After being announced on yesterday’s initial list of participants, TRM has announced that Aliona Moon and Ludmila Danilcea have withdrawn from Etapa Națională 2024.
Changes to Etapa Națională Lineup
While the duo appeared on yesterday’s initial list of participants, it was announced that today they have withdrawn from the national final. The reason for their withdrawal was not made public. Currently, it is not known whether one of the songs from the 51 submissions initially received will take its place in the Etapa Națională lineup or whether the national final will proceed with the remaining 31 artists.
Moldova’s Eurovision History
Moldova is relatively new to the Eurovision Song Contest, joining in 2005. Their debut entry, Zdob și Zdub, finished in 6th place, which had remained their highest-scoring entry up until 2017. This was thanks to the Sunstroke Project performing ‘Hey Mamma’, finishing in 3rd place. At the close of voting, Moldova received 374 points.
In 2023, Pasha came back to the Eurovision stage to represent Moldova at the Contest in Liverpool. Performing his song “Soarele și luna”, Moldova qualified for the final, finishing in 5th place. Following the jury and televote points in the final, Moldova received 96 points, finishing in 18th place. Of the 96 points, 20 were given by the jury, while the remaining 76 is given by the televote.
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Rory Gannon