională semi-finals. Santiago&#x27;s song, “Army of Love,” was chosen by the jury as one of the 2 wildcard songs after two singers withdrew from the contest.</p><p>Santiago penned “Army of Love” with Alexandru Luft.</p><p>“Army of Love is a story about fighting for what you love,” she said of the song.</p><p>Santiago also participated in Eurovision Romania 2018 with Romanian band Jukebox and finished fourth in the finals.</p><p>After receiving supportive messages from Eurovision fans in Romania, Santiago decided to join again in this year&#x27;s Selecția Națională as a solo act.</p><p>“I joined again because last year I was with a band and we did not have a song like what I have now where in I can dance and do rap in Philippine language,” she said.</p><p>Eurovision is an international singing competition held primarily among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union.</p><p>This year&#x27;s competition, scheduled to take place in Israel, sees 42 countries competing for the championship.</p>

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Filipina Bella Santiago a step closer to representing Romania in Eurovision

Jackie De Vega,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 30, 2019 11:26 PM PHT

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Updated January 31, 2019 02:37 PM PHT

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