The Moldovan national broadcaster, TRM, has revealed that over 40 entries have been submitted for the upcoming Moldovan national selection, O Melodie Pentru Europa 2016.
Since October, artists and composers have had until today to submit their bidding entries to the Moldovan national broadcaster where it has since been revealed that over 40 entries have been submitted.
So far, 46 of the submitted entries have been uploaded to the official TRM website and are currently available to listen to. The list to date is as follows:
- Alexandru Ceapă – Viorele
- Alexandru Cibotaru – Dimineţi
- Andrei Ioniţa & Onoffrei – Lie
- Anna Gulko – Never let go
- Artur Breeze – Far away
- Big Flash Sound – Când vrei
- Buga Elena – Nu mă-ntreba
- Buga Elena – The curtain falls
- Che-MD – Vodă e cu noi
- Chris Maroo – Tonight
- Criss Jeff – Good life
- Cristina Pintilie & Alex Calancea Band – Picture of love
- Diana Brescan – Till the end
- Doiniţa Gherman – Irresistible
- DoReDoS – FannyFolk
- ELLE – Tare
- Felicia Dunaf – You and me
- Ghennadi Ivanov – A good day
- Katherine and Litesound – Imagine
- Lidia Isac – Falling Stars
- Max Fall & Vozniuc Dan & Malloy – Game lover
- Maxim Zavidia – La la love
- Mihai Radu – I walk through fire
- Nadejda Rotaru – Zebra
- Nadejda Volc – Dorul
- Nadia Moşneagu – Memories
- Natalia Moraru – Pain
- Olea Roşu – Vraja frumuseţii
- Olga Capatina – Save my heart
- PRIZA – Rewind
- Poison Lust – Black magic
- RAFAELLA – Hours lost
- Rodica şi Ivan Aculov – Stop lying
- Russu Emilia – I am not the same
- Samir Loghin – Nu pleca
- Sandy C – Weak for your love
- Sasha Bognibov – Alone
- Serghei Lazarev – Glossa
- Serjcoston – Noaptea dragostei
- Valentin Uzun – Mine
- Valentina Nejel – Va fi târziu
- Valeria Paşa – Save love
- Vasile Muntean – O nouă zi
- Victoria – Improvizaţii nocturne
- Viola – In the name of love
- Vitalie Todiraşcu – Belladonna
The list will be updated as more entries are revealed.
A familiar name on the list is Litesound, the Belarusian representatives at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The trio feature alongside Moldovan singer Katherine with the entry Imagine.
Later this month on the 19 December, the 40+ bidding entries will be performed live to a special jury, who will then decide which 24 entries will compete in the semi-final stages of the national selection on the 23 and 25 February. The live auditions will air live via the official TRM website.
O Melodie Pentru Europa 2016 dates
- 23/02: Semi-final 1 (12 competitors, 8 qualifiers)
- 25/02: Semi-final 2 (12 competitors, 8 qualifiers)
- 27/02: Grand Final (16 finalists)