Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 19 (13 finals) |
First appearance | 2005 |
Highest placement | 3rd: 2017 |
External links | |
TRM page | |
Moldova's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 |
Moldova has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times, debuting in 2005. The Moldovan participant broadcaster in the contest is Teleradio-Moldova (TRM). The country's best result is a third-place finish with "Hey Mamma" by SunStroke Project in 2017.
Moldova's debut in the contest in 2005 was successful, with "Boonika bate doba" by Zdob și Zdub finishing sixth. The country also reached the top ten with "Fight" by Natalia Barbu (2007), "My Lucky Day" by DoReDoS (2018), and " Trenulețul " by Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers (2022). In total, Moldova has reached the final twelve times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, and 2024.
Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It has participated in the contest representing Moldova since its 50th edition in 2005.
Following Moldova's 20th-place finish in the 2006 contest, TRM announced that it would not participate in 2007, and did not allocate a budget for the 2007 Contest. However, in response to public pressure, TRM filed the preliminary documents to compete and sent Natalia Barbu with song "Fight". [1] She achieved 10th place.
In 2008 Moldova, for the first time in 4 years of participating, failed to make the Final, their jazz number, "A Century of Love", finishing 12th place in a field of 19. In 2009 Moldova achieved 14th place with Nelly Ciobanu. In 2010, saxophonist Sergey Stepanov of SunStroke Project became the internet phenomenon ("Epic Sax Guy") with his 30-second saxophone solo.
In 2011, Zdob și Zdub represented Moldova for a second time in the contest, with the song "So Lucky" placing 12th in the final. This was the third time that Moldova ended up 10th in the semifinal, the last qualifier for the final. In 2012 and 2013, Moldova achieved 11th place with Pasha Parfeny and Aliona Moon respectively.
In 2014-2016 Moldova failed to qualify for the final coming last in 2014, 11th in 2015 and pre-last in 2016. In 2017, Moldova achieved its best result at the contest, when SunStroke Project finished third in the final with the song "Hey, Mamma!". The streak of top 10 results continued in 2018 with the band DoReDos finishing 10th in Lisbon. However in 2019, Moldova failed to qualify for the first time since 2016, finishing 12th in the semi-final.
In 2020, Natalia Gordienko, who represented Moldova in 2006, was set to represent the country with the song "Prison", however the contest was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. She instead represented Moldova in 2021 with the song "Sugar". She eventually qualified to the grand final and achieved a 13th place with 115 points. [2] Her 17-second note at the end of "Sugar" was reported to be the longest note in Eurovision history. [3]
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
◁ | Last place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2005 | Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | English, Romanian | 6 | 148 | 2 | 207 |
2006 | Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R | "Loca" | English | 20 | 22 | Top 11 in 2005 final [a] | |
2007 | Natalia Barbu | "Fight" | English | 10 | 109 | 10 | 91 |
2008 | Geta Burlacu | "A Century of Love" | English | Failed to qualify | 12 | 36 | |
2009 | Nelly Ciobanu | "Hora din Moldova" | Romanian, English | 14 | 69 | 5 | 106 |
2010 | SunStroke Project and Olia Tira | "Run Away" | English | 22 | 27 | 10 | 52 |
2011 | Zdob și Zdub | "So Lucky" | English | 12 | 97 | 10 | 54 |
2012 | Pasha Parfeny | "Lăutar" | English | 11 | 81 | 5 | 100 |
2013 | Aliona Moon | "O mie" | Romanian | 11 | 71 | 4 | 95 |
2014 | Cristina Scarlat | "Wild Soul" | English | Failed to qualify | 16 ◁ | 13 | |
2015 | Eduard Romanyuta | "I Want Your Love" | English | 11 | 41 | ||
2016 | Lidia Isac | "Falling Stars" | English | 17 | 33 | ||
2017 | SunStroke Project | "Hey Mamma" | English | 3 | 374 | 2 | 291 |
2018 | DoReDoS | "My Lucky Day" | English | 10 | 209 | 3 | 235 |
2019 | Anna Odobescu | "Stay" | English | Failed to qualify | 12 | 85 | |
2020 | Natalia Gordienko | "Prison" | English | Contest cancelled [b] X | |||
2021 | Natalia Gordienko | "Sugar" | English | 13 | 115 | 7 | 179 |
2022 | Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers | " Trenulețul " | Romanian | 7 | 253 | 8 | 154 |
2023 | Pasha Parfeni | " Soarele și luna " | Romanian | 18 | 96 | 5 | 109 |
2024 | Natalia Barbu | "In the Middle" | English | Failed to qualify | 13 | 20 | |
2025 | TBD from 20 to 28 February 2025 † [4] | Upcoming † |
For the show's broadcast on TRM, various commentators have provided commentary on the contest in the Romanian language. At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.
Year | Television | Radio | Spokesperson | Ref. | ||
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Commentator | Channel | Commentator | Channel | |||
2005 | Vitalie Rotaru | Moldova 1 | Vitalie Rotaru | Radio Moldova | Elena Camerzan | |
2006 | Svetlana Cocoș | |||||
2007 | Andrei Porubin | |||||
2008 | Lucia Danu and Vitalie Rotaru | Moldova 1, TV Moldova Internațional | No broadcast | Vitalie Rotaru | ||
2009 | Rosalina Rusu and Andrei Sava | Sandu Leancă | ||||
2010 | Marcel Spatari | Tania Cerga | ||||
2011 | Marcel Spatari | Radio Moldova | Geta Burlacu | |||
2012 | Moldova 1 | Olivia Furtună | ||||
2013 | Lidia Scarlat | Lidia Scarlat | ||||
2014 | Daniela Babici | Daniela Babici | ||||
2015 | Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical, Radio Moldova Tineret | |||||
2016 | Gloria Gorceag | Gloria Gorceag | ||||
2017 | Galina Timuș | Cristina Galbici (Radio Moldova) Cătălin Ungureanu and Maria-Mihaela Frimu (Radio Moldova Tineret) | Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Tineret | Gloria Gorceag | ||
2018 | Djulieta Ardovan | Djulieta Ardovan | Radio Moldova | Djulieta Ardovan | ||
2019 | Doina Stimpovschi and Daniela Crudu | Doina Stimpovschi and Daniela Crudu | Doina Stimpovschi | |||
2021 | Doina Stimpovschi | Doina Stimpovschi | Sergey Stepanov | |||
2022 | Ion Jalbă and Daniela Crudu | Ion Jalbă and Daniela Crudu | Elena Bancila | |||
2023 | Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical | Doina Stimpovschi | ||||
2024 | Ion Jalbă and Elena Stegari | Angela Rudenco | Radio Moldova |
Moldova was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Loca", written by Arsenium, and performed by Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko featuring Connect-R. The Moldovan participating broadcaster, TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM), organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2006 in order to select its entry for the contest. An initial 40 entries competed in the selection, with 13 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 25 February 2006. The combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote resulted in a tie that was not resolved, and therefore a second final took place on 15 March 2006 with five entries participating. "Loca" performed by Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko featuring Connect-R emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from the jury and public televote.
Moldova was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Boonika bate doba", composed by Mihai Gîncu, with lyrics by Roman Iagupov, and performed by the band Zdob și Zdub. The Moldovan participating broadcaster, TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM), organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2005 in order to select its entry for the contest. This was the first-ever entry from Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Fight" written by Alexandru Brașoveanu and Elena Buga. The song was performed by Natalia Barbu. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) internally selected the Moldovan entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. 34 entries competed to represent Moldova in Helsinki though a process entitled Pentru Eurovision 2007, with three being shortlisted to participate in a live audition on 14 December 2006 where "Fight" performed by Natalia Barbu was selected by an expert jury.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "A Century of Love" written by Oleg Baraliuc and Victoria Demici. The song was performed by Geta Burlacu. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2008 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. 27 entries competed to represent Moldova in Belgrade, with 12 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 9 February 2008. "A Century of Love" performed by Geta Burlacu emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel, a TRM committee and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Hora din Moldova" written by Veaceslav Daniliuc, Andrei Hadjiu, Nelly Ciobanu and Aristotelis Kalimeris. The song was performed by Nelly Ciobanu. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2009 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 39 entries competed to represent Moldova in Moscow, with 20 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 14 February 2009. "Hora din Moldova" performed by Nelly Ciobanu emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel, a committee and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Run Away" written by Anton Ragoza, Sergey Stepanov and Alina Galetskaya. The song was performed by the group SunStroke Project and Olia Tira. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2010 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. 83 entries competed to represent Moldova in Oslo, with 30 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in February and March 2010, "Run Away" performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "So Lucky" written by Roman Iagupov, Mihai Gîncu, Andy Shuman and Marc Elsner. The song was performed by the band Zdob şi Zdub. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2011 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 98 entries competed to represent Moldova in Düsseldorf, with 25 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 26 February 2011 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "So Lucky" performed by Zdob şi Zdub emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Lăutar" written by Pasha Parfeny and Alexandru Brașoveanu. The song was performed by Pasha Parfeny. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2012 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. 85 entries competed to represent Moldova in Baku, with 21 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 11 March 2012 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "Lăutar" performed by Pasha Parfeny emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "O mie" written by Iuliana Scutari and Pasha Parfeny. The song was performed by Aliona Moon. Songwriter Pavel Parfeni represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Lăutar" where he placed eleventh in the grand final of the competition. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2013 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. 49 artists and 126 songs competed to represent Moldova in Malmö, with 24 artists and songs being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in March 2013, "A Million" performed by Aliona Moon emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote. The song was later translated from English to Romanian for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "O mie". This was the first time that the Moldovan song was performed entirely in the Romanian language at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Wild Soul" written by Ivan Aculov and Lidia Scarlat. The song was performed by Cristina Scarlat. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2014 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. 64 entries competed to represent Moldova in Copenhagen, with 24 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final after auditioning in front of a jury panel. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in March 2014, "Wild Soul" performed by Cristina Scarlat emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I Want Your Love" written by Erik Lewander, Hayley Aitken and Tom Andrews. The song was performed by Eduard Romanyuta. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2015 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. 68 entries competed to represent Moldova in Vienna, with 24 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final after auditioning in front of a jury panel. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in February 2015, "I Want Your Love" performed by Eduard Romanyuta emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Falling Stars" written by Gabriel Alares, Sebastian Lestapier, Ellen Berg and Leonid Gutkin. The song was performed by Lidia Isac. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2016 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. 47 entries competed to represent Moldova in Stockholm, with 24 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final after auditioning in front of a jury panel. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in February 2016, "Falling Stars" performed by Lidia Isac emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Stay" written by Georgios Kalpakidis, Thomas Reil, Jeppe Reil and Maria Broberg. The song was performed by Anna Odobescu. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa2019 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. 28 entries competed to represent Moldova in Tel Aviv, with 10 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 2 March 2019 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "Stay" performed by Anna Odobescu emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Prison" written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Philipp Kirkorov and Sharon Vaughn. The song was performed by Natalia Gordienko. Songwriter Philipp Kirkorov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" where he placed seventeenth, while Natalia Gordienko had previously represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 together with Arsenium and Connect-R, placing twentieth with the song "Loca". The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final Finala națională 2020 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 34 entries competed to represent Moldova in Rotterdam, with 20 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 29 February 2020 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "Prison" performed by Natalia Gordienko emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Sugar" written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, Philipp Kirkorov, Mikhail Gutseriyev and Sharon Vaughn. The song was performed by Natalia Gordienko, who was internally selected in January 2021 by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) to represent the nation at the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Songwriter Philipp Kirkorov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" where he placed seventeenth, while Natalia Gordienko had previously represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 together with Arsenium and Connect-R, placing twentieth with the song "Loca", and was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Prison". The Moldovan song, "Sugar", was presented to the public on 4 March 2021.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Trenulețul" performed by the band Zdob și Zdub and the Advahov Brothers. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) selected the Moldovan entry for the 2022 contest by organising a live audition on 29 January 2022, where "Trenulețul" was selected by an expert jury.
"Trenulețul" is a song by Moldovan folk punk band Zdob și Zdub and folk musicians Frații Advahov. The song represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
The Advahov Brothers are a Moldovan folk music duo, consisting of the brothers Vasile and Vitalie Advahov. The duo was founded in 2005 and is based in Chișinău. Along with Zdob și Zdub, they represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Trenulețul".
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with "Soarele și luna" written by Pavel Parfeni, Andrei Vulpe and Iuliana Parfeni. The song was performed by Pasha Parfeni, who previously represented Moldova in 2012. The Moldovan broadcaster, TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM), organised the national final Etapa Națională2023 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2023 contest, with a combination of jury votes and public voting determining the winning entry.
Moldova was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "In the Middle", written by Natalia Barbu and Khris Richards, and performed by Barbu herself. The Moldovan participating broadcaster, TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM), organised the national final Etapa națională2024 in order to select its entry for the contest.
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