Moldova has confirmed their intentions to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, due to be held in Bulgaria. The Moldovan broadcaster TRM announced they will attend the contest in May.
TRM confirms 2027 participation – and delegation changes
In an email provided to Polish Eurovision website ESCSpot, it was revealed that TRM has now in fact confirmed its participation in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The method of selection has not yet been revealed, but in previous years, Moldova has selected its entry through a national final.
The information was given to ESCSpot by Veronica Cojocaru, who had served as the Head of Delegation for Moldova when it returned to the competition in 2026. However, this has now changed and Vitalie Cojocaru has returned to the role, after holding the position from 2008 to 2011 and from 2018 to 2022, as well as the 2013, 2015 Contests individually.
TRM was plunged into controversy after the most recent Contest in Vienna, due to the fallout of the Moldovan jury’s point distribution. Due to the backlash received by the broadcaster for giving Romania three points, previous Director-General Vlad Ţurcanu resigned as the head of the channel.
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 in 2017, Moldova received 374 points.
Like most things Moldova do, their national final Selecția Națională has frequently been one of the more chaotic 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.
Satoshi would represent Moldova after they returned to the competition in 2026, with the song “Viva, Moldova!”, winning the updated iteration of Selecția Națională with his song. He would qualify for the final in fourth place – receiving 208 points in the first semifinal. In the Grand Final, Moldova would finish in eighth place, earning 226 points, of which 183 would come from the televote, with the remaining 43 points coming from the jury.
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