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A record low amount of submissions was received at the desk of the Moldovan broadcaster TRM for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. A total of 40 entries were submitted, and maximum 14 will continue to the next stage of the selection.
The low figures, however pretty similar to last year’s numbers, can be explained by a change to the Moldovan Eurovision rules introduced last year, setting limitations for artists with Moldovan citizenship only. In comparison, last year’s O Melodie Pentru Europa, when the new rules were set, saw a total of 46 submissions. The 2015 edition had 68 entries submitted, and n the golden days of 2009, the number of submissions nearly reached a total of 100.
These are the submitted entries for O Melodie Pentru Europa 2017. Click on the songtitle in order to listen to the entry (on TRM’s website):
- Barbas Diana – The moment
- Big Flash Sound – Logic
- Boris Covali – Călător
- Cerkoo & Rodica Olişevschi – It’s not fair
- Che-MD – Făurit în Moldova
- Chirtoacă Aurel – Dor de mamă
- Cobîlea Constantin – Mama
- Dana Rogovski – Gave you everything
- Denny Feyton – Met by chance
- Diana Brescan – Breath
- Doga Liuba – On thought away
- Doga Liuba – Safe
- Dăo – Dream
- Ethno Republic & Surorile Osoianu – Discover Moldova
- Formaţia Ion Krasnopolski – Invitaţie la nunta moldovenească
- Irina Kit – Baby don’t cry
- Marks & Stefanet – Join us in the rain
- Max Fall – If I could
- Maxim Zavidia – Not over you
- Nadia Moşneaga – Never give up on us
- RadioLIFE – Forget all
- Red Lips – Kill for me
- Roşu Olea – Mama
- Russu Emilia – If only you
- Samir Loghin – Glow
- Sandy C – A beautiful world
- Sasha Bognibov – Stop the liars
- Sasha Letty – I belive
- Second Chance – Two cats
- Serj Coston & Sergey Beloff – I’ve been searching
- Seth Cohen – Pust’ eto budet cekretom
- Shakya – Beautiful life
- SunStroke Project – Hey mamma
- Ştefan Ursaki – Lacrimi de chitară
- The One – Dance
- Tozi – Uzac, uzac
- Tudor Bumbac – Într-o zi de iarnă
- Valentina Nejel & Sergiu Pungă – Ne-a fost iubirea un joc
- Valeria Paşa – Freedom
- Vozniuc feat. Vio Grecu – Don’t lie
[UPDATE 19/01: TRM has announced that a 40th act was submitted; it is Baby don’t cry by Irina Kit]
The most notable act from the list above is SunStroke Project, representing Moldova in Eurovision 2010 with Run away (featuring Olia Tira) and trying to represent Moldova again several times since then.
So what’s next? A live audition phase will be held for the 40 acts on this Saturday, 21 January. A jury will decide on maximum 14 entries that will participate in the televised semifinal of O melodie pentru Europa which will be held on 24 February. A total of eight songs will advance to the final on 25 February; four will be chosen by an expert jury and four by televotes. The winner will be decided by 50% jury votes and 50% televotes.
In case of insufficient number of participating entries among these 39, TRM reserves the right to skip the semifinal stage and hold a final round directly on 25 February.
Stay tuned to ESCToday for more news regarding O Melodie Pentru Europa and Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
