TRM, the Moldovan national broadcaster, has released the Selectia Nationala 2026 long list of competing acts and songs.
TRM has published the Selectia Nationala 2026 long list of competing artists. Hence these 37 acts will undergo an audition on 16th December 2025:
- Adelisha (Joy)
- Adelina (Strength in Pain)
- Adrian Sîrbu (We Died)
- Sasha Flowers (Can do more)
- Sasha Flowers (We fight till the end)
- Alexei Legasi (Rebel)
- Annet Smirnova (I am the woman)
- Artyom Topal (Money)
- Catalina Solomac (Pink Margarita)
- Chris Cross ft Radco (Shut Up)
- Cristy Rouge (Bliss)
- Dana Marchitan (Cry)
- DAYANA (Doina)
- Bacho (Father)
- Lisa Volk (My Love)
- Emphoria (Printing)
- Evghenii Avramov & ALenin Ivan (Fire in Boots)
- Ilinca Siviroveanu (Running through the rain)
- Curly (Breathe Free)
- Iulia Teleuca (My Moon)
- Katy Rain (Dance & Cry)
- Moniq Monua (Like I do)
- August Black (You make me crazy)
- Maxim Zavidia (Hello)
- Nadezhda Rotaru (Winter story)
- Nikko (Falling in love)
- Pavel Orlov (Can’t say goodbye)
- Rodica Jabinschi (Employee)
- Oliv Sky (Bad dream)
- Sasha Bognibov (On the right path)
- Satoshi (Viva, Moldova)
- L-ERA (Friends)
- Valleria (Valerian Steel rai di ri di dam)
- Zeleno (No pain no gain)
- Chris Cross (Close my eyes)
- MOLDIE (My Moldova)
- DAYANA (Cry a river)
You can listen to the potential competing entries here.
The 2026 Moldovan national final is scheduled to be be held at the Chisinau Arena on Saturday 17th January.
Serghei Orlov ( Selectia Nationala Music Producer) says:
This year, the pre-selection aroused great interest from artists of different generations. Among the competitors are both well-known artists and completely new names. Eurovision at the national stage continues to be an excellent platform for young talents to manifest themselves. In the first stage, we tried to accept almost everyone who applied to the live auditions, in order to give each participant the chance to assert themselves. Even though the evaluation of the songs is relatively subjective, we will be guided by the trends of the contest from previous years, but also by criteria such as – the originality of the song, vocals, the artist’s stage performance, charisma, message. The live performance stage will show the true potential of the songs and artists. I wish the participants the most brilliant developments.
Roman Burlaca ( Selectia Nationala Music Producer) says:
The auditions will represent an essential stage for me, especially in the context in which many of the songs entered in the contest sound very good and have real potential. I want to communicate directly with the participants, to understand their visions, ideas and real capabilities. I promise that the selection will not be a “dry” or distant one. Even for those who will not reach the final, I want this experience to be a useful one: to understand why they did not advance, what could have been improved and how they can better prepare for a future edition. I want each participant to leave with more confidence and a clear direction for growth.
Moldova in Eurovision
Moldova debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 with Zdob si Zdub and is yet to win the event. The country achieved its best result in the competition in 2017 when Sunstroke Project placed 3rd in the Grand Final in Kyiv with their entry Hey Mamma!
Moldova has been competing in religiously every year in Europe’s favourite television show since their debut in 2005, namely the country has partaken in the contest 19 times. In 2025 the country withdrew from the contest after having confirmed its participation and organizing a national selection.
In 2024 Natalia Barbu represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo with her entry ‘In The Middle’.
