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Moldova: The results of the auditions are OUT!

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The live stream of the Etapa Națională 2025 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 event together with embedded performances:

  1. Diana Elmas – Fly Away
  2. Sasha Khanedanyan – Silent Hills
  3. NR.11 – Bye
  4. NORDIKA – Ludmila
  5. Royals ST – Zboară-n Sus
  6. TUDOR BUMBAC – Pace Noi Vrem
  7. Sasha Letty – Haute Couture
  8. Nadya Crajevschi – Nota Shodow
  9. Sasha Bognibov – All-Night Party
  10. Predein Cristian – Moldovian Dance
  11. Chris Cross – Eu Vin
  12. Vadim Eleni – Mamă, Să Fii!
  13. Rina – Dorințele
  14. Βacho & CARNIVAL BRAIN – Semafoare
  15. Lylu – Pop
  16. POOPS ft Zaffi – Destinul
  17. PRIZA feat Mc MIKE – Kookoo
  18. Lisa Volk – O Lacrimă, Un Dor
  19. Y-gaga Band – Alexia
  20. LODOS – Sentimental
  21. Sasha Bognibov – We Changed Our Gender
  22. Katy Rain – Timpul
  23. Catalina Solomac – Demons
  24. Tanya Tudor – Bring Me Back
  25. Pavel Pașcan – Alăturea De Tine
  26. Zelorielle – Miracle

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 twelve finalists who will compete to represent Moldova at Eurovision 2025 are:

  1. Zelorielle – Miracle
  2. Vadim Eleni – Mamă, Să Fii!
  3. LODOS – Sentimental
  4. Sasha Bognibov – We Changed Our Gender
  5. Katy Rain – Timpul
  6. Catalina Solomac – Demons
  7. PRIZA feat Mc MIKE – Kookoo
  8. Βacho & CARNIVAL BRAIN – Semafoare
  9. Chris Cross – Eu Vin
  10. Rina – Dorințele
  11. Nadya Crajevschi – Nota Shodow
  12. Royals ST – Zboară-n Sus

The national final is scheduled for February 22. In the final, ten artists will compete for the honor of representing Moldova at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2025!

Source: TRM

Eurovision: Which entry from the previous decade is slowly dominating the charts right now?

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It a common scenario for songs participating at the Eurovision Song Contest to become so popular, even managing to rise to the top of the charts all around the globe.

One of the most notable examples is “Snap“, by Rosa Linn which represented Armenia in 2022 and despite finishing in the 20th place of the scoreboard, has emerged to a huge success in charts around the world, currently counting nearly 900 million streams on Spotify.

But which entry from decade before has now started to step in Rosa Linn’s footsteps?

Sunstroke Project’s Run Away is taking over the planet

It is no other than Sunstroke Project’s “Run Away“, which has achieved phenomenal success during the last month.

Specifically, the group revealed on their personal Instagram account that “Run Away” peaked at No. 9 on Shazam’s Global Top 200 chart.

 

 

The Global Top 200 tracks the songs that have been Shazamed the most around the world. Run Away is currently ranked 13th.

It is currently ranked 40th in the US Top 200 and 54th in Australia, and it is also ranked in the top ten in the United States. The song has received over 2,093,000 Shazams in total.

Specifically:

  • no. 2 – in Peru
  • no. 4 – in Ecuador
  • no. 5 – in Chile
  • no. 7 – in Argentina
  • no. 9 – in Venezuela
  • no. 10 – in Mexico

Additionally, Run Away has debuted on the iTunes charts! It peaked at position 79 in Australia. In December 2023, the song peaked at number 21 in Italy, number 52 in Spain, number 67 in France, and number 79 globally.

The song is undoubtedly Moldova’s most iconic entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. Sunstroke Project sang the song alongside Moldovan singer Olia Tira. In fact, it is not the first time that “Run Away” has become viral. Epic Sax Guy went viral for his sax solo during the performance in Oslo.

Run Away consistently ranks among the top 20 songs with the most views on the competition’s YouTube channel, despite placing 22nd in the Eurovision 2010 Grand Final.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the news!