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Moldova: Here are the 10 finalists from Etapa Națională 2023!

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The Live Auditions stage from Etapa Națională 2023 has just finished.  The Moldovan national selection used to choose their representative for the upcoming Eurovision Song contest Contest has just ended.

Live Auditions took place in Studio 2 of Moldovan TV.

The following 31 candidates were competing:

Formaţia Vele – “Jocul neamului moldovenesc”
Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”
NÖRDIKA – “Skueeze Paradise”
Nihilist & Lisa Nicky – “Final Destination”
Victor Gulick – ”Let’s Dance”
Donia – “Red Zone”
Surorile Osoianu – “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă”
OL – “Why You Play It Cool”
Adelina Iordachi – “Deja Vu”
Nikko T. – “Destiny”
Y-Limit – “Live in Harmony”
Crista – “Pădure verde pădure”
Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mommy”
NR 11 – “Adio”
VERA – “Vremea ta”
Sasha Bognibov – “My Favourite Schoolgirl”
Rise – “Don’t trumble”
Lisa Volk – “Scrisoare către ţară”
ADA DEEA – “Mystic Rose”
COSMINA – “Indestructible”
Angel Kiss – “Now I Know”
Gesica Sîrbu – “I’m in love”
Aliona Moon – “Du-mă”
Tania Pituşcan – “Mioriţa”
Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele şi luna”
Ricky Ardezianu – “Una rosa rossa”
Harmony Scuffle – “Favourite One”
Valeria Condrea – “We’re now different”
LOLA – “Temperatura”
Diana Elmas – “Miracle”
Nino – “It would be nice”

Live Audtions

A panel of experts alone evaluated the melodic line of the song, its originality, the vocal performance of the performer, but also the interpretation. Candidates’ costumes and stage appearance were not judged.  At the same time contestants have time for the necessary sound adjustments. The national final panel will be different from the Audition panel.

The ten finalists competing in the 4th of March to represent Moldova in Eurovision 2023 are:

During the Grand Final the audience and jury will have a 50%-50% voting power to choose which song will represent Moldova in Liverpool.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates regarding Moldova’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Moldova: Today the Etapa Națională 2023 Audition!

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The process to select Moldova‘s representative for Eurovision 2023 begins today. The Eastern European country will use a national final for the first time in three years to select the artist to compete in Liverpool, but the process begins today with the Etapa Națională 2023 audition.

Format

Live auditions will begin on January 28th at noon, in the public television studios. The auditions will be broadcast live on the Moldova 2 channel and on its website, as well as on www.eurovision.md.

The score will be given exclusively by a jury. The composition of the jury will be known only on the day of the hearing. The panel will consist of an odd number of judges (three or five) and will be different from the national final panel.

On January 28, Moldova 1 channel will host a special show for the live auditions and announce the finalists who will take part 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.

Participants

In the list below you will see the 31 artists and their nominated songs for Etapa Națională 2023:

  1. Formaţia Vele – “Jocul neamului moldovenesc”
  2. Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”
  3. NÖRDIKA – “Skueeze Paradise”
  4. Nihilist & Lisa Nicky –  “Final Destination”
  5. Victor Gulick –  ”Let’s Dance”
  6. Donia –  “Red Zone”
  7. Surorile Osoianu –  “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă”
  8. OL –  “Why You Play It Cool”
  9. Adelina Iordachi –  “Deja Vu”
  10. Nikko T. –  “Destiny”
  11. Y-Limit –  “Live in Harmony”
  12. Crista –  “Pădure verde pădure”
  13. Sunstroke Project –  “Yummy Mommy”
  14. NR 11 –  “Adio”
  15. VERA –  “Vremea ta”
  16. Sasha Bognibov –  “My Favourite Schoolgirl”
  17. Rise – “Don’t trumble”
  18. Lisa Volk –  “Scrisoare către ţară”
  19. ADA DEEA – “Mystic Rose”
  20. COSMINA –  “Indestructible”
  21. Angel Kiss –  “Now I Know”
  22. Gesica Sîrbu –  “I’m in love”
  23. Aliona Moon –  “Du-mă”
  24. Tania Pituşcan –  “Mioriţa”
  25. Pasha Parfeni –  “Soarele şi luna”
  26. Ricky Ardezianu –  “Una rosa rossa”
  27. Harmony Scuffle –  “Favourite One”
  28. Valeria Condrea –  “We’re now different”
  29. LOLA –  “Temperatura”
  30. Diana Elmas –  “Miracle”
  31. Nino –  “It would be nice”

Etapa Națională auditions start at 13:00 CET and will be broadcast live on TRM and through the public television website for the competition by clicking HERE.

But until we find out who will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. Last year, Moldova was represented for the third time by Zdob şi Zdub and the Advahov Brothers with the song “Trenuleţul” which finished in seventh place in the grand final and at the same time in second place in the public vote:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Moldova’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Moldova: Disqualification for two entries in Etapa Naţională 2023!

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Moldova’s public television, TRM, has already announced that they will choose their representative and song for Eurovision 2023 through the Etapa Naţională 2023 national final!

However, a while ago, the country’s public television announced that two songs have been excluded from Moldova’s selection for Eurovision 2023, in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

“Squeeze Paradise” by NÖRDIKA has been excluded from the national final as the song was published online on 8 February 2012, more than ten years before the deadline allowed by the selection rules.

Massimo Sinceri and DA-MUSE have been disqualified after the duo was found to be in breach of rules regarding the nationality of participants, as Etapa Naţională rules state that at least 50% of the singers in a group must have Moldovan nationality.

Therefore, after the exclusion of these two entries, 31 instead of 33 entries will compete in the national final of the country:

  1. Formaţia Vele – “Jocul neamului moldovenesc” (The game of the Moldovan nation)
  2. Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”
  3. Nihilist & Lisa Nicky – “Final Destination”
  4. NÖRDIKA – “Damn and Down”
  5. Victor Gulick – “Let’s Dance”
  6. Donia – “Red Zone”
  7. Surorile Osoianu – “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă” (Bathe, little boy, little girl)
  8. OL – “Why You Play It Cool”
  9. Adelina Iordachi – “Deja Vu”
  10. Nikko T. – “Destiny”
  11. Y-Limit – “Live in Harmony”
  12. Crista – “Pădure verde pădure” (Green green forest)
  13. Sunstroke Project – “Yummy Mommy”
  14. NR 11 – “Adio”
  15. VERA – “Vremea ta” (Your time)
  16. Sasha Bognibov – “My Favourite Schoolgirl”
  17. Rise – “Don’t Trumble”
  18. Lisa Volk – “Scrisoare către ţară” (Letter to the country)
  19. ADA DEEA – “Mystic Rose”
  20. COSMINA – “Indestructible”
  21. Angel Kiss – “Now I Know”
  22. Gesica Sîrbu – “I’m in Love”
  23. Aliona Moon – “Du-mă” (Go)
  24. Tania Pituşcan – “Mioriţa” (Ewe)
  25. Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele şi luna” (The sun and the moon)
  26. Ricky Ardezianu – “Una rosa rossa” (A pink rose)
  27. Harmony Scuffle – “Favourite One”
  28. Valeria Condrea – “We’re Now Different”
  29. LOLA – “Temperatura” (Temperature)
  30. Diana Elmas – “Miracle”
  31. Nino – “It Would Be Nice”

You can listen to the entries from the Moldovan national final HERE.

Live auditions will begin on January 28th at noon, in the public television studios. The auditions will be broadcast live on the Moldova 2 channel and on its website, as well as on www.eurovision.md.

The score will be given exclusively by a jury. The composition of the jury will be known only on the day of the hearing. The panel will consist of an odd number of judges (three or five) and will be different from the national final panel.

On January 28, Moldova 1 channel will host a special show for the live auditions and announce the finalists who will take part 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.

But until we find out who will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. Last year, Moldova was represented for the third time by Zdob şi Zdub and the Advahov Brothers with the song “Trenuleţul” which finished in seventh place in the grand final and at the same time in second place in the public vote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUqf_zO2QaI&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Moldovan participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: TRM

 

Moldova: Listen to the songs competing in the country’s national final!

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The public broadcaster of Moldova, namely TRM, has already confirmed that they are going to choose their representative and song for Eurovision 2023 through a national final.

Just some time ago, TRM announced the 33 participants of the national final and revealed their competing songs:

  1. Formaţia Vele – “Jocul neamului moldovenesc”
  2. Corina Ivanov – “When Love’s Real”
  3. NÖRDIKA – “Skueeze Paradise”
  4. Nihilist & Lisa Nicky –  “Final Destination”
  5. NÖRDIKA –  “Damn and down”
  6. Victor Gulick –  ”Let’s Dance”
  7. Donia –  “Red Zone”
  8. Surorile Osoianu –  “Bade, bădişor, bădiţă”
  9. OL –  “Why You Play It Cool”
  10. Adelina Iordachi –  “Deja Vu”
  11. Nikko T. –  “Destiny”
  12. Y-Limit –  “Live in Harmony”
  13. Crista –  “Pădure verde pădure”
  14. Sunstroke Project –  “Yummy Mommy”
  15. NR 11 –  “Adio”
  16. VERA –  “Vremea ta”
  17. Massimo Sinceri –  “In Questo Domani”
  18. Sasha Bognibov –  “My Favourite Schoolgirl”
  19. Rise – “Don’t trumble”
  20. Lisa Volk –  “Scrisoare către ţară”
  21. ADA DEEA – “Mystic Rose”
  22. COSMINA –  “Indestructible”
  23. Angel Kiss –  “Now I Know”
  24. Gesica Sîrbu –  “I’m in love”
  25. Aliona Moon –  “Du-mă”
  26. Tania Pituşcan –  “Mioriţa”
  27. Pasha Parfeni –  “Soarele şi luna”
  28. Ricky Ardezianu –  “Una rosa rossa”
  29. Harmony Scuffle –  “Favourite One”
  30. Valeria Condrea –  “We’re now different”
  31. LOLA –  “Temperatura”
  32. Diana Elmas –  “Miracle”
  33. Nino –  “It would be nice”

In the the 33 participants we can see well-known names such as previous representatives of Moldova, Pasha Parfeni (Eurovision 2012), Aliona Moon (Eurovision 2013) and Sunstroke Project (Eurovision 2010, 2017) as well as previous contestants of Moldovan national finals such as VERA (O melodie pentru Europa 2019).

Another interesting information, is that Mike Connaris’ song, with which Cynthia Verazie submitted to the Greek broadcaster ERT for Eurovision 2023, will now take part in Moldova’s national final, performed by Corina Ivanov!

Some of the songs have already being released, however you can listen to all of them in the official Moldovan website about Eurovision Song Contest, by clicking HERE.

What’s next for the Moldovan national final

  1. Examination of submissions 
  2. The live auditions of the artists
  3. The final audition
  4. The National Final

The Live Auditions will take place on January 28 ,in the studios of the Moldovan Public Television. The auditions will be broadcasted live on the television channel Moldova 2 and on its website, as well as on www.eurovision.md. 

The score of the audition will be decided solely by the jury. The composition of the judging team will be made public only on the day of the respective stage. The jury will consist of an odd number of members (minimum 3, maximum 5) and will be different from the one in the National Final.  

Likewise, on January 28, Moldova 1 television station will host a special edition about the live auditions with the participation of experts in the field and members of the jury. In this edition, the list of finalists will be announced. In accordance with the rules, the first 10 contestants, who will accumulate the highest score in the live auditions, will compete in the National Final.

But until we learn who is going to represent Moldova in Eurovision 2023, lets remember their song for last year’s contest.  Last year, Moldova was represented by Zdob şi Zdub and the Advahov Brothers for the first time with the song “Trenuleţul” which finished in 7th place in the Grand Final while also managing to secure the 2nd place in the televote:

https://youtu.be/DUqf_zO2QaI

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Moldovan participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: trm.md

Moldova: Sunstroke Project submitted a song for the country’s National Final!

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About a month ago, TVM, the public broadcaster of Moldova confirmed that the submission of entries for Eurovision 2023 has begun. As it seems, Moldova is going to return to a national final selection in order to choose their represnetative for this year’s contest. Read more