Alexandra Căpitănescu

Căpitănescu was born and grew up in Galați in eastern Romania^[4][5][2] and she has been studying singing since the age of 10 as well as having taken piano lessons.^[4][5][3]

She was a student at the Costache Negri High School,^[4] and she has completed an undergraduate degree in Medical Physics in Bucharest and as of April 2026 is studying a Masters in Medical Physics.^[6][2][5][7]

At age 15 she went on Românii au talent (Romanians Got Talent) and was encouraged by the presenter Smiley to try for Vocea României (The Voice of Romania).^[2][3] By the age of 17 she had participated in other "...music competitions and festivals, both in the country [Romania] and abroad (Republic of Moldova and Russia), as well as in competition shows such as Dream Star, Next Star... and X Factor."^[4] At age 19 Căpitănescu competed in season 11 of Vocea României and was declared the winner of that season.^[1] In 2024, Căpitănescu released her debut EP “Căpitanu'”,^[3] and since January 2026 she has been a temporary member of the Romanian Folk metal band E-an-na, replacing Roxana Amarandi.^[3]

On 6 February 2026, Televiziunea Română (TVR) announced that Căpitănescu was selected as one of the semi-finalists of Selecția națională 2026, the national final format developed by TVR in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.^[8][9] After advancing to the final, she won the competition on 4 March 2026.^[10][11] On 16 May 2026, Căpitănescu placed third in the Eurovision grand final.^[12]

Credits taken from Apple Music.^[13]