| Moldova | |
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| Member station | TRM |
| National selection events | National final
Internal selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 15 (10 finals) |
| First appearance | 2005 |
| Best result | 3rd: 2017 |
| External links | |
| Moldova's page at Eurovision.tv | |
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Moldova has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 15 times, debuting in 2005. The country's best result is a third-place finish for SunStroke Project in 2017, with their song "Hey, Mamma!".
Moldova's debut in the contest in 2005 was successful, with Zdob și Zdub finishing sixth. The country also reached the top ten with Natalia Barbu (2007) and DoReDoS (2018), finishing tenth both times. In total, Moldova has reached the final ten times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019
History
Following Moldova's 20th-place finish in the 2006 contest, Moldovan broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova (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 and finished 12th, 9 points behind the 10th qualifier, Denmark.
Contestants
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
◁ | Last place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| Year | Artist | Title | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | English, Romanian | 6 | 148 | 2 | 207 | |
| Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R | "Loca" | English, Spanish | 20 | 22 | Top 11 previous year[a] | ||
| Natalia Barbu | "Fight" | English | 10 | 109 | 10 | 91 | |
| 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" | |||||
Commentators and spokespersons
| Year | Commentators | Spokesperson | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vitalie Rotaru | Elena Camerzan | |
| 2006 | Svetlana Cocoș | ||
| 2007 | Andrei Porubin | ||
| 2008 | Lucia Danu and Vitalie Rotaru | Vitalie Rotaru | |
| 2009 | Rosalina Rusu and Andrei Sava | Sandu Leancă | |
| 2010 | Marcel Spătari | Tania Cerga | |
| 2011 | Geta Burlacu | ||
| 2012 | Olivia Furtună | ||
| 2013 | Lidia Scarlat | ||
| 2014 | Daniela Babici | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | Gloria Gorceag | ||
| 2017 | Gloria Gorceag | ||
| 2018 | Djulieta Ardovan | Djulieta Ardovan | |
| 2019 | Doina Stimpovschi and Daniela Crudu | Doina Stimpovschi |
Photo gallery
Natalia Gordienko and Arsenium performing "Loca" in Athens (2006)
Natalia Barbu performing "Fight" in Helsinki (2007)
Nelly Ciobanu in Moscow (2009)
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira performing "Run Away" in Oslo (2010)
Zdob și Zdub performing "So Lucky" in Düsseldorf (2011)
Aliona Moon performing "O mie" in Malmö (2013)
Cristina Scarlat performing "Wild Soul" in Copenhagen (2014)
Eduard Romanyuta performing "I Want Your Love" in Vienna (2015)
Lidia Isac performing "Falling Stars" in Stockholm (2016)
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SunStroke Project performing "Hey, Mamma!" in Kyiv (2017)
DoReDoS performing "My Lucky Day" in Lisbon (2018)
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Anna Odobescu performing "Stay" in Tel Aviv (2019)
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See also
- Moldova in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Găgăuzia in the Turkvision Song Contest
Notes
- ^ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
- ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ Viniker, Barry (2006-11-26). "Moldova actively seeking performers". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ trm.md http://trm.md/ro/eurovision-2014/eurovision-2014-marea-finala-partea-i/.
- ^ trm.md http://trm.md/ro/eurovision-2014/eurovision-2014-marea-finala-partea-a-v-a/.
External links
- Points to and from Moldova eurovisioncovers.co.uk