| Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 19 (13 finals) |
| First appearance | 2005 |
| Highest placement | 3rd:2017 |
| External links | |
| TRM page | |
Moldova's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeMoldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
Moldova has been represented at theEurovision Song Contest 19 times, debuting in2005, missing only, so far, the2025 contest. The Moldovan participating broadcaster in the contest isTeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). The country's best result is a third-place finish with "Hey Mamma" bySunStroke Project in2017.
Moldova's debut in the contest in 2005 was successful, with "Boonika bate doba" byZdob și Zdub finishing sixth. The country also reached the top ten with "Fight" byNatalia Barbu (2007), "My Lucky Day" byDoReDoS (2018), and "Trenulețul" by Zdob și Zdub andAdvahov Brothers (2022). In total, Moldova has reached the final twelve times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in2008,2014,2015,2016,2019, and2024. Despite initially confirming participation in the2025 contest, TRM later withdrew, citing economic and artistic challenges. The country is set to return to Eurovision in2026.[1]
TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) is a full member of theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in theEurovision Song Contest. It has participated in the contest representing Moldova since its50th edition in 2005. TRM had previously planned to debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in1996, but the planned entry failed to materialize.[2]
Following Moldova's 20th-place finish in the2006 contest, TRM announced that it would not participate in2007, and did not allocate a budget for the 2007 Contest. However, in response to public pressure, TRM filed the preliminary documents to compete and sentNatalia Barbu with song "Fight".[3] She achieved 10th place.
In2008, Moldova, for the first time in its four years of participation, failed to make the final. "A Century of Love", performed byGeta Burlacu, finished in 12th place in the semi-final. In2009, Moldova achieved 14th place withNelly Ciobanu. In2010, saxophonist Sergey Stepanov ofSunStroke Project became the internet phenomenon ("Epic Sax Guy") with his 30-second saxophone solo.
In2011,Zdob și Zdub represented Moldova for a second time in the contest, with the song "So Lucky" placing 12th in the final. In2012 and2013 respectively, Moldova achieved 11th place withPasha Parfeny andAliona Moon respectively.
From2014 to2016, Moldova failed to qualify for the final. The country finished in last position in the 2014 semi-final, 11th in the 2015 semi-final, and pre-last in the 2016 semi-final. In2017, Moldova achieved its best result at the contest, whenSunStroke Project finished third in the final with the song "Hey, Mamma!". The streak of top 10 results continued in2018 with the bandDoReDos finishing 10th in Lisbon. However in 2019, Moldova failed to qualify for the first time since 2016, finishing 12th in the semi-final.
In2020,Natalia Gordienko, who previously representedMoldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, was selected to represent the country with the song "Prison", though the contest was cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic. Gordienko was then internally selected to represent Moldova in2021 with the song "Sugar". She eventually qualified to the grand final and placed in 13th position with 115 points.[4] Her 17-second note at the end of "Sugar" was reported to be the longest note in Eurovision history.[5] For the2022 contest inTurin,Zdob și Zdub, who previously represented the country in2005 and2011, and theAdvahov Brothers were exclusively selected following a live audition round held by the broadcaster. Performing "Trenulețul", the act eventually qualified for the final and ultimately placed seventh with 253 points. The group finished in second place with the public televote in the final, which is Moldova's highest placing in the televote to date. This marked the country's best result since2005 and third highest placing to date. This was followed in2023 by an eighteenth place finish with "Soarele și luna", performed byPasha Parfeni, who previously representedMoldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. In2024, Moldova failed to qualify for the first time in five years, withNatalia Barbu, who previously representedMoldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, finishing in thirteenth place in the semi-final with "In the Middle".
On 16 November 2024, TRM confirmed its intention to participate in the2025 contest, holding a live audition round for its national final with 26 entries on 18 January 2025. However, on 22 January, TRM announced its withdrawal from the contest due to economic reasons and the perceived quality of its national final.[6][7] The broadcaster did not rule out a future return to the contest, stating that it would "review the criteria and methodology for selecting the country's representative for the international stage".[6]
On 3 November 2025, TRM announced that the country will return to the contest in2026.[1]
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| † | Upcoming event |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Zdob și Zdub | "Boonika bate doba" | English, Romanian | 6 | 148 | 2 | 207 |
| 2006 | Arseniumfeat.Natalia Gordienko andConnect-R | "Loca" | English | 20 | 22 | Top 11 in2005 final[a] | |
| 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 andOlia 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" | English | 13 | 115 | 7 | 179 |
| 2022 | Zdob și Zdub andAdvahov Brothers | "Trenulețul" | Romanian | 7 | 253 | 8 | 154 |
| 2023 | Pasha Parfeni | "Soarele și luna" | Romanian | 18 | 96 | 5 | 109 |
| 2024 | Natalia Barbu | "In the Middle" | English | Failed to qualify | 13 | 20 | |
| 2026 | Confirmed intention to participate†[1] | ||||||
For the show's broadcast on TRM, various commentators provided commentary on the contest in the Romanian language. After all points are calculated at the Eurovision Song Contest, the presenters invite a spokesperson from each voting country to announce the results of their vote on-screen.
| Year | Television | Radio | Spokesperson | Ref. | ||
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| Commentator | Channel | Commentator | Channel | |||
| 2005 | Vitalie Rotaru | Moldova 1 | Vitalie Rotaru | Radio Moldova | Elena Camerzan | |
| 2006 | Svetlana Cocoș | |||||
| 2007 | Andrei Porubin | |||||
| 2008 | Lucia Danu and Vitalie Rotaru | Moldova 1,TV Moldova Internațional | No broadcast | Vitalie Rotaru | ||
| 2009 | Rosalina Rusu and Andrei Sava | Sandu Leancă | ||||
| 2010 | Marcel Spatari | Tania Cerga | ||||
| 2011 | Marcel Spatari | Radio Moldova | Geta Burlacu | |||
| 2012 | Moldova 1 | Olivia Furtună | ||||
| 2013 | Lidia Scarlat | Lidia Scarlat | ||||
| 2014 | Daniela Babici | Daniela Babici | ||||
| 2015 | Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical, Radio Moldova Tineret | |||||
| 2016 | Gloria Gorceag | Gloria Gorceag | ||||
| 2017 | Galina Timuș | Cristina Galbici(Radio Moldova) Cătălin Ungureanu and Maria-Mihaela Frimu(Radio Moldova Tineret) | Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Tineret | Gloria Gorceag | ||
| 2018 | Djulieta Ardovan | Djulieta Ardovan | Radio Moldova | Djulieta Ardovan | ||
| 2019 | Doina Stimpovschi and Daniela Crudu | Doina Stimpovschi and Daniela Crudu | Doina Stimpovschi | |||
| 2021 | Doina Stimpovschi | Doina Stimpovschi | Sergey Stepanov | |||
| 2022 | Ion Jalbă and Daniela Crudu | Ion Jalbă and Daniela Crudu | Elena Bancila | |||
| 2023 | Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical | Doina Stimpovschi | ||||
| 2024 | Ion Jalbă and Elena Stegari | Angela Rudenco | Radio Moldova | |||
| 2025 | Ion Jalbă and Daniela Crudu | No broadcast | Did not participate | |||
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