Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

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Eurovision Song Contest 2015
CountryFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
National selection
Selection processO melodie pentru Europa 2015
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
24 February 2015
26 February 2015
Final:
28 February 2015
Selected entrant Eduard Romanyuta
Selected song"I Want Your Love"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th)
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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.

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Moldova was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2015. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "I Want Your Love" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Moldova placed eleventh out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 41 points.

Background

Prior to the 2015 contest, Moldova had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest ten 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 2014 contest, "Wild Soul" performed by Cristina Scarlat failed to qualify Moldova to compete in the final.

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 2015 Eurovision Song Contest on 18 September 2014. [2] Moldova has selected their entry via a national selection show since 2008, a procedure that was continued for their 2015 participation. [3]

Before Eurovision

O melodie pentru Europa 2015

O melodie pentru Europa 2015 was the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The event included two semi-finals and a final to be held on 24, 26 and 28 February 2015, respectively. All shows in the competition were broadcast on Moldova 1, Radio Moldova Actualități, Radio Moldova Tineret and Radio Moldova Muzical as well as online via the broadcaster's official website trm.md. [4] The final was broadcast online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. [5]

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 17 December 2014 where a jury panel shortlisted fifty entries from the received submissions based on criteria such as the quality of the melody and composition, vocals and manner of the performance and the originality of the song. [6] The second round was a live audition of the 50 entries in front of a jury panel that took place on 17 January 2015. Entries were assessed on criteria such as voice quality, stage presence and strength of the composition. [7] The panel selected 24 semi-finalists to proceed to the third round, the televised national final. 12 semi-finalists competed in each semi-final on 24 and 26 February 2015. Eight songs qualified to the final from each semi-final; seven of the qualifiers qualified based on the combined votes from an expert jury and public televoting results, while the eighth qualifier in each semi-final was the entry that achieved the highest televote score from the remaining entries after a second round of public televoting took place during an after-show. The sixteen qualifying entries competed in the final on 28 February 2015 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. [8]

Competing entries

Artists and composers had the opportunity to submit their entries between 15 October 2014 and 15 December 2014. Both artists and songwriters could hold any nationality. Artists could submit more than one song, however, if they were chosen as a semi-finalist with more than one song, the artist would have to choose one entry to continue with in the competition. At the conclusion of the submission deadline, 47 valid entries were received by the broadcaster. [8] At the conclusion of the submission deadline, 68 valid entries were received by the broadcaster, 19 of them which came from foreign artists from ten countries: seven from the United Kingdom, two each from Russia and Spain, one each from Belarus, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, Norway, Romania and Ukraine. [4] [7] A jury consisting of Zinaida Brînzilă-Coșleț (lecturer at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts), Adrian Beldiman (composer, Radio Moldova chief music editor), Iurie Badicu (producer), Aurel Chirtoacă (singer) and Vlad Costandoi (producer) selected 50 out of the 68 received entries to proceed to the audition round. [9]

The live audition round took place on 19 December 2014 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău where 24 semi-finalists were selected to advance. The auditions were broadcast via radio on Radio Moldova Muzical as well as online via trm.md. The jury panel that evaluated the songs during the live auditions and selected the 24 semi-finalists consisted of Adrian Beldiman (composer, Radio Moldova chief producer), Iurie Badicu (producer), Aurel Chirtoacă (singer), Aliona Triboi (singer), Andrei Sava (composer), Victor Buruiană (songwriter) and Vlad Costandoi (producer). The 24 semi-finalists were allocated to one of the two semi-finals, each containing 12 entries, in a draw that was held on 29 January 2015 at TRM Headquarters in Chișinău. On 7 February 2015, "Our Star" performed by Edict was withdrawn from the competition and replaced with the song "Vocea inimii" performed by Anișoara Volînschi. [10]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Anișoara Volînschi"Vocea inimii"Marcel Roșca
Carolina Gorun"Sublime"Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Natasha Turner, Mats Tärnfors
Cezara"Am devenit străini"Andrei Iorga, Ene Gelu Sergiu, Sandel Balan, Alin Radu
Dana Markitan"Love Me"Patrik Öhlund, Madelene Hamberg
Diana Brescan"Up and Down"Eugen Doibani
Doinița Gherman"Inimă fierbinte"Doinița Gherman, Ricu Vodă, Cătălin Gondiu
Domenico Protino"Let Me Fly"Domenico Protino, Nardi Sandro
DoReDoS "Maricica" Pasha Parfeny, Mihai Teodor
Edict"Our Star"Valeriu Catarga, Anatol Neagu
Eduard Romanyuta "I Want Your Love" Erik Lewander, Hayley Aitken, Tom Andrews
Glam Girls"Magia"Alexandru Gorgos, Alina Dabija
Irina Kitoroagă"I'm Gonna Get You"Gicu Cimbir, Keith Almgren, Madelene Hamberg, Patrik Öhlund, Erik Anjou
Julia Sandu"Fire"Calle Kindbom, David Wilhelmson, Philip E. Morris Åkerblad
Kitty Brucknell "Remix" Charlie Mason, Kitty Brucknell, The Elements
Lidia Isac "I Can't Breathe"Anton Ragoza, Serghei Stepanov, Mihai Teodor
Marcel Roșca"Feelings Will Never Leave"Marcel Roșca
Mihaela Andrei"About Love"Vitalie Catană, Gloria Gorceag
Miss M"Lonely Stranger"Anastasia Ursu
Raby"Hero"Ilie Gorincioi, Elena Buga
Serj Kuzenkoff"Danu năzdrăvanu"Veaceslav Daniliuc, Sergiu Cuzencov, Diana Enachii
Stela Boțan"Save Me"Stela Boțan, Constantin Dușcu
SunStroke Project and Michael Ra"Day After Day"Elena Buga, Michael Ra
Valeria Pașa"I Can Change All My Life"Valeriu Pașa
Vera and Diana Popa"Faith"Vera Țurcanu
Vitalie Todirașcu"Tu singura"Valy Boghean, Anton Bacalbașa

Shows

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals took place on 24 and 25 February 2015 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Sergiu Beznițchi who was joined by Evelina Vîrlan in the first semi-final and Gloria Gorceag in the second semi-final. Daniela Babici and Sandu Scobioală reported from the green room during both shows. In each semi-final twelve acts competed and seven songs qualified to the final based on the combination of votes from a public televote and the votes of an expert jury, while an eighth qualifier was selected by an additional televote between the remaining non-qualifiers and was revealed during a post semi-final discussion show. The jury that voted in the semi-finals included Vlad Costandoi (producer), Andrei Sava (composer), Serge Kino (DJ and promoter), Zinuţa Julea (lecturer at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts), Dumitru Miller (conductor of State Philharmonic Orchestra from Ashdod, Israel), Iurie Badicu (producer and lyricist), Victoria Tcacenco (Associate Professor, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts. Doctor in arts), Adrian Beldiman (composer, Radio Moldova chief music editor) and Victor Buruiană (songwriter). [11] [12]

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2006 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Natalia Gordienko, 2008 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Geta Burlacu, 2010 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Olia Tira, 2012 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Pasha Parfeny, 2013 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Aliona Moon, 2014 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Cristina Scarlat, and singers Boris Covali, Cristina Croitoru, Aurel Chirtoacă, Natan performed as guests in the first semi-final, while Aliona Moon and the Tharmis Orchestra performed as guests in the second semi-final.

  First round (jury and televote) qualifier  Second round (televote-only) qualifier

Semi-final 1 – 24 February 2015
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPointsVotesPoints
1 Eduard Romanyuta "I Want Your Love"6372,95512191
2Marcel Roșca"Feelings Will Never Leave"555172387
3 Kitty Brucknell "Remix"171880111
4Mihaela Andrei"About Love"222183468
5Raby"Hero"130306669
6Glam Girls"Magia"35340010135
7Diana Brescan"Up and Down"74122005172
8Serj Kuzenkoff"Danu năzdrăvanu"6363718144
9Domenico Protino"Let Me Fly"364660410
10 SunStroke Project and Michael Ra"Day After Day"71103697173
11Irina Kitoroagă"I'm Gonna Get You"6381552106
12Anișoara Volînschi"Vocea inimii"1001461112
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongD. MillerS. KinoV. CostandoiZ. JuleaA. SavaI. BadicuV. TcacencoA. BeldimanV. BuruianăTotal
1"I Want Your Love"4812710510763
2"Feelings Will Never Leave"851078333855
3"Remix"3311421217
4"About Love"126251522
5"Hero"57113
6"Magia"2332876435
7"Up and Down"710125105671274
8"Danu năzdrăvanu"1084637812563
9"Let Me Fly"6546444336
10"Day After Day"127101261221071
11"I'm Gonna Get You"12428112108663
12"Vocea inimii"612110
Semi-final 2 – 26 February 2015
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPointsVotesPoints
1Vera and Diana Popa"Faith"4032281411
2Valeria Pașa"I Can Change All My Life"72102742125
3Carolina Gorun"Sublime"212318359
4Stela Boțan"Save Me"5051,13512172
5Cezara"Am devenit străini"4341880410
6Doinița Gherman"Inimă fierbinte"6587597154
7Dana Markitan"Love Me"6165335116
8 DoReDoS "Maricica"64780710171
9Vitalie Todirașcu"Tu singura"1001890012
10Julia Sandu"Fire"50594668
11 Lidia Isac "I Can't Breathe"181803897
12Miss M"Lonely Stranger"73124024163
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongD. MillerS. KinoV. CostandoiZ. JuleaA. SavaI. BadicuV. TcacencoA. BeldimanV. BuruianăTotal
1"Faith"5267278340
2"I Can Change All My Life"36771278121072
3"Sublime"432114621
4"Save Me"781245616150
5"Am devenit străini"536102510243
6"Inimă fierbinte"1218881064865
7"Love Me"6710548271261
8"Maricica"10125364125764
9"Tu singura"41510
10"Fire"235
11"I Can't Breathe"1213331418
12"Lonely Stranger"8104121012102573

Final

The final took place on 28 February 2015 at TRM Studio 2 in Chișinău, hosted by Sergiu Beznițchi and Olivia Furtună with Daniela Babici and Sandu Scobioală reporting from the green room. [13] The sixteen 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 Vlad Costandoi (producer), Andrei Sava (composer), Serge Kino (DJ and promoter), Zinuţa Julea (lecturer at the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts), Dumitru Miller (conductor of State Philharmonic Orchestra from Ashdod, Israel), Iurie Badicu (producer and lyricist), Victoria Tcacenco (Associate Professor, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts. Doctor in arts), Adrian Beldiman (composer, Radio Moldova chief music editor), Victor Buruiană (songwriter), Ștefan Petrache (singer) and Ghenadie Ciobanu (composer). In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2007 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Natalia Barbu, 2014 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Cristina Scarlat, singers Igor Stribiţchi, Igor Sîrbu, Akord, Tania Cergă, DARA, and the dance troupe Black and White performed as guests. "I Want Your Love" performed by Eduard Romanyuta was selected as the winner. [13]

Final – 28 February 2015
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPointsVotesPoints
1Miss M"Lonely Stranger"6785613115
2Irina Kitoroagă"I'm Gonna Get You"3821690213
3 Eduard Romanyuta "I Want Your Love"841013,50012221
4Dana Markitan"Love Me"4444732610
5Diana Brescan"Up and Down"617394079
6Doinița Gherman"Inimă fierbinte"2601,1985511
7 DoReDoS "Maricica"2709,80810106
8Stela Boțan"Save Me"3111,999788
9Mihaela Andrei"About Love"002090014
10 Lidia Isac "I Can't Breathe"402420014
11Glam Girls"Magia"90720014
12 SunStroke Project and Michael Ra"Day After Day"6164,8758143
13Julia Sandu"Fire"702730014
14Serj Kuzenkoff"Danu năzdrăvanu"4651,4066114
15Marcel Roșca"Feelings Will Never Leave"4334701412
16Valeria Pașa"I Can Change All My Life"90121,0854162
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongD. MillerS. KinoV. CostandoiZ. JuleaA. SavaI. BadicuV. TcacencoA. BeldimanV. BuruianăS. PetracheG. CiobanuTotal
1"Lonely Stranger"512610671062367
2"I'm Gonna Get You"7436556238
3"I Want Your Love"10281212128123584
4"Love Me"2103154281844
5"Up and Down"712210244101061
6"Inimă fierbinte"86421526
7"Maricica"465173127
8"Save Me"57210731
9"About Love"0
10"I Can't Breathe"44
11"Magia"11529
12"Day After Day"3848831217761
13"Fire"77
14"Danu năzdrăvanu"3171531048446
15"Feelings Will Never Leave"121233610643
16"I Can Change All My Life"64105786812121290

Controversy

Following the conclusion of the national final, several of the national final participants expressed their discontent with the results and questioned the fairness of the competition. Doiniţa Gherman, Serj Kuzenkoff and Valeria Paşa spoke to Moldovan media after the competition claiming that the number of televotes Eduard Romanyuta gained in the final was suspicious, while also expressing their disappointment that Romanyuta, an artist from Ukraine, would be representing Moldova on an international stage. Diana Brescan and Miss M commented through social media about the discrepancy between the jury voting in the semi-finals, where Romanyuta placed fourth, and the final. 2010 Moldovan Eurovision entrants SunStroke Project and 2012 Moldovan Eurovision entrant Pasha Parfeny accused Romanyuta of being corrupt. [14]

Promotion

Eduard Romanyuta made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "I Want Your Love" as the Moldovan Eurovision entry. On 7 April, Eduard Romanyuta took part in promotional activities in Georgia which included television and radio appearances. [15] On 17 April, Romanyuta performed during the Eurovision PreParty Riga, which was organised by OGAE Latvia and held at the Palladium Concert Hall in Riga. [16] On 15 April, Romanyuta performed during a preview event which was organised by OGAE Serbia and held at the UŠĆE Shopping Centre in Belgrade, Serbia. [17] On 18 April, Romanyuta performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Edsilia Rombley. [18] On 26 April, Eduard Romanyuta performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. [19]

At Eurovision

Eduard Romanyuta during a press meet and greet 20150511 ESC 2015 Eduard Romanyuta 4182.jpg
Eduard Romanyuta during a press meet and greet

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, 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. In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation. [20] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into five different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [21] On 26 January 2015, 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. Moldova was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 19 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [22]

Once all the competing songs for the 2015 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Moldova was set to open the show and perform in position 1, before the entry from Armenia. [23]

The two semi-finals and the final were televised in Moldova on Moldova 1 as well as broadcast via radio on Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical and Radio Moldova Tineret. All broadcasts featured commentary by Daniela Babici. [24] The Moldovan spokesperson, who announced the Moldovan votes during the final, was Olivia Furtună. [25]

Semi-final

Eduard Romanyuta during a rehearsal before the first semi-final 20150515 ESC 2015 Eduard Romanyuta 6011.jpg
Eduard Romanyuta during a rehearsal before the first semi-final

Eduard Romanyuta took part in technical rehearsals on 11 and 15 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 18 and 19 May. [26] [27] This included the jury show on 18 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. [28]

The Moldovan performance featured Eduard Romanyuta performing with three dancers and two backing vocalists dressed as police crew. A metallic scaffold stage prop was the main feature of the performance with Romanyuta and the dancers performing a choreographed routine atop the different platforms. The stage featured predominantly red lighting and LED screen projections of white-grey skyscrapers, policemen and police cars. [26] [27] The three dancers that joined Romanyuta on stage are Aleksandr Ushakov, Evgeni Kot and Nataliya Slisarenko, while the two backing vocalists are Maryana Nestayko and Natalia Redchuk. [29]

At the end of the show, Moldova was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. [30] It was later revealed that Moldova had placed eleventh in the semi-final, receiving a total of 41 points. [31]

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, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. 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. The individual rankings of each jury member were released shortly after the grand final. [32]

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Moldova had placed eleventh with the public televote and thirteenth with the jury vote in the first semi-final. In the public vote, Moldova scored 48 points, while with the jury vote, Moldova scored 46 points. [33]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Moldova and awarded by Moldova in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Moldova

Points awarded to Moldova (Semi-final 1) [34]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 pointsFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
8 pointsFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
7 points
6 pointsFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 pointsFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
1 point

Points awarded by Moldova

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Moldovan jury: [32]

  • Sergiu Scarlat (jury chairperson) producer
  • Vlad Mircos composer
  • Geta Burlacu  singer, represented Moldova in the 2008 contest (jury member in semi-final 1)
  • Vitalie Catana composer, music producer (jury member in the final)
  • Alina Dabija lyrics writer
  • Margarita Ciorici singer
Detailed voting results from Moldova (Semi-final 1) [36]
DrawCountryS. ScarlatV. MircosG. BurlacuA. DabijaM. CioriciJury RankTelevote RankCombined RankPoints
01Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
02Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 74712461074
03Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 81426108465
04Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 121181512121113
05Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 131515915151315
06Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1091210811783
07Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 91313131414592
08Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 376117515101
09Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 631114991211
10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14109411101414
11Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 224732638
12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11810827247
13Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 15121451313912
14Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 463353856
15Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1111111112
16Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 5552643210
Detailed voting results from Moldova (Final) [37]
DrawCountryS. ScarlatV. MircosV. CatanaA. DabijaM. CioriciJury RankTelevote RankCombined RankPoints
01Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2019161320191418
02Flag of France.svg  France 2111241211151919
03Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1015251712161213
04Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 192527232426717
05Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2724222027272627
06Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 181626161621915
07Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 72072625182322
08Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 831021982416
09Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1421897111612
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 424322538
11Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2222181417222123
12Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11922531374
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3185465656
14Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2626232419252726
15Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 17821610121714
16Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 51014722101511
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2513121121171820
18Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2317192523232525
19Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 27919189892
20Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1111111112
21Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9121322131411101
22Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2423172726242224
23Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 66615861065
24Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 131415101513483
25Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15435442210
26Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1227201814202021
27Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16511837347

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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 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.

Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster RTR. Buranovskiye Babushki represented Russia with the song "Party for Everybody", which qualified from the first semi-final and went on to place 2nd in the final, scoring 259 points.

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.

Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Tick-Tock" written by Mariya Yaremchuk and Sandra Bjurman. The song was performed by Mariya Yaremchuk. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Twenty entries competed in the national selection held on 21 December 2013 and "Tick-Tock" performed by Mariya Yaremchuk was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote.

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.

Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Time" written by Uzari, Gerylana and Maimuna. The song was performed by Uzari and Maimuna. The Belarusian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The national final consisted of fifteen competing acts participating in a televised production where "Time" performed by Uzari and Maimuna was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting.

France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "J'ai cherché" written by Amir, Nazim Khaled and Johan Errami. The song was performed by Amir. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 2 internally selected the French entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. "J'ai cherché" was officially announced by France 2 as the French entry on 29 February 2016 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry during a live performance by Amir on 12 March 2016 during the France 2 programme The DiCaire Show.

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.

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Color of Your Life" written by Andy Palmer and Kamil Varen. The song was performed by Michał Szpak. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) first announced in October 2015 that the Polish entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden would be selected through an internal selection. However, the broadcaster later decided to organise the national final Krajowe Eliminacje 2016 in order to select the Polish entry. The national final took place on 5 March 2016 and featured nine entries. "Color of Your Life" performed by Michał Szpak was selected as the winner after gaining 35.89% of the public vote.

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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