| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Moldova | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Etapa națională 2024 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 2024 | |||
| Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Moldova is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Moldovan broadcaster, TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM), is organising the national final Etapa națională 2024 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, Moldova has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eighteen times since its first entry in 2005.[1] The nation's best placing in the contest is third, which it achieved in 2017 with the song "Hey, Mamma!" performed by SunStroke Project. To this point, Moldova has achieved another four top 10 placings at the contest: in 2005 when "Boonika bate toba" performed by Zdob și Zdub placed sixth, in 2007 when "Fight" performed by Natalia Barbu placed tenth, in 2018 when "My Lucky Day" performed by DoReDoS also placed tenth, and in 2022, when Zdob și Zdub returned to compete for a third time with the song "Trenulețul", performed with the Advahov Brothers, which finished in seventh place. In 2023, the country was represented for the second time (after 2012) by Pasha Parfeni, who performed the song "Soarele și luna"; the entry qualified for the final, where it ended in 18th position.[1]
The Moldovan national broadcaster, TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM), broadcasts the event within Moldova and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Moldova selected their entry via a national selection show between 2008 and 2020, while their entry in 2021 was selected via an internal selection. A selection show was to be held in 2022 to select Moldova's entry, but it was ultimately cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions and the entry was internally selected during the audition round.[2] In 2023, the new national final format Etapa națională was organised.
TRM confirmed its intention to participate at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest on 13 June 2023,[3] announcing in November that Etapa națională would be held again to select its entry for 2024.[4]
Before Eurovision
Etapa națională 2024
Etapa națională 2024 is the national final format developed by TRM in order to select Moldova's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The event is taking place at the TRM Studio 1 in Chișinău and will include a final held on 17 February 2024.[4]
Format
The selection is taking place in three stages: the received entries were first assessed by an expert committee between 22 and 26 December 2023; 32 of them (later reducing to 31) were selected to be performed at a live audition on 13 January 2024, broadcast for the first time on Moldova 1, where a jury selected eleven (originally planned to be ten) finalists by assigning each entry a score from 0 to 12; at the final, which will be held on 17 February 2024, the winner will be determined by a 50/50 combination of jury votes and a televote.[4][5][6]
Competing entries
On 22 November 2023, TRM published the rules of the competition, opening a window for interested artists and composers to submit their entries until 22 December 2023.[4] At the end of the submission period, 51 entries had been received.[7]
On 26 December 2023, the list of the 32 artists and songs participating in the audition round was released by TRM. Among the selected competing artists was Natalia Barbu, who represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, as well as Denis Midone, who represented Moldova in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[5] Aliona Moon and Milla appeared on the original list released by TRM but withdrew the following day;[8] they were followed by Vovi Robian and his band on 10 January.[9]
Key: Selected for the final Entry withdrawn
| Draw | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Aliona Moon feat. Milla | "Obosit" | Romanian |
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| — | Trupa Vovi Robian | "Robotul Vovi" | Romanian | Vladimir Ciubotaru | — | |
| 1 | Maria Ciolac | "Break Free" | English |
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TBA | TBA |
| 2 | DPSTP | "Rise Up" | English | Anton Polygalov | ||
| 3 | Oliv Sky | "Another Universe" | English |
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| 4 | Victor Gulick | "Fever" | English | Victor Gulic | 8 | |
| 5 | Formația Vele | "Carnaval" | Romanian |
|
TBA | |
| 6 | Sasha Bognibov | "Married to Twins" | English |
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| 7 | Denis Midone | "Back to Me" | English |
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| 8 | Y-Limit | "Revolution" | English |
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11 | |
| 9 | Oliv Sky | "Loud and Clear" | English |
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TBA | |
| 10 | Victor Lozinsky | "Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley Move" | English | Victor Lozinsky | ||
| 11 | Tudor Bumbac | "Tudorel" | Romanian | Tudor Bumbac | ||
| 12 | Laura | "Spune-mi" | Romanian |
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| 13 | Poli | "Lui" | Romanian |
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| 14 | Iulia Teleucă | "Runaway" | English | Eugen "Natan" Doibani | 3 | |
| 15 | Viola Julea | "Light Up!" | English |
|
6 | |
| 16 | Max Cara | "Broke the Chain" | English |
|
TBA | |
| 17 | Sasha Letty | "DNA" | English | Jacob Jonia | 10 | |
| 18 | Reghina Alexandrina | "Contrasens" | Romanian |
|
7 | |
| 19 | Valleria | "Rule (Rai Di Ri Di)" | English, Romanian | Valeria Condrea | TBA | |
| 20 | Natalia Barbu | "In the Middle" | English |
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1 | |
| 21 | Anna Gulko | "Perfect Place" | English | Anna Gulko | TBA | |
| 22 | OL | "No Time No Space" | English | Denis Nazarov | 5 | |
| 23 | Cătălina Solomac | "Fever" | English |
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4 | |
| 24 | Anna G | "Ay ay ay" | Spanish | Anna Grosu | TBA | |
| 25 | Valeria Pasha | "Anti-Princess" | English |
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2 | |
| 26 | Oleg Spînu | "Jungle" | English |
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TBA | |
| 27 | Y-Limit | "What's the Fun" | English | Roman Lupu | ||
| 28 | Nicoleta Sava | "Bravo" | English |
|
9 | |
| 29 | Nino | "Up Again" | English | Sergiu Cristian Baba | TBA | |
| 30 | Valleria | "Run" | English |
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At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. 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 will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Moldova". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (28 January 2022). "Moldova: TRM to Select Eurovision 2022 Representative Tomorrow". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ Carros, David (13 June 2023). "Moldavia confirma su participación en Eurovisión 2024" [Moldova confirms its participation in Eurovision 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "Regulament cu privire la desfășurarea Selecției Naționale și desemnarea reprezentantului Republicii Moldova la concursul internațional Eurovision Song Contest 2024" [Regulation on how the National Selection and the designation of the representative of the Republic of Moldova at the international Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be conducted] (PDF) (in Moldavian). TRM. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- 1 2 Farren, Neil (26 December 2023). "Moldova: Etapa Națională 2024 Audition Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 January 2024). "Moldova: Etapa Națională 2024 Live Auditions on Moldova 1". Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (22 December 2023). "Moldova: 51 Songs Received for Etapa Națională 2024". Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (27 December 2023). "Moldova: Aliona Moon feat. Milla Withdraw From Etapa Națională 2024". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Grace, Emily (10 January 2024). "Moldova: VOVI ROBIAN Withdraws From Etapa Națională 2024". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (13 January 2024). "Moldova: Etapa Națională 2024 Finalists Selected". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.