The sixteen acts competing at Selecţia Naţională 2026 have been revealed by Moldovan broadcaster TRM. They will now vie to represent Moldova at Eurovision 2026 on January 17th.
Auditions for Selecţia Naţională 2026 held behind closed doors
These are the sixteen acts competing in Selecţia Naţională 2026, hoping to represent Moldova next year:
| Artist | Song Title |
| Adelisha | “Alegria” |
| Artiom Topal | “Money” |
| Bacho | “Tata” |
| Catalina Solomac | “Pink Margarita” |
| Cristy Rouge | “Bliss” |
| Curly | “Respir liber” |
| DAYANA | “Doina” |
| Emforia | “Tipare” |
| Evghenii Avramov & Alenin Ivan | “Foc la ghete” |
| Ilinca Siviroveanu | “Running Through the Rain” |
| Katy Rain | “Dance & Cry” |
| Maxim Zavidia | “Alo” |
| Pavel Orlov | “Can’t Say Goodbye” |
| Sasha Flowers | “We Fight Til the End” |
| Satoshi | “Viva, Moldova” |
| Valleria | “Vallerian Steel (Rai di ri di dam)” |
Prior to the announcement, auditions were held at TRM studios with an in-house jury ranking the songs on the longlist. Typically, these auditions are broadcast live on TRM, but this was not done this year as part of the restructuring of this year’s national final. The 16 acts will now prepare stage shows to be shown at Arena Chişinău on January 17th.
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. They were dethroned by returners Sunstroke Project and the song ‘Hey Mamma’, which finished in 3rd place. At the close of voting, Moldova received 374 points.
After representing Moldova in 2007, Natalia Barbu returned to Eurovision in 2024 with the song “In the Middle”. She received 20 points in the first semifinal, ultimately placing thirteenth and missing out on the grand final.
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News Source: TRM
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