Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest

Moldova has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 18 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 in the Eurovision Song Contest
Moldova
Participating broadcasterTeleradio-Moldova (TRM)
Participation summary
Appearances18 (13 finals)
First appearance2005
Highest placement3rd: 2017
External links
TRM page
Moldova's page at Eurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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), DoReDoS (2018), and 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 and 2019.

History
SunStroke Project (pictured) placed third with their 2017 entry "Hey Mamma".

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, 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]

Participation overview
Table key
2 Second place
3 Third place
◁ Last place
X Entry selected but did not compete
† Upcoming event
Year Entrant Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2005 Zdob și Zdub "Boonika bate doba" English, Romanian 6 148 2 207
2006 Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R "Loca" English[lower-alpha 1] 20 22 Top 11 in 2005 final[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3] X
2021 Natalia Gordienko "Sugar" English 13 115 7 179
2022 Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers "Trenulețul" Romanian[lower-alpha 4] 7 253 8 154
2023
 Pasha Parfeni "Soarele și luna" Romanian 18 96 5 109
2024 Confirmed intention to participate †[4]

Commentators and spokespersons

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.
Commentator Channel Commentator Channel
2005 Vitalie RotaruMoldova 1Vitalie RotaruRadio MoldovaElena Camerzan
[5][6]
2006 Svetlana Cocoș
[7]
2007 Andrei Porubin
[8][9]
2008 Lucia Danu and Vitalie RotaruMoldova 1, TV Moldova InternaționalNo broadcastVitalie Rotaru
[10]
2009 Rosalina Rusu and Andrei SavaSandu Leancă
[11]
2010 Marcel SpatariTania Cerga
[12]
2011 Marcel SpatariRadio MoldovaGeta Burlacu
[13]
2012 Moldova 1Olivia Furtună
[14]
2013 Lidia ScarlatLidia Scarlat
[15][16][17]
2014 Daniela BabiciDaniela Babici
[18][19][20][21]
2015 Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical,
Radio Moldova Tineret
[22][23]
2016 Gloria GorceagGloria Gorceag
[24][25][26][27]
2017 Galina TimușCristina Galbici (Radio Moldova)
Cătălin Ungureanu and Maria-Mihaela
Frimu (Radio Moldova Tineret)		Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova TineretGloria Gorceag
[28][29][30][31][32]
2018 Djulieta ArdovanDjulieta ArdovanRadio MoldovaDjulieta Ardovan
[33][34]
2019 Doina Stimpovschi and Daniela CruduDoina Stimpovschi and Daniela CruduDoina Stimpovschi
[35][36][37][38]
2021 Doina StimpovschiDoina StimpovschiSergey Stepanov
[39][40][41]
2022 Ion Jalbă and Daniela CruduIon Jalbă and Daniela CruduElena Bancila
[42][43]
2023 Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova MuzicalDoina Stimpovschi
[44]

See also

Notes
  1. Contains words in Spanish
  2. 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.
  3. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. Contains phrases in English

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