Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

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Eurovision Song Contest 2010
CountryFlag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
National selection
Selection processO melodie pentru Europa 2010
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
27 February 2010
28 February 2010
Final:
6 March 2010
Selected entrant SunStroke Project and Olia Tira
Selected song"Run Away"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (10th, 52 points)
Final result22nd, 27 points
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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.

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Moldova was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2010. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "Run Away" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 29 May. It was later revealed that Moldova placed tenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 52 points. In the final, Moldova performed in position 4 and placed twenty-second out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 27 points.

Background

Prior to the 2010 Contest, Moldova had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest five times since its first entry in 2005. [1] The nation's best placing in the contest was sixth, which it achieved in 2005 with the song "Boonika bate doba" performed by Zdob și Zdub. Other than their debut entry, to this point, Moldova's only other top ten placing at the contest was achieved in 2007 where "Fight" performed by Natalia Barbu placed tenth. In the 2009 contest, "Hora din Moldova" performed by Nelly Ciobanu qualified Moldova to compete in the final and placed fourteenth.

The Moldovan national broadcaster, TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM), broadcast the event within Moldova and organised the selection process for the nation's entry. TRM confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest on 18 November 2009. [2] Moldova has selected their entry via a national selection show since 2008, a procedure that was continued for their 2010 participation. [3]

Before Eurovision

O melodie pentru Europa 2010

O melodie pentru Europa 2010 was the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The event included two semi-finals and a final to be held on 27 February, 28 February and 6 March 2010, respectively. [4] [5] All shows in the competition were broadcast on Moldova 1 and TV Moldova Internațional as well as online via the broadcaster's official website trm.md. [6]

Format

The selection of the competing entries for the national final and ultimately the Moldovan Eurovision entry took place over three rounds. The first round occurred on 16 January 2010 where a jury panel selected 25 semi-finalists from the received submissions based on criteria such as the quality of the melody and composition, vocals and lyrics of the song and style of the performance. [7] The second round was a public wildcard vote held between 29 January and 14 February 2010, which selected an additional 5 semi-finalists out of 50 entries not selected from the first round to proceed to the third round, the televised national final. 15 semi-finalists competed in each semi-final on 27 and 28 February 2010. Seven songs qualified to the final from each semi-final based on the combined votes from an expert jury and public televoting results. The fourteen qualifying entries competed in the final on 6 March 2010 where the winner was selected by the 50/50 combination of an expert jury vote and a public televote. In the event of a tie, the entry that receives the highest score from the expert jury vote was declared the winner. [4] [5]

Competing entries

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries between 15 December 2009 and 8 January 2010. [8] Artists were required to be of Moldovan nationality and could submit more than one song, while an international act was able to compete only if they were part of a duo or group with at least a member who was of Moldovan nationality. Songwriters could hold any nationality. [9] Artists were also able to apply without a song, and in such cases they were able to select one of the songs submitted by international songwriters. [7] [10] At the conclusion of the submission deadline, 83 valid entries were received by the broadcaster. [11] A jury consisting of Ion Suruceanu (singer), Lidia Panfil (lecturer at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts), Nelly Ciobanu (singer, 2009 Moldovan Eurovision entrant), Vitalia Rotaru (producer, composer), Sergiu Gavriliţă (VIP Magazin editor-in-chief), Vlad Costandoi (producer), Liviu Știrbu (composer), Anatol Chiriac (composer), Marcel Ștefăneț (conductor and instrumentalist) and Anatol Caciuc (programme director of Radio Moldova) selected 25 semi-finalists out of the 83 received entries, while an additional five semi-finalists were selected from 50 of the remaining entries by a public televote that ran between 29 January and 14 February 2010. [12] [13] On 15 February 2010, the 30 semi-finalists were allocated to one of the two semi-finals, each containing 15 entries. [14]

On 25 January 2010, "Lady Gaga" performed by Akord was withdrawn from the competition. On 23 February 2010, "Towards the Sky" performed by Alex White, "Wait!" performed by Ionel Istrati, "Goodbye" performed by Olia Tira, "Believe" performed by SunStroke Project and "Padure, verde padure" performed by Victoria Mahu were withdrawn and replaced with the songs "The Robbery" performed by Constantinova and Fusu, "Day and Night" performed by Dana Marchitan, "So Many Questions" performed by JJ Jazz, "Poza ta" performed by Veronica Lupu and "Ţi-aduci aminte" performed by Vitalie Toderascu. [7]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)Selection
Alexandru Manciu"Rămîi lîngă mine"Alexandru ManciuJury
Boris Covali"No Name"Zaza Hubuscalasvili, Anastasia Larionova
Brand"S.O.S."Andrey RajeckiPublic vote
Carolina Gorun"Addicted"Anna Gulko, Mircea GutuJury
Constantinova and Fusu"The Robbery"Leonard Fusu, Anna Constantinova
Corina Cuniuc and Denis Latâşev"Forever"Elena Buga, Ilie G. Jr.
Cristina Croitoru"My Heart"Valentin Dînga, Elena Buga
Cristy Rouge"Don't Break My Heart"Cristy Rouge, Sandu Gorgos
Dana Marchitan"Day and Night"Andrej Hadjiu, Veaceslav Daniliuc
Doinița Gherman"Meloterapia"Eugeniu Condiu, PopularaPublic vote
Dyma"Manipulate"Alex Brașoveanu, Aris KalimerisJury
Eugen Doibani"Love Sweet Love"Eugen Doibani
Gicu Cimbir"Cine sunt eu"Gicu Cimbir
Gloria"I'm Not Alone"Gloria Gorceag, Alex Brașoveanu
Irina Tarasiuc"Lucky Star"Mirela Bazelyuk, Mariana Styrchi
JJ Jazz"So Many Questions"Pavel Barabanshchikov, Inga Milosavljevic
MBeyline"Never Step Back"Mariana BerdianuPublic vote
Marcel Roșca"If Love Is the Thing"Patrycja Kawecka, Pawel JurczakJury
Mariana Mihăilă"Say I'm Sorry"Marc Paelinck, Michael Garvin
Mihai Teodor"Ai-Ai-Ai"Mihai Teodor
Millennium"Before You Go"Olga Gorcinschi, Vica Demici
Monkey Mind and Daniela"Smile"Mitelea Daniela, Igor Mura
Nicoleta Gavrilita"De tristețe"Marian Stîrcea, Radmila Popovici-Paraschiv
Pasha "You Should Like"Pavel ParfeniJury
Pavel Turcu"Imn Eurovision"Pavel TurcuPublic vote
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira"Run Away"Anton Ragoza, Sergey Stepanov, Alina GaletskayaJury
Todo"Dance 4 Life"Radu LepadatuPublic vote
Valeria Tarasova"See You Soon"Mia, Marian StîrceaJury
Veronica Lupu"Poza ta"Viorel Burlacu
Vitalie Toderascu"Ţi-aduci aminte"Vitalie Toderascu

Shows

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals took place on 27 and 28 February 2010 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Dianna Rotaru and Iurie Gologan with Lucian Dumitrescu reporting from the green room. In each semi-final fifteen songs competed and the top seven songs qualified to the final based on the combination of votes from a public televote and the votes of an expert jury. [15] [16]

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2009 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Nelly Ciobanu, rock band Cezara and the ballet company Teodor performed as guests in the first semi-final, while 2006 Moldovan Eurovision entrants Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko, 2008 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Arsenium, singers Serj Kuzencoff and Elena Demirdjean, and the ballet company Teodor performed as guests in the second semi-final. [17] [18]

Final

The final took place on 6 March 2010 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Dianna Rotaru and Iurie Gologan with Lucian Dumitrescu reporting from the green room. The fourteen songs that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner was selected based on the combination of a public televote and the votes of an expert jury. The jury that voted in the final included Jerome Poulain (marketing, communication and sales director of Orange Moldova), Angela Sârbu (director of Moldova 1), Ana Diubeli (programme director of Radio Moldova), Marcel Ștefăneț (conductor and instrumentalist), Svetlana Bivol (director of the National Philharmonic Concert Hall), Liviu Știrbu (composer) and Vlad Costandoi (producer). In addition to the performances of the competing entries, singer InGrid and the ballet company Teodor performed as guests. [19] "Run Away" performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira was selected as the winner. [20]

Final – 6 March 2010
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPointsPercentagePoints
1Doinița Gherman"Meloterapia"2706.23%5510
2Valeria Tarasova"See You Soon"4653.43%169
3 SunStroke Project and Olia Tira "Run Away"781217.85%12241
4 Pasha "You Should Like"711010.57%7173
5Dyma"Manipulate"3125.82%467
6Pavel Turcu"Imn Eurovision"109.30%666
7Eugen Doibani"Love Sweet Love"2914.34%3411
8Boris Covali"No Name"6083.31%085
9Carolina Gorun"Addicted"801.82%0013
10Gicu Cimbir"Cine sunt eu"3831.94%0312
11Millennium"Before You Go"55717.39%10172
12Cristina Croitoru"My Heart"53610.91%8144
13Monkey Mind and Daniela"Smile"503.06%0013
14Alexandru Manciu"Rămîi lîngă mine"4444.03%268
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongJ. PoulainA. SârbuA. DiubeliM. ȘtefănețS. BivolL. ȘtirbuV. CostandoiTotal
1"Meloterapia"622547127
2"See You Soon"51041212346
3"Run Away"1112111011111278
4"You Should Like"12912117101071
5"Manipulate"946332431
6"Imn Eurovision"11
7"Love Sweet Love"355224829
8"No Name"10889681160
9"Addicted"2111128
10"Cine sunt eu"733855738
11"Before You Go"8119796555
12"My Heart"61012109653
13"Smile"145
14"Rămîi lîngă mine"477683944

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
ShowAir dateViewersRef.
Final6 March 2010450,000 [21]

Promotion

SunStroke Project and Olia Tira made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Run Away" as the Moldovan Eurovision entry. On 4 April, SunStroke Project and Olia Tira performed at a concert which was held at the Place Sainte Catherine venue in Brussels, Belgium. [22] The performers also took part in promotional activities in Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Romania, Russia and Ukraine which included television, radio and concert appearances. [7] [23]

At Eurovision

SunStroke Project and Olia Tira at the Eurovision Opening Party in Oslo Flickr - aktivioslo - Sunstroke Project ^ Olia Tira - Moldova.jpg
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira at the Eurovision Opening Party in Oslo

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 7 February 2010, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Estonia was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 25 May 2010, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [24] The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 23 March 2010 and Estonia was set to open the show and perform in position 1, before the entry from Russia.

The two semi-finals and the final were televised in Moldova on Moldova 1 and TV Moldova Internațional. All broadcasts featured commentary by Marcel Spătari. The Moldovan spokesperson, who announced the Moldovan votes during the final, was Tania Cergă.

Semi-final

SunStroke Project and Olia Tira during a rehearsal before the first semi-final Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira, ESC 2010.jpg
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira during a rehearsal before the first semi-final

SunStroke Project and Olia Tira took part in technical rehearsals on 16 and 20 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 24 and 25 May. This included the jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.

The Moldovan performance featured the members of SunStroke Project dressed in black and white trousers and shirts with their instruments being LED-enhanced, and Olia Tira dressed in a silver dress and silver boots with light blue straps. [25] The performers were also joined on stage by two dancers. The performance began with a pyrotechnic effect, while Anton Ragoza and Sergei Yalovitsky, the latter who stood beside Tira with both of them on white boxes, stood on rotating discs located on the main stage and stage catwalk, respectively. [26] [27] The stage featured green and purple lighting and flickering blue and white lights throughout. [25] [27]

At the end of the show, Moldova was announced as having finished in the top ten and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Moldova placed tenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 52 points. [28]

Final

Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order for the final. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final. Moldova was drawn to perform in position 4, following the entry from Norway and before the entry from Cyprus. [29]

SunStroke Project and Olia Tira once again took part in dress rehearsals on 28 and 29 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. The artists performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 29 May. Moldova placed twenty-second in the final, scoring 27 points. [30]

Voting

Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Moldova had placed eighteenth with the public televote and twenty-third with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, Moldova scored 28 points, while with the jury vote, Moldova scored 33 points. In the first semi-final, Moldova placed tenth with the public televote with 54 points and thirteenth with the jury vote, scoring 42 points. [31]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Moldova and awarded by Moldova in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Russia in the semi-final and to Romania in the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Moldova

Points awarded by Moldova

After Eurovision

Sergey Stepanov gained popularity as the Internet meme "Epic Sax Guy" after the 2010 contest Sunstroke Project at ESC 2010.jpg
Sergey Stepanov gained popularity as the Internet meme "Epic Sax Guy" after the 2010 contest

After the Eurovision performance there was much discussion about the saxophonist of SunStroke Project, Sergey Stepanov, who came to be known as an Internet meme called "Epic Sax Guy". This has led to online tribute videos being made by users, featuring looped clips of Stepanov's saxophone solo with one of them being ten hours long, which have gone viral with millions of views. [34] SunStroke Project would later go on to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for a second time with the song "Hey Mamma", placing third in the final and achieving the nation's best result to date. [35]

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Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Lăutar" written by Pasha Parfeny and Alex 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 2017 with the song "Hey Mamma" written by Anton Ragoza, Sergei Ialovitski, Sergey Stepanov, Mihail Cebotarenco and Alina Galetskaya. The song was performed by the group SunStroke Project. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2017 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2016 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 40 entries competed to represent Moldova in Kyiv, with 14 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final after auditioning in front of a jury panel. After a semi-final and final which took place on 24 and 25 February 2017, "Hey Mamma" performed by SunStroke Project 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 2018 with the song "My Lucky Day" written by Philipp Kirkorov and John Ballard. The song was performed by the group DoReDoS. Songwriter Philipp Kirkorov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" where he placed seventeenth. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2018 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. 27 entries competed to represent Moldova in Lisbon, with 16 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final which took place on 24 February 2018 after auditioning in front of a jury panel. "My Lucky Day" performed by DoReDoS 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.

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