The Moldovan national broadcaster TRM has revealed 30 songs competing in the audition stage of “Etapa Națională 2025”. Ten finalists will be selected for the February 22nd final.
The Moldovan national broadcaster, TRM, has today unveiled the list of 30 songs that will compete in the audition stage of the local Eurovision national selection “Etapa Națională 2025”. The audition stage will take place this Saturday, January 18th, from which ten artists will advance to the final scheduled for February 22nd. The winner of the national selection will be chosen through a combination of public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%) and will represent Moldova at Eurovision 2025 in Basel. It’s worth noting that in case of a tie, the competition organizers will have the right to decide and determine the winner.
List of Contestants and Songs
- 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 shodow”
- Eblansh Band – “O, Moldova mea dragă!”
- Sasha Bognibov – “All-night party”
- Predein Cristian – “Moldovian Dance”
- Chris Cross – “Eu vin”
- Vadim Eleni – “Mamă, să fii!”
- Rina – “Dorințele”
- Macho & CARNIVAL BRAIN – “Semafoare”
- Lylu – “Pop”
- POOPS ft Zaffi – “Destinul”
- PRIZA ft. 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”
Returning Artists to the National Selection
Several artists in the current list have previously competed in Moldova’s Eurovision national selection, including:
Sasha Bognibov – Participated in the Moldovan national selection in 2022 with two songs – “I Just Had Sex With Your Ex” and “My Friend Is Gay“, returned in 2023 with “My Favourite Schoolgirl” and 2024 with “Married to twins“, finishing last in the audition stages.
Tudor Bumbac – Participated in the national selection in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024. Last year he participated with the song “Tudorel“.
Catalina Solomac – Participated last year with the song “Fever“.
Diana Elmas – Participated in 2022 with “Spirit High” and 2023 with “Miracle“.
Katy Rain – Participated in 2022 with “Lele“.
Lisa Volk – Participated in 2023 with “Scrisoare către ţară“.
Nordika – Participated in 2023 with “Damn and Down“.
NR.11 – Participated in 2023 with “Adio“.
Priza – Participated in 2016 with “Rewind“.
MC Mike – Participated in 2012 with “The Mole Girl“.
Sasha Letty – Participated in 2019, 2020, and 2024. Last year, she participated with the song “DNA“.
After the auditions, ten artists will be chosen to compete in the final of the national selection. The final event of “Etapa Națională 2025” will be held on February 22nd, 2025, and will be broadcast on TRM and YouTube.
Moldova in Eurovision 2024
Natalia Barbu represented Moldova in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2024 with the song “In the Middle”, after winning first place in the local national final. The song reached 13th place in the first semi-final, with only 20 points, and did not qualify for the grand final. This is Moldova’s lowest result in Eurovision since 2016, when Moldova reached 17th place in the semi-final.
Source: Eurovision.md.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Moldova’s 20th participation in Eurovision. Moldova joined the competition in 2005 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2017 when SunStroke Project finished in third place with the song “Hey Mamma”.
