Surprise: A press conference is scheduled for tomorrow where, according to rumors, the Moldovan national broadcaster is expected to announce the cancellation of the Eurovision selection and an internal choice of an artist, despite auditions having already been held and a list of songs published.
According to internet rumors, tomorrow at 11:00 (CET), the Moldovan national broadcaster, TRM, will hold a press conference where they will announce the cancellation of the Eurovision selection and the internal selection of Bacho and Carnival Brain with their song “Semafoare” to represent the country at Eurovision 2025. As a reminder, the broadcaster held an audition day for the selection where 26 songs competed, and a date for the final was already set for February 22, 2025.
The announcement about Bacho and Carnival Brain, if true, likely comes as a result of the poor quality of this year’s Eurovision selection. The songs in the Eurovision selection are not of satisfactory quality, and contestants who regularly finish in last place in auditions have managed to secure spots in the grand selection this year (Sasha Bognibov, for example).
The rules of the Moldovan Eurovision selection indeed allow the national broadcaster to stop the selection process at any time and internally choose the contestant they want to represent them at Eurovision 2025. It is also stated that contestants have no right to claim anything against the national broadcaster, which will prevent declarations like those of Sasha himself last year after he came last in the auditions.
List of songs and artists selected to compete in “Etapa națională 2025”:
- Zelorielle – “Miracle”
- Vadim Eleni – “Mamă, să fii!”
- Royals ST – “Zboară-n sus”
- PRIZA ft. Mc MIKE – “Kookoo”
- Katy Rain – “Timpul”
- Catalina Solomac – “Demons”
- Rina – “Dorințele”
- Bacho & CARNIVAL BRAIN – “Semafoare”
- LODOS – “Sentimental”
- Nadya Crajevschi – “Not a shodow”
- Chris Cross – “Eu vin”
- Sasha Bognibov – “All-Night Party”
Click on the song title to listen to it!
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.
- Catalina Solomac – Participated last year with the song “Fever“.
- Katy Rain – Participated in 2022 with “Lele“.
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: euromelody.
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”.
