Miracle (Paula Seling and Ovi song)

"Miracle" was written by Beyond51, Frida Amundsen, Ovi and Philip Halloun, while production was solely handled by Beyond51. "Miracle" was subsequently produced in the fall of the same year. "Miracle" has been described as a love-themed dance and Eurodance recording, featuring techno beats and a piano in its instrumentation. A CD single of the song was also made available in Romania and Norway in 2014 by the Romanian Television (TVR) and DaWorks, respectively, both featuring "Playing with Fire" (2010) alongside other versions of the original track. Radu Bucura shot the accompanying cover artworks. ==Reception==

Upon its release, "Miracle" was met with mixed reactions from music critics. Reviewers from Wiwibloggs were generally positive, praising the duo's vocal delivery and the song's composition and dance nature, while criticizing it as being "generic" and "cheap", and having low-quality lyrics. Overall, the reviewers on the website gave the song 8.06 out of 10 points. In a 2016 Wiwibloggs poll called "What is your favourite Eurovision song from Romania?", "Miracle" finished in fifth place with over 400 votes. Ines Hristea of Formula AS thought that "Miracle" had a "melodic" and "elegant" composition. The Corkman praised the track's beginning, but criticized it for "becom[ing] a bit of a production mess" eventually. Commercially, the song reached the lower ends of the charts in Belgium's Flanders region, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ==Music video and promotion==

Prior to the release of an accompanying music video for "Miracle", a lyric as well as a live performance video were premiered in January and February 2014, respectively, along with a clip for an acoustic version of the track in March 2014. The latter featured Seling and Ovi sitting at a double piano previously presented during their performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. It was filmed at the MediaPro Studios in Buftea, Romania by Alex Ceaușu, while make-up and hair styling were done by Romelia Pelin and Marius Costea, respectively. A choreography was created by Judith State and Mircea Andrei Ghinea, and clothes were provided by Amir Dobos and Magda Mohamed. The shooting was completed in the span of one day, while post-production took several days afterwards. The government of Romania provided Seling and Ovi's team with over 259,000 lei, which part of was used for the making of the video. Two dancers are also shown performing choreography in the same place while it starts to rain. As the clip transitions, the cabin "comes to life in the rain", becoming a "mini-paradise" with a tree and grass on the piano. Both the singers and dancers are involved in the same activities as in the previous set. For further promotion, Seling and Ovi performed "Miracle" on multiple occasions. They appeared on the Romanian talk show '''Neatza cu Răzvan și Dani on 20 February 2014, and also performed the song in a folk rendition on O dată-n viață''. Wearing traditional Romanian clothing, they were accompanied by Moldovan orchestra group Lăutarii. After conducting a tour in multiple European countries, including the United Kingdom, during March and April 2014, the duo sang "Miracle" at a match between FC Steaua București and ASC Oțelul Galați on 20 May 2014. Following the song's promotion phase, it was notably performed during Selecția Națională 2017 alongside "Playing with Fire". ==At Eurovision==

National selection Televiziunea Română (TVR) organized the Selecția Națională in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and opened the submission period for artists' and composers' entries between 15 January and 14 February 2014. The event took place on 1 March 2014, for which 12 songs had been internally shortlisted by a jury panel. Subsequently, "Miracle" was chosen to represent in Romania in the contest, after the votes of an expert jury panel (12 points) and the televoting (ten points) were combined, resulting in 22 points. This marked the duo's second Selecția Națională win after 2010's "Playing with Fire" which went on to place third at Eurovision, Romania's best result to date. Wolther of Eurovision.de praised Seling and Ovi's performance for the "spectacular gimmicks that they use very effectively". Seling accidentally broke the Selecția Națională trophy after falling off her hands, which was the subject of irony of an article written by an editor of Ele.ro. In Copenhagen screen, while a circular piano is placed on their left. Seling and Ovi sang 15th in the second semi-final following Slovenia, while they performed sixth in the Grand Final following Norway and preceding Armenia. Both also hug each other "heart-warming[ly]" before the last chorus. Seling wore a six-kilogram "shiny" dress that featured several sequin and metal inserts, alongside self-designed silver sandals. According to Ovi, the "crucial element" of the performance was a circular piano that symbolized unity, in homage to a double piano used during their 2010 Eurovision performance. It was also projected on the LED screen and stage floor. Blue tones were further displayed on the screen alongside silhouettes of butterflies and whirling colour streams moving along to the song's tempo. Pyrotechnics in form of vertical flames were implemented in front of the stage. In the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Romania finished in 12th position, gathering a total of 72 points, including 12 awarded by Moldova, eight by Malta, Israel, Spain and Austria, and six by Azerbaijan. ==Track listing==

• Digital download • "Miracle" – 3:03 • Norwegian CD single • "Miracle" – 3:03 • "Miracle" (Karaoke Version) – 3:03 • "Playing with Fire" – 3:03 • Romanian CD single • "Miracle" – 3:03 • "Miracle" (Karaoke Version) – 3:03 • "Miracle" (Acoustic Version) – 3:41 • "Playing with Fire" – 3:03 ==Charts==