It’s live audition day in Moldova, in which the 27 bidding artists will be performing for a place in the semi-final stage of the country’s national selection, O melodie pentru Europa 2018.
Who will continue their fight to represent Moldova at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest? The semi-finalists of the country’s national selection, O melodie pentru Europa 2018, are set to be determined following today’s live audition stage.
How to watch?
The live audition stage of O melodie pentru Europa 2018 will air from 11:00 CET (12:00 local time) via the following:
- Live webcast via trm.md
Auditions are also available to follow via the official TRM MD YouTube Channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CoF9EeaGNU
The jury will assess each of the 27 live auditions today, basing their scores and rankings on the professional singers’ vocal ability and performance.
The participants
- Anna Odobescu – Agony
- Anna Timofei – Endlessly
- Bella Luna – Moments
- Bostan – Frățică
- Che MD – Inima-n stîngă
- Cobîlean Constantin – Numai tu
- Codreanu Maria – Zâmbește soarelui
- Denny Feyton – Maybe it’s love
- Dima Gaitur – One moya
- Doinița Gherman – Dance in flames
- DoReDoS – My lucky day
- Felicia Dunaf – Alien
- Formația 5 Stele – Maldavian dance
- Ilia Sorocean & Dasha DaGro – Minds and veins
- Laura Bagrii – Da bucuriei
- Lavinia Rusu – Altendeva
- Marina Cudalb – Bianco e nero
- Nicoleta Sava – Esencia del sur
- Ruslan Taranu – Come to life
- Saidy – Beauty song
- Sandy C & Aaron Sibley – Once upon a time
- Sasha Bognibov – Love
- Shvets – The world
- Tolik – Glass
- Tudor Bumbas – Numai pentru tine
- Vera Țurcanu – Black heart
- Viorela – The gates of love
A maximum of 16 artists will be shortlisted to compete in the semi-final stage of the Moldovan national selection, taking place next month on the 22 February.
Ten artists will then advance to the final of O melodie pentru Europa 2018 on the 24 February, in which a combined 50/50 public-jury vote will determine the winner of the national selection.
O melodie pentru Europa 2018 schedule
- 24/01: Live auditions (Twenty-seven artists compete, maximum of 16 acts advance)
- 22/02: Semi-final (Up to 16 artists compete, 10 acts advance following 50/50 jury-televote)
- 24/02: Grand final (Ten finalists, winner determined by 50/50 jury-televote)
Moldova will compete in one of the 2 semi-finals on either the 8 or 10 May, hoping to gain a place in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on the 12 May.
