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Moldova: Valeria Pasha disputes the results of Etapa Națională 2024!

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Just a few hours ago Etapa Națională, the Moldovan selection format for Eurovision 2024, was concluded. Following the voting of a national jury along with the public voting, Natalia Barbu was declared the winner with her song “In the middle” and therefore the country’s representative in Malmö.

However, Natalia Barbu’s win was the result of a tie-break. Natalia Barbu and Valeria Pasha tied on the first place, both with a total of 22 points. Pasha won the public’s vote, with receiving almost double the votes in comparison with Barbu who finished in the second place, while Barbu won the jury voting. It was up to the jury to break the tie, which gave the win to Natalia Barbu.

However, Valeria Pasha, the runner-up, as she states on a video posted on her Instagram account, disputes the results of tonight’s selection and has appealed the results of Etapa Națională 2024.

According to Valeria Pasha’s post:

Thank you for your support, I have thousands of messages and shares. 4771 votes – every vote counted for me! But unfortunately, with the score being tied 22/22 – the organisers have decided not to consider your votes and opinion.

We are not trying to blame Natalia Barbu’s team, but we want transparency.

Together with the team, we decided that we will fight for the support provided by you. For each of the 4771 votes. That’s why we’ll contest and bet on your support.

 

Valeria Pasha’s claim has nothing to do with Natalia Barbu personally but wants to ensure the transparency of the process, as the public’s opinion was not considered on the final result.

It is true that there was no information that the jury’s opinion would serve as the tie-breaker on such an occasion.

Anyway, the winner of tonight’s selection was Natalia Barbu with her entry “In the middle“. Barbu will return to the Eurovision stage for the second time, seventeen years following her first participation in Helsinki with “Fight”.

We remind you that Moldova is allocated to perform on the second half of the first semi-final on May 7.

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Moldova: Natalia Barbu with the song “In The Middle” will represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö!

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The Moldovan National Selection “Etapa Națională”, the purpose of which is to select the Moldovan song for Eurovision, took place today. During the show we’ve seen eleven acts perform their consecutive songs they had written specifically for Eurovision Song Contest. Among the contestants, we have happened to see one returnee, who is known for performing one of the best Moldovan songs throughout the country’s participation.

This was the running order for the National Selection.

  1. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  2. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  3. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  4. Viola Julea – “Light Up!”
  5. O L – “No Time No Space”
  6. Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  7. Natalia Barbu – “In The Middle”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Catalina Solomac – “Fever”
  10. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  11. Iulia Teleuca “Runaway”

Previously, Natalia Barbu represented the country in 2007 with the song called “Fight”, which placed 14th in the Grand Final and is loved among the fans of Eurovision

 

Natalia Barbu was favoured by jury securing a landslide and receiving the highest marks from every juror, followed by Valeria Pasha with the song “Anti-Princess”. On the other hand, Valeria Pasha won the televoting, while Natalia Barbu came only second. Since initially jury has the tiebreaker, Natalia Barbu won Etapa Nationala, meaning that she will be representing Moldova at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song “In The Middle”!

https://youtu.be/MHYylZB3jYw?feature=shared

 

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun regarding all the developments concerning the Moldovan entry at the Eurovision Song Contest!

Moldova: Today marks the final of Etapa Națională 2024!

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The process to select Moldova’s representative for Eurovision 2024 concludes today. The Eastern European country will hold a national final for the third consecutive year to choose the artist who will compete in Malmo, with the grand final of Etapa Națională 2024 set to take place in just a few hours from now.

Participants

Eleven artists will compete in the grand final of Etapa Națională 2024, including:

  1. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  2. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  3. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  4. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  5. OL – “No Time No Space”
  6. Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  7. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  10. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  11. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”

Among the 11 artists, there are familiar names, such as Natalia Barbu, Moldova’s representative at Eurovision 2007 with the song “Fight.”

Final Outcome

The grand winner of the Moldovan national final and representative of the Eastern European country will be determined through a combination of public voting and jury deliberation. The Moldovan audience and the competent jury will each contribute 50% to the final outcome.

Guests

Naturally, the grand final of Etapa Națională 2024 will feature some special guests who will add their unique touch to the evening.

The Moldovan National Final will feature the legendary Romanian band HOLOGRAF. Holograf is one of the most famous and long-standing bands in the Romanian music scene. With hits like “Să nu-mi iei niciodată dragostea” and “Primăvara începe cu tine,” the band has captured the hearts of millions of fans.

The hosts of Etapa Națională 2024 will be Ion Jalbă and Doina Stimpovschii.

The grand final of the Moldovan national selection will begin at 18:00 CET and can be watched on the Moldovan public television’s YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

The winner of last year’s Etapa Națională and Moldova’s representative at Eurovision 2023 was Pasha Parfeni with the song “Soarele și luna,” who finished in the eighteenth position in the rankings.

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Moldova: The detailed results of the auditions of Etapa Naţională 2024!

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On Saturday, the live auditions of Etapa Naţională 2024, took palce in Moldova, in order o determine the artists that will take part in the national final for Eurovision 2024! Read more

Moldova: This is the runnning order of the Final of Etapa Naţională 2024!

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A few hours ago, TRM, the public broadcaster of Moldova, revealed the running order of the Final round of their national final for Eurovision 2024, Etapa Naţională 2024, that was decided after a random draw.

The eleven artists will compete in the following order

  1. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  2. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  3. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  4. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  5. OL – “No Time No Space”
  6. Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  7. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  10. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  11. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”

The final of Etapa Națională 2024 will take place in February 17, where e;even artists will claim the Moldovan representation in Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The final will be broadcasted live from TRM and the YouTube channel of the public broadcaster.

Until we learn who is going to represent Moldova in Eurovision 2024, let’s remember their song for last year’s contest. Pasha Parfeni was the winners of Etapa Națională 2023 with the song “Soarele și Luna” ending up in 18th place overall but 9th in the televote:

https://youtu.be/SABOfYgGk8M

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Moldovan participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: TRM

Moldova: The results of the auditions are OUT!

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The live stream of the Etapa Națională 2024 Live Auditions, the process through which Moldova is choosing the country’s entry for the upcoming Eurovision contest, ended a while ago.

Here is the running order of the auditions:

  1. Maria Ciolac – “Break free”
  2. DPSTP – “RISE UP”
  3. Oliv Sky – “Another Universe”
  4. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  5. Formația „Vele” – “Carnaval”
  6. Sasha Bognibov – “Married To Twins”
  7. Denis Midone – “Back To Me”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Oliv Sky – “Loud and clear”
  10. Victor Lozinsky – “Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley move”
  11. Bumbac Tudor – “Tudorel”
  12. LAURA – “Spune-mi”
  13. POLI – “Lui”
  14. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”
  15. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  16. Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  17. Max Cara – “Broke the chain”
  18. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  19. Valleria – “Run”
  20. Valleria – “RULE (Rai di ri di)”
  21. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  22. Anna Gulko –“Perfect Place”
  23. OL – “No Time No Space”
  24. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  25. Anna G – “Ay ay ay”
  26. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  27. Spînu Oleg – “Jungle”
  28. Y-Limit – “What’s the Fun”
  29. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  30. Nino – “Up again”

A panel of experts evaluated the song alone, its originality, the vocal range and capability of the performer, but also the interpretation. Candidates’ attire and stage appearance were not judged, while contestants were given time for the necessary sound adjustments. The panel of the national final will be different from that of the Auditions.

The eleven finalists who will compete to represent Moldova at Eurovision 2024 are:

  1. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  2. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  3. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”
  4. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  5. OL – “No Time No Space”
  6. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  7. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  8. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  9. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  10. Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  11. Y-Limit – “What’s the Fun”

The Etapa Națională 2024 final will take place on February 17, where these artists will compete against each other to determine the representative who will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2024!

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2024!

Moldova: Watch the auditions of Etapa National 2024!

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The Moldovan Public Broadcaster annually hosts Etapa Națională auditions in January, where it either determines the winner immediately (2022) or selects the 10 best acts which will later perform in a National Selection where a group of professional jurors and the Moldovan audience can decide on the winner together. This year we also had 30 candidates performing their songs in front of the experts who have the absolute power to decide.

The Etapa Națională 2024 auditions ended a while ago and here is the running order of the event together with embedded performances:

  1. Maria Ciolac – “Break free”
  2. DPSTP – “RISE UP”
  3. Oliv Sky – “Another Universe”
  4. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  5. Formația „Vele” – “Carnaval”
  6. Sasha Bognibov – “Married To Twins”
  7. Denis Midone – “Back To Me”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Oliv Sky – “Loud and clear”
  10. Victor Lozinsky – “Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley move”
  11. Bumbac Tudor – “Tudorel”
  12. LAURA – “Spune-mi”
  13. POLI – “Lui”
  14. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”
  15. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  16.  Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  17.  Max Cara – “Broke the chain”
  18. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  19. Valleria – “Run”
  20. Valleria – “RULE (Rai di ri di)”
  21. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  22. Anna Gulko –“Perfect Place”
  23. OL – “No Time No Space”
  24. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  25. Anna G – “Ay ay ay”
  26. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  27.  Spînu Oleg – “Jungle”
  28. Y-Limit – “What’s the Fun”
  29. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  30. Nino – “Up again”

Let’s once again remember last year’s Moldovan entry which placed in the top 10 in televote and 18th in the final standing. Pasha Parfeni represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with his song “Soarele si Luna“.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for the final results of Etapa Nationala!

Moldova: Today the Etapa Națională 2024 Audition!

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Today marks the initiation of the process to select Moldova’s representative for Eurovision 2024. The Eastern European country will once again employ a national final for the third consecutive year to choose the artist who will compete in Malmö‎‎. The journey begins today with the auditions of Etapa Națională 2024.

Format

Live auditions will commence on January 13 at 3 PM CET in the studios of the public television. The auditions will be broadcast live on the Moldova 2 channel and its website, as well as on www.eurovision.md.

The scoring will be exclusively provided by a jury. The composition of the jury will be revealed on the day of the audition and will consist of an odd number of judges (three or five), distinct from the national final jury.

Following this, Moldova 1 will host a special program on the live auditions and announce the finalists who will participate in the national final. According to the rules, the ten artists with the highest scores in the live auditions will compete in the national final.

The national final will then take place on February 17, where the ten artists will vie for the opportunity to represent Moldova in Eurovision 2024.

Participants

The thirty artists participating in the auditions of Etapa Națională 2024 are:

  1. Maria Ciolac – “Break free”
  2. DPSTP – “RISE UP”
  3. Oliv Sky –“Another Universe”
  4. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  5. Formația „Vele” – “Carnaval”
  6. Sasha Bognibov – “Married To Twins”
  7. Denis Midone – “Back To Me”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Oliv Sky – “Loud and clear”
  10. Victor Lozinsky – “Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley move”
  11. Bumbac Tudor – “Tudorel”
  12. LAURA – “Spune-mi”
  13. POLI – “Lui”
  14. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”
  15. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  16.  Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  17.  Max Cara – “Broke the chain”
  18. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  19. Valleria – “Run”
  20. Valleria – “RULE (Rai di ri di)”
  21. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  22. Anna Gulko –“Perfect Place”
  23. OL – “No Time No Space”
  24. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  25. Anna G – “Ay ay ay”
  26. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  27.  Spînu Oleg – “Jungle”
  28. Y-Limit – “What’s the Fun”
  29. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  30. Nino – “Up again”

Among the 30 artists, familiar names include Natalia Barbu, Moldova’s representative in Eurovision 2007 with the song “Fight.” Additionally, for the first time, a Junior Eurovision participant from Moldova, Denis Midone, is submitting a song. Denis represented Moldova in Junior Eurovision in 2012.

The winner of last year’s Etapa Națională and Moldova’s representative in Eurovision 2023 was Pasha Parfeni with the song “Soarele și luna,” finishing in the 18th position.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the updates!

Moldova: VOVI ROBIAN withdraw from Etapa Națională 2024!

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TRM announced two weeks ago that Aliona Moon and Milla had decided to withdraw from the national selection for undisclosed reasons. There is one more withdrawal today, with only a few days until the Etapa Națională 2024 auditions, which will determine the ten finalists in the selection.

The VOVI ROBIAN band has decided to withdraw from the competition and will not be participating in the auditions scheduled for January 13. The band’s withdrawal, which was submitted to the broadcaster by its frontman, Vladimir Ciubotaru, is due to a member’s health issues.

We remind you that the band was advanced to the auditions’ stage of the competition with their song “Robotul Vovi“.

Etapa Națională 2024

The now remaining thirty artists who will participate in Etapa Națională 2024 Auditions are:

  1. Maria Ciolac – “Break free”
  2. DPSTP – “RISE UP”
  3. Oliv Sky –“Another Universe”
  4. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  5. Formația „Vele” – “Carnaval”
  6. Sasha Bognibov – “Married To Twins”
  7. Denis Midone – “Back To Me”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Oliv Sky – “Loud and clear”
  10. Victor Lozinsky – “Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley move”
  11. Bumbac Tudor – “Tudorel”
  12. LAURA – “Spune-mi”
  13. POLI – “Lui”
  14. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”
  15. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  16.  Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  17.  Max Cara – “Broke the chain”
  18. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  19. Valleria – “Run”
  20. Valleria – “RULE (Rai di ri di)”
  21. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  22. Anna Gulko –“Perfect Place”
  23. OL – “No Time No Space”
  24. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  25. Anna G – “Ay ay ay”
  26. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  27.  Spînu Oleg – “Jungle”
  28. Y-Limit – “What’s the Fun”
  29. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  30. Nino – “Up again”

Among the 31 artists, there are familiar names, like Natalia Barbu, who represented Moldova in Eurovision 2007 with the song “Fight” ending up in 10th place. Also, for the first time, a Moldovan representative from Junior Eurovision, submits a song, and that is Denis Midone, who took part in 2012.

The announcement of the finalists

The thirty long-listed artists will perform the songs live in front of an expert committee in order to receive a golden ticket for Etapa Națională 2024 final.

The Moldovan broadcaster, TVR, has announced that the Etapa Națională 2024 auditions will take place on January 13 at 15:00 CET, with the results being announced the same evening on TV Moldova 1.

The national final will then take place on February 17, where ten artists will claim the Moldovan representation in Eurovision 2024.

The previous winner of Etapa Națională and Moldova’s representative in Eurovision 2023, was Pasha Parfeni with the song “Soarele și luna” who ended up in 18th place of the Grand Final.

https://youtu.be/SABOfYgGk8M

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: TRM

Moldova: Aliona Moon feat Milla withdraw from Etapa Națională 2024!

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The 32 artists and their song titles that will take part in the Etapa Națională 2024 Auditions were revealed by TRM, the Moldovan broadcaster, yesterday.

Aliona Moon, the Moldovan representative in 2013, was among the 32 artists. For the second year in a row she submitted a song to the national selection, this time in collaboration with  Milla.

However, TRM has just announced that Aliona Moon and Milla have withdrawn from Etapa Națională 2024. The reason behind their withdrawal has not yet been disclosed.

You can listen to “Obosit” by Aliona Moon feat Milla, which was also one of the favorites to represent Moldova in Eurovision 2024, below:

Etapa Națională 2024

The 31 artists who will participate in the Etapa Națională 2024 Auditions are:

  1. Maria Ciolac – “Break free”
  2. DPSTP – “RISE UP”
  3. Oliv Sky –“Another Universe”
  4. Victor Gulick – “Fever”
  5. Formația „Vele” – “Carnaval”
  6. Sasha Bognibov – “Married To Twins”
  7. Denis Midone – “Back To Me”
  8. Y-Limit – “REVOLUTION”
  9. Oliv Sky – “Loud and clear”
  10. Victor Lozinsky – “Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley move”
  11. Bumbac Tudor – “Tudorel”
  12. LAURA – “Spune-mi”
  13. POLI – “Lui”
  14. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway”
  15. Viola Julea – “Light up!”
  16.  Sasha Letty – “DNA”
  17.  Max Cara – “Broke the chain”
  18. Reghina Alexandrina – “Contrasens”
  19. Valleria – “Run”
  20. Valleria – “RULE (Rai di ri di)”
  21. Natalia Barbu – “In the middle”
  22. Anna Gulko –“Perfect Place”
  23. OL – “No Time No Space”
  24. Cătălina Solomac – “Fever”
  25. Anna G – “Ay ay ay”
  26. TRUPA VOVI ROBIAN – “Robotul Vovi”
  27. Valeria Pasha – “Anti-Princess”
  28.  Spînu Oleg – “Jungle”
  29. Y-Limit – “What’s the Fun”
  30. Nicoleta Sava – “Bravo”
  31. Nino – “Up again”

Among the 31 artists, there are familiar names, like Natalia Barbu, who represented Moldova in Eurovision 2007 with the song “Fight” ending up in 10th place. Also, for the first time, a Moldovan representative from Junior Eurovision, submits a song, and that is Denis Midone, who took part in 2012.

We remind you that the Live Auditions, are set to take place in January 13, where the 31 artists will perform their songs live in front of a expert committee vying to get a ticket to the national final. The national final will then take place on February 17, where ten artists will claim the Moldovan representation in Eurovision 2024.

The previous winner of Etapa Națională and Moldova’s representative in Eurovision 2023, was Pasha Parfeni with the song “Soarele și luna” who ended up in 18th place of the Grand Final.

https://youtu.be/SABOfYgGk8M

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!

Source: moldova1-md