Recently we reported on the 14 acts which had been selected by the juries in Moldova to continue on to the semi-final stage of their national final. One of the 14 songs, due to be sung by Constantin Cobilean called Mama was actually performed previous to the 1st of September 2016, which by the rules…
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Only days ago, we reported on the 40 acts that were submitted for the Moldovan national final for 2017. Out of those 40 songs, 14 have made it through to the next round after live auditions took place. Although 40 acts were due to be performed at the auditions, the number was reduced to 38…
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Moldovan broadcaster TRM has now released more details about their national selection process. The submission period for artists to enter the selection has now closed, and a total of 40 acts have registered. This is low compared to previous years, where there were 47 in 2016, 50 in 2015 and 68 in 2014. Despite that,…
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Over the past decade, we’ve seen less and less songs in national language, so today we’re going to celebrate the greatness that is song in national language (i.e. not English, and not including Malta and UK). Today’s post includes our top 5 from the last 5 years, and although the sample space shrunk to be…
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We don’t have to travel far to our next destination, it’s just over the bridge! We’ve gone from Malmö to Copenhagen, after Emmelie de Forest’s win in 2013. This was the third time that Denmark have hosted the contest, with the more recent time back in 2001. The hosts of the show were Lise Rønne, Nikolaj…
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On the ninth day of Eurovision… Sweden has won the contest, which means we’re travelling to the north of Europe to Stockholm Malmö for the 58th Eurovision Song Contest. This marked the 5th time that Sweden was hosting the contest, and in 2013, Sweden was hosting a total of 39 countries, including Armenia, who returned…
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The EBU has now officially announced that there will be a record high 43 countries participating in Eurovision 2017 held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. This equals the total from 2008 and 2011, which also featured 43 countries. The countries returning to the contest after absence include Portugal and Romania, who did not participate in…
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This year, for the 12th time in a row, Moldovan broadcaster TRM organised a national final to select Moldova’s act for Eurovision this year. O Melodi Pentru Europa was the title of the show, and it was hosted by Sergiu BezniÅ£chi and Olivia Furtună, while Liviu Gulica was presenting in the green room. The voting…
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Moldova, at least for me, has been a country which has gone completely under the radar this year. Their national selection seemed to be forgotten amongst others, but regardless, we have a performer, Lidia Isac, and she will be taking the pop number titled Falling Stars. Will this cliché song be able to compete with…
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Next up in our reviews is Moldova. Now, Moldova isn’t exactly the most successful country when it comes to Eurovision, but occasionally, the nation actually chooses something really impressive. I’m not sure if this year is one of those years… Eduard Romanyuta obviously wanted the love of someone, as he’s known to Eurovision followers as…
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