Before the live auditions for Moldova’s Eurovision 2024 selection Etapa Națională 2024 take place today, the broadcaster has revealed that Vovi Robian has withdrawn from the competition due to health reasons. They were due to participate with “Robotul Vovi”.
30 entries to participate in the live auditions of Etapa Națională 2024
The artists that are still in the running to represent Malmö are as follows:
| Artist | Entry |
| Anna G | “Ay Ay Ay” |
| Anna Gulko | “Perfect Place” |
| Bumbac Tudor | “Tudorel” |
| Cătălina Solomac | “Fever” |
| Denis Midone | “Back To Me” |
| DPSTP | “RISE UP” |
| Formația Vele | “Carnaval” |
| Iulia Teleucă | “Runaway” |
| LAURA | “Spune-Mi” |
| Maria Ciolac | “Break Free” |
| Max Cara | “Broke The Chain” |
| Natalia Barbu | “In The Middle” |
| Nicoleta Sava | “Bravo” |
| Nino | “Up Again” |
| O L | “No Time No Space” |
| Oliv Sky | “Another Universe” |
| Oliv Sky | “Loud and Clear” |
| POLI | “Lui” |
| Reghina Alexandrina | “Contrasens” |
| Sasha Bognibov | “Married To Twins” |
| Sasha Letty | “DNA” |
| Spînu Oleg | “Jungle” |
| Valeria Pasha | “Anti-Princess” |
| Valleria | “RULE (Rai Di Ri Di)” |
| Valleria | “Run” |
| Victor Gulick | “Fever” |
| Victor Lozinsky | “Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley Move” |
| Viola Julea | “Light Up!” |
| Y-Limit | “REVOLUTION” |
| Y-Limit | “What’s the Fun” |
As previously reported TRM received 55 applications for this year’s national final. Panellists have listened to the entries and the following entries have progressed to the audition stage for Etapa Națională. All the songs can be listened to at Eurovision.md. 32 entries were in the running to participate. However, Aliona Moon and Ludmila Danilcea, as well as Vovi Robian have withdrawn from the competition.
The auditions will air on Moldova 1 for the first time in the country’s national final history. The auditions will air from 16:00 local time. The final 10 progressing to the final will be announced later that same night.
What is Etapa Națională?
Like most things Moldova do, Etapa Națională is frequently one of the more chaotic national selections of the season. Famed for its live auditons stage, Moldova’s selection in the last couple years has consisted of around 30 songs, of which a jury will assess and advance the songs they approve of to the live final stage. You don’t have to win the selection to become a hero, the likes of Tudor Bumbac and Misscatylove have worked their way into Eurovision folklore from their entries.
Moldova’s Eurovision Journey
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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