The 2026 Moldovan Eurovision hopeful, Santoshi, has released the official music video of his Eurovision entry ‘Viva, Moldova!’.

Santoshi was crowned the winner of the 2026 Moldovan national final and will have the grand hour of representing Moldova at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with his entry ‘Viva, Moldova!’. He has premiered the official music video of his Eurovision entry:

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’.


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