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Moldova: Bacho has secured sponsorship for Eurovision 2025!

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Bacho secured financial sponsorship to ultimately allow Moldova to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.

Bacho, along with Carnival Brain, who were the favourites to win the  Etapa Națională 2025, before Moldova’s withdrawal was announced, revealed that they have received sponsorship that could allow the country to participate. The national broadcaster, TRM, announced the country’s withdrawal due to financial, administrative and artistic difficulties.

While it was initially reported that Bacho and Carnival Brain had declined an internal selection offer, Bacho denied this by announcing that they had secured financial sponsorship for Moldova to eventually participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and that they intend to make a proposal to TRM.

Bacho posted the below

“Today, our team received a sponsorship offer. They are offering financial assistance to cover all expenses related to the trip to Eurovision as they are invested in ensuring Moldova presents itself positively on the global stage during this milestone 20th anniversary of participation. In turn, we are ready to represent our country with dignity at Eurovision, considering that no one has yet seen our stage show concept, which plays a big role in the artistic image,which we haven’t had the chance to present to the public in this year’s final!
We are awaiting a response from TRM team representatives
So, let’s give the green light to Semafoare this year and show that Moldova can rely on its young artists!”

You can read the post of Bacho below:

In addition, Antonio Ragoza, member of the duet Carnival Brain, also commented on the whole situation.

Bacho and Carnival Brain, would participate in the Etapa Națională 2025 with the song “Semafoare” which you can listen to below.

Do you think this development will be enough to overturn the decision of TRM to withdraw Moldova from this year’s contest?

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Moldova: Is Etapa Națională 2025 canceled?

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A press conference is scheduled for tomorrow where, according to speculations, the national broadcaster of Moldova will announce the cancellation of the Eurovision selection process and proceed with an internal selection, despite the fact that the auditions have already taken place and the list of finalists has been determined.

According to speculations around the internet, tomorrow at 11:00 CET, the national broadcaster of Moldova, TRM, will organize a press conference where it will announce the cancellation of Etapa Națională 2025 and will proceed with an internal selection of Bacho and Carnival Brain with their song “Semafoare” to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. The broadcaster has already held the auditions where 26 songs took part and the date for the final of Etapa Națională 2025 had already been scheduled on February 22, 2025.

The internal selection of Bacho and Carnival Brain, if true, likely is due to the poor quality of this year’s national competition. The songs of Etapa Națională 2025 are not of high quality and contestants who would normally finish last in the auditions managed to qualify to the Etapa Națională 2025 final (for example, Sasha Bognibov’s song).

The rules of the Etapa Națională 2025 indeed permit the national broadcaster to cancel the entire process and to internally select the contestant for Eurovision 2025. It is also stated that the contestants have no right to claim anything against the TRM.

Additionally, Lidia Isac, who represented the country at Eurovision 2016 and was a member of the Etapa Națională 2025 jury, seems, according to her post, to criticise the low quality of the songs in this year’s process.

Source: Euromix

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Moldova: The Road to Eurovision 2025 Begins Today with Etapa Națională Auditions!

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Moldova officially kicks off its selection process for Eurovision 2025 today, using a national final format for the fourth consecutive year. The journey to determine the country’s representative in Basel begins with the live auditions of Etapa Națională 2025.

Format

The live auditions will take place today, January 18, at 5 PM CET, in the studios of Moldova’s public broadcaster. Fans can watch the auditions live on the Moldova 2 TV channel, its website, or through the official Eurovision Moldova channel at YouTube.

Scoring for the auditions will be done exclusively by a jury, whose members will remain undisclosed until the day of the event. The jury will consist of an odd number of members (either three or five) and will be distinct from the panel that will evaluate the national final.

Following the auditions, Moldova 1 will air a special program summarizing the performances and revealing the finalists. According to the rules, the ten artists with the highest scores during the auditions will qualify for the national final.

The grand national final is set to take place on February 22, where the ten finalists will compete for the honor of representing Moldova at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

Participants

The 29 artists competing in the Etapa Națională 2025 auditions are:

  • Diana Elmas – “Fly Away”
  • Sasha Khanedanyan – “Silent Hills”
  • NR.11 – “Bye”
  • NORDIKA – “Ludmila”
  • Royals ST – “Zboară-n Sus”
  • TUDOR BUMBAC – “Pace Noi Vrem”
  • Sasha Letty – “Haute Couture”
  • AnnaG – “Meet Me in the Dark”
  • Dan Alexandrov – “Can’t Escape”
  • Nadya Crajevschi – “Nota Shadow”
  • Sasha Bognibov – “All-Night Party”
  • Predein Cristian – “Moldovian Dance”
  • Chris Cross – “Eu Vin”
  • Vadim Eleni – “Mamă, Să Fii!”
  • Rina – “Dorințele”
  • Bacho & CARNIVAL BRAIN – “Semafoare”
  • Lylu – “Pop”
  • POOPS ft. Zaffi – “Destinul”
  • PRIZA feat. Mc MIKE – “Kookoo”
  • Lisa Volk – “O Lacrimă, Un Dor”
  • Y-gaga Band – “Alexia”
  • LODOS – “Sentimental”
  • Sasha Bognibov – “We Changed Our Gender”
  • Katy Rain – “Timpul”
  • Catalina Solomac – “Demons”
  • Tanya Tudor – “Bring Me Back”
  • Pavel Pașcan – “Alăturea De Tine”
  • Zelorielle – “Miracle”
  • Valleria – “A Picture of Myself”

Moldova’s Eurovision Legacy

Last year, Moldova was represented by Natalia Barbu, returning for the second time since her 2007 debut. Despite her experience, her 2024 entry, “In The Middle,” failed to qualify for the grand final, placing 13th in the first semifinal with a total of 20 points.

Will Moldova manage to reclaim its momentum and achieve a strong result in Basel this year?

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Moldova: Etapa Națională 2025 final to take place on 22nd of February!

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The date for the 2025 version of Etapa Națională, the national competition through which Moldova selects its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, was announced today.

Moldova’s national broadcaster, TRM, announced today two dates related to Etapa Națională 2025. Specifically, on Saturday, January 18, the auditions of the candidates are going to be broadcast live, and on Saturday, February 22, the final of Etapa Națională 2025 is going to take place.

10 artists are going to participate in the final of Etapa Națională 2025. The result will be determined 50% by the audience and 50% by the committee, with the organizers deciding in case of a tie.

Last year, Moldova was represented by Natalia Barbu for the second time (first time in 2007) with the song “In The Middle”, where she failed to qualify for the grand final, finishing 13th in the first semi-final with 20 points overall.

https://youtu.be/evIoGkZXj2s

Source: TRM

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Moldova: These are the guest artists of “Etapa națională 2024!”

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Just a few hours ago, the national broadcaster of Moldova, TRM, announced the guest artists who are going to be present at the national final of Etapa națională 2024, on Saturday the 17th of February.

At the national final, which is going to take place on this week’s Saturday, the legendary Romanian group HOLOGRAF, is going to be the main guest artist. Some of the most well known songs of the group are “Să nu-mi iei niciodată dragostea” and “Primăvara începe cu tine”. The members of HOLOGRAF have already promised to share a magnificent moment with the audience and the viewers of the show!

So, until the upcoming February’s Saturday, let’s remember all of the eleven (11) entries that are going to “battle” for a possible opportunity to represent Moldova in Eurovision Song Contest 2024:

  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”

Until then, take a look of Moldova’s entry in Eurovision 2023 with Pasha Parfeni singing “Soarele şi Luna” at the Grand Final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SABOfYgGk8M

Source: TRM

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