Natalia Barbu’s “In The Middle” topped the auditions rankings after receiving 58 out of 60 points from the 5 jurors. Oleg Spinu was disqualified for the usage of a backing track that doubled the lead bocals.
11 Qualifiers to Final
Natalia Barbu will be joined in the final by Valeria Pasha, Iulia Teleucă, Cătălina Solomac, OL, Viola Jula, Reghina Alexandrina, Victor Gulick, Nicoleta Sava, Sasha Letty & Y-Limit.
The Results
| Placing | Artist | Entry | Points |
| 1 | Natalia Barbu | “In the Middle” | 58 (Qualified) |
| 2 | Valeria Pasha | “Anti Princess” | 52 (Qualified) |
| 3 | Iulia Teleucă | “Runaway” | 50 (Qualified) |
| 4 | Cătălina Solomac | “Fever” | 46 (Qualified) |
| 5 | OL | “No Time No Space” | 45 (Qualified) |
| 6 | Viola Julea | “Light Up!” | 43 (Qualified) |
| 7 | Reghina Alexandrina | “Contrasens” | 42 (Qualified) |
| 8 | Victor Gulick | “Fever” | 41 (Qualified) |
| 9 | Nicoleta Sava | “Bravo” | 40 (Qualified) |
| 10 | Sasha Letty | “DNA” | 40 (Qualified) |
| 11 | Y-Limit | “Revolution” | 40 (Qualified) |
| 12 | Max Cara | “Broke the Chain” | 38 |
| 13 | Anna G | “Ay Ay Ay” | 38 |
| 14 | Y-Limit | “What’s The Fun” | 38 |
| 15 | Denis Midone | “Back To Me” | 37 |
| 16 | Oliv Sky | “Another Universe” | 36 |
| 17 | Poli | “Lui” | 36 |
| 18 | Valleria | “Run” | 36 |
| 19 | Valleria | “Rule (Rai Di Ri Di)” | 36 |
| 20 | Anna Gulko | “Perfect Place” | 36 |
| 21 | Maria Ciolac | “Break Free” | 35 |
| 22 | Laura | “Spune-mi” | 35 |
| 23 | Nino | “Up Again” | 35 |
| 24 | Formația Vele | “Carnaval” | 34 |
| 25 | Oliv Sky | “Loud And Clear” | 34 |
| 26 | Victor Lozinsky | “Dirty Wind/Joker And Harley Move” | 30 |
| 27 | DPSTP | “Rise Up” | 28 |
| 28 | Tudor Bumbac | “Tudorel” | 21 |
| 29 | Sasha Bognibov | “Married To Twins” | 5 |
| DQ | Oleg Spinu | “Jungle” | Disqualified |
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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News Source: TRM
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