Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...

. Following the poor result in the 2006 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2006

The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...

, the Moldovan broadcaster, Teleradio-Moldova (TRM)

TeleRadio-Moldova

TeleRadio-Moldova is the state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster. It owns the TV channels Moldova 1 and TVMI and the radio channels Radio Moldova and Radio Moldova Internaţional...

 announced that it would withdraw from participation and did not allocate a budget for the 2007 Contest. However, in response to public pressure TRM filed the preliminary documents to compete and sent Natalia Barbu

Natalia Barbu

Natalia Barbu is a Moldovan singer.- Music career :Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon on an alternative jazz-folk experiment...

 with song "Fight

Fight (song)

"Fight" was the Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Natalia Barbu. The song was written by Elena Buga and composed by Alexandru Braşoveanu....

".

In 2008 Moldova, for the first time in 4 years of trying, failed to make the Final, their jazz number, "A Century of Love

A Century of Love

"A Century of Love" was the Moldovan entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, composed by Oleg Baraliuc and Viorica Demici and sung in English by Geta Burlacu....

", finishing 12th place in a field of 19. In 2010 a saxophonist Sergey Stepanov from group SunStroke Project

SunStroke Project

SunStroke Project are a Moldovan dance/pop trio composed of Sergei Yalovitsky , Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov , the band's producer is Aleksei Myslicky. They are famous for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010...

 and Olia Tira

Olia Tira

Olia Tira is a singer based in Moldova.-Early life:Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family in Potsdam, East Germany. She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău...

 has become internet phenomenon because of his 30 second saxophone solo.

In 2011 Zdob şi Zdub

Zdob si Zdub

Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat...

 represented Moldova for a second time in the contest, with the song So Lucky

So Lucky (Zdob şi Zdub song)

"So Lucky" is a song performed by the Moldovan ska-punk band Zdob şi Zdub who represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song finished in 12th place.-Charts:...

 placing 12th in the final.

Contestants

Year	Artist	Title	Final	Points	Semi	Points
2005 Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...	Zdob şi Zdub Zdob si Zdub Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat...	"Bunika Bate Toba"	6	148	2	207
2006 Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...	Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko Natalia Gordienko Natalia Gordienko, sometimes spelled as Natalia Gordienco, is a professional dancer and singer of Ukrainian ancestry from Moldova.-Early life:...  and Connect-R	"Loca"	20	22	X	X
2007 Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...	Natalia Barbu Natalia Barbu Natalia Barbu is a Moldovan singer.- Music career :Throughout her career, Natalia has worked with a group of musicians called Trigon on an alternative jazz-folk experiment...	"Fight Fight (song) "Fight" was the Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Natalia Barbu. The song was written by Elena Buga and composed by Alexandru Braşoveanu.... "	10	109	10	91
2008 Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...	Geta Burlacu Geta Burlacu Geta Burlacu is a Moldovan jazz singer. Burlacu represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "A Century Of Love" but failed to get past the semi-finals...	"A Century of Love A Century of Love "A Century of Love" was the Moldovan entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, composed by Oleg Baraliuc and Viorica Demici and sung in English by Geta Burlacu.... "	X	X	12	36
2009 Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....	Nelly Ciobanu Nelly Ciobanu Nelly Ciobanu is a Moldovan singer. Ciobanu graduated from music college of the city of Tiraspol. Nelly made her debut on stage in 1993, with her brother as part of duo "Master Dinamit"...	"Hora din Moldova Hora din Moldova "Hora din Moldova" is a song by Moldovan singer Nelly Ciobanu and was the Moldovan entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia... "	14	69	5	106
2010 Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...	SunStroke Project SunStroke Project SunStroke Project are a Moldovan dance/pop trio composed of Sergei Yalovitsky , Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov , the band's producer is Aleksei Myslicky. They are famous for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010...  and Olia Tira Olia Tira Olia Tira is a singer based in Moldova.-Early life:Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family in Potsdam, East Germany. She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău...	"Run Away Run Away (SunStroke Project and Olia Tira song) "Run Away" is a song performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira, and represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. The song won the final of the O melodie pentru Europa 2010, that took place on 6 March... "	22	27	10	52
2011 Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...	Zdob şi Zdub Zdob si Zdub Zdob şi Zdub is a Moldovan band, based in Chişinău, whose work for the last several years has combined elements of hip-hop , hardcore punk and comical lyrics with traditional Romanian folk music. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat...	"So Lucky So Lucky (Zdob şi Zdub song) "So Lucky" is a song performed by the Moldovan ska-punk band Zdob şi Zdub who represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song finished in 12th place.-Charts:... "	12	97	10	54
2012 Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Ell & Nikki's song "Running Scared". The two semi-finals will be held on 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final on 26 May 2012,...

Voting history (2005-2011)

Moldova gave and received most of it's points to Romania. In fact, with only one exception on each side (Moldova in 2005 and Romania in 2010) both countries have given each other their 12 points.

Moldova has given the most points to...

1		79
2		59
3		50
4		35
5		19
=		19

Moldova has received the most points from...

1		70
2		46
3		33
4		27
5		26

NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals.

Commentators

Year(s)	Commentators
2005 Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,... -2009 Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....	TBC
2010 Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",... -current	Marcel Spătari

External links

• Points to and from Moldova eurovisioncovers.co.uk